WILLIAM HENRY JARIUS/JARVIS "BILLY" FERGUSSON
AND
FERGUSSON GENEALOGIES
AND
REMY/REAMY
GENEALOGIES
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FERGUSSON, DuWAYNE
FERGUSSON, WILFORD LARIMORE
FERGUSSON FAMILY PRAYER BOOK
FERGUSSON FAMILY
Written January 29, 1999
Revised March. 2005
One hundred and forty-four years ago today, my great-grandfather, William Henry Jarius/Jarvis "Billy" Fergusson was born near Hannibal, Marion County, MO.
Billy's grandfather, William Kenner Fergusson owned land west of Palmyra in Marion County, MO. William Kenner Fergusson had left Richmond County, VA, following the death of his father, William Fergusson, who was a Pvt. in the Revolutionary War. Billy's parents were Robert Jefferson Fergusson and Virginia V. (Reamy) Fergusson. Billy was a contemporary and perhaps a neighbor of Samuel Clements alias Mark Twain. In the fall of 1859 as an almost five year-old lad, Billy accompanied his parents, older sister Mary E., and younger sister Sarah Virginia to Fayette County, TX.
Can you imagine traveling that far in a covered wagon during the fall and winter with only the protection of a covered wagon? When his father Robert Jefferson Fergusson, left to fight in the Civil War, William Henry had to assume the responsibilities of the man of the house. Illness sent Robert Jefferson home from fighting--but it did not prevent his being assigned the responsibility of hauling water for all of the husbandless families in his neighborhood. Perhaps they hauled water from the Colorado River which flows through Fayette County. Billy helped his father haul water on an ox-drawn sled. Robert Jefferson cautioned his son never to put his hand near the edge of the sled, but one day Billy forgot in his effort to stay upright on the sled. Most of the skin was pulled from his left hand and muscles were damaged. Never did Billy recover full use of that hand and never could he completely straighten his hand. Great-Granddad Fergusson used to tell about hearing the cannons from the Civil War from their home. There is a Civil War Battle monument on the outskirts of LaGrange in Fayette County. The battles of the Civil War were really closer to our family than I realized as a child.
After Great-Granddad became blind, he went to live with his oldest son, Robert Jeff --my grandfather. My grandmother, Ida Rose Anna Grisham Fergusson was ill. Blindness prevented Billy's being able to do any tasks with the exception of shelling beans and peas. I was too young to be very useful. As a result, we spent many hours together. He enjoyed telling stories and I enjoyed istening. This was what prompted my early interest in genealogy. Robert Jefferson Fergusson died Sept. 8, 1867. I had always assumed that his early death was the result of the illness which sent him home from the Civil War. However, a yellow fever epidemic broke out in Fayette County, TX, in August,
1867, and reduced the population of the county by 25%, so it is quite possible that our Robert Jefferson was a victim of yellow fever.
At the age of 12 ½ Billy had the complete and permanent responsibility of head of the household. When Frankie Golightly interviewed Billy only weeks before his death in November, 1950, for her "Personality" newspaper column, Billy reported that he had reared two families--his father's and his own.
His mother, the widowed, Virginia V. (Reamy) Fergusson
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picture to see larger view
Virginia (Reamy) Fergusson
(Picture was made in Hamilton
County between 1890 and 1914)
came with her family to Hamilton County, TX. At the time of her death 28 January,
1914, Virginia was living with her daughter, Sarah Virginia Fergusson Chumney her husband, George Washington Chumney in the Gum Branch community in Hamilton County. Virginia was buried in an unmarked grave in Preacher Cemetery in Hamilton County. In 1994 a memorial marker for Virginia was placed in the Pottsville Cemetery, beside the grave of her son, William Henry Jarius/Jarvis Fergusson. Billy married Sarah Alexander "Sallie" Adcock in on September 28, 1876, in Fayette County in a double wedding with Sallie's brother, Robert Alexander Adcock, who married Martha Ellen "Mattie" Brown. The two couples were married in the Brown's home after Sunday dinner and went to church that evening. Sally was the youngest daughter of Johnson Adcock and Cynthia Lucinda
(Collier) Adcock. Billy and Sallie moved to Falls County, McLennan County, and Bell County before arriving in Hamilton County, TX im 1890, with their extended family which included Billy's mother Virginia V. (Reamy) Fergusson.
Billy leased a farm at Blue Ridge from J. D. Hunt in 1890. J. D. Hunt was John Dillard Hunt who had extensive land holdings along the Cowhouse Creek which flows through Hamilton County. After the Hamilton County Courthouse burned in February, 1886, Mr. Hunt encouraged the discontent of the Hamilton County residents who lived along the southwestern border of the county. He proposed building a new courthouse on his property near Shive, in a new town--Pegtown. There almost was a Pegtown because the vote was close. Hamilton County Commissioners preserved the countyseat by bargaining with the discontents to move the county line seven miles north allowing part of the original Hamilton County to become part of the new Mills County which was created in 1887.
In 1895 Billy bought property and moved his family to Pottsville. Being a very i ndustrious person Billy literally ran up and down his mountain as he erected a fence around his farm, and cleared and cultivated land.
On a visit to Fayette County to see his older sister, Mary E. "Molly" Fergusson Phillips, Billy made a decision which he would regret for the remainder of his life. Molly's daughter Evaline "Eva" Phillips was ill and her family could not afford medical care. Billy decided to bring Eva back to Pottsville so that he could provide the needed medical care. When Eva died in 1904, none of her family was able to come to her funeral. Unfortunately as Sallie was taking care of Billy's niece, Sallie also contracted .B. and died in June, 1910. Billy was distraught and could never face returning to visit his sister in Fayette County.
Until April, 1944, Billy walked about a mile to Pottsville every day to pick up his mail which always included a newspaper. On the eve of Easter Sunday, a tornado swept through Hamilton County. A neighbor was killed, many homes were destroyed,. the Church of Christ at Pottsville was destroyed, and Billy's home was shifted partially off its foundation. In the rush to the storm cellar, Billy left his glasses on the kitchen table. The kerosene lamp remained unscarred on the kitchen table, but the glasses were never found. This was he traumatic incident which triggered the rapid advent of Macula Degeneration (my diagnosis) in Billy.
Unable to see Billy sold his farm at Pottsville and moved to Blue Ridge to the home of my grandparents, Jeff and Ida Fergusson, where he remained until becoming bedfast. His last few months were spent at Littleville with his son and daughter-in-law--Charles Johnson and Lizzie (Watson) Fergusson.
Children of William Henry Jarius "Billy" Fergusson and Sarah Alexander "Sally" (Adcok) Fergusson were:
1. Robert Jeff Fergusson, b. 5 February, 1878, Falls County, TX, and d. 24 January,
1954. Jeff married Ida Rose Anna Grisham(1878-1948) on 9 November, 1898--Hamilton County, TX.
2. David E. Fergusson, b. 21 December, 1879--d. 21 February, 1885, Falls County, TX (As long as Sarah Alexander "Sally" lived, David was recorded as a living son in census enumerations.)
3. Charles Johnson Fergusson, b. 12 December, 1881, Falls County, TX,--d. 6 February,
1959. Charles m. (1st) Lela Elder Bryan (1886-1917) on 15 August, 1903, and m. (2nd) Lizzie Ida Watson (1886-1975) on 7 May, 1927. Lela was the mother of his children.
4. Luther Guy Fergusson, b. 14 March, 1884, Falls County, TX--d. 25 September, 1966. Luther m. Annie Sarah Bryan (1889-1978) on 24 December, 1905.
5. Callie May Fergusson, b. 17 April, 1887, Salado, Bell County, TX--d. 29 January, 1935. Callie m. James Russell "Jim" Tyler (1887-1953) on 6 April, 1912.
6. Maggie Roberta Fergusson, b. 9 July, 1890, Prairie Dell, Bell County, TX--d.
15 August, 1974. Maggie m. Hugh Isaac Moore (1891-1940) on 30 Sept., 1906.
7. Infant Son Fergusson, b. & d. 18 April, 1893--buried in the Blue Ridge Cemetery, Hamilton County, TX.
8. Lenard Theodore Fergusson, b. 22 September, 1895, Pottsville, d. 20 August, 1971. Lenard m. Jewell Dunn (1897-1993) on 29 July, 1914.
9. Infant Daughter Fergusson, b. 8 April, 1898, d 12 April, 1898. Buried in the Blue Ridge Cemetery, Hamilton County, TX.
10. Infant Daughter Fergusson, b. 25 March, 1900 --d. 24 April, 1900. Buried in the Pottsville Cemetery.
William Henry Jarius "Billy" Fergusson was a man of valor, who died 21 Nov., 1950, and was buried beside his wife in the Pottsville Cemetery, Hamilton County, TX.
FERGUSSON FAMILY
in 1910 at Pottsville, Hamilton County, TX
--Elreeta thinks this was a family gathering before the death of
Sarah Alexander
"Sallie" (Adcock) Fergusson, who is seated on the porch
in the middle of the
picture and because my grandfather--Robert Jeff Fergusson
was in west Texas
when the picture was made.
L-R:
Cleopatra Bernard (Adcock) (Ferguson) Smith
--sister of Sallie
Roberta "Bert" Moore--daughter of Maggie
Maggie Roberta (Fergusson) Moore
Callie May Fergusson
Sarah Alexander "Sallie" (Adcock)
Fergusson--seated on porch
William Henry Jarius/HJarvis "Billy" Fergusson
Luther Guy Fergusson
Hugh Isaac Moore
Robert Alexander "Bob" Adcock--brother of Sallie
Lenard Theudore Fergusson & dog
BILLY FERGUSSON'S 86th
BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
Pottsville, TX
January 20, 1941
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picture to see larger view
Left to Right:
1. ? Chumney, 2. Charles Johnson Fergusson, 3.
William Henry Jarius/Jarvis
"Billy" Fergusson, 4. ?, 5. Thomas Griffin Fergusson, 6.
Roy Arthur Chumney,
7. Robert Jeff Fergusson, 8. Luther Guy Fergusson, 9. ?, 10.
William Daniel Chumney,
11. Herbert Victor Adcock, 12. Robert Verne Crain
BILLY FERGUSSON'S 86th
BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
Pottsville, TX
January 20, 1941
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picture to see larger view Left
to Right: Front Row: 1. Sarah Virginia "Sallie" (Fergusson)
Chumney-seated;
2. Elreeta Ann Crain; 3. ?; 4. Harley Dwain Adcock; 5. James
Robert Adcock;
6. Regina Ann Adcock Row 2: 1. William Henry
Jarius/Jarvis Fergusson; 2. ?; 3. Clara Elsie
(Fergusson) Crain; 4. ?; 5. Maggie Roberta (Fergusson) Moore; 6.
Neva (Maret)
Adcock; 7. Herbert Victor Adcock; 8. Luther Guy Fergusson Row
3: 1. ?; 2. William Daniel Chumney; 3. Robert Jeff Fergusson;
4. ?; 5.?;
6.?; 7. Ida Rose (Grisham) Fergusson--behind Elsie Crain's right
shoulder; 8. ?;
9. ?; 10. ?; 11. Roy Arthur Chumney; 12. ?; 13. ?; 14. Charles
Johnson
Fergusson; 15. Robert Verne Crain.
