United States Federal Census

1850 Barren County Kentucky Federal Census Division 2 page 438
(William, below, is widower of Elizabeth Deweese who was 4th child and 4th daughter of David and Rhoda Chandler Deweese. William has remarried Rosanna Rock and has a home full of her children from her prior marriage. While his daughters from Elizabeth, and son Anderson reside with other reletives, sons Paschal and Andrew continue to reside with their father)
dw#506/fm#517 Ferguson
William 49 Farmer $400 VA
Rosanna 47 KY
Rock
Margaret 22 KY
Rosanna E 17 KY
Narcissa 14 KY
America B 11 KY
Charles B 9 KY
James L 6
Ferguson
Andrew 17 Farming KY
Paschal D 15 KY
Albert M 2 KY
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1850 Barren County Kentucky Federal Census, 2nd District page 457
(By 1850 the children of David and Rhoda Chandler Deweese were long married and out of the home. Daughter Elizabeth had married Wm Ferguson. Elizabeth died just after the birth of her youngest daughter, Elizabeth, who is seen below residing with her grandparents. Some other of those children still reside with William who had remarried, while still others were placed in the home of a Mr. Ennis. Also residing with her grandparents for reasons still unknown is the eldest child of Hiram and Cynthia Deweese Boyd. Cynthia was the eldest daughter of David and Rhoda)
Dw#756/Fm#774 Deweese,
David 66 NC
Rhoda 65 KY
Ferguson,
Elizabeth 6 KY
Boyd, Betsy 18 KY
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1850 Barren County Kentucky Federal Census Division 2 page 438
(Anderson, Angelina and Emily Ferguson, below, are all children of William and Elizabeth Deweese Ferguson, grandchildren of David and Rhoda Chandler Deweese. Elizabeth passed away in May of 1844 just after the birth of youngest daughter Elizabeth. Sons Andrew and Pachal remain in the home of their father William, who has remarried Rosanna Rock and has a home full of her children from her prior marriage, Anderson, along with sisters Angeline and Emily, now reside with the Ennis family, relationship currently unknown)
dw#469/fm#480 Ennis
John 60 Farmer $1500 KY
Dorothy 65 VA
Janus M 37 Miner KY
Ferguson
Anderson 13 KY
Angelina 12 KY
Emily 10 KY
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1860 Menard County Illinois Federal Census Township 18 Range 7 Petersburg PO Page 99
(Paschal, below, was 2nd child and 2nd son of William and Elizabeth Deweese Ferguson, grandson of David and Rhoda Chandler Deweese)
dw#707/fm#673 Ferguson
Paschal D 25 Farmer $500 KY
Mary J 24 IL
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1860 Menard County Illinois Federal Census Twp 18 Rng 6 Page 195
(Angeline Ferguson, below, was the 4th child and 1st daughter of William and Elizabeth Deweese Ferguson, granddaughter of David and Rhoda Chandler Deweese. Elizabeth passed about 15 years before this record. Her children are housed among several families. It is not known what relationship, if any, there is between Angeline and the family with whom she resides at the time of this record)
dw#1366/fm#1308 Rhodes
Alexander 22 Farmer 0/$360 KY
Sarah 18 IL
John 7/12 IL
Martin
John 50 Farmer $3325/$1572 VA
Rhodes
John 17 Farmer Labor KY
Ferguson
Amanda 8 IL
Angeline 20 0/$60 KY
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1860 Barren County Kentucky Federal Census Glasgow District 1 page 70
("Roda", nee Rhoda Chandler, widow of David Deweese, shown below as an elderly woman residing with her granddaughter Elizabeth Ferguson)
Dw#461/Fm#461 Duese
Roda 76 SC Farmer
Eliz Ferguson 17 KY
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Barren County Kentucky Marriage Records
Bond for marriage of William Ferguson to Elizabeth Deweese

Know all men by these presents that we Wm Ferguson
and David Deweese are held bound unto the Commonwealth
of Kentucky in the sum of fifty pounds current money which
payment will and truly be made and bond surety and
our --- by these presents and dated this 24th day of
August 1831
The conditions of the above obligation is such that if there
is no lawful cause to prevent a marriage entered between
the above bound Wm Ferguson and ELizabeth Deweese for which
a licsence has --- then this obligation to be void ---to
remain in full force and virtue
his
William Ferguson (seal)
mark

David Deweese (seal)

Eliza Deweese

24th Augt 1831

Illinois Marriages, 1851-1900

Menard County Court Records, Film # 1311614 - 1311615
Mary J. Gum
Gender: Female
Spouse Name: P. D. Ferguson
Marriage Date: Dec 02, 1858

Menard County Court Records, Film # 1311614 - 1311615
Angeline Ferguson
Gender: Female
Spouse Name: Andrew S. Gross
Marriage Date: Sep 27, 1866

Morgan County Court Records, Film # 1317641 - 1317643
Elizabeth L. Ferguson
Gender: Female
Spouse Name: Jacob H. Bloom
Marriage Date: Jun 29, 1865

Family group sheet for William Ferguson and Elizabeth Deweese

Family Group Sheet of David Deweese and Rhoda Chandler
parents of Elizabeth Deweese

Sources for David Deweese and Rhoda Chandler
parents of Elizabeth Deweese

End of notes for William Ferguson and Elizabeth Deweese