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Joel Ferguson 1804–1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Mar 1804

Birth Location: Virginia, USA

Death Date: 01 Oct 1862

Death Location: Hickory Valley, Hardeman Co., Tennessee, USA

Father: Joel I

Mother: Elizabeth Sloan

Spouse(s): Sarah Flynt

Children(s): Mary Ferguson

The story of Joel Ferguson began in 1804 in Virginia, USA. Joel Ferguson married Sarah Martin Flynt, and had children including Mary Elizabeth Ferguson. Joel Ferguson passed away in 1862 in Hickory Valley, Hardeman Co., Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Joel Ferguson began in 1804 in Virginia, USA.
  • Joel Ferguson married Sarah Martin Flynt, and had children including Mary Elizabeth Ferguson.
  • Joel Ferguson passed away in 1862 in Hickory Valley, Hardeman Co., Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joel I
1781–1841
Birth Location: Halifax Co., Virginia, USA
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Elizabeth Sloan
1788–1850
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Flynt
1810–1885
Birth Location: , Lincoln, Tennessee, USA
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Children(s)

Mary Ferguson
1842–1936
Birth Location: Mt. Comfort, Hardeman County, Tennessee
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Joel Ferguson's Ancestors

Self
Joel Ferguson
1804–1862
Birth Place: Virginia, USA
Parents
Joel Ferguson Sr. \ I
1781–1841
Halifax Co., Virginia, USA
Elizabeth ("Betsey") Sloan
1788–1850
Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Isaac (Powell) Ferguson
1757–1841
Edgecomb,Pittland,North Carolina,USA
Nancy ((Anne?) Hayward) (Howard?)
1763–1840
Halifax, Halifax County, Virginia, United States
John (B) Sloan
1760–1850
Virginia, USA
Abigail Fitzgerald
1762–1821
Halifax, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Nimrod Ferguson
1732–1804
Rebecca Hudson
1705–1810
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isaac Ferguson
1700–1764
Elizabeth Edwards
1704–1789

Joel Ferguson's Descendants

1.
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Joel Ferguson (11 Mar 1804–01 Oct 1862) m. Sarah (Martin) Flynt (11 Mar 1810–9 Feb 1885)
  1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Ferguson 1842–1936 m. Louis (Sutton) Holmes 1836–1872
    1. 1. James (Asbury Holmes) Sr 1868–1956 m. Margaret (Maggie) Hunt 1884–1976
      1. 1. Horace (Cotton) Holmes 1908–2001 m. Ada (Helena) Raulston 1911–1999 m. Evelyn Savage 1910–2002
        1. 1. David (Eugene) Holmes 1934–2016 m. Molly O'Neal 1942–1976
        2. 2. Horace (Cottrell) Holmes 1931–1981
      2. 2. James (A Holmes) Jr. 1904–
      3. 3. Jacquelyn Holmes 1906–
      4. 4. Pauline (M) Holmes 1917–

Joel Ferguson's Timeline

2 Records

1804
11 Mar 1804
Birth of Joel Ferguson in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA
1862
01 Oct 1862
Age 58
Death of Joel Ferguson in Hickory Valley, Hardeman Co., Tennessee, USA
Hickory Valley, Hardeman Co., Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Mar 1804
    Event Place: Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 Oct 1862
    Event Place: Hickory Valley, Hardeman Co., Tennessee, USA
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