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Mary Ellen Poland 1857–1933 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 March 1857

Birth Location: Ramsey, Fayette County, Illinois

Death Date: 25 March 1933

Death Location: Fillmore, Montgomery County, Illinois

Father: Jacob Poland

Mother: Sarah Stokes

Spouse(s): Henry Ferguson

Children(s): Harvey Ferguson, Robert Ferguson

In 1857, Mary Ellen Poland entered the world in Ramsey, Fayette County, Illinois, born to Jacob Poland And Sarah Minerva Narcissus Stokes. Mary Ellen Poland married Henry Wilson Ferguson, and had children including Harvey Wilson Ferguson, Robert Franklin Ferguson. Mary Ellen Poland passed away in 1933 in Fillmore, Montgomery County, Illinois.

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Biography

  • In 1857, Mary Ellen Poland entered the world in Ramsey, Fayette County, Illinois, born to Jacob Poland And Sarah Minerva Narcissus Stokes.
  • Mary Ellen Poland married Henry Wilson Ferguson, and had children including Harvey Wilson Ferguson, Robert Franklin Ferguson.
  • Mary Ellen Poland passed away in 1933 in Fillmore, Montgomery County, Illinois.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jacob Poland
1816–1898
Birth Location: Carter County, Tennessee
JP
Sarah Stokes
1824–1914
Birth Location: Bledsoe County, Tennessee
SS

Spouses(s)

Henry Ferguson
1851–1937
Birth Location: Hardin County, Illinois
HF

Children(s)

Harvey Ferguson
1888–1959
Birth Location: Illinois
HF
Robert Ferguson
1884–1971
Birth Location: Illinois
RF

Mary Poland's Ancestors

Self
Mary Poland
1857–1933
Birth Place: Ramsey, Fayette County, Illinois
Parents
Jacob Poland
1816–1898
Carter County, Tennessee
Sarah (Minerva Narcissus) Stokes
1824–1914
Bledsoe County, Tennessee
Grandparents
Moses (Poland) Sr.
1780–1851
Berkeley County, West Virginia [now Jefferson County, WV]
Jane (Jean) Barnes
1784–1848
Berkeley County, West Virginia [now Jefferson County, West Virginia]
James (W. Stokes,) Sr.
1793–1874
Pitt County, North Carolina
Tabitha (J.) Merriman
1798–1884
Pitt County, North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
John Sr.
1752–1839
Margaret Stevens
1754–1839
James Barnes
1750–
Margaret Forester
1755–1839
Joseph Stokes
1766–1822
Margaret Hardee
1777–
James Merriman
1769–1808
Delitha Bonner
1773–1861
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Poland\Poling
1715–1780
Jackameinte Hendrix\Hederich
1730–1805
Henry Stevens
1730–1801
Ann Kenny
1740–1816
Joseph Barnes
1711–1796
William Sr.
1725–1796
Mary
1726–1764
James Stokes
1739–1810
Florence
1752–
William Hardee
1756–1827
Nancy Stocks
1755–1846
Charles Merryman
1733–1800
Elizabeth Longbottoms\Bottoms\Merriman
1733–1800
Benjamin Bonner
1749–1814
Frances Bonner
1754–1827

Mary Poland's Descendants

1.
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Mary (Ellen) Poland (18 March 1857–25 March 1933) m. Henry (Wilson) Ferguson (22 Aug 1851–31 Mar 1937)
  1. 1. Harvey (Wilson) Ferguson 1888–1959 m. Ruth (Beadles) Shibe 1893–1980
    1. 1. Mardell (Lelia) Ferguson 1915–1999
  2. 2. Robert (Franklin) Ferguson 1884–1971 m. Verna (Idell) Davidson 1887–1947
    1. 1. Alice (Gwendolyn) Ferguson 1919–1992

Mary Poland's Timeline

2 Records

1857
18 March 1857
Birth of Mary Ellen Poland in Ramsey, Fayette County, Illinois
Ramsey, Fayette County, Illinois
1933
25 March 1933
Age 76
Death of Mary Ellen Poland in Fillmore, Montgomery County, Illinois
Fillmore, Montgomery County, Illinois

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 March 1857
    Event Place: Ramsey, Fayette County, Illinois

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 March 1933
    Event Place: Fillmore, Montgomery County, Illinois
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