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Sarah Prudance Acton 1854–1908 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1854

Birth Location: Indiana

Death Date: 10 Aug 1908

Death Location: Jefferson County, Indiana, USA

Father: William Acton

Mother: Nancy Lacy

Spouse(s): Nathaniel Ferguson

Children(s): Elmer Ferguson, George Ferguson, Alexander Ferguson, Samuel Ferguson, Stella Ferguson, Eva Ferguson

In 1854, Sarah Prudance Acton entered the world in Indiana, born to William H Acton And Nancy Lacy. In 1860, Sarah Prudance Acton resided in Hamilton, Jackson, Indiana, USA. In 1870, Sarah Prudance Acton resided in Hamilton, Courtland, Jackson, Indiana, USA. Sarah Prudance Acton married Nathaniel Ferguson, and had children including Alexander Ferguson, Dorothy Ferguson, Elmer Leroy Ferguson, Eva Ferguson, George W Ferguson, Samuel Ferguson, Stella Rose Ferguson. Sarah Prudance Acton passed away in 1908 in Jefferson County, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1854, Sarah Prudance Acton entered the world in Indiana, born to William H Acton And Nancy Lacy.
  • In 1860, Sarah Prudance Acton resided in Hamilton, Jackson, Indiana, USA.
  • In 1870, Sarah Prudance Acton resided in Hamilton, Courtland, Jackson, Indiana, USA.
  • Sarah Prudance Acton married Nathaniel Ferguson, and had children including Alexander Ferguson, Dorothy Ferguson, Elmer Leroy Ferguson, Eva Ferguson, George W Ferguson, Samuel Ferguson, Stella Rose Ferguson.
  • Sarah Prudance Acton passed away in 1908 in Jefferson County, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Acton
1829–1896
Birth Location: Indiana, USA
WA
Nancy Lacy
1830–
Birth Location: Indiana, USA
NL

Spouses(s)

Nathaniel Ferguson
1845–1912
Birth Location: Brown County, Indiana, USA
NF

Children(s)

Elmer Ferguson
1873–1960
Birth Location: Hamilton Twp, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
EF
George Ferguson
1881–1944
Birth Location: Jackson County, Indiana, USA
GF
Alexander Ferguson
1876–1955
Birth Location: Brownstown Township, Jackson, Indiana, USA
AF
Samuel Ferguson
1879–
Birth Location: , Jackson, Indiana, USA
SF
Stella Ferguson
1881–1918
Birth Location: Carr, Jackson, Indiana, United States
SF
Eva Ferguson
1887–1964
Birth Location: Ewing, Jackson County, Indiana, United States of America
EF

Sarah Acton's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Acton
1854–1908
Birth Place: Indiana
Parents
William H Acton
1829–1896
Indiana, USA
Nancy Lacy
1830–
Indiana, USA
Grandparents
James Acton
1806–1880
Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA
Margaret Stogdill
1807–1880
, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA
John (Chapman) Lacy
1790–1845
Martha Acton
1802–
Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
James Jr.
1765–1849
Elizabeth McCraft
1750–1822
James Stogdill
1770–1830
Martha Elkins
1781–1852
James Lacy
1761–1826
Sarah Chapman
1766–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Stogdill
1739–1798
Drury Elkins
1760–1869
Margaret Heath
1764–1836

