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Edmund Joel Ferguson 1818–1887 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Nov 1818

Birth Location: Wayne, West Virginia, United States

Death Date: 16 Aug 1887

Death Location: Wayne County, West Virginia, USA

Father: Joel Ferguson

Mother: Elizabeth Osborn

Spouse(s): Mary Trout

Children(s): Abraham Ferguson

The story of Edmund Joel Ferguson began in 1818 in Wayne, West Virginia, United States. Edmund Joel Ferguson married Mary Jane Trout, and had children including Abraham Abram Abe Ferguson. Edmund Joel Ferguson passed away in 1887 in Wayne County, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Edmund Joel Ferguson began in 1818 in Wayne, West Virginia, United States.
  • Edmund Joel Ferguson married Mary Jane Trout, and had children including Abraham Abram Abe Ferguson.
  • Edmund Joel Ferguson passed away in 1887 in Wayne County, West Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joel Ferguson
1798–1857
Birth Location: Lee, Virginia, United States
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Elizabeth Osborn
1795–1841
Birth Location: Wayne, West Virginia, USA
EO

Spouses(s)

Mary Trout
1824–1914
Birth Location: Russell County, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Abraham Ferguson
1843–1920
Birth Location: Wayne, West Virginia, United States
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Edmund Ferguson's Ancestors

Self
Edmund Ferguson
1818–1887
Birth Place: Wayne, West Virginia, United States
Parents
Joel Martin Ferguson
1798–1857
Lee, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Osborn
1795–1841
Wayne, West Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Obediah Ferguson
1765–1847
Warfield, Martin, Colony of Kentucky, Great Britain
Elizabeth MARTIN
1773–1855
of VA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edmund Ferguson's Descendants

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Edmund (Joel) Ferguson (21 Nov 1818–16 Aug 1887) m. Mary (Jane) Trout (26 Apr 1824–10 Feb 1914)
  1. 1. Abraham ("Abram" "Abe") Ferguson 1843–1920 m. Evalene Stephens 1846–1876
    1. 1. James (M) Ferguson 1869–1979 m. Arminta ("Minta" Mc) Comas 1872–1918
      1. 1. Anna (Belle) Ferguson 1890–1953 m. James (Sylvester) Willison 1886–1957
        1. 1. Alma (Gladys) Chapman 1907–1952 m. Homer (Lee Courson) Sr 1901–1946

Edmund Ferguson's Timeline

2 Records

1818
21 Nov 1818
Birth of Edmund Joel Ferguson in Wayne, West Virginia, United States
Wayne, West Virginia, United States
1887
16 Aug 1887
Age 69
Death of Edmund Joel Ferguson in Wayne County, West Virginia, USA
Wayne County, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Nov 1818
    Event Place: Wayne, West Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Aug 1887
    Event Place: Wayne County, West Virginia, USA
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