Eli Ferguson (1794 - 1850)

Born 1794 in South Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Ellen (Slocum) Moffitt — married 2 Nov 1845 in Carroll, Mississippi, United States

Descendants

Died Feb 1850 at about age 56 in Carroll, Mississippi, United States

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Biography

Eli Ferguson was born in South Carolina to Moses Ferguson and Elizabeth Lively in 1794, and he died in Carroll County, Mississippi in February 1850.^[1]

Eli married twice. His first wife was Mary Applewhite whom he married, probably in Marion County, Mississippi Territory, about 1814, based on the 1816 census for Marion County, Mississippi Territory.^[2] In that census, Eli Ferguson is head of a household with one female over 21 (perhaps Mary), one male under 21 (perhaps Aaron, new born), and one female under 21 (perhaps Susan, age 1 year).

Eli married his second wife, Ellen Slocum, in Carroll County, Mississippi, on 2 November 1845.^[3]

Eli served in the War of 1812, serving from January 6, 1815 to February 5, 1815^[4] (enlisted for 3 months but soon discharged, assigned to Capt. James Phillips Co.13th regiment (Nixons) Mississippi MIlitia Muster rolls pay eight dollars per month).^[5]

Beginning in 1816, Eli can be found in various records of land:^[4]

• 1816 Marion Cty Mississippi Abstracts of Deeds of Conveyance, Book A
• 1819 settlement of claim of public lands East Baton Rouge Parish Louisiiana U S Government, next to brother Aaron (1815) J. Ferguson (1815) and John (1817)
• 16 March 1821 Ferguson ely ux (vendor) & Ferguson Mary al Everett Ferguson al by Our Donation (vendee) book J
• 1 Jan 1828 Copiah County Mississippi Deed Book C, p 129
• 14 Sept 1835 Carroll Cty Mississippi Eli bought 120.27 acres near son Jefferson & son in law James OBradley
• 14 Jan 1840 Carroll Cty MS, pp. 166/7 Deed book D, Marton Catron sells him 80 ac
• 14 Aug 1840 Carroll Cty Mississippi son Jefferson, wife Elizabeth sold him land 0
• 25 Jan 1841 Carroll Cty MS pp.542/3 Deed Book D Green Penney and wife Jeanette, forty acres for
• 4 Sept 1843 Carroll Cty Mississippi Eli and Mary sell to Silas J Metcalf--last record of Mary
• 3 April 1846 Carroll Cty Mississippi Deed of Love Eli to Ellen all that he owns: land, house, personal property, livestock and slaves Deed Book G, p. 169/70
• 17 March 1848 Carroll Cty Mississippi p. 454/5 Deed Book H Eli and Ellen sell 40 acres to John C Ferguson for 0

There are also tax rolls listing Eli Ferguson:^[4]

• Copiah County Mississippi 1822, 1823, 1825, 1826, 1827, 1828, 1829, 1831, 1832, 1834
• Carroll County Mississippi 1836, 1837, 1838, 1839, 1840, 1842, 1843

CENSUS U S Mississippi 1816 Marion County, Moses next door and Aaron & John Applewhite nearby).^[2] They are listed in Early Inhabitants of the Natchez District, English Land Grants 1769-1779 (spelled Fargarson)^[4]

At the 1820 Census, Eli is living in East Baton Rouge, Louisiana,^[6] with his father, Moses, and four of his brothers, Isham, John, Samuel, and Aaron.

At the 1830 Census, Eli is living in Copiah, Mississippi,^[7] near two of his brothers, Isham and Aaron, with his wife and three children.

In the 1840 census Eli was in Carroll, Mississippi, United States.^[8]

Eli Ferguson died February 1850 in Carroll, Mississippi of typhoid fever after being sick for eight days.^[1]

Eli and Mary (Applewhite) Ferguson had the following children:

1. Susan Ferguson (born about 1815)
2. Aaron Ferguson (born about 1816)
3. Everett Ferguson (1818-1862)
4. Elizabeth Ferguson (born about 1821)
5. John Carroll Ferguson (1822-1886)

Eli and Ellen (Slocum) Ferguson had the following children:

1. Mary Ferguson (born about 1842)
2. Eliza B Ferguson (born about 1847)
3. Lucinda Ferguson (born about 1848)

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} 1850-1880 Census: "U.S., Federal Census Mortality Schedules Index, 1850-1880"
   Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp.. AIS Mortality Schedules Index. Compiled and digitized by Mr. Jackson and AIS from microfilmed schedules of the U.S. Federal Decennial Census, territorial/state censuses, and/or census substitutes
   Ancestry Record 3530 #50598 (accessed 8 February 2023)
   Eli Ferguson (56), NONE LISTED, in Carroll CO., MS.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} 1816 Census: "Mississippi, U.S., State and Territorial Census Collection, 1792-1866"
   Heritage Quest; Mississippi State and Territorial Censuses, 1792-1866; Series: Microfilm V229; Roll: 2; Line: 29
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1125 #53086 (accessed 8 February 2023)
   Eli Fargerson in Marion, Mississippi Territory, USA.
3. ↑ Marriage: "Mississippi Marriages, 1800-1911"
   citing FHL microfilm: 895135;
   FamilySearch Record: V2ZN-XS1 (accessed 8 February 2023)
   Eli Ferguson marriage to Ellen Slocum on 2 Nov 1845 in Carroll, Mississippi, United States.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3} Citation Needed
5. ↑ United States War of 1812 Index to Service Records, 1812-1815
6. ↑ 1820 Census: "United States Census, 1820"
   citing Page: 20; Affiliate Publication Number: M33;
   FamilySearch Record: XHLF-9M3 (accessed 8 February 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYYN-3C3R
   Ely Fergerson in East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States.
7. ↑ 1830 Census: "United States Census, 1830"
   citing Page: 128; Affiliate Publication Number: M19;
   FamilySearch Record: XHPZ-CL6 (accessed 8 February 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YYM-9DKW
   Eli Ferguson in Copiah, Mississippi, United States.
8. ↑ 1840 Census: "United States Census, 1840"
   citing p. 54, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .
   FamilySearch Record: XHRL-4BB (accessed 8 February 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYBC-LLF Image number 00111
   Eli Ferguson in Carroll, Mississippi, United States.

• United States War of 1812 Index to Service Records, 1812-1815, database with images, (FamilySearch : 12 March 2018), Eli Fergerson, 1812-1815; citing NARA microfilm publication M602 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); roll 70; FHL microfilm 882,588.
• "United States Census, 1820," database with images, (FamilySearch : accessed 26 January 2019), Ely Fergerson, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States; citing p. 20, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 32; FHL microfilm 181,358.
• "United States Census, 1830," database with images, (FamilySearch : 22 August 2017), Eli Ferguson, Copiah, Mississippi, United States; citing 128, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 70; FHL microfilm 14,838.
• "United States Census, 1840," database with images, (FamilySearch : 7 September 2017), Eli Ferguson, Carroll, Mississippi, United States; citing p. 54, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 215; FHL microfilm 14,841.
• "United States Census (Mortality Schedule), 1850," database with images, (FamilySearch : 4 August 2017), Eli Furguson, Carroll county, Carroll, Mississippi, United States; citing line 8, NARA microfilm publication T655 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,550,803.
• This profile contained several facts that were included with a GEDCOM import. Not wanting these to go to waste, but not having primary sources for all the citations, I merged them into the profile with this as a way to keep track of them. They all are in need of sources.