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Charlotte Melissa Ferguson 1839–1906 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 DEC 1839

Birth Location: Pickens District, South Carolina

Death Date: 3 NOV 1906

Death Location: Bethesda Baptist Cemetery, Cherokee County, Georgia

Father: James Ferguson

Mother: Barbara Phillips

Spouse(s): Benjamin Wofford

Children(s): Charles Wofford, Rhoda Wofford, Corrie Wofford, Dora Wofford, Lillie Wofford, Lula Wofford

In 1839, Charlotte Melissa Ferguson entered the world in Pickens District, South Carolina, born to James Ferguson And Barbara Malissa Phillips. Charlotte Melissa Ferguson married Benjamin J Wofford, and had children including Charles Monroe Wofford, Corrie Ann Wofford, Dora Wofford, Lillie Day Wofford, Lula May Wofford, Rhoda Jane Wofford. Charlotte Melissa Ferguson passed away in 1906 in Bethesda Baptist Cemetery, Cherokee County, Georgia.

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Biography

  • In 1839, Charlotte Melissa Ferguson entered the world in Pickens District, South Carolina, born to James Ferguson And Barbara Malissa Phillips.
  • Charlotte Melissa Ferguson married Benjamin J Wofford, and had children including Charles Monroe Wofford, Corrie Ann Wofford, Dora Wofford, Lillie Day Wofford, Lula May Wofford, Rhoda Jane Wofford.
  • Charlotte Melissa Ferguson passed away in 1906 in Bethesda Baptist Cemetery, Cherokee County, Georgia.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Ferguson
1804–1863
Birth Location: Spartanburg County, South Carolina
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Barbara Phillips
1806–1865
Birth Location: Georgia
BP

Spouses(s)

Benjamin Wofford
1836–1913
Birth Location: South Carolina
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Children(s)

Charles Wofford
1863–1945
Birth Location: Pickens Co., GA
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Rhoda Wofford
1866–1932
Birth Location: Pickens County, Georgia
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Corrie Wofford
1867–1886
Birth Location: Pickens Co., GA
CW
Dora Wofford
1869–1898
Birth Location: Pickens County, Georgia
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Lillie Wofford
1871–1940
Birth Location: Pickens County, Georgia
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Lula Wofford
1871–1942
Birth Location: Pickens County, Georgia
LW

Charlotte Ferguson's Ancestors

Self
Charlotte Ferguson
1839–1906
Birth Place: Pickens District, South Carolina
Parents
James Ferguson
1804–1863
Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Barbara (Malissa) Phillips
1806–1865
Georgia
Grandparents
Andrew Ferguson
–1843
Levi Phillips
1746–1847
Barbara Hough
1757–1842
North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Charlotte Ferguson's Descendants

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Charlotte (Melissa) Ferguson (11 DEC 1839–3 NOV 1906) m. Benjamin (J.) Wofford (30 OCT 1836–13 Jan 1913)
  1. 1. Charles (Monroe) Wofford 1863–1945 m. Nancy Goble 1858–1943
  2. 2. Rhoda (Jane) Wofford 1866–1932 m. William (Robert) Gartrell 1860–1942
    1. 1. Minnie (Grace) Gartrell 1889–1977 m. Harry (Hightower Chester) Sr. 1884–1958
      1. 1. Marjorie (Virginia) Chester 1910–
      2. 2. Charles (Milton) Chester 1912–1977
      3. 3. Mildred (Elizabeth) Chester 1915–
      4. 4. Juanita Chester 1917–
      5. 5. Robert (Marion) Chester 1920–
      6. 6. Harry (Hightower Chester) Jr. 1921–1988
      7. 7. Barbara (R.) Chester 1925–
    2. 2. Ruth (Alexia Gay) Gartrell 1901–1919
    3. 3. Ethel (Naomi) Gartrell 1903–1978 m. Clay (Welborn Evatt) Sr. 1898–1969
    4. 4. Esther (Melissa Mae) Gartrell 1905–1963 m. Cleveland (Montgomery) Morrison 1891–1965
    5. 5. Charles (Edwin) Gartrell 1881–1937 m. Grace (Virginia) Teagle 1881–1950
      1. 1. Grace (Virginia) Gartrell 1903–1965 m. Thomas (Roy) Grubbs –1979
      2. 2. Charles (Edwin) Gartrell 1904–1904
      3. 3. Marjorie Gartrell 1908–1991 m. James (Wellford [Bo]) White 1903–
    6. 6. Major (Milton Gartrell) Sr. 1884–1951 m. Mabel Wyatt 1891–1981
      1. 1. Major (Milton Gartrell) Jr. 1924–1993 m. Mary Coleman 1926–
      2. 2. Charlotte (Mabel) Gartrell 1910–1992 m. Edward (Floyd [Buck] Bynum) Jr. 1904–1943
      3. 3. Charles (Wyatt Monroe) Gartrell 1912–1912
      4. 4. Edwin (Monroe Gartrell) Sr. 1914–1996 m. Mildred Tosto 1915–
      5. 5. Evelyn (Grace) Gartrell 1917– m. L. (Tommy Fleming) Sr. 1912–
    7. 7. Dora (Belle) Gartrell 1886–1908
  3. 3. Corrie (Ann) Wofford 1867–1886 m. Thadeus (M.) Buchanan 1865–1919
  4. 4. Dora Wofford 1869–1898 m. William (Monroe) Gartrell 1868–1950
    1. 1. Clara (Mabel) Gartrell 1890–1979
    2. 2. Edna (Leslie) Gartrell 1892–1975
      1. 1. Samuel (Gartrell) Quillian 1911–
    3. 3. William (Benjamin) Gartrell 1896–
      1. 1. Ben Gartrell 1916–1945
  5. 5. Lillie (Day) Wofford 1871–1940 m. Mortimer (Sumner) Long 1867–1956
    1. 1. John Long 1894–
    2. 2. Clarence Long 1898–
    3. 3. Reid Long 1900–
    4. 4. Vera Long 1903–
    5. 5. Faye Long 1908–
  6. 6. Lula (May) Wofford 1871–1942 m. John (William Nimrod) Gartrell 1871–1912
    1. 1. Lillie (Maude) Gartrell 1892–1969 m. John (J.) Chester –1948
    2. 2. Lucias (Monroe) Gartrell 1898–1916
    3. 3. Benjamin (Homer) Gartrell 1901–1969 m. Orene Husley 1900–
      1. 1. Benjamin (Edwin) Gartrell 1918–
    4. 4. Edwin (Theodore) Gartrell 1902–1989 m. Lura (Ethel) Sellers 1907–1996
      1. 1. Jack (Eugene) Gartrell 1924–
      2. 2. Robert (Earnest) Gartrell 1927–2002
    5. 5. Sherman (Christopher) Gartrell 1905–1980 m. Imogene McGee 1903–
      1. 1. Dorothy Gartrell 1924– m. David Champion 1918–1945
      2. 2. James (E.) Gartrell 1925–1978
    6. 6. Edith (Lucile) Gartrell 1911–1994
    7. 7. Garew Gartrell 1907–1907
    8. 8. J. (W.) Gartrell 1908–1908
    9. 9. Infant Gartrell 1900–1900

Charlotte Ferguson's Timeline

2 Records

1839
11 DEC 1839
Birth of Charlotte Melissa Ferguson in Pickens District, South Carolina
Pickens District, South Carolina
1906
3 NOV 1906
Age 67
Death of Charlotte Melissa Ferguson
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 DEC 1839
    Event Place: Pickens District, South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 NOV 1906

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bethesda Baptist Cemetery, Cherokee County, Georgia
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