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Greenville/Granville Ferguson

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Greenville/Granville Ferguson

Birth
Virginia, USA
Death
20 Mar 1880 (aged 58–59)
Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA
Burial
Wellston, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA GPS-Latitude: 38.6803194, Longitude: -90.2992806
Plot
section 99 Bethany, Commons Block, grave 82
Memorial ID
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Brother to William Ferguson of Tazewell County, Virginia.

Greenville/Granville Ferguson married Eliza Jane Wright on 5 Feb 1851 in Virginia (dates have not been verified). To this union, the following children were born:

Mary A. Ferguson (1853 - 1933), John Cyrus Ferguson (1855-1920), James F. (1858 - died young), George Ferguson (1861-1927), and Eleanor "Nellie" Ferguson Eckhard (1864 - 1942). Only Eleanor married; none had children.

On 31 Dec 1853, Greenville was appointed U. S. Postmaster of Springville, Tazewell County, Virginia. In the mid 1850s, he and Eliza moved their family from Virginia to the Flat Creek Township of Barry County (MO). By 1860, the family had taken root in St. Louis where he honed his trade as a carpenter, predominantly making cabinets.

Unfortunately, he succumbed to pneumonia on 20 Mar 1880.
Brother to William Ferguson of Tazewell County, Virginia.

Greenville/Granville Ferguson married Eliza Jane Wright on 5 Feb 1851 in Virginia (dates have not been verified). To this union, the following children were born:

Mary A. Ferguson (1853 - 1933), John Cyrus Ferguson (1855-1920), James F. (1858 - died young), George Ferguson (1861-1927), and Eleanor "Nellie" Ferguson Eckhard (1864 - 1942). Only Eleanor married; none had children.

On 31 Dec 1853, Greenville was appointed U. S. Postmaster of Springville, Tazewell County, Virginia. In the mid 1850s, he and Eliza moved their family from Virginia to the Flat Creek Township of Barry County (MO). By 1860, the family had taken root in St. Louis where he honed his trade as a carpenter, predominantly making cabinets.

Unfortunately, he succumbed to pneumonia on 20 Mar 1880.

Gravesite Details

Age: 59



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