Person:Rececca Williford (1)

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Rececca Williford
b.Abt 1827 Illinois, United States
d.Bef 1900
Parents and Siblings
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m. Est 1823
  1. Rececca WillifordAbt 1827 - Bef 1900
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  William FergusonAbt 1823 - Bef 1890
  • W.  Rececca WillifordAbt 1827 - Bef 1900
m. 24 Mar 1842
  1. George W. FergusonAbt 1845 - Bef 1922
  2. Celia J. FergusonAbt 1847 -
  3. Emaline FergusonAbt 1849 -
  4. John FergusonAbt 1855 -
  5. Nancy FergusonAbt 1858 -
  6. Harriet FergusonAbt 1861 -
  7. Thomas G. FergusonAbt 1865 -
  8. Mary FergusonAbt 1865 -
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Facts and Events
Name Rececca Williford
Gender Female
Birth? Abt 1827 Illinois, United States
Marriage 24 Mar 1842 Gallatin, Illinois, United Statesto William Ferguson
Census[1] 1850 Saline, Illinois, United States
Census[2] 1860 Saline, Illinois, United States
Census[3] 1870 Saline, Illinois, United States
Census[4] 1880 Saline, Illinois, United States
Residence[5] Aug 1890 Illinois, United Statesapplied for military widow's pension
Death[6] Bef 1900 not in 1900 census
References
  1. ↑ Stonefort, Saline, Illinois, in United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432)
    HH 141, Fam 141.

    Ferguson, William, 27, farmer, [no RE listed] b. IL
    , Rebecca, 23, b. IL
    , Geo W., 6, b. IL
    , Celia, 3, b. IL
    , Emaline, 1, b. IL

  2. ↑ Township 9 Range 6 East, Saline, Illinois, in United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M653)
    HH 830, Fam 830.

    Ferguson, Wm, 38, farmer, PE = $100, b. IL
    , Rebecca, 33, b. IL
    , George W., 16, b. IL
    , Celia J., 13, b. IL
    , Emaline, 11, b. IL
    , John 5, b. IL
    , Nancy, 2, b. IL

  3. ↑ Township 9 Range 6, Saline, Illinois, in United States. 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    HH 39, Fam 40.

    Ferguson, William, 48, farmer, RE = $300, b. IL
    , Rebecca, 44, keeping house, b. IL
    , Emaline E., 20, at home, b. IL
    , John, 15, b. IL
    , Nancy, 11, b. IL
    , Harriet, 9, b. IL
    , Thomas G., 5, b. IL
    , Mary, 5, b. IL

  4. ↑ Harrisburg, Saline, Illinois, in United States. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T9)
    HH 406, Fam 420.

    Ferguson, William, 57, married, farmer, b. IL, both parents b. PA
    , Rebecca, 54, wife, keeps house, b. IL, both parents b. NC
    , Harriet, 19, dau, b. IL
    , Mary, 15, dau, b. IL
    , Thomas, 15, son, b. IL, sick-sore eyes

  5. ↑ United States. Veterans Administration. General index to pension files, 1861-1934. (Washington, District of Columbia, United States: NARA).

    Ferguson, William
    Widow: Ferguson, Rebecca
    Service: B & H 18 Ill Inf
    1879 Feb 17 Invalid Application 267706 [no Certificate]
    1890 Aug 19 Widow Application 480172, Certificate 458433, applied IL

  6. ↑ Several undocumented on-line public trees, as well as three Ancestral File pages state John died in 1896, and that Rebecca died in 1885. (Ancestral Files 2KC4-TCH, 2K89-2P0, 1G9Q-VL5).
    In 1880 there were two William Fergusons living in Illinois with a wife named Rebecca. A William Ferguson in Pike County, Illinois was 58 and born in Virginia. His wife Rebecca was 59 and born in Kentucky. They were both still living in 1900, and appear in the 1900 US Census for Pike County. They cannot be the William Ferguson whose widow Rebecca applied for a widow's pension in 1890.
    Neither couple appears in the 1890 US Veterans Schedule.
    Company B of the 18th Illinois Infantry, part of the basis for the pension applications, was composed primarily of men from Gallatin County, neighboring county to Saline County. Pike County, where the other William and Rebecca Ferguson lived, was on the other side of the state. Again, the service record suggests that the pension applications are for William and Rebecca Ferguson of Saline County, not Pike County.
    Without any documentation to report the death dates given by others, death dates supported by the Pension Application seem more reasonable.
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