Sarah Acton's Descendants

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Sarah (Prudance) Acton (Abt 1854–10 Aug 1908) m. Nathaniel Ferguson (Mar 1845–22 May 1912)
  1. 1. Elmer (Leroy) Ferguson 1873–1960 m. Cora (Pearl Wineinger) U4c1a 1882–1961
    1. 1. Bernice (Marie Ferguson Mtdna) U4c1a 1899–1980 m. James (Milton Durham) R-FTD79611 1900–1955 m. John (Paul) Anderson 1914–1971
      1. 1. Ronald (Ray Durham) R-FTD79611 1934–1997 m. Mary (Emma) Circello 1918–2007 m. Virginia (A) Wiley 1941–1996 m. Linda (Lou) Hockenberry 1937–2016
      2. 2. John (Edwin Durham) R-FTD79611 1924–2001 m. Sarah (Belle) Waterbury 1930–1999
      3. 3. Maxine (Bessie Durham) U4c1a 1926–2006 m. Charles (Bert) Ray 1926–1998
        1. 1. Sharon (Sue) Ray 1945–2015 m. Hugh (LeRoy) Strong 1944–2023
        2. 2. Candice (Ann) Ray 1948–2012 m. Howard (Denver) Roberts 1940–2008
        3. 3. Charles (Gene) Ray 1951–2016
      4. 4. Mable (Ilene Durham) U4c1a 1928–2005 m. James (Frank) Robinson 1927–1990 m. Charles (Edward) Wyatt 1927–1964
        1. 1. Sherry (Gail) Robinson 1951–2013
        2. 2. Steven (Wayne) Robinson 1950–2009
        3. 3. Nancy (Jo) Wyatt 1945–2016 m. Stephen (Willard Champ) I-CTS5966 1946–2010
      5. 5. Robert (Eugene Durham) R-FTD79611 1930–2009 m. Mary (Violeta) Williams 1932–2012
      6. 6. Phyllis (Joan Durham) U4c1a 1934–1993 m. Cleo (Melvin) Doty 1929–2012 m. William McCoy 1934–2000
        1. 1. Linda (Darlene) McCoy 1950–2020 m. Terry (Lee) Engle 1948–2022
      7. 7. Kathryn (Edell) Durham 1937–1996 m. James (Meredith) Turner 1937–2007
      8. 8. Virginia (Ruth Durham) U4c1a 1922–1984 m. Lewis Burnell 1917–1974
        1. 1. James (William) Burnell 1939–2021
        2. 2. Louis (Edward) Burnell 1940–1979 m. Hellen (Lucille) Ray 1940–2002
        3. 3. Dale (E) Burnell 1942–2016
      9. 9. Carolyn (Sue) Durham 1940–2007 m. Carl Kriete 1935–2010 m. George (Edward) Young 1941–1999
      10. 10. James (Meredith Durham) R-FTD79611 1918–1976 m. Edna (Hannah Elizabeth Beckam) H2a2a1 1922–2014
        1. 1. Marlin (Lee) Durham 1941–2005
        2. 2. Jerry (Dean Durham) R-BY2573 1942–2024 m. Maxine Roberts 1944–2008
      11. 11. Billy (Gene Durham) R-FTD79611 1932–1995
      12. 12. Milton (H) Durham 1920–1981 m. Lois (M) Eglen 1914–1989
      13. 13. Jackie (Dale Durham) R-FTD79611 1941–1941
    2. 2. Genevieve Ferguson 1918–1997 m. Harold (Leon) Foshee 1922–2003 m. John (Robert) Burrell 1919–1980 m. Leroy (Hamilton) Powers 1915–1990
    3. 3. Bruce (Jenkins) Ferguson 1903–1920
    4. 4. Thelma Owens 1922–1996 m. John (R.) Owens 1914–1961
      1. 1. Robert (Leroy) Owens 1938–2019
      2. 2. Nancy (Lee) Owens 1945–2006 m. Lonnie (Ray) Green 1943–2010
    5. 5. Alvin Ferguson 1901–1902
    6. 6. Inez Ferguson 1906–1949 m. Gilbert (Joseph) Ripberger 1899–1942 m. Clarence (O.) Goens 1903–1984 m. Arthur (Charles) Flinn 1897–1976
      1. 1. Betty (Jean) Goens 1925–1953
      2. 2. Donald (Cleveland) Goens 1925–2011 m. Shirley (Ann) Frazier 1939–2009 m. Charlotte (Lee) McAree 1929–1996
        1. 1. Gregory (Charles) Goens 1949–1993
    7. 7. Mable Ferguson 1908–1999 m. Cleatis (L) Foster 1904–1970
      1. 1. Arlene Foster 1927–1999 m. Jack (Lewis) Scott 1925–2001 m. John (Lymnel Gilbert) Jr 1929–1978
      2. 2. Joan Foster 1932–2019
    8. 8. Hazel (Irene) Ferguson 1911–2004 m. Orville (Henry Blevins) Sr 1906–1984 m. Bobby (Lee) Fryrear 1933–2000
      1. 1. Orville (Henry Blevins) Jr 1930–1999
      2. 2. Anna (Christina) Blevins 1933–2024 m. Ernest (Phillip) Nixon 1931–1994
    9. 9. Nancy (Leona) Ferguson 1923–2009 m. Frank Arias 1923– m. Evert (Charles) Ables 1919–1982
    10. 10. Eleanor (Veve) Ferguson 1914–2009 m. William (Herschell) Weaver 1915–1991
  2. 2. George (W.) Ferguson 1881–1944 m. Minnie Black 1880–1922
    1. 1. Clarence Ferguson 1901–1979 m. Gertrude Wheeldon 1914–1997
      1. 1. Thelma (May) Ferguson 1939–2016 m. Paul (A.) Dwiggins 1938–2018
      2. 2. Juanita Ferguson 1933–2007 m. Denver (James) Hunt 1922–1984
    2. 2. Lucinda Ferguson 1917–1939
    3. 3. Dempsey (Francis) Ferguson 1908–1994 m. Della (May) Blythe 1909–1976
      1. 1. Helen (Maxine) Ferguson 1929–2009 m. George (Andrew) Barnes 1926–1994
      2. 2. Mildred (Louise) Coffey 1926–1980
      3. 3. Mary (Geneva) Ferguson 1936–1936
      4. 4. Roland Ferguson 1931–1931
      5. 5. Betty (Ruth) Ferguson 1932–2020
    4. 4. Catherine Ferguson 1911–1981
    5. 5. Howard Ferguson 1911–1980 m. Betty (J) Ferguson 1924–
    6. 6. Hazel Ferguson 1915–1986
    7. 7. Mamie (J) Jaggers 1920–1996
    8. 8. William Ferguson 1905–1935
    9. 9. Cecil Ferguson 1910–1910
  3. 3. Alexander Ferguson 1876–1955 m. Sarah (Irene) Cockerham 1882–1961
    1. 1. William (Nathaniel) Ferguson 1903–1971 m. Dott Harbaugh 1893–
    2. 2. Walter (Harold) Ferguson 1909–1941 m. Martha (Ermine) Day 1913–2003
      1. 1. Norma (Jean) Ferguson 1933–2016 m. Troy (Leonard) Sutton 1926–2006
      2. 2. Carolyn (Louise) Ferguson 1935–1937
      3. 3. William (Harold) Ferguson 1937–1992 m. Stella (Lou) White 1939–2015
      4. 4. Sandra (June) Ferguson 1941–2020 m. Martin (Eugene) Crosley 1945–2012
    3. 3. Prudie (Isabelle) Furgeson 1907–1981 m. Mance Allman 1903–1989
      1. 1. Clarice (Imogene) Allman 1938–2012 m. Hammond 1933–2024
    4. 4. Otis Furgerson 1918–
    5. 5. Evelyn Furgerson 1923–
    6. 6. Bernice (Loraine) Ferguson 1913–1989 m. Paul (Donahue) Amos 1912–1950
      1. 1. Charles (Dennis) Amos 1940–1998
    7. 7. Mamie (L.) Ferguson 1901–
  4. 4. Samuel Ferguson 1879–
  5. 5. Stella (Rose) Ferguson 1881–1918 m. Morgan (Leonard) Sage 1888–1954
    1. 1. Florence (Faye) Sage 1918–1952 m. Albert (Kenneth) Foster 1915–1963
      1. 1. Sally (Sue) Foster 1941–1978
      2. 2. Betty (Jean) Foster 1936–1936
      3. 3. Albert (Kenneth Foster) Jr 1934–2005
      4. 4. Dorothy (Faye) Scott 1943–2018
  6. 6. Eva Ferguson 1887–1964 m. Solomon Leslie 1884–1931
    1. 1. Sarah (Ann) Leslie 1906–1971
    2. 2. Lillie (May) Leslie 1909–1990 m. Millard (Marion) Glasson 1904–1982
      1. 1. Charlene (Ann) Glasson 1933–2016 m. Donald (Eugene) Shafer 1933–2012
      2. 2. Robert (Eugene) Glasson 1929–2002
        1. 1. Robert (Eugene Glasson) Jr 1950–2014
      3. 3. Norma (June) Glasson 1931–2009 m. Elza (Gene) Elkins –2015
    3. 3. Louella (Leslie) Reinbold 1918–1987 m. Ward (Wilson) Newkirk 1912–1990 m. George (Clow) Reinbold 1925–1984
      1. 1. Wilson (Eugene) Newkirk 1933–1991 m. Sally (Anne) Reynolds 1937–2019
      2. 2. Charles (Edward) Newkirk 1936–1958
      3. 3. Caroline (Sue) Reinbold 1949–1949
    4. 4. Harold (Buck) Leslie 1920–1985 m. Idella (Lydean) Payne 1923–1994
    5. 5. James (B) Leslie 1913–1915
    6. 6. Harry Leslie –1996

