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Margaret Jane Rachel "Mag" SMALLWOOD 1863–1948 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 April 1863

Birth Location: Smyth County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 27 October 1948

Death Location: Chilhowie, Smyth County, Virginia, USA

Father: Hugh Smallwood

Mother: Rachel Burkett

Spouse(s): William Ferguson

Children(s): William Sr

The story of Margaret Jane Rachel "Mag" SMALLWOOD began in 1863 in Smyth County, Virginia, USA. Margaret Jane Rachel "Mag" SMALLWOOD married William Franklin Ferguson, and had children including William Grover Ferguson Sr. Margaret Jane Rachel "Mag" SMALLWOOD passed away in 1948 in Chilhowie, Smyth County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Margaret Jane Rachel "Mag" SMALLWOOD began in 1863 in Smyth County, Virginia, USA.
  • Margaret Jane Rachel "Mag" SMALLWOOD married William Franklin Ferguson, and had children including William Grover Ferguson Sr.
  • Margaret Jane Rachel "Mag" SMALLWOOD passed away in 1948 in Chilhowie, Smyth County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hugh Smallwood
1837–1919
Birth Location: Smyth County, Virginia, USA
HS
Rachel Burkett
1838–1906
Birth Location: Marion, Smyth, Virginia
RB

Spouses(s)

William Ferguson
1859–1934
Birth Location: Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA
WF

Children(s)

William Sr
1893–1972
Birth Location: Marion, Smyth County, Virginia, USA
WS

Margaret SMALLWOOD's Ancestors

Self
Margaret SMALLWOOD
1863–1948
Birth Place: Smyth County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Hugh Franklin Smallwood
1837–1919
Smyth County, Virginia, USA
Rachel (C) Burkett
1838–1906
Marion, Smyth, Virginia
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret SMALLWOOD's Descendants

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Margaret (Jane Rachel "Mag") SMALLWOOD (18 April 1863–27 October 1948) m. William (Franklin) Ferguson (22 April 1859–9 February 1934)
  1. 1. William (Grover Ferguson) Sr 1893–1972 m. Mary (Emily McCormick (Ferguson)) (Meyers) 1900–1973
    1. 1. Marvin (L.) Ferguson 1918–1976 m. Esther Hale 1913–1986
      1. 1. Loretta (M) Martin 1934–2014
      2. 2. Iris (R) Martin 1936–2006 m. Lynn (Ernest) Drysdale 1933–2003
    2. 2. Hazel (Gertrude) Ferguson 1920–2011

Margaret SMALLWOOD's Timeline

2 Records

1863
18 April 1863
Birth of Margaret Jane Rachel "Mag" SMALLWOOD in Smyth County, Virginia, USA
Smyth County, Virginia, USA
1948
27 October 1948
Age 85
Death of Margaret Jane Rachel "Mag" SMALLWOOD in Chilhowie, Smyth County, Virginia, USA
Chilhowie, Smyth County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 April 1863
    Event Place: Smyth County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 October 1948
    Event Place: Chilhowie, Smyth County, Virginia, USA
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