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William H. Ferguson 1842 – 1864 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1842

Birth Location: Buckingham Co., VA

Death Date: 30 JUL 1864

Death Location: Petersburg, VA

Father: Roland Ferguson

Mother: Elizabeth Jennings

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In 1842, William H. Ferguson entered the world in Buckingham Co., VA, born to Roland Ferguson and Elizabeth Jennings. William H. Ferguson passed away in 1864 in Petersburg, VA.

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Biography

  • In 1842, William H. Ferguson entered the world in Buckingham Co., VA, born to Roland Ferguson and Elizabeth Jennings.
  • William H. Ferguson passed away in 1864 in Petersburg, VA.

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William Ferguson's Ancestors

Self
William Ferguson
1842 – 1864
Birth Place: Buckingham Co., VA
Parents
Roland Ferguson
1805 – 1876
Prince Edward, Virginia
Elizabeth Jennings
1810 – 1880
Appamattox Co, , Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Thomas Ferguson
1770 – 1857
Buckingham, Co. (Appomattox Co. today)
Jane Ferguson
1774 – 1857
, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
Allen Jennings
1755 – 1821
Prince Edward, Virginia, United States
Nancy (Mary) Gilliam
1770 – 1845
of, Prince Edward, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Moses Ferguson
1750 – 1796
JANE VADEN
1745 – 1817
John Ferguson
1750 – 1826
Lucy Ferguson
1754 – 1774
Rachel Jennings
1728 – 1794
William Gilliam
1735 – 1798
Elizabeth Ellis
1754 – 1793
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Daniel FERGUSON
1730 – 1776
Sarah Graves
1734 – 1807
William Patterson
1689 – 1740
Elizabeth Allen
1702 – 1749
Charles Ellis
1719 – 1759
Susannah Harding
1722 – 1817

William Ferguson's Timeline

2 Records

1842
1842
Birth of William H. Ferguson in Buckingham Co., VA
Buckingham Co., VA
1864
30 JUL 1864
Age 22
Death of William H. Ferguson in Petersburg, VA
Petersburg, VA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1842
    Event Place: Buckingham Co., VA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 JUL 1864
    Event Place: Petersburg, VA

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