BILLY
FERGUSSON'S 86th BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
Pottsville, TX January
20, 1941 
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see larger view
CHILDREN OF ROBERT JEFFERSON
FERGUSSON &
VIRGINIA (REAMY) FERGUSSON
January 20, 1941 
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picture to see larger view L-R:
William Henry Jarius/Jarvis "Billy" Fergusson
Sarah Virginia "Sallie" (Fergusson) Chumney
Thomas Griffin "Tom" Fergusson
--Elreeta Weathers |
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FERGUSSON
GENEALOGY
Elreeta
(Crain) Weathers
5
March, 2005
1.
Robert FERGUSSON
b. 1720,
Scotland
,[i] Occupation Tailor
& raised pigs, m. __?__ (
GRIFFIN
?)
, d. >1792.
Robert died
28-Sep-1792
, Lunenberg Parish, Richmond Co., VA,[ii]
Buried: Lunenberg Parish,
Richmond County
,
VA.
[iii]
Robert Fergusson came to America in 1750 according to the
Fergusson Family Pryaer Book/Bible.
His presence in Richmond County, VA, is documented by an
entry in 1750 and years following in "VIRGINIA COUNTY COURT
RECORDS, ACCOUNT BOOK ABSTRACTS OF RICHMOND COUNTY, VA.,
1751--1783..." Robert
was a tailor and raised pigs.
__?__: I have no proof that this lady was a
Griffin
.
The guess is based on the frequency Griffin has been used as
a given name in the family--especially Thomas Griffin.
Children:
2. i
William FERGUSSON
b. 1754.
3. ii
Robert FERGUSSON
.
iii Mary
FERGUSSON
b. VA.
iv Margaret
FERGUSSON
b. VA.
v Griffin
FERGUSSON
b. VA.
vi Jesse
FERGUSSON
b. VA.
vii Jane
FERGUSSON
b. 1765, VA.[iv]
Jane was residing in the household of her older brother
William when he filed for a Revolutionary War Pension.
Second
Generation
2.
William FERGUSSON
(1.Robert1) b. 1754,
Richmond Co., VA,[v] Occupation Tailor, m.
(1) 02-Apr-1787, in Richmond Co., VA,[vi]
Sarah KIRK
, b. 17-Sep-1753, Westmoreland Co.,
VA, (daughter of John KIRK
and Sarah ROBINSON
) d. 04-Apr-1795, VA, m. (2) Nancy
(?THOMAS)
, b. 11-Feb-1766.[vii]
William died
29-Dec-1829
, Richmond Co., VA,[viii]
Other: American Rev., Pvt. from VA.5 In
1782 William's household included 9 white people and 20 black
people. It appears that
his marriage to Sarah Kirk could have been his second marriage. In
1782 he was listed immediately after his father in the Lower
Precinct of Lunenberg Parish, Richmond Co., VA.
William would have been about 34 when he married Sarah Kirk.
Robert Alexander Fergusson recorded in his Bible that his father
died 29 Nov., 1829. Revolutionary War Records state that he died 29
Dec., 1829. Wm. participated in first Revolutionary War battle on VA
soil.
Sarah: First owner of FERGUSSON FAMILY PRAYER BOOK.
Sarah Kirk wrote in her Prayer Book," Sarah Kirk is my
name, Virginia is my nation, Westmoreland is my dwelling place,
Christ is my salvation." Bondsman
for her wedding was John Kirk (brother or father) and Witness was
Sarah Kirk (mother.).
Children by Sarah KIRK:
4. i
John FERGUSSON
b.
08-Oct-1787
.
ii Katurah
FERGUSSON
b.
11-Aug-1792
, VA.
Children by
Nancy
(?THOMAS):
5. iii
William Kenner FERGUSSON
b.
07-Apr-1797
.
6. iv
Robert Alexander FERGUSSON, Sr.
b.
07-Mar-1799
.
v Polly
Griffin FERGUSSON
b.
13-Jan-1801
, VA, d.
02-Sep-1804
, VA.
vi James
Thomas FERGUSSON
b.
16-Sep-1803
, VA.7
vii Thomas
Grifin FERGUSSON
b.
05-Mar-1806
, VA,7 Occupation
Laborer, d.
13-Mar-1876
, TX (?).7 In
1860 Thomas Grifin Fergusson was listed in the US Census for Fayette
Co., TX, immediately after the entry for his nephew Napoleon
Bonaparte Fergusson and his family.
3.
Robert FERGUSSON
(1.Robert1) m.
5-Dec-1786, in Richmond County, VA,[ix] Other: bondsman was,
William Garland, Sarah "Sally" MORGAN
.
Children:
i Nancy
FERGUSSON
m. (1) John H. HALL
, m. (2) Stewart PURCEL/PURSLEY
.
ii William
FERGUSSON
.
iii Polley
FERGUSSON
b.
9-Jan-1792
, Lunenberg Parish,
Richmond County
,
VA
, d. d. Young.
iv Fanny
FERGUSSON
d. d. Young.
v James
T. FERGUSSON
b. 1801, (
Richmond
County, VA ?), m.
8-Jan-1823
, in
Westmoreland County
,
VA
, Fanny
DAVIS
.
Third
Generation
4.
John FERGUSSON
(2.William2, 1.Robert1)
b. 08-Oct-1787, VA, m. 11 Nov 1812, in Essex Co., VA,[x]
Catherine W. NEW
, b. abt. 1790.10
Catherine: Catherine's surname is from John Eisenberg.
Children:
i Thomas
G. FERGUSSON
b. 1806, VA.
7. ii
John N. FERGUSSON
b. 1816.
5.
William Kenner FERGUSSON
(2.William2, 1.Robert1)
b.
07-Apr-1797
, Richmond/Westmoreland Co., VA,7
Occupation
Farmer/Tailor, m.
12-Jan-1818
, in Richmond Co., VA,6
Elizabeth
C. ROBERTSON
, b.
31-Aug-1796
,7 d.
21-Aug-1846
, Hannibal, Marion Co., MS.7 William
died
12-Jan-1859
, Marion Co., MO.7
Children:
i Polly
Tahly FERGUSSON
b.
03-Oct-1818
, VA,7 m.
10-Mar-1843
, in
Marion
Co.
Mo, Other: Marriage Book A, Pg. 226,
William PAIR/PAYNE
.
Polly may have been called Mary, also.
William: John F. Eisenberg, native of Marion Co., MO,
said that this man's name was PAYNE--not PAIR.
ii Elizabeth
Brown FERGUSSON
b.
03-Apr-1821
, VA.7
iii William
Robbinson FERGUSSON
b.
03-Dec-1824
, VA,7 d.
21-Mar-1850
, MO?.7
8. iv
Robert Jefferson FERGUSSON
b.
07-Jan-1827
.
v John
Henry FERGUSSON
b.
09-Sep-1829
,7 d.
19-Sep-1835
, MO.7
vi Lucyann
FERGUSSON
b.
13-Jun-1833
, MO,7 d.
24-Oct-1857
, MO.7
vii Richard
Henry FERGUSSON
b.
24-Feb-1836
, MO,7 d.
__-Mar-1859, MO.7
9. viii
Charles Ogal FERGUSSON
b.
01-Aug-1838
.
ix Washington
Lafayette FERGUSSON
b. 14-Sep-1841, MO,7 m.
10 May 1870, in Marion Co., MO,10 Didema
E. SAMS
, b. 22-Jul-1845,[xi]
(daughter of Joseph Leel SAMS
and Nancy Ann YATER
) d. 4-Dec-1913, Marion Co., MO,[xii]
Buried: Philadelphia, Marion Co., MO.
Washington
died
03-Nov-1881
, Philadelphia, Marion Co., MO,11 Buried:
Philadelphia, Marion Co., MO. Washington
L. came to TX--with his older brother, Robert Jefferson F. because
the 1850 Census for Fayette Co., TX, lists him immediately after the
family of Robert Jefferson F. On
Sept. 14, 1865
, he was appointed Constable of
Fayette Co., TX, and was sworn in on Sept. 25., 1865.
Didema: Didema died sans a will and any direct
descendants. The
Application for Letters of Administration filed 13 Dec., 1913 in
Marion Co., MO, identified the following heirs: Evaline D. Arnold,
sister; Wm Y. Sams, bro.;Mason B. Sams ,bro.; Clyde Sams, neph.;
Earl Sams, neph.--sons of deceased bro. G. N. Sams; Leta Terrill,
neice; Joseph L. Gibbons, neph.; Owen Gibbons, neph; Theon C.
Gibbons, neph.; Downing
M. Gibbons, neph.--children of Sarah J. Gibbons, dec. sister; Vaden
Sams, neph.; Luther Sams, neph.--sons of Joseph C.Sams,bro.dec.
6.
Robert Alexander FERGUSSON, Sr.
(2.William2, 1.Robert1)
b. 07-Mar-1799, Westmoreland Co. (?), VA,7 Occupation
Farmer, m. (1) 17-Aug-1824, in Woodford Co., KY,[xiii] Lydia BOWDRY
, (daughter of Lewis BOWDRY
and Lucy __?__
) d. 29-Jun-1845, Fayette Co., TX,13
m. (2)
24-Dec-1849,13 Marcy
Malissa NUNN
, b. 1821, TX,[xiv]
(daughter of Thomas NUNN
and ?
) d.
28-Apr-1898
, Hamilton, Hamilton Co., TX,13 Buried:
unmarked grave,
Howard
Cemetery
, Hamilton,Hamilton Co.TX.[xv]
Robert died 04-Feb-1879, prob. Washington Co., TX.[xvi]
Lydia: After Lydia and Robert married, they moved to
Clay Co., MO, where her sister who married Sam Tillery lived.
Their move to TX was because Lydia's sister, Martha Bowdry
Lafferty and husband were in Fayette Co., TX.
The Lafferty's died childless.
Bony advertised
for heirs and found only one--a young girl living in his own home.
By the 1920's when no heirs responded, Napoleon B. used the
property for himself.
Marcy: Widow of William Hensley.
Children by Lydia BOWDRY:
10. i
Napoleon Bonapart "Boney" FERGUSSON
b.
10-Jan-1826
.
11. ii
Elizabeth Ann Virginia "E.A.V" FERGUSSON
b.
29-Apr-1827
.
Children by Marcy Malissa NUNN:
iii Robert
Alexander FERGUSSON, Jr.
b.
15-Oct-1850
, Fayette Co., TX,13 d.
16-Oct-1850
, Fayette Co., TX.13
12. iv
Hellon Josephine FERGUSSON
b.
4-Oct-1851
.
13. v
Thomas J. FERGUSSON
b.
5-Aug-1854
.
vi William
Pinkney "Bill" FERGUSSON
b.
7-Sep-1856
, Washington Co., TX,13 Occupation
Rancher/Farmer, d.
2-Jul-1944
, San Angelo, Tom Green Co., TX.
Bill and his brother Bud took part in the founding of Lynn
and Yoakum Counties in TX and also in organizing Lea County, NM.
They farmed and ranched together until a few months before
the death of Bud when they retired to San Angelo.
Until the death of Bud in 1942, they were separated only 5
months in 1913. It was
during this time that Bill was in TX in the last days of their older
brother Thomas J. Fergusson and in the settling of the estate of
their uncle--Sam Nunn--as documented by letters Bill wrote.
vii Julia A.
