Judah Ferguson

1818 - 1896  (77 years)

• Name	Judah Ferguson
  Born	12 Aug 1818	Wayne, Indiana, USA
  Gender	Female
  Died	14 Mar 1896	Jasper County, Illinois
  Person ID	I20255	Tofterå Slettemoen
  Last Modified	22 Jan 2019

  
  

  Father	Benjamin Ferguson,   b. 31 Aug 1790, Salisbury, Rockingham Co., NC, USA ,   d. 11 Jan 1860, Jasper Co., IL, USA  (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Nancy Green,   b. 26 Jul 1793, Rockingham, North Carolina, USA ,   d. Abt 1820, Wayne County, Indiana, USA  (Age 26 years)
  Married	1811	Rockingham Co., NC, USA
  Family ID	F6517	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	William G. Fear,   b. 30 Oct 1819, Kentucky, USA ,   d. 26 Jan 1882, Willow Hill, Jasper, Illinois, USA  (Age 62 years)
  Married	22 Dec 1837	Indiana, USA
  Last Modified	21 Jan 2019
  Family ID	F6526	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Tombstone states 3-11-1896. All other sources (including obit) state 3-14-1896. Obituary from the Newton Press, Newton, IL: 3-18-1896 Mrs. Judy Fear died very suddenly at 10 o'clock Saturday morning, aged 77 years, 7 months, and 8 days. Deceased was born in Indiana, August 12, 1818; married to William Fear about 1836; and moved to Jasper county. To them were born twelve children, six of whom are living - John, Ben, Wm. and Warren Fear, Mrs. Margaret Burtch, and Mrs. E. Malcom. Her youngest child, Edmond, preceded her to the glory world two years ago, Feb 25. Mrs. Fear joined the Baptist church when about 17 years of age. She was a good motherly woman, loved and respected by all who knew her. Her husband died Jan 14, 1882. Mrs. Fear had been at Mrs. Burtch's. Friday evening she wanted to go to her son John's. She got up Saturday morning as usual, ate her breakfast and about 9 o'clock took a chill and died in a little while. She had 36 grand children, 21 great-grand-children, and one great-great-grand-child.