Born in County Antrim, Ireland
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
James Ferguson Jr.
— married
about 1885 in County Antrim, Ireland
Mother of
John Ferguson
Died
at age 31
in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
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Biography
Nancy was the daughter of James Reid and Nancy McLean.[1] Her parents were married on 30 June 1857 in Ahoghill, Ireland.[2]
She married James circa 1885. They were the parents of five children: Margaret, Thomas, James, John, and Matilda.[3]
Children
- Margaret Ann, born 11 Jun 1886 in Antrim, Ireland; married Duncan Mathieson
- Thomas, born 1888 in Antrim, Ireland
- James Jr., born 1890 in Antrim, Ireland; died 1890 at sea
- John, born 15 Dec 1891 in Chicago; married Bessie Ward
- Matilda, born 12 Jan 1894 in Chicago; married Robert Craig
Nancy and James immigrated to the U.S. in 1890, leaving their two oldest children (Margaret and Thomas) with Nancy's parents. They took their infant son James on the ship with him, and he died enroute to the U.S. Nancy and James were so distraught over his loss that they ended up leaving their oldest children overseas. They had two more children after their arrival to Chicago, Illinois.[4]
Nancy died on 20 Jan 1896 in Chicago and was buried at Oak Woods Cemetery.[5]
Sources
- ↑ Ireland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1620-1911. FHL Film Number 101090
- ↑ Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. National Library of Ireland; Dublin, Ireland; Microfilm Number: Microfilm 05472 / 08
- ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/6526013/person/24048872540/facts?_phsrc=NKi28756&_phstart=successSource
- ↑ Lawton newspaper article - see image attached to son John's profile)
- ↑ Cook County, Illinois, Deaths Index, 1878-1922. FHL Film Number 1033024. Note: Her surname was indexed incorrectly (entered as Fergson). Death certificate #00005083.
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