Brief Life History of Paul
When Paul Ferguson was born about 1808, his father, Kinder Ferguson, was 38 and his mother, Mary Ann Robbins, was 34. He married Mahala Gilstrap on 26 May 1828, in Butler, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 6 daughters. He died about 1842, in Butler, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 36.
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- Paul Ferguson, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Paul Ferguson, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Paul Ferguson, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
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1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
1810
Butler county was formed on 18 January 1810 from portions of Logan and Ohio Counties. It was the 53rd county organized in Kentucky, and was named for General Richard Butler (1743-1791) a Revolutionary War soldier from Pennsylvania. General Butler was killed by Indians in the defeat of St. Clair.
1818 · Jackson Purchase
The western part of Kentucky purchased by Andrew Jackson from the Chickasaw Indians in 1818. It became known as the Jackson Purchase. This included land that wasn't originally part of Kentucky when it became a state.
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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