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Matilda Jane, Vandergrift Ferguson 1853 – 1902 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Aug 1853

Birth Location: Hannah, Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA

Death Date: Sept 29, 1902

Death Location: Taylor County, West Virginia, USA

Father: James Ferguson

Mother: Harriet Vandergrift

Spouse(s): Emory Ashcraft

Children(s): Leda Ashcroft, Charles Ashcraft, Hariet Ashcraft, William Ashcraft, Naoma Ashcraft, HI Ashcraft, Sylvia Ashcraft, John Ashcroft, Elsie Ashcroft, Luther Ashcraft, Walter Ashcroft, Jennie Ashcraft

Matilda Jane Vandergrift Ferguson was born in Hannah, Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA in 1853, to James Benjamin Red Ferguson and Harriet Vandergrift. Later in life, Matilda Jane Vandergrift Ferguson married Emory Maranda Ashcraft; among their children were Leda Ashcroft, Charles W. Ashcraft, Hariet A. Ashcraft, William Thomas Ashcraft, Naoma D. Ashcraft, HI Ashcraft, Sylvia M. Ashcraft, John H Ashcroft, Elsie Ashcroft, Luther Ashcraft, Walter Ashcroft and Jennie Matilda Ashcraft. Matilda Jane Vandergrift Ferguson died in Taylor County, West Virginia, USA, 1902.

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Parents

James Ferguson
1835 – 1872
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, United States
JF
Harriet Vandergrift
1828 – 1913
Birth Location: Marion, Smyth, Virginia, United States
HV

Spouses(s)

Emory Ashcraft
1846 – 1908
Birth Location: Taylor, West Virginia, USA
EA

Children(s)

Leda Ashcroft
1863 –
Birth Location: West Virginia
LA
Charles Ashcraft
1869 – 1903
Birth Location: West Virginia
CA
Hariet Ashcraft
1873 – 1956
Birth Location: West Virginia
HA
William Ashcraft
1875 – 1944
Birth Location: Taylor, West Virginia, USA
WA
Naoma Ashcraft
1878 – 1944
Birth Location: West Virginia
NA
HI Ashcraft
1879 –
Birth Location: West Virginia
HA
Sylvia Ashcraft
1880 – 1957
Birth Location: Taylor, West Virginia, USA
SA
John Ashcroft
1886 – 1962
Birth Location: West Virginia
JA
Elsie Ashcroft
1890 – 1974
Birth Location: West Virginia
EA
Luther Ashcraft
1893 – 1960
Birth Location: West Virginia
LA
Walter Ashcroft
1895 –
Birth Location: West Virginia
WA
Jennie Ashcraft
1898 –
Birth Location: Taylor County, WV, USA
JA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: Aug 1853
    Event Place: Hannah, Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: Sept 29, 1902
    Event Place: Taylor County, West Virginia, USA
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