FERGUSSON
b.
11-Oct-1858
, Washington Co. TX,13 d.
29-Nov-1896
, Hamilton Co., TX,13 Buried:
unmarked grave,
Howard
Cemetery
, Hamilton,Hamilton Co.TX.15
viii Simpson Price
"Bud" FERGUSSON
b.
26-Dec-1861
, Washington Co., TX, d.
27-Feb-1942
, San Angelo, Tom Green Co., TX, Buried:
28-Feb-1942
, Fairmount Cem.,
San Angelo
,Tom Green C.TX.
Bud and his older brother Bill took part founding of Lynn and
Yoakum Counties in TX and in organizing Lea County, NM.
They farmed and ranched together until a few months before
Bud's death when they retired to San Angelo. During Bud's lifespan
they were separated only 5 months in 1913, when the older Bill was
in TX attending to his older brother, Thomas J. Fergusson in his
last days, and in settling the estate of their uncle--Samuel Nunn.
In 1913 they were living in Lea Co., NM.
Fourth
Generation
7.
John N. FERGUSSON
(4.John3, 2.William2,
1.Robert1) b. 1816, VA, m. Charlotte E. __?__
.
Children:
i Sarah
C. FERGUSSON
b. 1842, MO.
ii William
H. FERGUSSON
b. 1844, MO.
iii John
E. FERGUSSON
b. 1846, MO.
iv James
N. FERGUSSON
b. 1848, MO.
v Beverly
V. FERGUSSON
b. 1849, VA.
8.
Robert Jefferson FERGUSSON
(5.William3, 2.William2,
1.Robert1) b.
07-Jan-1827
, Richmond Co.,(?) VA,7 Church:
Civil War, Occupation Farmer, m.
10-Feb-1853
,7 Virginia
V. REAMY
, b.
29-Sep-1834
, VA,7 (daughter
of William Jarvis REAMY
and Catherine MORRIS
) Church: Baptist, d.
28-Jan-1914
, Hamilton, Hamilton Co., TX,[xvii]
Buried: unmarked grave, Preacher Cem., Hamilton Co., TX, Other:
Cause of Death:, Cardiac Weakness.[xviii]
Robert died
08-Sep-1867
, LaGrange, Fayette Co., TX,7 Buried:
Fayette Co., TX, Other: Cause of Death:.[xix]
In Aug., 1867, an epidemic of Yellow Fever broke out in
Fayette County killing about 1/5 of the population.
Since ROBERT JEFFERSON F. died in Sept., he might have
contracted Yellow Fever and thence been one of its victims. He had
been sent home from the Civil War because of illness.
Virginia
: A marker for VIRGINIA R. FERGUSSON
was placed in the
Pottsville
Cemetery
,
Pottsville
,
Hamilton County
,
TX
,in July, 1994.
It was placed in the Fergusson plot in this cemetery because
Preacher Cemetery no longer is accessible. Funds to pay for the
marker were raised during the first Fergusson Reunion of this
century in July, 1994. Copies
of "Our Fergusson Family" (prepared by Elreeta Crain
Weathers) were sold to acquire money for a marker. Death record for
W.H.J. gave Virginia's name as "RANEY" & for S.V.
Chumney as "RAMEY."
Children:
14. i
Mary E."Molly"
FERGUSSON
b.
14-Nov-1853
.
15. ii
William Henry Jarius "Billy" FERGUSSON
b.
29-Jan-1855
.
16. iii
Sarah Virginia "Sally" FERGUSSON
b.
16-Jan-1858
.
iv John
R. FERGUSSON
b.
24-Nov-1860
, Fayette, Co., TX,7 d.
01-Mar-1865
, Fayette Co., TX.7
17. v
Thomas Griffin FERGUSSON
b.
31-Aug-1863
.
vi Charles
FERGUSSON
b.
21-Feb-1866
, Fayette, Co., TX,7 d.
27-Feb-1866
, Fayette Co., TX.7
vii Rachel Ma
FERGUSSON
b.
13-Feb-1867
, Fayette, Co., TX,7 d.
09-May-1882
, Falls Co. (?) TX.7
9.
Charles Ogal FERGUSSON
(5.William3, 2.William2,
1.Robert1) b. 01-Aug-1838,7 m.
in Milam Co., TX, Mary A. SCHAFFER
, d. 1914, Baylor College, Belton,
Bell Co., TX.[xx]
Charles died
26-Oct-1911
, Bell Co., TX.20 Charles
and Mary deeded their farm to
Baylor
College
in Belton.
This represented their life work.
The farm was sold for $12,000 and the money was used to build
Ferguson Hall on the Baylor College Campus.
In 1869 Charles Ogal and Mary moved to Bell County and
settled at Prairie Dell. They
sacrificed in many ways, often denying themselves pleasures and even
necessities that they might put more into Christian education.
Mary: After the death of her husband, Mary lived on
the Baylor College campus and was cared for there until her death in
1914. After the death of
their only child, they reared orphan children--sometimes as many as
7 at a time. After
Baylor College moved to Belton, they became interested in Christian
education for young women and lived frugally so that they could give
money to help young women gain an education.
Children:
i CHILD
FERGUSSON
.
10.
Napoleon Bonapart "Boney" FERGUSSON
(6.Robert3, 2.William2,
1.Robert1) b. 10-Jan-1826, Woodford Co., KY,16 Occupation
Farmer & Sheriff,[xxi] m. 24-Jan-1850, in
Fayette Co., TX,[xxii] Rachael M. ROSS
, b. __-Mar-1834, IN,[xxiii]
(daughter of Robinson ROSS
and Sabra SMALLEY
) d. aft. 1910.[xxiv]
Napoleon died
27-Dec-1891
, McLennan Co., TX,16 Buried:
Bold Spring Cemetery, McLennan Co., TX.[xxv]
Napoleon Bonapart was Sheriff of Fayette County, TX in 1867.
He was a Fayette County, TX, Commissioner in 1870.
Rachael: Rachel was living in Mc Lennan County, TX, in
1910.
Children:
18. i
A. E. FERGUSSON
b. 1851.
19. ii
Henry Thomas FERGUSON
b.
17-Jun-1853
.
iii Mary
C. FERGUSSON
b. 1856, Fayette Co., TX.
20. iv
Richard Kinard FERGUSSON, M.D.
b. 20-Oct-1858.
v Albert
B. FERGUSSON
b. __-Dec-1860, Fayette Co., TX,23
m. __-___-1895, in
Mc Lennan County, TX,23 Mary
__?__
.
Albert died 1895, Mc Lennan County, TX, Buried: Moore
Cemetery, Mc Lennan County, TX.[xxvi]
11.
Elizabeth Ann Virginia "E.A.V" FERGUSSON
(6.Robert3, 2.William2,
1.Robert1) b. 29-Apr-1827, Clay Co., MO,[xxvii]
m. 19-Mar-1846, in Fayette Co., TX,13 William
MURRAY
, b. 1819, SC,23 Occupation
Farmer. Elizabeth died
1-Jan-1879, TX. In a
letter written Oct. 18, 1852, from Fayette Co., TX, to her father
Robert Alexander Fergusson (in Washington Co., TX--probably), E. A.
V. said that she was not willing to sign the papers to sell Rachel,
a slave. Her husband
would redeem both Rachel and Charley (slaves) after crops were in
and sold. Both Robert A.
and N. B. (Napoleon Bonapart) signed the document drawn up in
Williamson Co., TX, in July, 1852.
E.A.V. did not sign to complete the sale.
Children:
21. i
William MURRAY
b. 1847.
22. ii
Martha "Bessie"
MURRAY
b.
13-JAn-1848
.
iii Lydia
MURRAY
b.
01-Jan-1852
,aft, Fayette Co., TX,23 m.
__?__ FAULKNER
.
Lydia died 1923, Gause, Milam Co., TX.23 On
18 Oct., 1852, E. A. V., in a letter to her father Robert Alexander
Fergusson wrote that Lydia was crawling and could pull up to a chair
and walk around it.
iv Tessie
MURRAY
b. abt. 1851, TX,23 m.
__?__ GRISWOLD
.
Tessie died abt. 1946, Hollywood, CA.23 Died
at age of about 95.
v Julia
MURRAY
b. abt.-1852, TX,23 m.
(1) __?__ RAINS
, m. (2) __?__ Colley
.
Julia died Gause, Milam Co., TX.
Lived in
Cameron
,
TX
, in the 1920's.
vi Tom
MURRAY
b. 1853-1858, TX,23 d.
died at 8-10yrs, TX.
23. vii
Sam Houston MURRAY
b. 1861.
viii Catherine T.
MURRAY
b. abt. 1863, TX.23
ix George
Washington MURRAY
b. 1865, TX,23 d.
1935, Gause, Milam Co., TX.23 George
was born between 1865 and 1870.
x Ben/Bruce
MURRAY
b. abt. 1868, TX,23 d.
Roswell
,
NM
.
xi Joe
MURRAY
b. TX,23 d.
TX. Joe died young.
No information about birth order.
12.
Hellon Josephine FERGUSSON
(6.Robert3, 2.William2,
1.Robert1) b. 4-Oct-1851, Washington Co., TX,13 Church:
Methodist, m. 10-Aug-1874, in Giddings, Lee County, TX,[xxviii] Jacob Clayton
"Jake" NICHOLS
, b. 9-Mar-1856, Southern OK,[xxix]
(son of Jimmy Nichols
and Jane Snyder
) Occupation Farmer, Lake Caretaker,
d. 4-Jul-1918, Granbury, Hood Co., TX,[xxx] Buried:
__-Jul-1918, Granbury Cem., Granbury, Hood Co., TX.
Hellon died
16-May-1941
, Stephenville, Erath Co., TX,13
Buried:
18-May-1941
, Granbury Cem., Granbury, Hood Co.,
TX,[xxxi] Other: Cause of
Death:, Senility; Old Age. Hellon
was born 10 miles west of Brenham, Washington Co., TX.
Children:
i Mary
Etta NICHOLS
b.
26-May-1875
,22 d.
7-Feb-1878.22
24. ii
William Harvey "Harve" NICHOLS
b.
2-Oct-1877
.
25. iii
Leona Maud NICHOLS
b.
15-Feb-1879
.
26. iv
Alice
"Dink" NICHOLS
b.
26-Jan-1881
.
v Susie
NICHOLS
b.
7-Jan-1883
,[xxxii] d.
28-Feb-1947
, Abilene, Taylor Co., TX,32 Buried:
__-Mar-1947, Granbury Cem., Granbury, Hood Co., TX.
27. vi
Tommie "Tom" NICHOLS
.
28. vii
Lessie O'Lera NICHOLS
b.
28-Mar-1888
.
viii Jack NICHOLS
b.
1-Jun-1890
, TX,32 d.
29-Dec-1893
, TX.32
29. ix
Lula Belle "Babe" NICHOLS
b.
11-Apr-1893
.
13.
Thomas J. FERGUSSON
(6.Robert3, 2.William2,
1.Robert1) b.
5-Aug-1854
, Washington Co., TX,13 Occupation
Farmer,[xxxiii]
m.