Sarah Acton's Timeline

5 Records

1854
Abt 1854
Birth of Sarah Prudance Acton in Indiana
Indiana
1860
1860
Age 6
Sarah Prudance Acton resided here in Hamilton, Jackson, Indiana, USA
Hamilton, Jackson, Indiana, USA
1870
1870
Age 16
Sarah Prudance Acton resided here in Hamilton, Courtland, Jackson, Indiana, USA
Hamilton, Courtland, Jackson, Indiana, USA
1880
1880
Age 26
Sarah Prudance Acton resided here in Ewington, Jackson, Indiana, USA
Ewington, Jackson, Indiana, USA
1908
10 Aug 1908
Age 54
Death of Sarah Prudance Acton in Jefferson County, Indiana, USA
Jefferson County, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1854
    Event Place: Indiana
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Ewington, Jackson, Indiana; Roll: 286; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 105
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Hamilton, Jackson, Indiana; Roll: M653_268; Page: 767; Family History Library Film: 803268

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Hamilton, Jackson, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Hamilton, Jackson, Indiana; Roll: M653_268; Page: 767; Family History Library Film: 803268

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Hamilton, Courtland, Jackson, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Ewington, Jackson, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Ewington, Jackson, Indiana; Roll: 286; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 105

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Aug 1908
    Event Place: Jefferson County, Indiana, USA
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