Husband: Madison Blaine Ferguson
Census name: Blaine Ferguson
Born: ca 1893 in Tyler Co, WV 1,2
Died: bef Apr 1930 3
Census: 1920 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV
Occupation: driver of horse team 1
Father:
Mother:
Wife: Bessie Lura Cumberledge Married: Oct- -1915 in Oakland, Garrett Co, MD 3,4
Born: Jan- 1-1898 at Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV 5,6 (see note 1) Died: Feb- -1983 6 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 7,8 Census: 1940 in Wabash (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920, 1930 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1910 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Father: George Franklin Cumberledge (1858 - 1935) Mother: Laura G. Buckhannon (1878 - 1960) Other spouse 2 Notes
F Child 1: Nina Bell Ferguson Born: Aug-24-1918 in Wilbur, Tyler Co, WV 9 Died: Apr-26-1996 6 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 10 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 11,6 Resided: 1995 in Salem, WV 12 Census: 1920, 1930 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Burl Cornelius Crouse b. Aug- 1-1908 d. Apr- 5-1969 Husband: David George Royer b. Feb-13-1913 Married: Feb-18-1984 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 9
F Child 2: Madeline Blanche Ferguson Census name: Madaline Ferguson Born: Oct-21-1921 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 5,6 Died: May- -1988 6 Resided: in Salem, WV 6 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 6 Census: 1940 in Wabash (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Never married:
M Child 3: Bradford Gail Ferguson Census name: Gale Ferguson 3 Born: Mar-27-1923 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 5,6 Died: Feb-19-1998 in Fairborn, Greene Co, OH 13,6 Buried: in Medway, Clark Co, OH 14 Resided: in Medway, Clark Co, OH 7 Census: 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Military: Apr- 6-1943 - Nov- 7-1945 Cpl, U.S. Army, World War II 15,16,14 Wife: Doris M. Isherwood b. Feb-25-1930 d. Nov-28-2009
Sources: (1) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (2) Birth record of daughter. (3) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (4) West Union Herald, Local news item for the Wilbur community, "West Union Herald," Thursday, Nov 4 1915, in its entirety: "Blaine Ferguson of this place and Miss Bessie Cumberledge of Center Point, who was working here, eloped to Oakland a few days ago and were made man and wife. Other young couples need not to be discouraged now. The way is open." (5) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (6) Social Security Death Index. (7) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (8) Obituary of great-granddaughter. (9) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 20, p. 291. (10) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (11) Obituary of granddaughter. (12) Obituary of grandson. (13) Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 (online), Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health. (14) National Cemetery Administration. Nationwide Gravesite Locator, U.S. Veterans Gravesites (www.ancestry.com) (15) U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (16) U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Jan 1897, but birth record shows it as Jan 1 1898.