5-Mar-1878
,22 Mary
"Molly" C. TEMPLAR
, b. __-Aug-1858, TX,22 d.
aaft. 1930. Thomas died
1-Jul-1913
,
Lexington
,
TX
,[xxxiv] Buried:
2-Jul-1913
,[xxxv] Other: Cause of
Death:, Brights Disease & Heart Trouble.25
Mary: According to the 1900 US Census, Mary was the
mother of 12 children, 6 of whom were living in 1900.
When Sam Campbell died in 1930, Molly was living in Fort
Worth, as was her son "Ocy" Fergusson and family.
Children:
i William
Robert FERGUSSON
b.
4 Mar 1879
,[xxxvi] d. 16 Jul 1884.36
30. ii
Harriet T. "Hattie" FERGUSSON
b.
18-Sep-1881
.
iii Napoleon
D. FERGUSSON
b. __-Dec-1884, TX.23
iv John
FERGUSSON
.
v Bertha
Louise FERGUSSON
b.
21-May-1889
, TX,23 m.
7-Mar-1914
, in Hamilton Co., TX,[xxxvii]
Other: by John Dempsey West, MG, Henry Clay STANDEFER
, b. abt. 1894.37 Bertha
died -_ Apr 1976, TX 76456.[xxxviii]
vi Laura
M. FERGUSSON
b. __-Nov-1893, TX.23
vii James T.
FERGUSSON
b. __-Feb-1896, TX.23
viii Andrew J.
FERGUSSON
b. __-Mar-1898, TX.23
Fifth
Generation
14.
Mary E."Molly"
FERGUSSON
(8.Robert4, 5.William3,
2.William2, 1.Robert1) b. 14-Nov-1853, MO,7
m. 17-Jan-1871, in
Fayette Co., TX,[xxxix] John W.
PHILLIPS
, b. 1852, TX,[xl]
Occupation Farmer.
Children:
i John
R. PHILLIPS
b. 1872.40
ii Lizzie
PHILLIPS
b. 1873, TX.40
iii Evaline
"Eva" PHILLIPS
b. 1878, TX,40 d.
17-Jan-1904
,
Pottsville
,
Hamilton County
,
TX
,[xli] Buried: Pottsville
Cem.,
Pottsville
,HamiltonCo.TX, Other: Cause of
Death:, tuberculosis. On
a visit in Fayette, TX, Wm. Henry Jarius Fergusson found that his
neice was very ill. Her
family was not able to provide medical care for Eva, so Billy brught
his neice to Hamilton County, TX.
Billy's wife, Sarah Alexander "Sallie" Adcock
Fergusson contracted TB as she cared for Eva.
Eva was buried in the family plot at Pottsville beside her
infant cousins who were daughters of Billy and Sallie.
None of Eva's family from LaGrange came to her funeral.
After Sallie's death, Billy never visited in LaGrange again.
iv Maggie
PHILLIPS
b. __-Nov-1879, TX.40
15.
William Henry Jarius/Jarvis "Billy" FERGUSSON
(8.Robert4, 5.William3,
2.William2, 1.Robert1) b. 29-Jan-1855,
Hannibal, Marion Co., MO,7 Church:
Ch. of Christ, Occupation Farmer, m. 28-Sep-1876, in LaGrange,
Fayette Co., TX,[xlii]
Other: Double Wedding, with Sallie's brother, Robert A. Adcock, Sarah
Alexander "Sallie" ADCOCK
, b. 26-Nov-1860, Holly Springs,
Marshall Co., MS,[xliii] (daughter of Johnson
ADCOCK
and Cynthia Lucinda COLLIER
) Church: Baptist, d. 16-Jun-1910,
Pottsville, Hamilton Co., TX,43 Buried:
Pottsville Cem.,Pottsville,HamiltonCo.TX, Other: Cause of Death:,
Contracted TB caring for husband's neice.
William died
21-Nov-1950
, Littleville, Hamilton Co., TX,[xliv]
Buried:
23-Nov-1950
, Pottsville Cem.,
Pottsville
,HamiltonCo.TX, Other: Cause of
Death:, Acute Cardiac Failure; Acute Bronchitas.[xlv]
At the age of 12 Billy assumed the responsibility for
providing for his mother and siblings after the death of his father
in 1867 in Fayette Co., TX. Billy
and Sallie moved from Fayette, to Falls, to McLennan, to Bell and
finally to Hamilton Co.,TX by 1890. On Nov. 6, 1895, Billy bought
1,008,900 sq. varas of land 12 mi. SW of Hamilton (at Pottsville)
for $550 from John Potts. Billy
cleared, fenced, farmed, and lived on this land until 1946.
Until April, 1944 he was able daily to walk into Pottsville
to pick up his mail & read a paper
Sarah: Sarah "Sallie" Alexander Adcock
married William "Billy" Henry Jarius Fergusson on the same
day that Sallie's brother Robert Alexander Adcock married Martha
Ellen "Mattie" Brown in Fayette Co., TX--at the home of
Mattie's parents. The
1900 US Census for Hamilton Co., TX confirms that four of Sallie's
10 children were dead. There
are two graves identifed by Elsie Fergusson Crain as being a son and
a daughter of Sallie. Perhaps
there was another child not included in lists. We have 1 more grave
than children.
Children:
31. i
Robert Jeff FERGUSSON
b.
05-Feb-1878
.
ii David
E. FERGUSSON
b.
21-Dec-1879
, Falls Co., TX,7 d.
21-Feb-1885
, Falls Co., TX,7 Buried:
Falls Co., TX, Other: Cause of Death:, Had Membrane Croup.[xlvi]
Or died
Feb. 17, 1885
.
Even though David died as a five-year old, he was listed as a
resident in the home of his parents on the US Census as long as his
mother lived--1900 and 1910 Census.
His age were given as if he were still alive.
32. iii
Charles Johnson "Charlie" FERGUSSON
b.
12-Dec-1881
.
33. iv
Luther Guy FERGUSSON
b.
14-Mar-1884
.
34. v
Callie May FERGUSSON
b.
17-Apr-1887
.
35. vi
Maggie Roberta FERGUSSON
b.
09-Jul-1890
.
vii Infant Son
FERGUSSON
b.
18-Apr-1893
, Blue Ridge, Hamilton Co., TX, d.
18-Apr-1893
, Blue Ridge, Hamilton Co., TX,
Buried: Blue Ridge Cemetery, Hamilton Co., TX.
36. viii
Lenard Theodore FERGUSSON
b.
22-Sep-1895
.
ix Infant
Daughter FERGUSSON
b.
08-Apr-1898
, Pottsville, Hamilton Co., TX, d.
12-Apr-1898
, Pottsville, Hamilton Co., TX,
Buried: Blue Ridge Cemetery, Hamilton Co., TX.
x Infant
Daughter FERGUSSON
b.
25-Mar-1900
, Pottsville, Hamilton Co., TX, d.
24-Apr-1900
, Pottsville, Hamilton Co., TX,
Buried:
Pottsville
Cem.Pottsville,
Hamilton
Co.TX.
16.
Sarah Virginia "Sally" FERGUSSON
(8.Robert4, 5.William3,
2.William2, 1.Robert1) b. 16-Jan-1858,
Hannibal, Marion Co., MO,7 Church:
Baptist, m. 4-Dec-1872, in La Grange, Fayette Co, TX,[xlvii]
Other: by R. W. Willenberg, M.G., George Washington CHUMNEY
, b. 28-Mar-1849, VA,[xlviii]
(son of John CHUMNEY
and Nancy Ann BARNES
) Church: None, Occupation Farmer, d.
10-Jan-1919, Blue Ridge, Hamilton County, TX,48 Buried:
Blue Ridge Cemetery, Hamilton County, TX.
Sarah died
11-Jun-1944
, Hico, Hamilton Co., TX,[xlix]
Buried:
12-Jun-1944
, Blue Ridge Cem., Hamilton Co., TX,[l] Other: Cause of
Death:, Cerebral Hemorage & Hypertention Senilit.49
George: George and Sally were in the process of moving
from Ondee (in Hamilton County) to Live Oak (in Hamilton County)
when they stopped at Blue Ridge in the home of daughter Pearl and
her husband Marion Neal. George
became ill and died.
Children:
37. i
William Daniel "Will" CHUMNEY
b.
8-Jul-1875
.
38. ii
Arthur Wayne CHUMNEY
b.
18-Jan-1878
.
iii Minnie
Lee CHUMNEY
b.
22-Feb-1881
,7 d. As an
Infant.
39. iv
May Iantha CHUMNEY
b.
27-Dec-1887
.
40. v
Pearl Virginia CHUMNEY
b.
1-Jun-1889
.
41. vi
Byrdie Maggie. CHUMNEY
b. 8-Dec-1894.
42. vii
Ima Fay CHUMNEY
b.
4-Oct-1900
.
17.
Thomas Griffin FERGUSSON
(8.Robert4, 5.William3,
2.William2, 1.Robert1) b. 31-Aug-1863,
Fayette, Co., TX,7 Church:
Ch. or Christ, Occupation Drayage Business, m. 27-Jan-1889, in Bell
Co., TX, Mary Ella HUNT
, b. 15-Jun-1868, TN,[li]
Baptized: 1898,[lii] (daughter of George
M. HUNT
and Joanna ADCOCK
) Church: Ch. of Christ,33 d.
20-Jul-1927, Merkel, Taylor Co., TX,[liii] Buried: Rose Hill
Cem., Merkel, Taylor Co., TX.[liv]
Thomas died
27-Oct-1942
, Merkel, Taylor Co., TX,54 Buried:
Rose Hill Cem., Merkel, Taylor Co., TX.
Moved from
Hamilton
to
Merkel
,
TX
, in 1905.
For 31 years he handled the local freight delivery for the
Texas & Pacific Railroad in Merkel.
He used a span of little mules to pull his wagon to deliver
freight until he retired about 1936.
Mary: After the death of Ella's parents, she was
reared by her maternal grandmother, Lucinda Collier Adcock.
Children:
43. i
Maude Virginia FERGUSSON
b.
23-Jan-1890
.
ii Jesse
James FERGUSSON
b.
25-Mar-1891
, --probably
Hamilton County
,
TX
,23 d.
22-Mar-1935
, Merkel, Taylor Co., TX,23 Buried:
Rose Hill Cem., Merkel, Taylor Co., TX.54 Jesse
had a crippling form of arthritis.
iii Minnie
Beatrice FERGUSSON
b. 23-Aug-1893, Hamilton County, TX,23
m. 2-Feb-1938, in
Baird, Callahan County, TX, Fred ODELL
, b. 10-Feb-1885,23 d.
10-Nov-1979, Buried: Rose Hill Cem., Merkel, Taylor Co., TX.54 Minnie
died 21-Jan-1972,23 Buried:
__-Jan-1972, Rose Hill Cem., Merkel, Taylor Co., TX.54
iv T. G.
FERGUSSON
b.
23-Jul-1895
,
Pottsville
,
Hamilton County
,
TX
, d.
28-Jul-1895
,
Pottsville
,
Hamilton County
,
TX
, Buried: __-Jul-1895,
Pottsville
Cem.,
Pottsville
,HamiltonCo.TX.
v Infant
Daughter FERGUSSON
b.
11-Apr-1898
, Pottsville, Hamilton Co., TX, d.
