Malinda Ferguson

Brief Life History of Malinda

When Malinda Ferguson was born on 13 July 1821, in Metcalfe, Kentucky, United States, her father, John Thomas Ferguson, was 23 and her mother, Sarah Edwards, was 16. She married Henry Clay Slinker on 21 March 1856, in Barren, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Kentucky, United States in 1870 and Three Springs, Hart, Kentucky, United States in 1880. She died on 1 November 1887, in Anchorage, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 66.

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Family Time Line

Henry Clay Slinker
1834–1922
Malinda Ferguson
1821–1887
Marriage: 21 March 1856
JoAnn Slinker
1857–1861
Sarah Josephene Slinker
1858–1889
William Albert Schlinker
1861–1906
Boy Slinker
1862–

Sources (13)

  • Malinda T Slinker, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Malinda Ferguson, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
  • , [1922] in entry for Henry Clay Slinker, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965"

World Events (8)

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

1826

Historical Boundaries - 1826: Hart, Kentucky, United States

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

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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