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Olly A. Ferguson

Male Bef 1802 - Abt 1832  (~ 30 years)


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  • Name Olly A. Ferguson  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Birth Bef 1802  [3
    Gender Male 
    Death Abt 1832  Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • In November, 2009, Vernon Virginia Ferguson Johnson (vernon2007@sbcglobal.net) emailed me that:

      "As far as anyone knows the Olly Ferguson that married Drucilla Cook was not ever called AULSTON ? he never used this name--this is a different person, but has been so widely reported now that it is often taken as fact.

      I want to remind descendants of Olly Ferguson -East Texas that Otey Ferguson in Va is NOT Olly of Texas...Please don't use the man in Va....the following message was posted several years ago.... my line is Olly, Roland,. Roland, Samuel, Jim, Vernon,

      In 1993 when I found that someone had Olly's parents as Alexander Ferguson Jr and Nancy Wood, I contacted Christine Huddleston in Vinton, VA. She is the daughter of Edmund T Ferguson, Sr. who wrote "Ancestors & Some Families of Stephen D Ferguson and etc" She sent papers that listed the children of Alexander and Nancy and who they married. The third child listed was OteyOtty born 7th May 1797. Otey married Polly Arrington 3rd Mar 1823: min. Moses reer -surety, Daniel Arrington.

      Transcript of Nancy Ferguson will (wife of Alexander Ferguson) proved 7th of Oct 1839 Rocky Mount, Franklin Co, VA. After listing all her children she left one dollar each to children of her son Otey Feguson, dec'd .....Alexander, Elizabeth, Sarah, Absond?, Daniel and Otey.

      I would think that this proves that this is not our Olly.

      Olly A Ferguson has no record of when or where he was born his age is never given. He did appear to die, or leave, Sabine County ca 1832, as his wife Drucilla remarried Eli Low around that time.

      Olly A Ferguson could not have been the Son of Alexander and Nancy Wood their son was Otey/Otty, and he lived and died in VA

      These are facts we do know about Olly:

      1820-MS-Franklin Co-Marr-Bk A p 22 minister-David Cook March 25, 1820
      Lic: -----Oaly A Fergison to Drewcilla Cook on 25th March 1820 by Co clerk
      Marr:---Olay A Fergusson to Drucilla Cook on 29th March 1820 by David Cook
      Cert:----Olly A Ferguson to Drucilla Cook on 26th March 1820 on new cert 25th Feb 1965

      1824-TX-Nacog/Sabine-Feb 16-Apr 3, 1824--Petition of the Americans residing at Nacogdoches:signed by Olle A Ferguson. "Barker Texas History Center March 10, 1827-Ayish Bayou-petition sent to President of Mexico? Barker TX Hist Center-General Land Office, Spanish Archives,Tanslations of Empresario's Contracts, Vol I p 168. Application of Settlers of Boundary Border Leagues (file 52 p 327 original)

      1826-TX-Sabine-Nacogdoches Archives-Olly A Ferguson and Allen W Arthur accused of killing Louis Blackman-Letter to Alcalde Hines Sep 18, 1826. They were acquited 2 Nov 1826-letter from Elbert Hines Alcalde to Alcalde of Nacog.

      @1832-TX-Sabine-Olly's wife Drucilla married Eli Low. Child Emily Low born @ 1833

      If anyone has further information, please let me know. Thank you. Vernon Virginia Ferguson Johnson (vernon2007@sbcglobal.net)
    Person ID I3472  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Family Drucilla Cook,   b. Feb 1802, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 May 1865, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 63 years) 
    Marriage 25 Mar 1820  Franklin County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4, 5
    • Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935, Ancestry.com
      Oaly A. Ferguson to Drewcilla Cook 25 Mar 1820 Franklin County
    Children 
     1. Roland Ferguson,   b. Abt 1823, Many, Sabine Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Feb 1861, Orange, Orange County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 38 years)
     2. Milberry Beatrice Ferguson,   b. 18 Jun 1824, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Nov 1854, Williamson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 30 years)
     3. William Ferguson,   b. Nov 1826, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Jan 1908, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 81 years)
     4. James Ferguson,   b. Abt 1829, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     5. Olly A. Ferguson, Jr.,   b. Abt 1831, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Mar 1909, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 78 years)
    Family ID F555  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 19 Nov 2012 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 25 Mar 1820 - Franklin County, Mississippi Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S179] Mahon, Pam--Family Researcher (pmahon@brazosport.cc.tx.us).

    2. [S461] White & Toole, "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" c. 1972, p 41 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S95] Freistat, Katherine (freistat@earthlink.net) "John E. and Mary Smith" Ver. Aug 29 04:05:04 2000 ; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=freistat.

    4. [S57] Ancestry.com - Mississippi, Compiled Marriage Index, 1776-1935 [database online].

    5. [S667] RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project, (The WorldConnect Project is a set of tools, which allow users to upload, modify, link, and display their family trees as a means to share their genealogy with other researchers. The program used to day has a genealogy of its own. RootsWeb announced the launch of the World Connect Project on November 10, 1999 after staff members and users submitted 5.5 million records during a four-week beta-testing period. The WorldConnect Project continues to grow, and as of January 2004 had more than 312 million records. GEDCOM is an acronym for GEnealogical Data COMmunications. It is a file format developed by the Family History Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS). It provides a flexible and uniform format for exchanging computerized genealogical data, and allows you to share files with other researchers who may not use the same genealogy program.), John E. and Mary Smith (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi -bin/igm.cgi?db=freistat) Katherine Freistat (Freistat@eart hlink.net) Ver. Tue Aug 29 04:05:04 2000 (Reliability: 3).