11-Apr-1898
, Pottsville, Hamilton Co., TX,
Buried: __-Apr-1898, Pottsville Cem.,
Pottsville
,HamiltonCo.TX.
vi Ona
Fay FERGUSSON
b. 1906, Merkel, Taylor Co., TX, d.
1906, Merkel, Taylor Co., TX.
18.
A. E. FERGUSSON
(10.Napoleon4, 6.Robert3,
2.William2, 1.Robert1) b. 1851, Fayette Co.,
TX, m. 24 Mar 1869, in TX,23 James
Howard WALDEN, Sr.
, b. 18 Nov 1843, Rutherford Co., TN,
prob.,[lv] d. 29 Apr 1913,
Itasca, Hill Co., TX. A.
E. died 1884-1886, Falls or McLennan Co., TX.
James: In 1880, the widowed J. H. Walden was listed in
the census with his widow's parents, Napoleon Bonaparte Fergusson
and Rachael M. Ross Fergusson in Falls County, TX.
Children:
i Exena
WALDEN
b. __ Feb 1874, TX.23 In
1910 US Census, TX, Exena lived in
Waco
, Mc Lennan County, with her
grandmother, Rachel M. Ross Fergusson.
44. ii
James Howard WALDEN, Jr.
b.
19 Jan 1875
.
iii William
H. WALDEN
b. abt. 1878, TX.23 Had
only one arm.
iv Frank
WALDEN
b. __ Aug 1879.55
v Vaul/Vail
WALDEN
b. __ Jul 1881.55
vi Albert
S. WALDEN
b. __ Mar 1884, TX.55 In
1910 US Census, TX, Albert lived in
Waco
with his grandmother, Rachel M. Ross
Fergusson.
19.
Henry Thomas FERGUSON
(10.Napoleon4, 6.Robert3,
2.William2, 1.Robert1) b. 17-Jun-1853, Fayette
Co., TX,16 Occupation
Farmer, m. 3-Jun-1878, in Falls County, TX,23 Cleopatra
Bernard "Patie" ADCOCK
, b. 17-May-1859, Holly Springs,
Marshall Co., MS, (daughter of Johnson ADCOCK
and Cynthia Lucinda COLLIER
) d. 24-Mar-1932, Chalk Bluff,
McLennan Co., TX, Buried: 25-Mar-1932, Bold Springs Cem., McLennan
Co., TX. Henry died
21-Apr-1904
, Elm Mott, McLennan Co., TX,23 Buried:
__-Apr-1904, Bold Springs Cem., McLennan Co., TX.
Henry T. changed the spelling of his last name from FERGUSSON
to FERGUSON.
Children:
i Beula
T. FERGUSON
b.
8-Apr-1879
,
Falls County
,
TX
,23 d.
14-Oct-1885
, TX.23
ii Dewit
FERGUSON
b.
19-Sep-1882
, TX,23 d.
21-Oct-1885
, TX.23
45. iii
Dora M. FERGUSON
b.
22-Jan-1885
.
46. iv
Myrtle Mildred
FERGUSON
b.
16-Aug-1887
.
47. v
Richard Bonapart "Dick" FERGUSON
b.
7-Oct-1890
.
48. vi
Robert Henry "Bob" FERGUSON, SR.
b. 17-Jul-1893.
49. vii
Edward "Eddie" FERGUSON
b.
12-Sep-1895
.
20.
Richard Kinard FERGUSSON, M.D.
(10.Napoleon4, 6.Robert3,
2.William2, 1.Robert1) b.
20-Oct-1858
, La Grange, Fayette Co, TX,7 Occupation
Physician/Surgeon, m. Helen Mc CALL
.
Richard died
23-Jul-1924
,
Runnels County
,
TX
,23 Buried:
24-Jul-1924
, Miles,
Runnels County
,
TX
,23 Other:
Cause of Death:, Apoplexy.[lvi]
Children:
50. i
Adrian Kinard FERGUSSON
b.
16-Jul-1888
.
ii Edna
V. FERGUSSON
b.
16-Jul-1888
, Cameron,
Milam
County
, TX.23 Twin
to KINARD ADRIAN FERGUSSON
21.
William MURRAY
(11.Elizabeth4, 6.Robert3,
2.William2, 1.Robert1) b. 1847, TX,23 m.
__?__ __?__
.
William died abt. 1929, Brownwood, Brown Co., TX.23
Children:
i Katie
MURRAY
m. __?__ COOK
.
Katie died 1984, Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., TX.
22.
Martha "Bessie" MURRAY
(11.Elizabeth4, 6.Robert3,
2.William2, 1.Robert1) b. 13-JAn-1848, Fayette
Co., TX,23 m.
in Fayette Co. or Washington Co., TX, James CHAMBERS
.
Martha died 1876, TX.23
Children:
i Bessie
Beatrice CHAMBERS
b. abt. 1888????.23 This
lady who lived in
Ada
,
OK
, in 1883, was 95 years old.
23.
Sam Houston
MURRAY
(11.Elizabeth4, 6.Robert3,
2.William2, 1.Robert1) b. 1861, TX,[lvii]
m. Celest "Lessie"
STORM
, d. 1975.
Sam died 1931, Gause, Milam Co., TX.57
Children:
i Archie
Lee "Arch" MURRAY
b.
28-Jan-1907
, Gause, Milam Co., TX,[lviii] m. Katy __?__
.
Arch Lee has done extensive research on the Fergusson Family.
He has the family Bible which belonged to Robert Alexander
Fergusson. He has no
children. Arch has a
nephew, Francis "Frank" Murray, son of Jeff Murray. Frank
was an early publisher of "New Yorker" and in 1994 was
editor of "Better Nutrition."
Graduate of
Southwest TX
Teachers College,
San Marcos
,
TX
. Commissioned 1936 MP SP Troops,
Army. Fingerprint
expert, published poetry, editorial, political cartoonist, lyricist,
writer.
ii William
Burl MURRAY
b.
13-Sep-1909
, Gause, Milam Co., TX.58
iii John
Thomas "Tommy" MURRAY
b.
13-Aug-1913
, Gause, Milam Co., TX.58
iv Joseph
Benjamin MURRAY
b.
28-Mar-1916
, Brownwood, Brown Co., TX.58
24.
William Harvey "Harve" NICHOLS
(12.Hellon4, 6.Robert3,
2.William2, 1.Robert1) b. 2-Oct-1877, TX,32
m. (1) in
Johnsville, Erath Co., TX, Della Jane JACKSON
, d. 1-Mar-1913, Fort Worth, Tarrant
Co., TX,32 Buried:
Johnsville, Erath Co., TX, m. (2) Cora Mae Etta JACKSON
, b. 23-May-1881.32 William
died 13-Apr-1933, Dickens, Dickens County, TX,32 Buried:
Dickens, Dickens County, TX.
Cora: Cora Mae Etta Jackson was a sister of Della Jane
Jackson--first wife of Harve Nichols.
Children by Della Jane JACKSON:
i Barney
Upsher NICHOLS
b.
21-Apr-1904
,[lix] m.
27-Jan-1924
, in Dickens,
Dickens County
,
TX
,59 Mary
Jane EDWARDS
.
51. ii
Brent Leroy NICHOLS
b.
31-Dec-1906
.
iii Edgar
Jacob "Ed" NICHOLS
b.
16-Feb-1909
,[lx] m.
18-Jun-1927
,60 Mary
Lone PORTER
.
Children by Cora Mae Etta JACKSON:
iv William
Harve "Dude" NICHOLS
.
v Ross
Knight NICHOLS
b.
28-Apr-1918
,32 m.
17-Aug-1939
, in Albuquerque, Bernallo Co., NM,32
Kathryn Nadine
MARRIOTT
.
25.
Leona Maud NICHOLS
(12.Hellon4, 6.Robert3,
2.William2, 1.Robert1) b. 15-Feb-1879, Lee Co.
or Williamson Co.,TX,[lxi] m. 18-Jan-1898, in
Lee Co. or Williamson Co.,TX,[lxii]
John Z. MARTIN, Sr.
, b. 3-Nov-1866, Madison Co., TX,62
d. 11-May-1942,
Stephenville, Erath Co., TX,62 Buried:
__-May-1942, Stephenville, Erath Co., TX.
Leona died
6-Jan-1961
, Stephenville, Erath Co., TX,61
Buried:
Stephenville, Erath Co., TX.
Children:
i Leafa
Mahala MARTIN
b.
19-Dec-1899
, m.
3-Dec-1934
, in Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., TX,62 Bernard
Thomas
STAFFORD
.
ii Curtis
E. "Possum" MARTIN
b.
20-Sep-1902
,[lxiii] m.
9-Sep-1928
,63 Hula
Mae HOWERTON
.
iii John
Z. MARTIN, Jr.
b.
11-Jan-1908
,32 d.
1-Oct-1923.32
iv Rupert
MARTIN
b. 26-Dec-1892.32
26.
Alice
"Dink" NICHOLS
(12.Hellon4, 6.Robert3,
2.William2, 1.Robert1) b.
26-Jan-1881
,[lxiv] m. James Doss
ROBERTS
, b.
28-Mar-1881
,64 d.
20-Jun-1959
, San Angelo, Tom Green Co., TX,64
Buried: Dunn,
Scurry Co., TX.
Alice
died
28-Jan-1923
, Colorado City, Mitchell Co., TX,32 Buried:
__-Jan-1923, Dunn Cemetery, Scurry Co., TX.
James: William Pinkney Fergusson, told his nephew,
Capt. Arch Lee Murray in 1942-43, that J. D. ROBERTS, his
nephew-in-law, had lent him money on his land.
When Billy went to pay off the loan. J. D. ROBERTS informed
him that it was now his land. J.
D. ROBERTS did not pay for W. P.'s
and S. P. Fergusson's funerals.
They were buried as paupers by the city of San Angelo.
Arch Lee . Murray paid for tombstones to be placed at the
graves of William Pinkey and Simpson Price Fergusson.
Children:
i Josephine
"Jo" ROBERTS
b.
3-Mar-1906
,[lxv] m.
21-Jun-1945
, in
San Bernadino
,
CA
,65 Louis
B. BARBEE
.
ii Grace
ROBERTS
b.
20-Apr-1908
,[lxvi] m.
21-Sep-1958
, in
Los Vegas
,
Nevada
,66 Paul
E. HARRIS
.
iii Joe
Leonard ROBERTS
b.
3-Feb-1920
,[lxvii] m.
3-Nov-1943
, in
Decatur
,
Indiana
,67 Patricia
Jane NEBER
.
iv Estes
B. "Bunk" ROBERTS
.
v Tom
P. ROBERTS
.
vi Brice
ROBERTS
.
27.
Tommie "Tom" NICHOLS
(12.Hellon4, 6.Robert3,
2.William2, 1.Robert1) m. 18-Dec-1904, in
Stephenville, Erath Co., TX,[lxviii] John Seaborn
McCOMB, Sr.
, b. 8-Sep-1882, Eastland Co., TX.68
Tommie died
19-Mar-1948, San Angelo, Tom Green Co., TX,32 Buried:
__-Mar-1945, Belvedere Cem., San Angelo, TX.32
Children:
i Hellon
Mollie McCOMB
b.
