Boyd/Ferguson Tree

Southern America

Most of this family is from Tennessee. The Ferguson line has not been traced out of Gibson County yet. The Boyd's are proving more difficult with four southern states in the line.

BOYD, Joseph Franklin "Frank"

b: ~1850 MS
m: 1875 Gibson, TN
d:

BOYD, Mr.

b: SC
m:
d:

BOYD, Mr.

unknown

Wife

b: GA
~three children
d:

unknown

FERGUSON, Mary Elizabeth "Mollie"

b: ~1857 Gibson, TN
? children
d:

FERGUSON, Harris Joshua "Jop"

b: ~1834 Gibson, TN
m: 18 Aug 1855 Gibson, TN
d: May/Jun 1913 Trenton, Gibson, TN

FERGUSON, Mr.

unknown

CRAFTON, Sarah Pettis

b: ~1835 TN
three children
d: Aft 1908

CRAFTON, William W.

b: ~1808 TN
m: 27 Mar 1830 Gibson, TN
d: 15 Feb 1869 Gibson, TN

DIAL, Hester Ann

b: 20 Oct 1813 TN
eleven children
d: 2 Dec 1898 Gibson, TN

Frank & Mollie Boyd's Children

Joseph Franklin Boyd married Mary Elizabeth Ferguson in Gibson County and it is unknown how many children they had.

Geneva Inez Boyd: born 29 Nov 1875 in Gibson County, Tennessee.

Mom & Dad Boyd's Children

This family is not known well. It appears the family started in Mississippi and then moved to Gibson County, Tennessee.

James T. Boyd: born about 1848 in Mississippi.

Joseph Franklin Boyd: born about 1850 in Mississippi.

Fannie Boyd: born about 1854 in Tennessee.

Jop & Sarah Ferguson's Children

Harris Joshua Ferguson married Sarah Pettis Crafton in Gibson County, Tennessee. Jop was a Captain in Confederate 55th TN Regiment, Infantry. He enrolled in Gibson on 20 Jun 1861. Applied for pension 21 Jan 1908, # 9830. His Confederate Pension listed a note to confirm his death, listed as late May or first of June in 1913. He is buried in Oaklawn Cemetary, Gibson County, Tennessee.

The Ferguson's apparently had a good relationship with the Boyd's as the two Ferguson sisters married two Boyd brothers.

I suspect his parents are William & Susan Ferguson. In the 1850 Census, this family was on 273b and Harris was on 275a. William was born in NC in 1797 and Susan in VA 1802. Children in Tennessee: Lurice (F-23), Martha (F-19), Mary (F-18), Susan (F-17), Talitha (F-15), Joseph (M-14), John (M-11). James Ferguson is on 275b, 24 yrs, born in NC.

Mary Elizabeth Ferguson: born about 1857 in Gibson County, Tennessee.

Leona D. Ferguson: born about 1860 in Gibson County, Tennessee. Leona married James T. Boyd in 1880.

Hester A. Ferguson: born about 1866 in Gibson County, Tennessee.

William & Hester Crafton's Children

William W. Crafton married Hester Ann Dial in Gibson County, Tennessee and apparently stayed right in the area. Quite fortunately, a small Dial Cemetary was found in Trenton. Very few headstones remain, but these two do. A Paul C. Crafton (5 Jul 1805 - 20 Feb 1838) is there along with a Mary Anne Law (28 Sep 1822 - 11 Apr 1875) and L. H. (husband? 12 Aug 1814 - 7 Mar 1888), a W.P.C., a Charlie J. Hicks son of J.C. & H.A. Hicks (17 Jun 1889 - 7 May 1890), a B. McC., and J.M. Alexander (25 Mar 1791 - 1 Mar 1843) with S.K. (wife, married 10 May 1824. 15 Jul 1796 - 7 Aug 1862).

Robert Crafton: born about 1831 in Tennessee.

Paul Crafton: born about 1832 in Tennessee. I believe Paul C. married Margarett A. Davis in Gibson County in 1854.

Sarah Pettis Crafton: born about 1835 in Tennessee.

Peggy Crafton: born about 1837 in Tennessee.

Marry Crafton: born about 1839 in Tennessee. I believe Mary married Hames Ham in Gibson County in 1851.

William Crafton: born about 1842 in Tennessee.

Leonora Crafton: born about 1844 in Tennessee. I believe Leonora A. married John H. Parker in Gibson County in 1865.

Nancy Crafton: born about 1847 in Tennessee. I believe Nancy married J. G. Curd in Gibson County in 1888.

Catharine Crafton: born about 1848 in Tennessee.

Manerva Crafton: born about 1851 in Tennessee.

Ada Crafton: born about 1853 in Tennessee.