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Below is a family biography included in The History of Adams County, Illinois published by Murray, Williamson & Phelps in 1879. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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FERGUSON, GEORGE H., farmer and teacher; res. Payson; the oldest and only son of a family of four children of Robert and Gennette (Mack) Ferguson; born in Scotland, Aug. 24, 1842. His parents crossed the Atlantic, and settled on a farm near the village of Payson, when he was two years old. His educational advantages were only such as the common schools afforded. He began teaching school in 1861, and has taught each winter since, and farmed in summers. In November, 1877, he married Mrs. Olivia J. Parks, daughter of Gabriel and Ann T. (Macon) Kay, born in Adams county, Sept. 3, 1836. Her parents are now living in Adams county. Mrs. Ferguson has three children by Oscar M. Parks (deceased), who was born in Ohio, Dec. 16, 1834. They were married in 1859, and he died in 1866. The children are: Edgar O., Ella T., and Oscar M. Mr. Ferguson owns fifty-four acres, two and a half miles northeast of Payson, worth $45 per acre, and forty acres in Pike county, worth $25 per acre; and Mrs. Ferguson owns a residence and lot in the village. They are both members of the Baptist church.
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This family biography is one of 1444 biographies included in The History of Adams County, Illinois published by Murray, Williamson & Phelps in 1879. View the complete description here: The History of Adams County, Illinois
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