Paul Ferguson

Maleabout 1808–about 1842

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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Family Time Line

Paul Ferguson
1808–1842
Mahala Gilstrap
1816–1884
Marriage: 26 May 1828
Elizabeth Ann Ferguson
1829–1900
Nicey G. Ferguson
about 1838–1910
Sarah Elizabeth Jane Ferguson
1830–1884
John Enos Ferguson
1833–1901
Mary Adeline Ferguson
1834–1893
Finetta M. Ferguson
1836–
Martha Emily Ferguson
1839–1908

Sources (7)

  • Paul Ferguson, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    26 May 1828Butler, Kentucky, United States
  • Children (7)

    +2 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (15)

    +10 More Children

    World Events (7)

    1808

    Age 0

    Atlantic slave trade abolished.

    1810

    Age 2

    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

    Age 10

    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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