West Virginia Family Groupsheet for William 'Worth' FERGUSON Family *********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgenweb.org/volunteers/copyright.html *********************************************** Submitted by: Pam Marks Email address: zippytippy@aol.com ------------------------------------------------ Husband: William 'Worth' FERGUSON Birthdate: June 26, 1852 Birthplace: Wayne Co., WVA Death date: April 3, 1942 Place of death: Cherokee, Lawrence Co., KY Father: John Everald FERGUSON Mother: Sarah 'Sally' DEAN Marriage date: May 13, 1871 Marriage place: Wayne Co., WVA ----------------------------------------------- Wife: Catherine 'Kate' SMITH Birthdate: April 30, 1854 Birthplace: Big Lick, Wayne Co., WVA Death date: February 7, 1930 Place of death: Cherokee, Lawrence Co., KY Father: James 'Washington' SMITH Mother: Jane R. GARRETT ----------------------------------------------- CHILDREN Child No. 1: Sarah Jane FERGUSON Sex: F Birthdate: 4/20/1873 Birthplace: Wayne Co., WVA Death date: 1/11/1910 Place of death: Cherokee, Lawrence Co., KY Marriage date: 9/13/1890 Marriage place: Cherokee, KY Spouse's name: Benjamin HYLTON --------------------------------------------- Child No. 2: George Worth FERGUSON Sex: M Birthdate: 1/25/1874 Birthplace: Wayne Co., WVA Death date: 3/15/1922 Place of death: Orofino, Clearwater Co., Idaho Marriage date: 3/17/1894 Marriage place: Sacred Wind, Lawrence Co., KY Spouse's name: Nancy Marguerite BOGGS ------------------------------------------------ Child No. 3: Margaret 'Maggie' FERGUSON Sex: F Birthdate: 9/2/1873 Birthplace: Wayne Co., WVA Death date: 3/1/1962 Place of death: Cherokee, Lawrence Co., KY Marriage date: 1894 Marriage place: Lawrence Co., KY Spouse's name: John H. HOUCK ------------------------------------------ Child No. 4: Nevada FERGUSON Sex: F Birthdate: 9/30/1878 Birthplace: Cherokee, Lawrence Co., KY Death date: 8/8/1882 Place of death: Cherokee, Lawrence Co., KY Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: ---------------------------------------- Child No. 5: Charles FERGUSON Sex: M Birthdate: 7/18/1881 Birthplace: Cherokee, Lawrence Co., KY Death date: 8/23/1887 Place of death: Cherokee, Lawrence Co., KY Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: ------------------------------------------ Child No. 6: Myrta FERGUSON Sex: F Birthdate: 5/27/1885 Birthplace: Cherokee, Lawrence Co., KY Death date: 8/16/1887 Place of death: Cherokee, Lawrence Co., KY Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: ------------------------------------------ Child No. 7: Alfred Ferguson Sex: M Birthdate: 12/20/1886 Birthplace: Cherokee, Lawrence Co., KY Death date: 8/2/1887 Place of death: Cherokee, Lawrence Co., KY Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: -------------------------------------------- Child No. 8: Elva FERGUSON Sex: F Birthdate: 3/19/1887 Birthplace: Cherokee, Lawrence Co., KY Death date: 7/25/1887 Place of death: Cherokee, Lawrence Co., KY Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: --------------------------------------------- Child No. 9: Della B. FERGUSON Sex: F Birthdate: 7/23/1891 Birthplace: Cherokee, Lawrence Co., KY Death date: 10/4/1968 Place of death: Cherokee, Lawrence Co., KY Marriage date: 4/10/1908 Marriage place: Cherokee, KY Spouse's name: Harry B. ALEXANDER ------------------------------------------- Child No. 10: Lucy M. FERGUSON Sex: F Birthdate: 2/19/1897 Birthplace: Cherokee, Lawrence Co., KY Death date: Place of death: Cherokee, Lawrence Co., KY Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Willie Thompson --------------------------------------------- Documentation: Per Elmer Alexander (son of Della B. Ferguson, and grandson of 'Worth' Ferguson) Worth was a slim man, about 5'7" tall, with red hair, and very stubborn. In 1882 he lost one child, Nevada, and in 1887 4 of his other children died within weeks of each other, due to a viral illness/flu.