William
Ball
Ferguson
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Cornelia (Taylor) Ferguson
— married
13 Aug 1874 in Scioto, Ohio, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Dolly C (Ferguson) Murrell and Minerva (Ferguson) Reid
Died
at age 82
in Richmond, Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 25 Mar 2022
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Biography
William Ferguson is a part of US Black heritage.
William Ferguson was born on 10 Feb 1851 in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, the son of William and Harriet (Ball) Ferguson.
In the 1860 census William (age 9) was at 8th Ward Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States.[1]
William (~23) married Cornelia Taylor (~21) on 13 Aug 1874 in Scioto, Ohio.[2] Their children include:
- Dolly C (Ferguson) Murrell (1881 - 1959)
- Minerva (Ferguson) Reid (1894 - 1987).
William, son of Wm Ferguson and Harriett Ball, died (age 82) on 10 Jul 1933 in Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, United States.[3] He is interred in Woodland Cemetery in Richmond.[4]
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1860," database with images,
(FamilySearch Record: MCLK-ZG8 : accessed 8 January 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9BSD-8WC Image number 00242,
William Ferguson (9) at 8th Ward Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States. Born in Ohio;
citing Page: 238; Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Affiliate Film Number: 973; FHL microfilm: 803973; Record number: 9491;.
1860 United States Federal Census: 8th Ward Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States Name Sex Age Occupation Birth Place William Ferguson M 51 Virginia Harriette Ferguson F 48 Virginia Amanda Ferguson F 14 Ohio David Ferguson M 11 Ohio William Ferguson M 9 Ohio Joseph Ferguson M 7 Ohio Catherine Hill F 22 Alabama Celia Paine F 6 Kentucky Sarah Paine F 4 Kentucky - ↑ "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: ZZ1T-LJT2 : accessed 8 January 2023) FamilySearch Image: 9392-9135-NZ Image number 00421, William B Ferguson (above the age of 21y) marriage to Cornelia F Taylor (above the age of 18y) on 13 Aug 1874 in Scioto, Ohio, United States; citing FHL microfilm: 292696; Record number: 167;.
- ↑ "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: QVR4-QLG7 : accessed 8 January 2023) FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-99GG-94L Image number 00146, William B Ferguson death 10 Jul 1933 (age 82), son of Wm Ferguson & Harriett Ball, husband of Cornelia Ferguson, in Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, United States; citing Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
- ↑ "Find a Grave," database with images, (Find A Grave: Memorial #107074371 : accessed 8 January 2023), Memorial page for William Ball Ferguson (10 Feb 1851-10 Jul 1933), citing Woodland Cemetery, Henrico County, Virginia, USA (plot: Section W, plot 14); Maintained by John Shuck (contributor 46798527).
- "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8SG-GQ1 : 14 January 2022), William B. Ferguson, Portsmouth, Scioto, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm
- "1900 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1900; Census Place: Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky; Roll: 553; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 0102; FHL microfilm: 1240553
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #21888306 (accessed 25 March 2022)
William B Ferguson (49), married, School Teacher, head of household in Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky. Born in Ohio, USA. - "1930 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1930; Census Place: Richmond, Richmond (Independent City), Virginia; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0057; FHL microfilm: 2342212
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6224 #98940279 (accessed 25 March 2022)
William B Ferguson (79), widowed father-in-law, in household of Leon A Reid (37) in East Leigh Street, Richmond, Richmond (Independent City), Virginia, USA. Born in Ohio.
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