Nancy Jane Ferguson

Female1849–20 May 1934

Brief Life History of Nancy Jane

When Nancy Jane Ferguson was born in 1849, in Mahaska, Iowa, United States, her father, Rev. Solomon Ferguson, was 27 and her mother, Cynthia Ann McEwen, was 28. She married John Andrew Newhouse on 13 September 1873, in Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. She lived in Sumner, Atchison, Kansas, United States in 1895 and Caldwell, Sumner, Kansas, United States in 1900. She died on 20 May 1934, in Parsons, Labette, Kansas, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Parsons, Labette, Kansas, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Andrew Newhouse
1851–1928
Nancy Jane Ferguson
1849–1934
Marriage: 13 September 1873
Gertrude Newhouse
1874–1954
Mabel E Newhouse
1877–1969

Sources (15)

  • Nancy Newhouse in household of J A Newhouse, "Kansas State Census, 1925"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Nancy Ferguson - Government record: birth: 1850; Mahaska, Iowa, United States
  • Nancy Jane Ferguson Newhouse, "Find A Grave Index"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    13 September 1873Iowa, United States
  • Children (2)

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    Siblings (8)

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    World Events (8)

    1857

    Age 8

    Historical Boundaries: 1857: Atchison, Kansas Territory, United States 1861: Atchison, Kansas, United States

    1863

    Age 14

    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

    1872 · The First National Park

    Age 23

    Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.

    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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