Born in Cabell, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Joel Martin Ferguson
and Elizabeth (Osburn) Ferguson
Sister of
Obediah Ferguson, Edmund Jay Ferguson, Mary Jane Ferguson, Druzzila (Ferguson) Riggs, John Joseph Ferguson, James Addison Ferguson, Simeon J. Ferguson, Perlina (Ferguson) Dean [half], Cassandra (Ferguson) Crabtree, Thomas Dean Ferguson [half], Adaline (Ferguson) Preston, Sarah (Ferguson) Hutchison [half], Joel Martin Ferguson Jr. [half], Henry Ferguson [half] and Parazade (Ferguson) Artrip [half]
Wife of
Miles Salmons
— married
about 1845 in Kentucky, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Frederick Salmons, Lucinda Salmons, Sarah Belle (Salmons) Jude and Margaret Elizabeth (Salmons) Maynard
Died about
at about age 45
in Adams, Ohio, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 5 Dec 2019
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Biography
Margaret Elizabeth "Peggy" (Ferguson) was born 1830 in Cabell County, Virginia. Her parents were Joel Martin Ferguson and Elizabeth (Osburn). She was last identified on a census in 1870.[1] Her husband Miles Salmons was listed on the 1880 Martin County, Kentucky census without her. [2] Since Margaret was listed on the 1870 census, but not on the 1880 census, it suggests she may have died between 1870 and 1880 or about 1875.
Research:
UNABLE TO LOCATE MARRIAGE RECORD
According to the 1850 census, Miles Salmons and his wife Margaret (Ferguson) had one child who was named Frederick who was one year old which suggests he was born about 1849. Since Miles was not living in his own household in 1840, he likely got married shortly after the 1840 census and before the birth of his first child in 1849. Therefore, he got married about 1845. The death certificate for Fred Salmons shows he died April 8, 1930 in Bath Co., Virginia. He was 82 years old and was born Nov. 1847 in Wayne Co., WV. His parents were listed as Miles Salmons and Peggy Fergusson. His wife was Mary E. Mills.
Census Records:
1850 Lawrence Co., KY census Oct. 1 Page 123
No. 987 Miles Salmons 27 KY [born 1823]
Margaret E. [Ferguson] 20 VA
Frederick 1 VA
Their nearest neighbors were included in the household of his stepfather Frederick Crum and his mother Naomi & family.
1860 Wayne VA (WV) census July 2 Page 117
Post Office: Falls Tug
No. 788 Miles Sammons 39 KY [born 1821]
Margarett [Ferguson] 30 VA
Frederick 11 VA
Lucinda 9 KY
William C. 5 VA
Nancy J. 2 VA
1870 Adams Co., OH census July 15 Page 32
Meigs Township Post Office: Wheat Ridge
No. 958 Samonds, Miles 48 KY [born 1822]
Margaret [Ferguson] 48 KY
Lucinda 18 KY
Nancy J. 16 KY
William 14 KY
Oma 12 KY
Anna 9 KY
America 9 KY
Mary 3 OH
No. 959 Samonds, Frederick 23 KY
Mariah 21 KY
Miles 1 OH
Source: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-XH1S-26Z?i=31&cc=1438024
1880 Martin Co., KY census
Miles Sammon age 60 born in KY as were both parents. Miles was included in the household of Moses Wells in household # 65.
Source: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YBN-9GDQ?i=7&cc=1417683
Other notes:
On her son Fred Salmons' death certificate, it shows he died April 8, 1930 in Bath Co., Virginia. He was 82 years old and was born Nov. 1847 in Wayne Co., WV. His parents were listed as Miles Salmons and Peggy Fergusson. [3]
Sources
- ↑ 1870 Adams County, Ohio census.
- ↑ 1880 Martin County, Kentucky census.
- ↑ Fred Salmons death certificate.
- Additional sources included above in the Research section.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Margaret by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Margaret:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Margaret by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Margaret:
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Danette (Emberlin) Fuhrer 
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Danette110
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~3.12%
~12.50%
Robert Stein :
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~1.56%
Judy Hawkins :
23andMe
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~1.56%
Chuck Robertson :
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~0.78%
Linda (Peck) Schreiber :
23andMe, GEDmatch A428345 [compare]
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MyHeritage DNA
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Bonnie (Crabtree) Berg :
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch f237102 [compare], FTDNA kit #237102
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Jaynetta (None) Conroy :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Marty (Davis) Cottrill :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member mdcottrill62
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