Martin Ferguson was born in Lincoln County, North Carolina,
June 28, 1802.
His parents were Robert and Mary A. (Scott) Ferguson.
The former, a native of Boston, went south when quite young. He was married in 1794 in East Tennessee to Miss M. A. Scott, of North Carolina.
Martin Ferguson was married in 1829 to Miss M. A. Kennedy, of Hamilton County, Tennessee, born May 12, 1807. She was the daughter of William and Mary (Milles) Kennedy, natives of Virginia, who went to East Tennessee in 1806.
Martin and his wife moved to Lafayette County, Missouri, in 1829, and remained there till 1834, going thence to Johnson County, Missouri. In the fall of 1840 they came to Cass County, Missouri, and settled near Pleasant Hill, and in 1849 to Dolan Township. In 1855 they located where they at present reside.
They have six children living : Robert, Connelly, Milton, Adolphus, Mary A. and Minerva E.
Cass and Bates Counties, Missouri - A History of these Counties, their Cities & Towns. 1883
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Martin Ferguson, said to have been the oldest man in Umatilla county, died recently at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Erb, on Wild Horse mountain. Mr. Ferguson would have been 94 years old the last of this month, had he lived. For the past six years he was helpless from disease, and never left his mountain home. He leaves a daughter, Mrs. Erb, and two sons, residing at Adams.
The Lebanon Express - Lebanon, Oregon
April 30, 1896
June 28, 1802.
His parents were Robert and Mary A. (Scott) Ferguson.
The former, a native of Boston, went south when quite young. He was married in 1794 in East Tennessee to Miss M. A. Scott, of North Carolina.
Martin Ferguson was married in 1829 to Miss M. A. Kennedy, of Hamilton County, Tennessee, born May 12, 1807. She was the daughter of William and Mary (Milles) Kennedy, natives of Virginia, who went to East Tennessee in 1806.
Martin and his wife moved to Lafayette County, Missouri, in 1829, and remained there till 1834, going thence to Johnson County, Missouri. In the fall of 1840 they came to Cass County, Missouri, and settled near Pleasant Hill, and in 1849 to Dolan Township. In 1855 they located where they at present reside.
They have six children living : Robert, Connelly, Milton, Adolphus, Mary A. and Minerva E.
Cass and Bates Counties, Missouri - A History of these Counties, their Cities & Towns. 1883
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Martin Ferguson, said to have been the oldest man in Umatilla county, died recently at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Erb, on Wild Horse mountain. Mr. Ferguson would have been 94 years old the last of this month, had he lived. For the past six years he was helpless from disease, and never left his mountain home. He leaves a daughter, Mrs. Erb, and two sons, residing at Adams.
The Lebanon Express - Lebanon, Oregon
April 30, 1896
Martin Ferguson was born in Lincoln County, North Carolina,
June 28, 1802.
His parents were Robert and Mary A. (Scott) Ferguson.
The former, a native of Boston, went south when quite young. He was married in 1794 in East Tennessee to Miss M. A. Scott, of North Carolina.
Martin Ferguson was married in 1829 to Miss M. A. Kennedy, of Hamilton County, Tennessee, born May 12, 1807. She was the daughter of William and Mary (Milles) Kennedy, natives of Virginia, who went to East Tennessee in 1806.
Martin and his wife moved to Lafayette County, Missouri, in 1829, and remained there till 1834, going thence to Johnson County, Missouri. In the fall of 1840 they came to Cass County, Missouri, and settled near Pleasant Hill, and in 1849 to Dolan Township. In 1855 they located where they at present reside.
They have six children living : Robert, Connelly, Milton, Adolphus, Mary A. and Minerva E.
Cass and Bates Counties, Missouri - A History of these Counties, their Cities & Towns. 1883
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Martin Ferguson, said to have been the oldest man in Umatilla county, died recently at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Erb, on Wild Horse mountain. Mr. Ferguson would have been 94 years old the last of this month, had he lived. For the past six years he was helpless from disease, and never left his mountain home. He leaves a daughter, Mrs. Erb, and two sons, residing at Adams.
The Lebanon Express - Lebanon, Oregon
April 30, 1896
June 28, 1802.
His parents were Robert and Mary A. (Scott) Ferguson.
The former, a native of Boston, went south when quite young. He was married in 1794 in East Tennessee to Miss M. A. Scott, of North Carolina.
Martin Ferguson was married in 1829 to Miss M. A. Kennedy, of Hamilton County, Tennessee, born May 12, 1807. She was the daughter of William and Mary (Milles) Kennedy, natives of Virginia, who went to East Tennessee in 1806.
Martin and his wife moved to Lafayette County, Missouri, in 1829, and remained there till 1834, going thence to Johnson County, Missouri. In the fall of 1840 they came to Cass County, Missouri, and settled near Pleasant Hill, and in 1849 to Dolan Township. In 1855 they located where they at present reside.
They have six children living : Robert, Connelly, Milton, Adolphus, Mary A. and Minerva E.
Cass and Bates Counties, Missouri - A History of these Counties, their Cities & Towns. 1883
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Martin Ferguson, said to have been the oldest man in Umatilla county, died recently at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Erb, on Wild Horse mountain. Mr. Ferguson would have been 94 years old the last of this month, had he lived. For the past six years he was helpless from disease, and never left his mountain home. He leaves a daughter, Mrs. Erb, and two sons, residing at Adams.
The Lebanon Express - Lebanon, Oregon
April 30, 1896
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