Wayne County IN Archives Biographies.....Ferguson, Linville August 17, 1815 - 
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Author: History of Wayne County, Indiana;Volume II, (1884)

Washington Township
p. 739 & 740

Linville Ferguson, son of Micajah and Francis (Isbell) Ferguson, was born Aug. 
17, 1815, in Wilkes County, N.C. In his infancy his parents moved to Wayne 
County, Ind., where he experienced all the phases of pioneer life, receiving 
but a limited education in the log cabin subscription schools. He was married 
Nov. 22, 1838, to Elizabeth M., daughter of John and Isabel (Ringland) Loder, 
early settlers of Fayette County, Ind. She was born July 1, 1820. To them have 
been born five children---Oliver, of Wayne County, married Martha C. Wallace; 
Savannah, wife of Lazarus Monger, of Fayette County; Elmer, died at the age of 
twelve years; Emma B., wife of Oliver Thornburg, of Fayette County; Charley, 
married Eva Beeson, and occupies the home farm. After his marriage Mr. 
Ferguson settled in Fayette County, but not far from his father's farm, where 
he hewed out a home for himself and family, residing there till 1883, when he 
removed to Milton, Wayne County. While living in Fayette County he was one of 
the leading men in building up and improving the country. He was for many 
years Township Trustee, and assisted in organizing the township into school 
and road districts. He also served as County Commissioner. For several years 
Mr. Ferguson has been connected with and been President of the First National 
Bank of Cambridge City. He is politically a Democrat, and cast his first vote 
in 1836 for Martin Van Buren. He was a delegate from Fayette County to the 
State Convention that nominated James Whitcomb, the Democratic candidate, for 
Governor. His father was born in Wilkes County, N.C., May 16, 1784, a son of 
John Ferguson, and in 1816, with a wife and three children, came to Wayne 
County and purchased land, residing here till 1858, when he moved to Fayette 
County, where he died July 25, 1866. His wife died Oct. 23, 1871, aged eighty-
two years. To them were born eleven children, but five are living---Linville, 
Salena, Savannah, Lindley and Kilby; Matilda, Horton, Livingston, Stanford, 
Jane and Olive are deceased. Micajah Ferguson was politically a Democrat, but, 
being a quiet, unostentatious man, had no ambition for public notoriety. He 
and his wife were members of the regular Baptist church. He was by occupation 
a farmer, although a great portion of his time he was employed in making the 
old-fashioned spinning-wheels.


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