Person:David Ferguson (9)

1900 Census

This took place in the month following Mary, David's wife, had died.

Everyone in the household was white. They lived on David's free-owned farm (schedule 7).

(Head) David Ferguson, 50 year old widower farmer born Mar 1850 in Illinois.  His father and mother were born in Indiana and Kentucky, respectively.
(Son) Isah (Ferguson), 19 year old male farm hand born Sep 1882 in Illinois.  His father was born in Illinois and mother in Indiana.
(Son) Rory (Ferguson), 11 year old male farm hand born Mar 1889 in Illinois.  His father was born in Illinois and mother in Indiana.
(Daughter) Nora (Ferguson), 8 year old school girl born Jul 1891 in Illinois.  Her father was born in Illinois and mother in Indiana.
(Hand) Orlando Stewart, 30 year old widower farm hand born Mar 1864 in Illinois.  His father was born in Kentucky and mother in Ohio.
(Hand) Everet (Stewart), 15 year old male farm hand born Dec 1884 in Illinois.  Both of his parents were born in Illinois.

Death record

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Name	                David Ferguson
Sex	                Male
Age	                87y 4m 27d
Death Date	        28 Aug 1937
Death Place	        Willow Hill, Jasper, Illinois
Occupation	        Farmer
Race	                White
Ethnicity	        American
Father's Name	        Jeremiah Ferguson
Mother's Name	        Harritt O'Laughlin
Event Type	        Death
Age	                87 years 4 months 27 days
Age	                87y 4m 27d
Race	                White
Race	                White
Birth Date	        29 Mar 1850
Birth Year (Estimated)	1850
Birthplace	        Jasper Co., Ills.
Burial Date	        29 Aug 1937
Burial Place	        Hunt, Jasper, Ills
Cemetery	        Mound
Father's Birthplace	Ind.
Residence Place	        Willow Hill, Jasper, Ills
Spouse's Name	        Lell Ferguson

Burial

It's interesting to note that David was buried with his first wife of 27 years rather than with his second wife of 35 years.

External links

Family Search person record: David Ferguson

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Interview with T.J. Yockey 2001-01-01.

   David Ferguson had a brother who enlisted in the Union Army at the age of 18 and died 2 months later on the Kentucky/Tennessee border near Fort Donaldson.

2.   Fountain > 1952-1955 Volume 36, in Indiana, United States. Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019
   Image 161 of 343., 13 NOV 1953.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Headstone photo, shared with Mary E., in Find A Grave
   8 Oct 2006.

   David Ferguson

4. ↑ Indiana, United States. Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019
   Pg. 127, 13 Dec 1921.

   Source citation: "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-67MS-FWG?cc=1410397 : 8 April 2021), > image 1 of 1; Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis.

   Transcription of Marriage License Application - see User:Ceyockey/Yockey-Ferguson 1921 Marriage License Application (transcription)

5. ↑ New Liberty Village, in Jasper, Illinois, United States. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule
   21 Jun 1880.

   See Family:David Ferguson and Mary Stewart (1) for text and details.

6. ↑ ^6.0 6.1 Liberty Village, Willow Hill Township, supervisor's district 13, enumeration district 105, in Jasper County, Illinois. 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule
   Sheet 5B, dwelling/family 111/115, rows 65 to 70, 5 Jun 1900.

   "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-67V9-Z3Z?cc=1325221&wc=9B77-NQH%3A1030552601%2C1032323901%2C1035677801 : 5 August 2014), Illinois > Jasper > ED 105 Willow Hill Township (west part) Liberty village > image 8 of 29; citing NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3} Illinois, United States. Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947.

   "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3WF-XTB : 9 March 2018), David Ferguson, 28 Aug 1937; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,786,893.

8. ↑ "Brockville" could not be found among places in Illinois.
9. ↑ Moved to Willow Hill after living in Brockville, Illinois.