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Louisa Melvina "Dolly" Nation 1855–1928 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Nov 1855

Birth Location: Petersburg, Menard, Illinois, United States

Death Date: 26 Dec 1928

Death Location: Athens, Menard County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: William Nation

Mother:

Spouse(s): William Ferguson

Children(s): John Ferguson, Alice Ferguson, Flora Ferguson, Richard Ferguson, Louise Ferguson, Arthur Ferguson, Viola Ferguson, Lester Ferguson, Irvin Ferguson, Grace Ferguson, Mary Ferguson, William Ferguson

The story of Louisa Melvina "Dolly" Nation began in 1855 in Petersburg, Menard, Illinois, United States. In 1880, Louisa Melvina "Dolly" Nation resided in Petersburg, Menard, Illinois, United States. In 1900, Louisa Melvina "Dolly" Nation resided in Petersburg, Menard, Illinois. Louisa Melvina "Dolly" Nation married William Louis Lute Ferguson, and had children including Alice Ferguson, Arthur Ferguson, Flora Belle Ferguson, Grace Mae Ferguson, Irvin Ferguson, John Wesley Ferguson, Lester Ferguson, Louise Mildred Ferguson, Mary Elizabeth Ferguson, Richard Ferguson, Viola Melvina Ferguson, William Rufus Ferguson. Louisa Melvina "Dolly" Nation passed away in 1928 in Athens, Menard County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Louisa Melvina "Dolly" Nation began in 1855 in Petersburg, Menard, Illinois, United States.
  • In 1880, Louisa Melvina "Dolly" Nation resided in Petersburg, Menard, Illinois, United States.
  • In 1900, Louisa Melvina "Dolly" Nation resided in Petersburg, Menard, Illinois.
  • Louisa Melvina "Dolly" Nation married William Louis Lute Ferguson, and had children including Alice Ferguson, Arthur Ferguson, Flora Belle Ferguson, Grace Mae Ferguson, Irvin Ferguson, John Wesley Ferguson, Lester Ferguson, Louise Mildred Ferguson, Mary Elizabeth Ferguson, Richard Ferguson, Viola Melvina Ferguson, William Rufus Ferguson.
  • Louisa Melvina "Dolly" Nation passed away in 1928 in Athens, Menard County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Nation
1820–1906
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
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Spouses(s)

William Ferguson
1842–1926
Birth Location: Taney, Missouri, USA
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Children(s)

John Ferguson
1879–1936
Birth Location: Petersburg, Menard, Illinois, USA
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Alice Ferguson
1872–1938
Birth Location: Petersburg, Menard, Illinois, USA
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Flora Ferguson
1881–1961
Birth Location: Menard, Illinois, United States
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Richard Ferguson
1882–1970
Birth Location: Tice, Menard County, Illinois, United States of America
RF
Louise Ferguson
1885–1976
Birth Location: Illinois, United States
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Arthur Ferguson
1887–1907
Birth Location: Menard, Illinois, United States
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Viola Ferguson
1890–1956
Birth Location: Menard County, Illinois, United States of America
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Lester Ferguson
1893–1978
Birth Location: Menard, Illinois, United States
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Irvin Ferguson
1895–1983
Birth Location: Menard, Illinois, United States
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Grace Ferguson
1897–1956
Birth Location: Menard, Illinois, United States
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Mary Ferguson
1875–1953
Birth Location: Menard, Illinois, United States
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William Ferguson
1877–1895
Birth Location: Menard, Illinois, United States
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Louisa Nation's Ancestors

Self
Louisa Nation
1855–1928
Birth Place: Petersburg, Menard, Illinois, United States
Parents
William Hamilton Nation
1820–1906
Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Hezekiah Nation
1786–1870
Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Rachel Mayhall
1790–1830
Shelbyville, Shelby, Kentucky, United States
Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Steel
1765–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Agnes McMahon
1739–1814

