Crawford-Clark County IL Archives Biographies.....Ferguson, George 1823 - 
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Author: William Henry Perrin (1883)

  GEORGE FERGUSON, farmer, P. O. Trimble. This gentleman was born June 27, 1823,
in Scotland, son of John Ferguson, born in Ireland. He married Susannah Miller,
born in Scotland, she is the mother of twelve children. Our subject came to the
United States in 1844, settled in New Jersey, lived one year in Terre Haute, and
seven years in Clark County, Ill.; then six years again in Indiana, settling
here in 1865. He has now a good farm of 161 acres of fine land, which he keeps
in good shape. He was married first in Scotland, to Margaret Daley, who died
here February 1, 1877; she had the following children-Susan, James Alexander,
Mary A., Margaret W. Simpson, John, married Eva Page; George, married Margaret
Cooley; James, Letitia, F. Gross, Elizabeth, William and Thomas are dead. Mr.
Ferguson was married again, November 19, 1879, to Mrs. Judith A. Fulton, born
June 2, 1827, in Perry County, Ohio, daughter of Joseph H. and Ann (Schofield)
Claypool, and is the mother of four boys-John H., Gus, married Anna Rodgers;
Otto, Adam Leo. Mr. and Mrs. Ferguson are members of the Christian Church, and
good members in society. Our subject has many of the good characteristics of the
Scotch race, among others, honesty and piety, and strict temperance.



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HISTORY OF CRAWFORD AND CLARK COUNTIES, ILLINOIS.
EDITED BY WILLIAM HENRY PERRIN.

ILLUSTRATED

CHICAGO: O. L. BASKIN & CO., HISTORICAL PUBLISHERS,
LAKESIDE BUILDING.
1883.


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