Nancy Ellen Ferguson

Brief Life History of Nancy Ellen

When Nancy Ellen Ferguson was born on 2 September 1856, in Precinct 7 Paint, Morgan, Kentucky, United States, her father, Richard Ferguson, was 23 and her mother, Susannah Ison, was 23. She married John Wallace Hill on 7 May 1872, in Morgan, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 7 daughters. She lived in Morgan, Kentucky, United States in 1860 and Kentucky, United States in 1870. She died on 27 January 1892, in Relief, Morgan, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 35, and was buried in Coldiron Cemetery, Relief, Morgan, Kentucky, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Wallace Hill
1856–1919
Nancy Ellen Ferguson
1856–1892
Marriage: 7 May 1872
Rissa Alice Hill
1873–1941
Sarah E. Hill
1876–1959
Clarinda Hill
1877–1958
Susanah Hill
1879–1935
Scytha Angeline Hill
1881–1950
Forest Hill
1884–1932
Della Jane Hill
1886–1935
Effie Hill
1888–1949
Charley L Hill
1892–1964

Sources (17)

  • Nancy E Ferguson in household of Richard Ferguson, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Nancy Ellen Ferguson, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
  • Nancy E. Ferguson Hill, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1859

Historical Boundaries 1859: Morgan, Kentucky, United States

1861

Kentucky sided with the Union during the Civil War, even though it is a southern state.

1866 · The First Civil Rights Act

The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.

Name Meaning

Scottish and Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Fergus ‘son of Fearghus’ (see Fergus ) by substituting -son for mac-.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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