As I have not posted for a while, and have picked up some new info- here's hoping
someone may be able to help me w/ my earliest Ferguson (so far) and Carroll. If you
recognize any of the following, I would love to hear from you!
William FERGUSON, b. 1778, presumably Washington County, PA. In 1803, he moves to Wayne
Township area of Jefferson County, OH, settles on a farm there, and dies on that farm in
1868. He marries Margaret CARROLL around that time, either in PA or OH. As there are
several CARROLLs in Jefferson County, perhaps she is from OH. According to a Jefferson
County History, William is of Scottish ancestry. Margaret is not listed in William's
will, so I will assume that she predeceased him.
The children of the union, according to William's 1868 will are:
James Ferguson m. Sarah Woods
Robert Ferguson m. Elizabeth Porter Jefferson County, OH 1827
Samuel Ferguson
Mary Ferguson m. Archibald Simeral
Sarah Ferguson m. Archibald Leech
Elizabeth Ferguson m. William Moorehead
Bethiah Ferguson m. William Shannon
Margaret Ferguson m. Thomas Miller
Rachel Ferguson m. David Dunlevy
I am descended through son, Robert FERGUSON. According to the Delaware County, OH 1850
Census, his family was as follows:
Wife- Elizabeth, age 43
William Ferguson b. 8-26-1832 m. Mary Elizabeth Rosecrans June 13, 1854
Margaret J. Ferguson b. abt 1835
James Ferguson b. abt. 1837
Winfield Ferguson b. abt 1838
Mary A. Ferguson b. abt. 1840
Nathan P. Ferguson b. abt 1843
Robert and Elizabeth are buried in the Old Blue Cemetery, Kingston, Delaware County, OH.
My line picks up with William and Mary Elizabeth as they move to Wayne County, IA and
start their family there.Mary Elizabeth dies in 1891, and William remarries his first
cousin, Mary Bethiah Ferguson, daughter of James Ferguson and Sarah Woods. William dies in
1922 at the age of 90. He and his first wife are buried in Promise City, IA