Louisa Nation's Descendants

1.
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Louisa (Melvina "Dolly") Nation (15 Nov 1855–26 Dec 1928) m. William (Louis "Lute") Ferguson (25 March 1842–25 Feb 1926)
  1. 1. John (Wesley) Ferguson 1879–1936 m. Nellie (Emaline) McGary 1889–1929
    1. 1. Audie (Marie) Ferguson 1915–1979 m. James (Leroy) Gillmore 1914–1977
      1. 1. Glenna (Marie) Gillmore 1939–1990
      2. 2. Wanda (Elizabeth) Gillmore 1937–1937
      3. 3. William (Wesley) Gillmore 1941–1999
      4. 4. Robert (Lee) Gillmore 1944–1992 m. Judith (Mae) Pedigo 1944–2011
      5. 5. James ("Pete" Leroy Gillmore) Jr. 1940–2006
    2. 2. James (Russel) Ferguson 1913–1990 m. Ruth Ferguson 1919–
    3. 3. William (Virgil) Ferguson 1920–1979
    4. 4. Donald (Lee) Ferguson 1922–1989 m. Olive (Marie) Davies 1920–1971
      1. 1. Thomas (David) Ferguson 1948–2002
    5. 5. Dorothy (Maxine) Ferguson 1925–1997 m. Joy Geary 1919–1989
    6. 6. Edith (Mae) Ferguson 1905–1966 m. Harry (F) Bale 1902–1959
      1. 1. Emmerson (G) Bale 1924–
      2. 2. Irving (Lee) Bale 1925–1984
    7. 7. Edward (Wesley) Ferguson 1908–1968 m. Bessie Ferguson 1910–
    8. 8. Cecil (Elmer) Ferguson 1909–1971 m. Mary Ferguson 1915–
    9. 9. Opal (Roberta) Ferguson 1910–1983 m. Joseph (B) Craig 1909–
    10. 10. Sylvia (Belle) Ferguson 1906–1991 m. Joseph (E) Hayden 1900–1985
      1. 1. Leona (Ruth) Hayden 1931–1935
    11. 11. Mildred (Louise) Ferguson 1914–1917
    12. 12. Marjorie (Irene) Ferguson 1917–1919
  2. 2. Alice Ferguson 1872–1938 m. Charles (B) Matthew 1860–1924 m. Samuel (Wilson) Bennett 1872–
    1. 1. Blanche Matthew 1897–
    2. 2. Samuel (Wilson) Bennett 1908–1971 m. Bessie (Marie) Robinson 1901–1974
      1. 1. Thomas (Edward) Bennett 1938–2016
      2. 2. Wilma (Marie) Olson 1927–1962
      3. 3. Phyllis (Jean) Bennett 1939–2020
      4. 4. Dorothy (Joan) Bennett 1937–2022 m. Sherwood (Spears) Surratt 1937–2021
      5. 5. Ruth (Eileen) Olson 1922–2008
      6. 6. Marshall (D) Olson 1925–
    3. 3. Marie (Opal) Bennett 1904–1971 m. Roland (Douglas) Killebrew 1904–
      1. 1. Roland (LaVon) Killebrew 1924–2015 m. Helen (Mae) Baumer 1924–2020
  3. 3. Flora (Belle) Ferguson 1881–1961 m. Robert (Brazely) Brakebill 1871–1955 m. Oliver (Albert) Lowdenslager 1859–1933 m. Thomas Adams 1876–1950
    1. 1. Rena (May) Brakebill 1918–2005 m. Roy Peters 1910–
      1. 1. Ruth (Ann) Peters 1944–2016 m. James (Warner) Miller 1936–2011
    2. 2. Vernon (W) Brakebill 1921–
    3. 3. Eural (L) Brakebill 1922–
    4. 4. Velma (M) Lowdenslager 1917–1986 m. Jonathan McDaniel 1911–1984
      1. 1. Lee (Roy) McDaniel 1940–1975
    5. 5. Mary (P) Brakebill 1920–
    6. 6. Lee Adams 1900–1960 m. Isabelle (Catherine) Bale 1909–1980
      1. 1. Barbara (Jean) Adams 1934–2001 m. Samuell (Richard) Hudspeth 1932–2012
      2. 2. Margaret (E. “Peggy”) Adams 1932–2015
    7. 7. Hershall Adams 1903–1925
  4. 4. Richard Ferguson 1882–1970 m. Emma (Frances) Thornton 1894–1960 m. Anna (Belle) Vanlandingham 1891–1956
    1. 1. Lyndell (Ezra) Ferguson 1923–1991
    2. 2. Emerson Ferguson 1919–
    3. 3. Bertha (May) Ferguson 1908–2002 m. Russell (Charles) Carroll 1898–1940 m. James (Frederick) Pierceall 1918–1993
      1. 1. Evelyn (Marie) Carroll 1929–2003
      2. 2. Lawrence (David Pierceall) Sr 1945–2017
      3. 3. Marilyn (A) Carroll 1935–1995
      4. 4. Arlene (Faye) Carroll 1926–1993 m. Earnest (Everett) Elston 1923–1971
        1. 1. Vicki (Lynn) Elston 1951–2020
  5. 5. Louise (Mildred) Ferguson 1885–1976 m. Columbus McGary 1882–1945
    1. 1. Lois Furgason 1906–
    2. 2. Pearl Furgason 1908–
    3. 3. Marshall (E) Mcgary 1915–1968 m. Alma (M) Hart 1911–1987 m. Irene (Elizabeth) Gum 1916–1995
      1. 1. Robert (Leroy) McGary 1937–1991 m. Theresa (Louise) Goodman 1943–2007
    4. 4. Loren (Glen) McGary 1920–1977 m. Sarah (Jane) Becker 1918–2014
    5. 5. Luther (Lewis) McGary 1904–1988
    6. 6. William (Everette) McGary 1905–1925
  6. 6. Arthur Ferguson 1887–1907
  7. 7. Viola (Melvina) Ferguson 1890–1956 m. Louis (Austin) Thompson 1876–1929 m. Lester (E.) Davis 1889–1948
    1. 1. Ruby (Stella) Thompson 1927–1967 m. Leonnard (Francis Ishmael) Sr 1927–2009
      1. 1. Sharon (Lynn) Ishmael 1949–1996
      2. 2. Leonnard (Francis Ishmael) Jr 1947–2015
      3. 3. Janet (Eileen) Ishmael 1945–2007
    2. 2. Geraldine (Ellen) Davis 1935–2000
    3. 3. Joseph (Edward) Thompson 1918–2001
    4. 4. Freda Thompson 1925–
    5. 5. Walter (L) Thompson 1908–
    6. 6. Filinda (Florence) Thompson 1906–1942 m. James (Simon) Baughman 1880–1938
      1. 1. William (S) Baughman 1922–
      2. 2. Evelyn (Maxine) Baughman 1924– m. Walter (William) Sutton 1921–1989
        1. 1. Kathryn (A.) Sutton 1944–2020 m. Dewey (Wesley) Ivy 1920–1985
    7. 7. Clarence (Hubert Stanton) Thompson 1912–1974 m. Irene (Jeanette) Chance 1908–1968
      1. 1. Julia (E.) Thompson 1941–2015
    8. 8. Earnest (S) Thompson 1911–
    9. 9. Violet (Yvonne) Thompson 1921–2009 m. Orville (Washington) Troesch 1916–1989
      1. 1. Janice (Kay) Troesch 1945–2003
      2. 2. Marilyn (Jean) Troesch 1938–2018
    10. 10. Milford Thompson 1910–
  8. 8. Lester Ferguson 1893–1978
  9. 9. Irvin Ferguson 1895–1983 m. Winnie Hibbs 1898–1971
    1. 1. Anna (Louise) Ferguson 1919–2009
  10. 10. Grace (Mae) Ferguson 1897–1956 m. Louis (Lee) Bushong 1889–1942
    1. 1. Alta (Lorraine) Bushong 1920–2001
    2. 2. Mildred (Bernice) Bushong 1918–2016
  11. 11. Mary (Elizabeth) Ferguson 1875–1953 m. Houston (Roscoe) Turner 1854–1933
    1. 1. Lillian (Elizabeth) Turner 1909–1949 m. Ernest (Omer) Tippett 1903–1974
      1. 1. Harriett Tippett 1928–2010
      2. 2. Richard (Ernest) Tippett 1936–1982
      3. 3. Dorothy (E.) Tippett 1930–2009 m. Floyd (Cannon Matthews) Sr. 1927–2005
        1. 1. Floyd (Cannon “Sonny” Matthews) Jr. 1951–2002
    2. 2. Charles (Anderson) Turner 1907–
    3. 3. Maude (B) Turner 1895–
    4. 4. William (R) Turner 1897–
    5. 5. Golden (A) Turner 1898–
    6. 6. Lawrence (E) Turner 1902–
    7. 7. Clarence Turner 1905–
  12. 12. William (Rufus) Ferguson 1877–1895