31-Dec-1905
,68 m.
13-Sep-1924
, in Comanche,
Comanche County
,
TX
,68 Talmadge
G. TOLER
.
ii Lee
Neta "Tid" McCOMB
.
iii Dorothy
Joyce McCOMB
.
iv John
Seaborn "Bus" McCOMB, Jr.
.
v Mittie
Earl McCOMB
.
vi James
McCOMB
. James lived only 3 months.
28.
Lessie O'Lera NICHOLS
(12.Hellon4, 6.Robert3,
2.William2, 1.Robert1) b. 28-Mar-1888,
Limestone Co., TX,32 Church:
Ch. of Christ, m. 24-Dec-1905, in Seldon, Erath Co., TX,[lxix]
Luther Alfred COX
, b. 23-Feb-1880, Johnsville, Erath
Co., TX,32 (son
of Daniel COX
and Frances Jane ALLARD
) Church: Ch. of Christ, Occupation
Municipal Water Works, d. 20-Jan-1971, Dublin, Erath Co., TX,32
Buried:
22-Jan-1971, Garden of Memories, Stephenville, TX,[lxx] Other: Cause of
Death:, Heart Failure, Senility.
Lessie died
9-Dec-1985
, Dublin, Erath Co., TX,[lxxi] Buried:
11-Dec-1985
, Garden of Memories,
Stephenville
,
TX
, Other: Cause of Death:, Cardiac
Arrest; Old Age.
Children:
52. i
Wayne Aldon COX
b.
29-Nov-1907
.
53. ii
Harvey Aline COX
b.
31-Dec-1912
.
29.
Lula Belle "Babe" NICHOLS
(12.Hellon4, 6.Robert3,
2.William2, 1.Robert1) b. 11-Apr-1893,
Ireland, Coryell Co., TX,32 m.
(1) 1914, in Stephenville, Erath Co., TX,[lxxii] divorced, Louis
Edwin COFFEE
, b. 1875, Hope, Hempstead Co., AR,72
d. __-Apr-1947,
Los Angeles, CA,72 Buried:
Inglewood Park Cem., Los Angeles, CA, m. (2) Floyd COOK
, d. __-Oct-1938, CA,[lxxiii]
Buried: Inglewood Park Cem., Los Angeles, CA.
Lula died
20-Dec-1959
,
Long Beach
,
CA
,32 Buried:
__-Dec-1959, Inglewood Park Cem.,
Los Angeles
,
CA
.
Children by Louis Edwin COFFEE:
i Orval
Preston
COFFEE
b. 7-Aug-1915.72
ii Everette
Marvin "Jack" COFFEE
b. 15-Jan-1918, Thurber, Erath Co., TX,72 m.
12-___-1948, in Los Vegas, Nevada,72 Shirley
L. SNELL
. Jack and Shirley had
no children.
Children by Floyd COOK:
iii Flodada
"Betty" COOK
.
30.
Harriet T. "Hattie" FERGUSSON
(13.Thomas4, 6.Robert3, 2.William2,
1.Robert1) b.
18-Sep-1881
, Bee Co.,TX,[lxxiv]
Church: Baptist,[lxxv]
m.
22-Nov-1903
, in
Hamilton
Co.
, TX,[lxxvi]
Other: by S. A. Brown, MG, Samuel Alexander "Sam"
CAMPBELL
, b.
13-Sep-1880
, MS,[lxxvii]
d.
3-Jul-1930
,
Hamilton County
,
TX
,[lxxviii]
Buried: Live
Oak
Cemetery
,
Hamilton County
,
TX
. Harriet died
18-Jul-1913
, Temple, Bell Co., TX,77 Buried:
19-Jul-1913
, Blue Ridge Cem., Hamilton Co., TX.
Hattie was the mother of 4 children, but only two were living
when she died.
Samuel: Sam became an orphan as a young boy when both
parents died. He came to
TX with his older sisters. He
and Hattie had four children, but only two were alive when Hattie
died. His tombstone
(according to the Hamilton Co. Cemetery Book) says that he died in
1924--but his obituary in the Hamilton-Herald Record, published 11
July, 1930, says that he died 3 Jul, 1930.
His sisters were Mrs. Mary Harrison of Fort Worth, Mrs. Eva
McAnelly, Putnam, and Mrs. Ella Warren, TN--in July, 1930.
Children:
i Alice
CAMPBELL
.
ii Roscoe
CAMPBELL
.
[i]
Fergusson Family Prayer Book/Bible, "THE BOOK OF
COMMON PRAYER AND ADMINISTRAT ION OF THE SACRAMENTS...
CHURCH
OF
ENGLAND
...WITH PSALTER OR PSALMS OF
DAVID," Alexander Kincaid, His Majesty's Printer,
Edinburgh
,
Scotland
, 1772.
[ii]
Family Bible of Robert Alexander Fergusson
[iii]
Headley, Jr., Robert K., "WILLS OF RICHMOND COUNTY,
VIRGINIA, 1699--1800," Genealogical Publishing Co.,
Baltimore, MD, 1983, Pg. 175.
[iv]
Revolutionary War Application of William Fergusson
[v]
Revolutionary War Records Section, Department of
Interior; Bureau of Pensions; Application for Pension for
William Fergusson, #S39576.
[vi]
King, George Harrison Sanford, "Marriages of
Richmond
County
Virginia
1668- 1853,"
Fredericksburg
,
VA
, 1964, Pg. 69; and Fergusson
Family Bible.
[vii]
Fergusson Family Bible begun by William Fergusson and his
first wife Sarah Kirk Fergusson in 1878 and now in possession of
Elreeta Crain Weathers.
[viii]
Nov. 29--Family Bible of Robert Alexander Fergusson; Dec.
29--Revolutionary War Pension Records.
[ix]
King, George Harrison Sanford, Compiler and Publisher,
"MARRIAGES OF RICHMOND COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1668-1853; "
Fredericksburg, VA, 1964., , pg. 69
[x]
Eisenberg, John, e-mail,
16 March, 1998
;
332 E. Broadmor Dr.
, empe, AZ 85282, (602) 967-8115.
[xi]
Sullivan, Cherry Robertson--Vol. 2, Cemetery Records for
Marion Co., MO.
[xii]
Probate File #812, Marion County, MO
[xiii]
Family Bible of Robert Alexander Fergusson, Sr.
[xiv]
Deed from Thomas Nunn to his daughter Melissa Fergusson
for 173 acres in Washington Co., TX--
22 August, 1864
.
[xv]
Newspaper Obituary from "The Journal News"
1898, Hamilton, TX--for Marcy Melissa Fergusson; and letter from
Wm. P. Fergusson on 3 July, 1913, to his sister Hellon J.
Fergusson Nichols.
[xvi]
Murray, Arch Lee who has the family Bible of Robert
Alexander Fergusson
[xvii]
Death Record, Hamilton County, TX Death Records, Vol. 3,
# F 40
[xviii]
Death Certificate,
Hamilton County
,
TX
, Death Records Book, Vol. 3, #
40.
[xix]
Lotto, F., "Fayette County, Her History and Her
People," Published by the Author in Schulenburg, TX,
--Sticker Stream Press--in 1902, pgs. 141--A yellow fever
epidemic struck in Sept., 1867, killing a quarter of population.
[xx]
"After Seventy-Five Years"
[xxi]
Lotto, F., "Fayette County, Her History and Her
People," Published by the Author in Schulenburg, TX,
--Sticker Stream Press--in 1902, pgs. 110, 188.
[xxii]
Sullivan, Cherry Robertson and Family Bible of Robert
Alexander Fergusson, Sr.
[xxiv]
The 1910 US Census, TX listed Rachel M. Ross Fergusson
and her grandchildren, Exena and Albert S. Walden as residents
of Mc Lennan County, TX.
[xxv]
Letter from Wm. P. Fergusson on
3 Jul., 1913
, to his sister Hellon J. Fergusson Nichols.
[xxvi]
"Mc
Lennan County
,
TX
, Cemetery Records," Vol.
,1973, Page 106
[xxvii]
Family Bible of Robert Alexander Fergusson.
[xxviii]
Family Bible of Robert Alexander Fergusson, Sr., Marriage
Record from
Lee
County
, TX.
[xxix]
Tombstone and Vivian Maria Cox Hicks
[xxx]
Tombstone and Maria Vivian Cox Hicks
[xxxi]
Death Certificate,
Erath County
,
TX
, and affidavit by Lessie N. Cox
on
30 March, 1983
.
[xxxiii]
1900 US Census - Hamilton County, TX
[xxxiv]
Fergusson, William "Bill" P. -
Letter written
3 July, 1913
, to his sister Hellon Josephine
Fergusson Nichols.
[xxxv]
Letter from Wm. P. Fergusson to his sister Hellon J.
Fergusson Nichols on
3 Jul., 1913
.
[xxxvi]
Fergusson, Robert Alexander--Family Bible Record
[xxxvii]
Standefer, Henry Clay & Bertha Louise Fergusson--Marriage
Record, Hamilton County, TX, Marriage Book, Vol. 6, p. 187.
[xxxviii]
Standefer, Bertha - Social Security Death Index
[xxxix]
Marriage Record, Fayette County, TX, Marriage Record Book
D, Pg. 53
[xl]
1880 Fayette County, TX, US Census
[xli]
Death Record,
Hamilton County
,
TX
, Vol. I, # 32.
[xlii]
Marriage Record, Fayette County, TX Marriage Record Book,
Vol. 1, Pg. 11
[xliii]
Tombstone
,
Pottsville
Cemetery
,
Hamilton County
,
TX
.
[xliv]
Death Record,
Hamilton County
,
TX
, Death Record Book #8, Pg. 105.
[xlv]
Death Certificat,
Hamilton County
,
TX
Death Record Book, Vol. 8, Pg.
105.
[xlvii]
Marriage Record,
Fayette County
,
TX
, Book D, Pg. 180.
[xlviii]
Newspaper Obituary for George Washington Chumney
[xlix]
Chumney, Sarah "Sally"
Virginia
Fergusson -Death Certificate,
Hamilton County
,
TX
Death Record Book, Vol. 7, Pg.
158.
[l]
Newspaper obituary for Mrs. G. W. Chumney
[li]
Newspaper obituary for Mary Ella Hunt Fergusson.
[lii]
Fergusson, Mary Ella Hunt - Newspaper obituary
[liii]
Fergusson, Mary Ella Hunt - Newspaper obituary.
[liv]
West Texas Genealogical Society, "Rose Hill Cemetery
Records, 1884-1986, Merkel, Taylor Co., TX," Pg. 85
[lvi]
Death Record,
Runnels County
,
TX
, Death Record Book, Vol. 3, Page
85.
[lviii]
Sullivan, Cherry Robertson from John Thomas
"Tommy" Murray
[lix]
Hicks, Maria Vivian Cox from Barney U. Nichols.
[lx]
Hicks, Maria Vivian Cox from Edgar J. Nichols.
[lxi]
Hicks, Maria Vivian Cox from Leafa Martin Stafford
[lxiv]
Barbee, Jo, Grace Harris, and Joe Roberts
[lxix]
Hicks, Maria Vivian Cox and Marriage Certificate
[lxxi]
Hicks, Maria Vivian Cox and Death Certificate
[lxxii]
Hicks, Maria Vivian Cox from Everette Marvin
"Jack" Coffee
[lxxiii]
Hicks, Maria Vivian Cox from letter written in Oct., 1938
from Lula Belle "Babe" Nichols Cook to her mother
Hellon Josephine Fergusson Nichols.
