Eleanor Ferguson

Brief Life History of Eleanor

When Eleanor Ferguson was born in 1807, in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States, her father, Richard Ferguson, was 41 and her mother, Verlinda Triplett, was 32. She married Larkin McNeil on 2 October 1837, in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Beaver Creek Township, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States in 1870. She died in United States.

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Family Time Line

Larkin McNeil
1803–
Eleanor Ferguson
1807–
Marriage: 2 October 1837
Franklin McNeil
1839–
Mary Louise Mc Neil
1839–1925
John C McNeil
1841–1901
Rev Milton McNeil
1846–1929
William Enoch McNeil
1848–1928
Charlotte McNeil
1848–
Fanny McNeil
1850–
Jesse McNeil
1852–
Neal McNeil
1854–

Sources (9)

  • Nellie McNiel in household of John McNiel, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Nelley Ferguson, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
  • Nellie Ferguson in entry for Milton Mcneill, "North Carolina, Deaths, 1906-1930"

World Events (8)

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

1830 · Trail of Tears

In the 1830's, President Jackson called for all the Native Americans to be forced off their own land. As the Cherokee were forced out of North Carolina many of them hid in the mountains of North Carolina.

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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Letter written by Thomas's son George listing many relatives

The letter was written on May 28, 1898 in Maple Springs, Wilkes, North Carolina. It is recorded in the book, “George Michael Eller and Descendants of His in America,” by James W. Hook, 1957, New Haven …

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