Louisa Nation's Timeline

6 Records

1855
15 Nov 1855
Birth of Louisa Melvina "Dolly" Nation in Petersburg, Menard, Illinois, United States
Petersburg, Menard, Illinois, United States
1880
1880
Age 25
Louisa Melvina "Dolly" Nation resided here in Petersburg, Menard, Illinois, United States
Petersburg, Menard, Illinois, United States
1900
1900
Age 45
Louisa Melvina "Dolly" Nation resided here in Petersburg, Menard, Illinois
Petersburg, Menard, Illinois
1910
1910
Age 55
Louisa Melvina "Dolly" Nation resided here in Petersburg, Menard, Illinois
Petersburg, Menard, Illinois
1920
1920
Age 65
Louisa Melvina "Dolly" Nation resided here in Athens, Menard, Illinois
Athens, Menard, Illinois
1928
26 Dec 1928
Age 73
Death of Louisa Melvina "Dolly" Nation in Tice, Menard, Illinois, United States
Tice, Menard, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Nov 1855
    Event Place: Petersburg, Menard, Illinois, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Athens, Menard, Illinois; Roll: T625_393; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 92; Image: 17.
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Petersburg, Menard, Illinois; Roll: 236; Family History Film: 1254236; Page: 179D; Enumeration District: 136; Image: 0142.
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Petersburg, Menard, Illinois; Roll: T623_31077_4113788; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 0076; FHL microfilm: 1240329.
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Petersburg, Menard, Illinois; Roll: T624_312; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0084; Image: 482; FHL microfilm: 1374325.
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] Illinois, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Petersburg, Menard, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Petersburg, Menard, Illinois; Roll: 236; Family History Film: 1254236; Page: 179D; Enumeration District: 136; Image: 0142.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Petersburg, Menard, Illinois
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Petersburg, Menard, Illinois; Roll: T623_31077_4113788; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 0076; FHL microfilm: 1240329.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Petersburg, Menard, Illinois
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Petersburg, Menard, Illinois; Roll: T624_312; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0084; Image: 482; FHL microfilm: 1374325.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Athens, Menard, Illinois
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Athens, Menard, Illinois; Roll: T625_393; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 92; Image: 17.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Dec 1928
    Event Place: Tice, Menard, Illinois, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Illinois, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Athens, Menard County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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