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

The story of Matilda Jane Vandergrift Ferguson began in 1853 in Hannah, Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA. Matilda Jane Vandergrift Ferguson married Emory Maranda Ashcraft, and had children including Charles W Ashcraft, Elsie Ashcroft, Hariet A Ashcraft, Hi Ashcraft, Jennie Matilda Ashcraft, John H Ashcroft, Leda Ashcroft, Luther Ashcraft, Naoma D Ashcraft, Sylvia M Ashcraft, Walter Ashcroft, William Thomas Ashcraft. Matilda Jane Vandergrift Ferguson passed away in 1902 in Taylor County, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Matilda Jane Vandergrift Ferguson began in 1853 in Hannah, Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA.
  • Matilda Jane Vandergrift Ferguson married Emory Maranda Ashcraft, and had children including Charles W Ashcraft, Elsie Ashcroft, Hariet A Ashcraft, Hi Ashcraft, Jennie Matilda Ashcraft, John H Ashcroft, Leda Ashcroft, Luther Ashcraft, Naoma D Ashcraft, Sylvia M Ashcraft, Walter Ashcroft, William Thomas Ashcraft.
  • Matilda Jane Vandergrift Ferguson passed away in 1902 in Taylor County, West Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

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)

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

Matilda Ferguson's Ancestors

Self
Matilda Ferguson
1853–1902
Birth Place: Hannah, Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA
Parents
James Benjamin Red Ferguson
1835–1872
Pennsylvania, United States
Harriet Vandergrift
1828–1913
Marion, Smyth, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Hanna (Heiser) Jacoby
1799–1838
Bensalem Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Joseph Vandergrift
1800–1849
Virginia, USA
Susan (Susannah) Vandergrift
1807–1878
, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Henry Jacoby
1775–1824
EBENIZER Vandergrift
1753–1827
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johanna Jacoby
1729–1828

Matilda Ferguson's Descendants

1.
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Matilda (Jane Vandergrift) Ferguson (Aug 1853–Sept 29, 1902) m. Emory (Maranda) Ashcraft (13 Apr 1846–24 Nov 1908)
  1. 1. William (Thomas) Ashcraft 1875–1944 m. Lettie (Belle) Fox 1886–1982
    1. 1. George (Thomas) Ashcraft 1911–1978 m. Dorothy (Josephine) Johnson 1912–1979
      1. 1. Clarence ('Maurice") Ashcraft 1935–2018 m. Martha (Lee) Williams 1939–2004
      2. 2. Stanley (Lewis) Ashcraft 1931–1989
      3. 3. Jesse (Lee) Ashcraft 1933–2000
      4. 4. Gloria (Diane "Ann") Ashcraft 1937–2018 m. John (Loye) Wiseman 1934–1996
      5. 5. Barbara (June Ashcraft Frazier) Persinger 1940–2013
      6. 6. Nelson (Clark) Ashcraft 1945–2002
      7. 7. George (Michael) Ashcraft 1942–1974
      8. 8. Norma (Jean) Ashcraft 1944–2017
    2. 2. Lucy ASHCRAFT 1901–1903
    3. 3. Olga (Virginia) ASHCRAFT 1903–1976 m. Hartzel (W.) Windon 1898–1962
      1. 1. Harry (Lee) Windon 1925–1977 m. Burnadeen (Rose) Phillips 1932–2013
    4. 4. Burgess (William) ASHCRAFT 1905–1986 m. Mildred (Addie) Frush 1906–1989
      1. 1. Jack (Lee) Ashcraft 1936–2009 m. Carol (Anne) Wells 1940–2019
      2. 2. Carolyn (Sue) Ashcraft 1941–1997
      3. 3. Roger (Lynn) Ashcraft 1945–2011
      4. 4. William (Burgess Ashcraft) Jr. 1928–2003
      5. 5. Lettie (Jean) Ashcraft 1932–2002
      6. 6. Ronald (Burgess) Ashcraft 1933–1995
      7. 7. Alice (Virginia) Ashcraft 1934–1994
      8. 8. Mary (Lou) Ashcraft 1930–1989
      9. 9. Daniel (LeRoy) Ashcraft 1943–1993
    5. 5. Mamie (Mae) Ashcraft 1908–1976
    6. 6. Lester (Burke) ASHCRAFT 1913–1981
    7. 7. Velma (Blanche) Ashcraft 1915–1917
    8. 8. Nelson (Heise ASHCRAFT Nelson Hyce) Ashcraft 1919–1988
    9. 9. William (Thomas) Ashcraft 1922–1923
    10. 10. Percy (Coburn) ASHCRAFT 1924–1979
    11. 11. Mamie (Mae) Ashcraft 1909–1976
  2. 2. Walter Ashcroft 1895–
  3. 3. Luther Ashcraft 1893–1960
  4. 4. John (H) Ashcroft 1886–1962
  5. 5. Elsie Ashcroft 1890–1974
  6. 6. Charles (W.) Ashcraft 1869–1903
  7. 7. Sylvia (M.) Ashcraft 1880–1957 m. Perry Sprouse 1873–1933
    1. 1. John (Duane) Sprouse 1920–1995 m. Rosina ((Rose Lucille)) Bolino 1919–2004
      1. 1. John (Perry) Sprouse 1943–2022
      2. 2. David (Brian) Sprouse 1947–2011
    2. 2. Mable (C) Sprouse 1900–1936
    3. 3. Herbert (Wayne) Sprouse 1907–1972
    4. 4. Perry (William) Sprouse 1913–1973
    5. 5. Helen Sprouse 1904–1995
    6. 6. Mary (Virginia) Sprouse 1909–1911
    7. 7. Beryl (Oma) Sprouse 1915–1975
    8. 8. Maggie Sprouse 1901–1902
    9. 9. Georgia Sprouse 1902–1902
    10. 10. Roy (Edwin) Sprouse 1919–1920
  8. 8. HI Ashcraft 1879–
  9. 9. Jennie (Matilda) Ashcraft 1898–
  10. 10. Hariet (A.) Ashcraft 1873–1956
  11. 11. Naoma (D.) Ashcraft 1878–1944
  12. 12. Leda Ashcroft 1863–

Matilda Ferguson's Timeline

2 Records

1853
Aug 1853
Birth of Matilda Jane Vandergrift Ferguson in Hannah, Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA
Hannah, Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA
1902
Sept 29, 1902
Age 49
Death of Matilda Jane Vandergrift Ferguson in Taylor County, West Virginia, USA
Taylor County, West Virginia, USA

Sources

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

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