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Joel Martin Ferguson 1798–1857 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Feb 1798

Birth Location: Lee County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 10 Mar 1857

Death Location: Wayne, Augusta, Virginia, USA

Father: Obediah Ferguson

Mother: Elizabeth MARTIN

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Headrick

Children(s): Henry Ferguson

In 1798, Joel Martin Ferguson entered the world in Lee County, Virginia, USA, born to Obediah Ferguson And Elizabeth Martin. Joel Martin Ferguson married Elizabeth Headrick, and had children including Henry Harmon Ferguson. Joel Martin Ferguson passed away in 1857 in Wayne, Augusta, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1798, Joel Martin Ferguson entered the world in Lee County, Virginia, USA, born to Obediah Ferguson And Elizabeth Martin.
  • Joel Martin Ferguson married Elizabeth Headrick, and had children including Henry Harmon Ferguson.
  • Joel Martin Ferguson passed away in 1857 in Wayne, Augusta, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Obediah Ferguson
1761–1847
Birth Location: Warfield, Martin, Kentucky, United States
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Elizabeth MARTIN
1773–1855
Birth Location: of VA
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Headrick
1802–1855
Birth Location: Wayne County, West Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Henry Ferguson
1843–1920
Birth Location: Wayne Co., VA (WV)
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Joel Ferguson's Ancestors

Self
Joel Ferguson
1798–1857
Birth Place: Lee County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Obediah Ferguson
1761–1847
Warfield, Martin, Kentucky, United States
Elizabeth MARTIN
1773–1855
of VA
Grandparents
James (Ferguson) Jr
1717–1778
Hopkinton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Hannah McConoughby
1742–1805
Waltham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Sr
1687–1737
Agnes Hudson
1685–1727
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joel Ferguson's Descendants

1.
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Joel (Martin) Ferguson (Feb 1798–10 Mar 1857) m. Elizabeth Headrick (Nov 1802–26 Apr 1855)
  1. 1. Henry (Harmon) Ferguson 1843–1920 m. Nancy (Embry) Zinnamon 1845–1908
    1. 1. Lewis Ferguson 1875– m. Alice Ferguson 1886–
      1. 1. Nora (Dell) Ferguson 1911–1993 m. Herman (Lewis Speaks) Sr 1908–1999
        1. 1. Herman (Speaks) Jr 1932–2019 m. Rita (Dean) Frost 1934–2017
        2. 2. Jerry (Dan) Speaks 1935–2016 m. Sharon (Eugenia) Jackson 1939–2003
      2. 2. Treva Ferguson 1914–
      3. 3. Wade Ferguson 1922–
      4. 4. Ila Ferguson 1907–

Joel Ferguson's Timeline

2 Records

1798
Feb 1798
Birth of Joel Martin Ferguson in Lee County, Virginia, USA
Lee County, Virginia, USA
1857
10 Mar 1857
Age 59
Death of Joel Martin Ferguson in Wayne, Augusta, Virginia, USA
Wayne, Augusta, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Feb 1798
    Event Place: Lee County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Mar 1857
    Event Place: Wayne, Augusta, Virginia, USA
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