Family:Benjamin Ferguson and Phebe Unknown (2)

1860 US Census, Fox Lake Village, Dodge, Wisconsin

Benj. (Benjamin) Ferguson, 40 year old male farmer born in Maine.
     Phebe A. (Ferguson), 48 year old female born in New York.

, 20 year old school-woman born in New York.

, 17 year old schoolboy born in New York.

, 14 year old schoolgirl born in Wisconsin.
Charles A. Ferguson, 10 year old schoolboy born in Wisconsin.

, 19 year old female teacher born in England.

, 20 year old male farm laborer born in Ireland.

, 15 year old female domestic (servant) born in Ireland.

Benjamin held $11,800 worth of real estate and retained $2,000 in personal estate.

1870 US Census, Village of Fox Lake, Dodge, Wisconsin

Benjamin Ferguson, 50 year old male farmer born in Maine
     Phebe A. (Ferguson), 58 year old female born in New York
Charles A. (Ferguson), 20 year old male tin smith born in Wisconsin.

, 30 year old female born in New York

, 27 year old male month laborer born in New York

, 19 year old male express agent born in Ireland

, 19 year old female domestic servant born in Wisconsin

All members of the household were white.
Benjamin held $7,000 worth of real estate and retained $2,038 in personal estate.

1880 US Census, Village of Fox Lake, Dodge, Wisconsin

Benj (Benjamin) Ferguson [head], 60 year old male farmer born in Maine.  Both of his parents were born in Scotland.
     Phebe A. (Ferguson) [wife], 67 year old female born in New York.  Her father was born in New York, her mother in Massachusetts.

 [daughter], 40 year old single female born in New York.  Her father was born in Massachusetts and mother in New York.

 [servant], 17 year old female servant born in Wisconsin.  Both of her parents were born in Germany.

All members of the household were white.

The fact that Libbie's father was not born in Maine suggests that Benjamin is her step-father and not biological father.

1. ↑ Fox Lake Village, in Dodge, Wisconsin, United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule
   Pg. 59, dwelling/household 415/408, rows 26 to 34, 22 Jun 1860.

   "United States Census, 1860," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9BSF-91Z7?cc=1473181&wc=7QK5-T23%3A1589422311%2C1589429302%2C1589437522 : 24 March 2017), Wisconsin > Dodge > Fox Lake Village > image 13 of 32; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

2. ↑ The Village of Fox Lake, in Dodge, Wisconsin, United States. 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule
   Pg. 19, dwelling/household 151/157, rows 9 to 15, 9 Jul 1870.

   "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-D4G4-DST?cc=1438024&wc=KGSH-K68%3A518654501%2C518800201%2C519090801 : 12 June 2019), Wisconsin > Dodge > Fox Lake Village > image 19 of 28; citing NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

3. ↑ Village of Fox Lake, in Dodge, Wisconsin, United States. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule
   Pg. 14, dwelling/household 153/167, rows 38 to 41, 4 Jun 1880.

   "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYB6-9XM4?cc=1417683&wc=X46N-SP8%3A1589394822%2C1589400038%2C1589407637%2C1589395184 : 24 December 2015), Wisconsin > Dodge > Fox Lake > ED 12 > image 17 of 40; citing NARA microfilm publication T9, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C., n.d.)

4. ↑ The History of Dodge County, Wisconsin: Containing a History of Dodge County, Its Early Settlement, Growth, Development, Resources Etc., Etc., an Extensive and Minute Sketch of Its Cities ... War Record, Biographical Sketches, Portraits of Prominent Men and Early Settlers, Etc., Etc.; Also History of Wisconsin, Constitution of the United States and of Wisconsin, Condensed Abstract of Laws of Wisconsin, Miscellaneous, Etc., Etc. (Chicago, Illlinois: Western Historical Company, 1853)
   Pg. 701, 1853.