Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Hopkins County, Kentucky, farmer. Virginia native. Father of James E. Ferguson. Married to Nancy E. Wicks Ferguson in Hopkins County, Kentucky, on May 31, 1855. Father of William A. Ferguson, and Sarah E. Ferguson. Farmer in Hopkins County in 1860.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Hopkins County, p. 691.

Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll #994039, Hopkins County Marriages, p. 2.

Citation

Ferguson, James W.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32199115 (November 12, 2026).

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Petition
George W. Porter et al. to Beriah Magoffin

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