Nancy J. Smith1

b. 26 July 1850, d. 1 May 1927
FatherWilliam Henry Smith1 b. 4 May 1828, d. 16 Jun 1857
MotherElisabeth Ann Snodgrass1 d. 30 Nov 1850
Birth26 Jul 1850 Nancy J. Smith was born on 26 Jul 1850 in Indiana.1,2 
Childhood  Nancy's mother died a few months after Nancy's birth. The following year Nancy's father William married Ruth Humes. William died in 1857 followed by Ruth in late 1859. 
Cens-186015 Jun 1860  Nancy then lived in the household of William M. Ferguson (20, owns land worth $2,500, b. OH) in Fulton County, Indiana. The household also included Sarah Ferguson (25, b. IN), Mary E. Ferguson (7 months) and Ephraim Smith (62, farmer, b. KY).3 
  Sarah Ferguson was the daughter of Ephraim Smith. She was also the sister of Nancy Smith's deceased father. Therefore Nancy was living with her aunt, her uncle-by-marriage, and her grandfather.4,5 
Marriage20 Aug 1868 She married John Malcolm Ferguson, son of William Ferguson, on 20 Aug 1868 in Cass County, Indiana.1,6 
  John Ferguson was 37 and Nancy was 18. John was the brother of William M. Ferguson, hence Nancy married her father's sister's husband's brother. A few years earlier Nancy's grandfather, Ephraim Smith, had married Jennie Emaline Ferguson who was a sister to John and William Ferguson.4,7,8 
  John and Nancy made their home in the Noble township part of Cass County where John was a farmer. They were the parents of 6 children. 
Widowed5 Mar 1893  John died in March 1893. 
  Later census records clarify that Nancy lived in the community of Logansport where in 1910 she was enumerated with daughter Mary (36) and son Charles (22). The household, located at 1112 Spear St., also included 6 boarders, primarily young men working for the railroad. Ten years later Nancy (69) and her widowed daughter Elizabeth Ellis (49) lived at 86 Helm St. in Logansport with Elizabeth's 21 year old daughter Hellen. Elizabeth was employed as a seamstress in a corset factory.9,10,11 
Death1 May 1927 Nancy died on 1 May 1927 at age 76.2 
Burial She was buried at Mount Hope Cemetery in Logansport, Cass County, Indiana.2 

Family

John Malcolm Ferguson b. 3 Jan 1831, d. 5 Mar 1893
Children
  • Elizabeth Ferguson12 (circa 1870 - )
  • Harry P. Ferguson12 (circa 1872 - )
  • Mary J. Ferguson12 (Aug 1873 - )
  • William K. Ferguson12 (Mar 1878 - )
  • Jessie E. Ferguson12 (Oct 1879 - )
  • Charles E. Ferguson9 (Apr 1888 - )
ChartsDescendants of John Hutton and Jane Dickson
Last Edited3 Jan 2014

