Genealogy of the Marshall Family,
including Medieval and Ancient Lines

Updated: 02-03-2022.

Submitted and Maintained by Bill Marshall, bill.marshall@verizon.net.


Additions and corrections appreciated (especially with sources). My current list of sources is here. Homepage here.

Index of Medieval and Ancient Lines is here, notable people here, and Gedcom may be downloaded here.

Index of Modern Lines (immigrants to America and their descendants) is here, notable people here, and Gedcom here.


Individual Page

    Person Info
  • Name: James Corwin FERGUS
  • Sex: M
  • Birth: 18 Nov 1845 in Miami Co, Ohio b
  • Death: 12 Feb 1905 in Richardson Co, Nebraska d
  • Burial: Prospect Cemetery, Richardson Co, Nebraska u


    • Parents:
  • Father:
  • John Shannon FERGUS Birth: 4 Dec 1819 in Bethel Twp, Miami Co, Ohio Death: 15 Dec 1888 in Tippecanoe, Miami Co, Ohio
    • Mother:
  • Susannah BLACK Birth: 4 Sep 1816 in New Carlisle, Miami Co, Ohio Death: 3 Jun 1893 in Columbus, Ohio

Family:
Marriage:
  • Frances FORBY on 11 Apr 1871 at Ohio .m1
  • Frances FORBY Birth: 1 Feb 1841 in Clark Co, Ohio Death: 9 Mar 1906 in Humboldt, Richardson Co, Nebraska
Children:
  1. Ernest Shannon FERGUS Birth: 11 Jul 1872 in Miami Co, Ohio Death: 26 Apr 1932 in Humboldt, Richardson Co, Nebraska
  2. Olga FERGUS Birth: 20 Jun 1874 in Richardson Co, Nebraska Death: 21 Aug 1876 in Richardson Co, Nebraska
  3. Oma Leona FERGUS Birth: 21 Feb 1876 Death: 21 Feb 1917
  4. Claude Corwin FERGUS Birth: 16 Dec 1881 Death: 5 Sep 1931
  5. Frank Forgy FERGUS Birth: 17 Mar 1883 in Humboldt, Richardson Co, Nebraska Death: 9 Jan 1954 in Humboldt, Richardson Co, Nebraska

Bibliography
  1. Russell, Cynthia, Alexander Marrs, private email 9/2/2008. Author address: c dot russell at charter dot net. Web site: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~fergusfamilyworldwide Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Cynthia Russell 9/2/2008].

Sources for birth and parent Information
date:
[Ref: Cynthia Russell 9/2/2008],
place:
[Ref: Cynthia Russell 9/2/2008],
parents:
[Ref: Cynthia Russell 9/2/2008]
Sources for death Information
date:
[Ref: Cynthia Russell 9/2/2008],
place:
[Ref: Cynthia Russell 9/2/2008]
Sources for burial Information
place:
[Ref: Cynthia Russell 9/2/2008]
Sources with Information about marriage to Frances FORBY
date:
[Ref: Cynthia Russell 9/2/2008],
place:
[Ref: Cynthia Russell 9/2/2008],
child:
[Ref: Cynthia Russell 9/2/2008]
Research Notes:



Pedigree of James Corwin FERGUS
                   /-----Francis FERGUS
          /-----James General FERGUS
         |         \-----Mary McCORMICK
 /-----John Shannon FERGUS
|        |                  /-----Hugh MARRS
|        |         /-----Alexander MARRS
|         \-----Rachel MARRS
|                 |                                             /-----John SHANNON
|                 |                                    /-----John SHANNON
|                 |                           /-----Robert SHANNON
|                 |                  /-----Thomas SHANNON
|                 |                 |         \-----Annal (SHANNON)
|                 |         /-----Samuel SHANNON
|                 |        |         \-----Agnes (SHANNON)
|                  \-----Jane SHANNON
|                          |                  /-----Thomas REID
|                          |         /-----John Col REID
|                          |        |         \-----Mary McKEAN
|                           \-----Jane REID
|                                    \-----Jane STUART
James Corwin FERGUS
 \-----Susannah BLACK



Descendants of James Corwin FERGUS
1. James Corwin FERGUS m. Frances FORBY
m. Frances FORBY

2nd generation

2. Ernest Shannon FERGUS m. Jeanie M BUTTERFIELD
m. Jeanie M BUTTERFIELD
4. Oma Leona FERGUS m. Christian J JOHNSON
m. Christian J JOHNSON
5. Claude Corwin FERGUS m. Margaret Mae (FERGUS)
m. Margaret Mae (FERGUS)
6. Frank Forgy FERGUS m. May Neville PHILPOT
m. May Neville PHILPOT

3rd generation

8. Thelma Lucille FERGUS m. Harry John MAYER
m. Harry John MAYER