Family:John Ferguson and Emily Unknown (1)

Census information

1850 Census (Burton, Adams, Illinois)

transcribed from imaged handwritten record

John Ferguson, 40 year old male farmer born in Ohio.
     He had $1500 worth of real estate.
Emily (Ferguson), 35 year old female born in Ohio.
Ann (Ferguson), 4 year old female born in Illinois.
James R (Ferguson), 3 year old male born in Illinois.
Mary Ferguson, 1 year old male born in Illinois.

1860 Census (Burton, Adams, Illinois)

transcribed from imaged handwritten record

John Ferguson, 45 year old male farmer born in Ohio
     He had $3000 worth of real estate and either $100 or $1000 of personal estate.
Emily (Ferguson), 39 year old female born in Ohio
Ann M (Ferguson), 14 year old female born in Illinois
Rusel (Ferguson), 12 year old male born in Illinois
Clara (Ferguson), 9 year old female born in Illinois
Hellen (Ferguson), 6 year old female born in Illinois
     All four of the children were in school.
Reuben Frey, 20 year old male born in Pennsylvania

1880 Census (Burton, Adams, Illinois)

transcribed from imaged handwritten record

John Ferguson, 63 year old male farmer born in Ohio, whose parents were born in Pennsylvania.
Emily J (Ferguson), 52 year old female born in Ohio, whose parents were born in New York.
Helen (Ferguson), 22 year old single female born in Illinois, whose parents were born in Ohio.
John Deeren, 22 year old single male farm laborer born in Ohio, whose father was born in Pennsylvania and mother in Ohio.
     All members of the household were white.
     The family appeared to live "next door" to son Russel J Ferguson and his family.

1. ↑ Dwelling/Household 282/282, in Great River Genealogical Society (Quincy, Illinois). 1860 census, Adams County, Illinois. (Quincy, Illinois?: The Society, 1981-1982)
   Burton, Pg. 561, 7 Jun 1860.

   "United States Census, 1860," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYBT-QJB?cc=1473181&wc=7QMS-C8H%3A1589423252%2C1589423636%2C1589424998 : 24 March 2017), Illinois > Adams > Burton > image 3 of 34; 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. ↑ Dwelling/houshold 23/25, in Adams, Illinois, United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication M432)
   Town of Burton (extends from bottom of image 3 to top of image 4), 2 Oct 1850.

   "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6WJ9-ZY4?cc=1401638&wc=95R4-VZ8%3A1031317001%2C1031304402%2C1032522501 : 9 April 2016), Illinois > Adams > Burton > image 3 of 30; citing NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

3.   Dwelling/household 178/179, in Adams, Illinois, United States. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication T9)
   Burton Township, pg. 21, supervisor's district 6, enumeration district 2, 15 Jun 1880.

   "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYBM-Q2?cc=1417683&wc=XQXR-2NL%3A1589399935%2C1589400077%2C1589395947%2C1589394907 : 24 December 2015), Illinois > Adams > Burton > ED 2 > image 21 of 30; citing NARA microfilm publication T9, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C., n.d.)