Citations

  1. [S3298] "William Snodgrass statement", Richard Montgomery Administrators vs Abram Snodgrass, wife and others, Washington Co., Virginia Ended Chancery Causes 1891-017, reel 257, Library of Virginia. William Snodgrass, stated to be a brother of Abraham Snodgrass, provided a statement under oath at Owen County, Indiana on 28 June 1873, concerning Abraham and Nancy (Montgomery) Snodgrass (both deceased), their daughter Elisabeth Ann (Snodgrass) Smith, and Elizabeth Smith's daughter Nancy J. (Smith) Ferguson.
  2. [S1777] Find A Grave Website (http://www.findagrave.com/index.html : accessed Dec. 2913). Nancy Jane Smith Ferguson memorial #34709041, Mt. Hope Cemetery, Logansport, Cass Co., IN (entry includes photo of monument with entry for Nancy and her husband John Ferguson).
  3. [S3300] William M. Ferguson household, 1860 U.S. census, Fulton Co., Indiana, pop. sched., Union township, p. 533 (added script), dwelling 174, family 174, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Dec. 2013. Household includes: William M. Ferguson, 20, farmer, owns land worth $2,500, b. OH; Sarah, 25, b. IN; Mary E., 7/12, b. IN; Ephraim Smith, 62, farmer, b. KY; Nancy J. Smith, 10, b. IN; Sterling M. Zault, 23, preacher, b. Maryland.
  4. [S3311] Angela Perry, "Nancy J. Ferguson," e-mail message from e-mail address to D. Powell, 2 Jan. 2014.
  5. [S2689] "Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941", database (no images), Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed Jan 2014), William N. Ferguson and Sarah C. Smith entry 31 Jul, 1856, Fulton Co., Indiana.
  6. [S2689] "Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941", database (no images), Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed Dec. 2013), John M. Ferguson and Nancy J. Smith entry 20 Aug. 1868, Cass Co., Indiana.
  7. [S2689] "Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941", database (no images), Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed Jan 2014), Jenny Emeline Ferguson and Ephraim Smith entry 31 Jul, 1860, Cass Co., Indiana.
  8. [S3300] William Ferguson household, 1860 U.S. census, Fulton Co., Indiana, pop. sched., Noble township, p. 113 (original script), dwelling 817, family 806, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jan 2014. Household includes: William Ferguson, 71, farmer, owns land worth $2,500, pers. prop. of $500, b. PA; Elizabeth, 62, b. KY; Emeline, 27, b. OH; John, 26, b. OH, owns land worth $1,000; James, 25, b. OH, owns pers. prop. of $900; Joseph, 23, owns pers. prop. of $900; Elizabeth, 22, b. OH, school teacher; Mary, 20, b. OH; Curtis Boyles, 25, b. IN.
  9. [S3302] Nancy J. Ferguson household, 1900 U.S. cens., Cass Co., Indiana, pop. sched., Noble township, ED 20, sheet 5A, dwelling 101, family 101, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Dec. 2013. Household includes: Nancy J. Ferguson, 49, b. Jul 1850, wid, mother of 6 children, all are living, b. IN/IN/OH; Mary J., dau, 26, b. Aug. 1873; William K., son, 22, b. Mar 1878; Jessie E., dau, 20, b. Oct. 1879; Charles E., son, 12, b. Apr 1888; all children b. IN/OH/IN.
  10. [S3303] Nancy J. Ferguson household, 1910 U.S. cens., Cass Co., Indiana, pop. sched., Logansport, ED 29, sheet 10A, dwelling 252, family 286, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Dec. 2013. Household includes: Nancy J. Ferguson, 59, wid, mother of 6 children, all are living, keeps boarders; Mary J., dau, 36, sgl, b. OH; Charles E., son, 22, b. IN; Andrew J. Marks, boarder, 26, b. IN, brakeman on RR; Warren C., boarder, 24, b. IN, brakeman on RR; Ernest Brandt, boarder, 21, b. IN, trucker for freight house; Harry Parker, boarder, 19, b. unknown, fireman for RR; Victor Heath, boarder, 19, b. IN, brakeman on RR; Ora Riggle, boarder, 25, b. IN, brakeman on RR; resid 1112 Spear St.
  11. [S3304] Nancy J. Ferguson household, 1920 U.S. cens., Cass Co., Indiana, pop. sched., Logansport, ED 26, sheet 1B, dwelling 29, family 29, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Dec. 2013. Household includes: Nancy J. Ferguson, 69, wid, owns home, is mortgaged; Ellizabeth Ellis, dau, 49, wid, b. IN, seamstress in corset factory; Hellen Ellis, granddau, 21, sgl, b. IN; resid 86 Helm St.
  12. [S3301] John M. Ferguson household, 1880 U.S. cens., Cass Co., IN, pop sched., Noble township, ED 186, page 18B, dwelling 179, family 179, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Dec. 2013. Household includes: John M. Ferguson, 49, farmer, b. OH/PA/KY; Nancy J., 29, wife, b. IN/IN (mother's place of birth left blank); Elizabeth, 10, dau; Harry P., 8, son; Mary J., 6; William K., 2, son; Jessie E., 8/12, dau; all children b. IN.