Joseph Ferguson was born in Appalachia, in West Virginia.
Biography
Joseph was born about 1874.
Joseph Ferguson married Nancy Ann (Finley) Thornhill (aft. 1865 - 1957) There is no documentation to verify Joe ever married Nancy Finley. Family stories say it was nothing more than a fling.
Sources
Marriage Records, Census Records
Acknowledgements
This person was created on 28 March 2011 through the import of AdamsFamily4.GED.
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6TC-WVK : 15 January 2022), Joseph Ferguson in household of Richard Ferguson, Grant District, Wayne, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9ZF-G2W : accessed 27 November 2022), Joseph Ferguson, Grant district, Wayne, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 113, sheet 18A, family 293, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,775.
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPJ7-B7P : accessed 27 November 2022), Joe Ferguson, Lincoln, Wayne, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 191, sheet 1B, family 12, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1699; FHL microfilm 1,375,712.
"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMCC-P47 : accessed 27 November 2022), Joseph Ferguson, Lincoln, Wayne, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 13, sheet 3B, line 86, family 51, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2557; FHL microfilm 2,342,291.
"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K78S-G4S : 8 January 2021), Joe Ferguson, Lincoln Magisterial District, Wayne, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 50-13, sheet 13A, line 29, family 189, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4450.
"West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FR5R-R3D : 11 February 2018), Joe Ferguson and Fannie Billiter, 1916; citing Mingo, West Virginia, United States, , county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 1,753,578.
"West Virginia Births, 1853-1930," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NMW4-BXW : 10 March 2018), Joe Fergusen in entry for Myrtie Fergusen, 22 Jun 1895; citing Wayne County, West Virginia, United States, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 583,485.
"West Virginia Births, 1853-1930," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRXJ-958 : 7 December 2018), Joe Ferguson in entry for Jay Ferguson, 28 Jul 1897; citing Preston, Wayne, West Virginia, United States, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 1,992,369.
"West Virginia Births, 1853-1930," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NMWH-LWB : 10 March 2018), Joseph Ferguson in entry for Lindsey J. Ferguson, 04 Jun 1897; citing Wayne County, West Virginia, United States, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 583,485.
"Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVY5-1N5Y : 20 February 2021), Joseph Ferguson in entry for Raymond Cecil Ferguson and Willie Pershing Dean Ferguson, 14 Jan 1976; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Alleghany, Virginia, United States, certificate 76-001077, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
"Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DW-YZM7 : 22 July 2021), Joe Ferguson in entry for Charley Copley and Mazie Ferguson, 24 Apr 1939; citing Marriage, Louisa, Lawrence, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 1,690,388.
"Texas Deaths, 1977-1986," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KH3F-XWB : 23 February 2021), Joseph Ferguson in entry for Raymond Cecil Ferguson, 25 Dec 1978; citing Decatur, Wise, Texas, United States, 98390, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Austin; .
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