FERGUSON, Joseph H. 1a

Birth Name FERGUSON, Joseph H.
Gender male
Age at Death about 55 years

Narrative

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Title: (Farmer/ TX Ranger)

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Joseph WAS THE MAYOR OF Marshall, HARRISON CO TEXAS IN
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All of Tennessee began as one single county: Washington County, North Carolina. Created in 1777 from the western areas of Burke and Wilkes Counties, North Carolina, Washington County had as a precursor a Washington District of 1775-76, which was the first political entity named for the Commander-in-Chief of American forces in the Revolution.

As settlers surged into the Tennessee country during and following the American Revolution, Washington County was successfully divided into other county units. When Tennessee was admitted to the Union in 1796, it had eleven counties, eight of them in East Tennessee and three in West (now Middle) Tennessee. By 1800 the number had increased to eighteen; in 1810 to thirty-eight; and to forty-five in 1820. Between 1820 and 1840, twenty-five new counties were added. The rapid creation of counties was obviously, first of all, a result of population growth; but perhaps equally represents, as a practical need the necessity of shortening the distance to the county "town". The proliferation of Tennessee Counties continued until 1880, when there were 96 of them. The total number was reduced by one in 1919, to the present ninety-five.

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth about 1787 NC (Now TN)    
Death 1842-01-00 Harrison County, TX,    

Age: 55y

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Ferguson, Johnabout 17431817
Mother ALSTON, Phillisabout 1751UNKNOWN
    Brother     FERGUSON, Isaac H. 1773 1848-01-01
    Brother     FERGUSON, William 1775
    Brother     FERGUSON, Thomas 1778
    Sister     FERGUSON, Susannah “Setty” about 1780 about 1835
    Brother     FERGUSON, Elijah 1784 1815
         FERGUSON, Joseph H. about 1787 1842-01-00
    Brother     FERGUSON, Alston Joseph 1797 1867-02-01
    Brother     FERGUSON, James about 1798
    Sibling     FERGUSON, Abigal 1810
    Brother     FERGUSON, Absalom 1814
    Brother     FERGUSON, John JR abt 1787/88

Families

Family of FERGUSON, Joseph H. and GRAGG, Jane
Married Wife GRAGG, Jane ( * 1798 + ... )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 1813-11-29 in Madison Co, IL Religious Marriage  
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
FERGUSON, Johnabout 1815
FERGUSON, David1817
FERGUSON, Alston Joseph1817-09-21
FERGUSON, Isaac M.1824-12-06
FERGUSON, Jonathan Pughabout 1825
FERGUSON, Joseph F.1825
FERGUSON, Mary Ann Alsieabout 1828
FERGUSON, Rebecca1828
FERGUSON, William Marionabout 1831
FERGUSON, James J. Mclean1834-02-19
FERGUSON, Jane Candace1835-12-25

Source References

  1. Jennie Anderson: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:1753502&id=I641837054 The Dawson & Doane Families
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        ID: I641837054
        Name: John FERGUSON
        Given Name: John
        Surname: FERGUSON
        Sex: M
        Birth: abt 1743 in Edgecombe Co., NC
        Death: 1817 /20 in Sangamon, Madison Co., IL
        MARR:

         

         

        Father: Isaac FERGUSON b: abt 1702 in Halifax Co., VA
        Mother: Elizabeth EDWARDS b: abt 1704 in Edgcomb Co., NC

        Marriage 1 Phillis ALSTON b: abt 1751 in Halifax Co, VA
        Married: Est 1770 in NC
        Children
        Has Children Susannah "Setty" FERGUSON b: abt 1780 in Bertie Co., NC
        Has No Children William FERGUSON b: 1775 in NC (now TN)
        Has No Children Thomas FERGUSON b: 1778 in NC (Now TN)
        Has Children Isaac H. FERGUSON b: 1773 in Halifax Co., VA
        Has No Children John JR FERGUSON b: abt 1787/88 in NC (now TN)
        Has Children Joseph H. FERGUSON b: abt 1787 in NC (Now TN)
        Has Children Alston Joseph FERGUSON b: 1797 in Davidson Co., TN
        Has No Children James FERGUSON b: abt 1798 in Davidson Co., TN
        Has No Children Abigal FERGUSON b: 1810 in TX
        Has No Children Absalom FERGUSON b: 1814 in TX
        Has No Children Elijah FERGUSON b: 1784 in VA

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