[lxxiv]
Sullivan, Cherry Robertson, and
Family Bible Records of Robert Alexander Fergusson.
[lxxv]
Davis, J. N., Clerk, "Minutes of the 37th Annual
Session of the Hamilton Co. Baptist Association, Aug. 13--15,
1913, Agee Baptist Church', 'In Memoriam', p. 22.
[lxxvi]
Campbell, Sam A. & Harriett "Hattie" T.
Fergusson - Marriage Record, Hamilton County, TX, Marriage
Record Bk.4, p. 139.
[lxxvii]
Campbell, Harriet "Hattie" T. Fergusson -
Newspaper obituary from "The Hamilton Record"
July 24, 1913
.
[lxxviii]
Hengst, Nancy Alexander, "Newspaper Obituaries, Vol.
2, from Hamilton Newspapers 1926 thru 1933, Hamilton County,
TX," p. 20
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REMY/REAMY
GENEALOGIES
From
Elreeta Weathers
March
14, 2005
Pierre
REMY
#19604 b. 1586,
Lorraine
,
France
, m. __?__ __?__
#19605.
I. Jacob
REMY, Sr.
#19602 b. abt. 1630, Picardy,
Lorraine, France, m. (1) Francoise HALDT
#19603, (daughter of Antoine HALDT, II
#19606 and Madelaine MARCHAND
#19607) d. 1654, At sea, m. (2) 1671, in Westmoreland Co., VA,
Mary MARMADUKE/MILES??
#19608, b.
18 Feb 1654
, Hawksburg,
Gloucester
England
, (daughter of Samuel MILES
#21636 and __?__
#21637). Jacob died 1721, Westmoreland Co., VA.
Jacques/Jacob, of nobel birth,
was the original French Huguenot immigrant ancestor.To escape the
Huguenot persecution in France Jacques fled to
England
. From Eng. he came to America in 1654 under the "Indenture
System" bound to Nicolas Spencer, Esq.
Jacob was the English translation of Jacques.
He died at age 91. Jacob worked as the servant of Spencer until he
paid for his passage to America. Westmoreland
Co., Deed Bk. 1, p. 403-Jacob was deeded 200 ac. on 07/21/1671 adjacent to
Nomini River. Francoise: Francoise died enroute to America on a ship
indentured to John Brayton. Mary: Jacob REMY received his Naturalization
Papers in Oct., 1702--filed in both Westmoreland and Richmond Counties,
VA. On 05/16/1695 Miles
Marmaduke appointed Jacob REMY as one of the trustees of his estate in
Westmoreland Co., VA. Jacob
REMY made his will in July, 1702, but it was not proved until 7/05/1721.
He left to his wife Mary all of the furniture in her room; 1
shilling on demand to eldest son William; and 200 ac. where he lived to
yountest son, Jacob. Mary's surname has not been proved.
A.
William Byron REMY, Sr.
#19600 (son of Jacob REMY, Sr.
#19602 and Mary MARMADUKE/MILES??
#19608) b. 1672, VA, Lived in
Westmoreland Co., VA,
m. abt. 1693, in Westmoreland Co.,VA, Virginia Catherine ASBURY
#19601, (daughter of Henry ASBURY
#21249 and Mary DURRANT
#21250). William died 1738, Westmoreland Co., VA,
,
30 May 1738
, Will was proved; Will made
11-18-1737
.
William, eldest son of Jacob REMY was bequeathed 1 shilling on
demand in his father's will. William
left one shilling to his son William.
After the death of his wife Catherine, the heirs (Asbury,
Catherine, John, James, and Daniel) of Jacob Remey was to receive his
plantation. He left a feather
bed to his granddaughter Elizabeth Sanders.
William received his inheritance when he married Catherine.
Virginia
: Catherine lived in Westmoreland
Co., VA. where she received
the use of William's plantation for the rest of her life.
1. Mary REMY
#21254. Mary was willed a yearling heifer by her grandfather, Henry Asbury
in 1706/1707.
2. Asbury
REMY
#19581 m. in Westmoreland Co., VA,
Hannah Elizabeth NEALE
#19582.
a.
Alexander REMY
#19622.
b. Ennis
REMY
#19623.
c.
Joshua REAMY
#19534 b. abt. 1747, Westmoreland Co.,
VA,
m. (1) abt. 1770, in Richmond Co.,(?) VA,
Ann WROE
#19535, (daughter of John WROE
#19592 and Sarah __?__
#19593) m. (2) abt. 1775,
Nancy COATES
#19591, (daughter of James COATS, Sr.
#19598 and __?__ __?__
#19599). Joshua died abt. 1820, Foneswood, Richmond Co., VA.
Of Richmond Co., VA. His
will names his children and
some grandchildren. Will--. Joshua
lived near Foneswood on the border of Westmoreland Co. & Richmond on
land his uncle William formerly owned.
Will was dated
07/20/1820
& was proved
10/01/1821
, Richmond Co.,VA--Will Bk. 9, p. 710.
Witnesses to will were Robert Sanders, James Nash, & James
Coates. Executors were sons Bereman & James Reamy. War of 1812--serv.
08/16/1814
, Inf. commanded by Capt. Richard Monroe 111 Reg't, Va; Ann: Ann was
definitely the mother of Bereman--probably others.
Joshua REAMY was in the Militia of Westmoreland Troup of Cav. Lt.
Hazzard's 111 Regt. VA. Ann
died after 1783 when she was named in he will of her father--so the second
marriage date for Joshua is incorrect.
Joshus REAMY was the first to spell his surname REAMY instead of
REMY in America. Nancy: Nancy was the mother of other children--some
listed with Ann WROE, the first wife of Joshua.
(1)
Nancy REAMY
#19583 (daughter of Joshua REAMY
#19534 and Ann WROE
#19535).
(2)
Fanny REAMY
#19584 (daughter of Joshua REAMY
#19534 and Ann WROE
#19535).
(3)
James REAMY
#19585 (daughter of Joshua REAMY
#19534 and Ann WROE
#19535).
(4)
Catherine REAMY
#19586 (daughter of Joshua REAMY
#19534 and Ann WROE
#19535).
(5)
Lucy REAMY
#19588 (daughter of Joshua REAMY
#19534 and Ann WROE
#19535).
(6)
Bereman REAMY
#19532 (son of Joshua REAMY
#19534 and Ann WROE
#19535) b. 1768,
m. 15 Apr 1796, in Westmoreland Co., VA,
Sally Jarvis BALDERSON
#19533. Bereman died 1850,
Richmond Co., VA. His name was
also spelled Berryman. Some say that he died in Westmoreland Co. VA.
Bereman/Berryman made his will on
6 April, 1850
, and it was proved
6 Jan., 1852
in Richmond Co. Co., VA, Will Book 23, pg. 127.
He left 71 acres to his dau. Mary Saunders with whom he had been
living.
(a) Mary
REAMY
#19552 m. __?__ SAUNDERS
#19626. Bereman was residing
with Mary REAMY SAUNDERS at his death.
He bequeathed 71 acres to Mary.
(b) Elizabeth
REAMY
#19553.
(c) Nancy
REAMY
#19554.
(d) Sally
REAMY
#19555.
(e) Samuel
REAMY
#19556.
(f) John
REAMY
#19557.
(g) James
REAMY
#19558.
(h) Joshua
REAMY
#19559.
(i) William
Jarvis REAMY
#16781 b. 1805,
m. Catherine MORRIS
#16782, b. 1815,
(daughter of Hudson MORRIS
#19530 and Sally NASH
#19531) buried: Porter Chappel Cem.,
Caldwell
,
TX
. William died 15 Oct 1845.
Order Bk, Richmond Co.,
VA #28, 1837-1844--License granted to William J. Reamy to keep ordinary in
the house he now occupies at Stoney Hill,
July 3, 1837
. William and family moved to
MO between 1837 and 1844. Died
at the age of 39 years, 8 months, and 15 days. Catherine: 1850 US Census,
Marion CO., MO --listed as REAMEY.
[1]
Hudson REMEY
#16783 b. 1828, VA.
Hudson
was enumerated in Warren Txp., Marion Co., MO in the 1850 census.
His younger brother (?) John and sister, Virginia lived in his
household.
[2]
James J. REAMY
#19560 d. 1833.
[3]
John REMEY
#16784 b. 1832, VA.
[4]
Roberta REAMY
#16785 b. VA, m. Leonard TRIPLETT
#21889.
[5]
Virginia
V. REAMY
#5112
b.
29-Sep-1834
, VA,
ref: Baptist, m.
10-Feb-1853
,
Robert Jefferson FERGUSSON
#5111, b.
07-Jan-1827
, Richmond Co.,(?) VA,
(son of William Kenner FERGUSSON
#5119 and Elizabeth C. ROBERTSON
#5120) ref: Civil War, occupation Farmer, d.
08-Sep-1867
, LaGrange, Fayette Co., TX,
buried: Fayette Co., TX, Cause
of Death:.
Virginia
died
28-Jan-1914
, Hamilton, Hamilton Co., TX,
buried: unmarked grave, Preacher Cem., Hamilton Co., TX,
Cause of Death:, Cardiac Weakness.
A marker for VIRGINIA R. FERGUSSON was placed in the
Pottsville
Cemetery
,
Pottsville
,
Hamilton County
,
TX
,in July, 1994. It was placed
in the Fergusson plot in this cemetery because Preacher Cemetery no longer
is accessible. Funds to pay for the marker were raised during the first
Fergusson Reunion of this century in July, 1994.
Copies of "Our Fergusson Family" (prepared by Elreeta
Crain Weathers) were sold to acquire money for a marker. Death record for
W.H.J. gave Virginia's name as "RANEY" & for S.V. Chumney as
"RAMEY." Robert: In Aug., 1867, an epidemic of Yellow Fever
broke out in Fayette County killing about 1/5 of the population.
Since ROBERT JEFFERSON F. died in Sept., he might have contracted
Yellow Fever and thence been one of its victims. He had been sent home
from the Civil War because of illness.
[A] Mary
E."Molly" FERGUSSON
#5113 b. 14-Nov-1853, MO,
m. 17-Jan-1871, in Fayette Co., TX,
John W. PHILLIPS
#5251, b. 1852, TX,
occupation Farmer.
[B] William
Henry Jarius/Jarvis "Billy" FERGUSSON
#4595 b. 29-Jan-1855, Hannibal, Marion Co., MO,
ref: Ch. of Christ, occupation Farmer, m. 28-Sep-1876, in LaGrange,
Fayette Co., TX,
Double Wedding, with Sallie's brother, Robert A. Adcock, Sarah
Alexander "Sallie" ADCOCK
#4359, b. 26-Nov-1860, Holly Springs, Marshall Co., MS,
(daughter of Johnson ADCOCK
#5145 and Cynthia Lucinda COLLIER
#5146) ref: Baptist, d. 16-Jun-1910, Pottsville, Hamilton Co., TX,
buried: Pottsville Cem.,Pottsville,HamiltonCo.TX,
Cause of Death:, Contracted TB caring for husband's neice.
