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William Ferguson
d.Bef Aug 1890
Facts and Events
| Name |
William Ferguson |
| Gender |
Male |
| Birth[1] |
Abt 1823 |
Illinois, United States |
| Marriage |
24 Mar 1842 |
Gallatin, Illinois, United Statesto Rececca Williford |
| Census[1] |
1850 |
Saline, Illinois, United States |
| Census[2] |
1860 |
Saline, Illinois, United States |
| Census[4] |
1870 |
Saline, Illinois, United States |
| Census[5] |
1880 |
Saline, Illinois, United States |
| Death[3][6] |
Bef Aug 1890 |
widow applied for military widow's pension |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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
[Note: Company B was composed of men mostly from Gallatin County.]
- ↑ Township 9 Range 6, Saline, Illinois, in United States. 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publications M593 and T132)
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
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Several undocumented on-line public trees, as well as three Ancestral File pages state William Ferguson died in 1896, and that Rebecca died in 1885. (Ancestral Files 2KC4-TCH, 2K89-2P0, 1G9Q-VL5).
The Rebecca Ferguson's application for a widow's pension based on his service in the Civil War was made in August 1890, meaning that her husband died before that date.
In 1880 there were two William Fergusons living in Illinois with a wife named Rebecca. William and Rebecca Ferguson in Saline County, Illinois, and a William Ferguson in Pike County, Illinois was 58 and born in Virginia. His wife Rebecca was 59 and born in Kentucky.
William and Rebecca Ferguson of Pike County were both still living in 1900, and appear in the 1900 US Census. 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.
The William Ferguson in the pension application served in Company B of the 18th Illinois Infantry. Company B 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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