William died
21-Nov-1950
, Littleville, Hamilton Co., TX,
buried:
23-Nov-1950
, Pottsville Cem.,
Pottsville
,HamiltonCo.TX, Cause of
Death:, Acute Cardiac Failure; Acute Bronchitas.
At the age of 12 Billy assumed the responsibility for providing for
his mother and siblings after the death of his father in 1867 in Fayette
Co., TX. Billy and Sallie
moved from Fayette, to Falls, to McLennan, to Bell and finally to Hamilton
Co.,TX by 1890. On Nov. 6, 1895, Billy bought 1,008,900 sq. varas of land
12 mi. SW of Hamilton (at Pottsville) for $550 from John Potts.
Billy cleared, fenced, farmed, and lived on this land until 1946.
Until April, 1944 he was able daily to walk into Pottsville to pick
up his mail & read a paper Sarah: Sarah "Sallie" Alexander
Adcock married William "Billy" Henry Jarius Fergusson on the
same day that Sallie's brother Robert Alexander Adcock married Martha
Ellen "Mattie" Brown in Fayette Co., TX--at the home of Mattie's
parents. The 1900 US Census
for Hamilton Co., TX confirms that four of Sallie's 10 children were dead.
There are two graves identifed by Elsie Fergusson Crain as being a
son and a daughter of Sallie. Perhaps
there was another child not included in lists. We have 1 more grave than
children.
[C] Sarah
Virginia "Sally" FERGUSSON
#5114 b. 16-Jan-1858, Hannibal, Marion Co., MO,
ref: Baptist, m. 4-Dec-1872, in La Grange, Fayette Co, TX,
by R. W. Willenberg, M.G., George Washington CHUMNEY
#5252, b. 28-Mar-1849, VA,
(son of John CHUMNEY
#8666 and Nancy Ann BARNES
#8667) ref: None, occupation Farmer, d. 10-Jan-1919, Blue Ridge, Hamilton
County, TX,
buried: Blue Ridge Cemetery, Hamilton County, TX.
Sarah died
11-Jun-1944
, Hico, Hamilton Co., TX,
buried:
12-Jun-1944
, Blue Ridge Cem., Hamilton Co., TX,
Cause of Death:, Cerebral Hemorage & Hypertention Senilit.
George: George and Sally were in the process of moving from Ondee
(in Hamilton County) to Live Oak (in Hamilton County) when they stopped at
Blue Ridge in the home of daughter Pearl and her husband Marion Neal.
George became ill and died.
[D] John R. FERGUSSON
#5115 b.
24-Nov-1860
, Fayette, Co., TX,
d.
01-Mar-1865
, Fayette Co., TX.
[E] Thomas Griffin
FERGUSSON
#5116 b. 31-Aug-1863, Fayette, Co., TX,
ref: Ch. or Christ, occupation Drayage Business, m. 27-Jan-1889, in Bell
Co., TX, Mary Ella HUNT
#5253, b. 15-Jun-1868, TN,
1898,
(daughter of George M. HUNT
#9244 and Joanna ADCOCK
#5151) ref: Ch. of Christ,
d. 20-Jul-1927, Merkel, Taylor Co., TX,
buried: Rose Hill Cem., Merkel, Taylor Co., TX.
Thomas died
27-Oct-1942
, Merkel, Taylor Co., TX,
buried: Rose Hill Cem., Merkel, Taylor Co., TX.
Moved from
Hamilton
to
Merkel
,
TX
, in 1905. For 31 years he
handled the local freight delivery for the Texas & Pacific Railroad in
Merkel. He used a span of
little mules to pull his wagon to deliver freight until he retired about
1936. Mary: After the death of Ella's parents, she was reared by her
maternal grandmother, Lucinda Collier Adcock.
[F] Charles FERGUSSON
#5117 b.
21-Feb-1866
, Fayette, Co., TX,
d.
27-Feb-1866
, Fayette Co., TX.
[G] Rachel Ma
FERGUSSON
#5118 b. 13-Feb-1867, Fayette, Co., TX,
d. 09-May-1882, Falls Co. (?) TX.
[6]
Cornelius REAMY
#19561 d. 1838.
[7]
Robert Daingerfield REAMY
#19519 b. 1840, VA,
m. abt. 1860, in MO?,
Elizabeth ""Betty" WHITE
#19521. Robert died 1896,
Waco, McLennan Co., TX.
1860-US Census - Shellby Co., MO.
Came to
Waco
about 1882. Obit says that he
was buried in the First St. Cem--name was later changed to
University--near Texas Ranger Museum.
There is no tombstone.
[A] William Henry
REAMY
#19522.
[B] Frances Grant
REAMY
#19523.
[C] John Alfred REAMY
#19524 b. 1862, MO,
m. (1) divorced, Anna CROW
#19619, m. (2) Maggie ENGLAND
#19620. John died 1949.
Maggie: In his later years John Alfred married Maggie
England--widow of his brother.
[D] Charlie Oscar
REAMY
#19525.
[E] Ida REAMY
#19526.
[F] Daisy REAMY
#19527.
[G] Catherine REAMY
#19528.
[H] Walter Sylvanus
REAMY
#19529 b. __ Jan 1880, Shelby Co., MO,
m. in McLennan Co., TX,
Nettie Mae GARDNER
#19612. Grandfather of Marsil
Creech.
[8]
Eliza REAMY
#19520 b. 1844, MO, m. __?__
MOORE
#19536, buried: Porter Chappel Cem.,
Caldwell
,
TX
.
Eliza buried: Porter Chappel Cem., Caldwell, TX.
Moved to
Caldwell
,
TX
.
(7)
Sussannah REAMY
#19589 (daughter of Joshua REAMY
#19534 and Ann WROE
#19535).
(8)
William REAMY
#19590 (son of Joshua REAMY
#19534 and Ann WROE
#19535) m. Elizabeth GARNER
#19610.
Elizabeth
: Of Westmoreland Co., VA; lived in Richmond Co.,VA.
(9)
Jacob REAMY
#19587 (son of Joshua REAMY
#19534 and Nancy COATES
#19591).
d. Hannah
REMY
#19624.
3. William REMY, Jr.
#20067. William received one shilling in his father's will.
4. James RAMEY
#20068 b. 1715, VA.
B.
Jacob REMY, Jr.
#19609 (son of Jacob REMY, Sr.
#19602 and Mary MARMADUKE/MILES??
#19608).
Jenkins, Lew - June 11, 1998.
Remy, Jacob, (Sr.) --Will proved Dec. 5, 1721, Westmoreland
Co., VA Will Bk. 7 , p. 254.
Creech, Marsil
Creech, Marsil
Creech, Marsil
Reamy, William J. and Catherine Morris--family Bible
Reamy, William J. and Catherine Morris--family Bible
Eisenberg, John, e-mail, 16 March, 1998; 332 E. Broadmor Dr.,
empe, AZ 85282, (602) 967-8115.
Fergusson Family Bible begun by William Fergusson and his first
wife Sarah Kirk Fergusson in 1878 and now in possession of Elreeta
Crain Weathers.
Fergusson Family Bible begun by William Fergusson and his first
wife Sarah Kirk Fergusson in 1878 and now in possession of Elreeta
Crain Weathers.
Fergusson Family Bible begun by William Fergusson and his first
wife Sarah Kirk Fergusson in 1878 and now in possession of Elreeta
Crain Weathers.
Fergusson Family Bible begun by William Fergusson and his first
wife Sarah Kirk Fergusson in 1878 and now in possession of Elreeta
Crain Weathers.
Lotto, F., "Fayette County, Her History and Her
People," Published by the Author in Schulenburg, TX, --Sticker
Stream Press--in 1902, pgs. 141--A yellow fever epidemic struck in
Sept., 1867, killing a quarter of population.
Death Record, Hamilton County, TX Death Records, Vol. 3, # F 40
Death Certificate, Hamilton County, TX, Death Records Book,
Vol. 3, # 40.
Fergusson Family Bible begun by William Fergusson and his first
wife Sarah Kirk Fergusson in 1878 and now in possession of Elreeta
Crain Weathers.
Marriage Record, Fayette County, TX, Marriage Record Book D,
Pg. 53
1880 Fayette County, TX, US Census
Fergusson Family Bible begun by William Fergusson and his first
wife Sarah Kirk Fergusson in 1878 and now in possession of Elreeta
Crain Weathers.
Marriage Record, Fayette County, TX Marriage Record Book, Vol.
1, Pg. 11
Tombstone, Pottsville Cemetery, Hamilton County, TX.
Tombstone, Pottsville Cemetery, Hamilton County, TX.
Death Record, Hamilton County, TX, Death Record Book #8, Pg.
105.
Death Certificat, Hamilton County, TX Death Record Book, Vol.
8, Pg. 105.
Fergusson Family Bible begun by William Fergusson and his first
wife Sarah Kirk Fergusson in 1878 and now in possession of Elreeta
Crain Weathers.
Marriage Record, Fayette County, TX, Book D, Pg. 180.
Newspaper Obituary for George Washington Chumney
Newspaper Obituary for George Washington Chumney
Chumney, Sarah "Sally" Virginia Fergusson -Death
Certificate, Hamilton County, TX Death Record Book, Vol. 7, Pg. 158.
Newspaper obituary for Mrs. G. W. Chumney
Chumney, Sarah "Sally" Virginia Fergusson -Death
Certificate, Hamilton County, TX Death Record Book, Vol. 7, Pg. 158.
Fergusson Family Bible begun by William Fergusson and his first
wife Sarah Kirk Fergusson in 1878 and now in possession of Elreeta
Crain Weathers.
Fergusson Family Bible begun by William Fergusson and his first
wife Sarah Kirk Fergusson in 1878 and now in possession of Elreeta
Crain Weathers.
Fergusson Family Bible begun by William Fergusson and his first
wife Sarah Kirk Fergusson in 1878 and now in possession of Elreeta
Crain Weathers.
Newspaper obituary for Mary Ella Hunt Fergusson.
Fergusson, Mary Ella Hunt - Newspaper obituary
1900 US Census - Hamilton
County, TX
Fergusson, Mary Ella Hunt - Newspaper obituary.
West Texas Genealogical Society, "Rose Hill Cemetery
Records, 1884-1986, Merkel, Taylor Co., TX," Pg. 85
West Texas Genealogical Society, "Rose Hill Cemetery
Records, 1884-1986, Merkel, Taylor Co., TX," Pg. 85
Fergusson Family Bible begun by William Fergusson and his first
wife Sarah Kirk Fergusson in 1878 and now in possession of Elreeta
Crain Weathers.
Fergusson Family Bible begun by William Fergusson and his first
wife Sarah Kirk Fergusson in 1878 and now in possession of Elreeta
Crain Weathers.
Fergusson Family Bible begun by William Fergusson and his first
wife Sarah Kirk Fergusson in 1878 and now in possession of Elreeta
Crain Weathers.
Fergusson Family Bible begun by William Fergusson and his first
wife Sarah Kirk Fergusson in 1878 and now in possession of Elreeta
Crain Weathers.
Reamy, William J. and Catherine Morris--family Bible
1850 US Census, Marion Co., MO
Elreeta
Weathers
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