Samuel P. Fergus and Mary Patterson

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Husband Samuel P. Fergus ^{1 2 3}

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           Born: 17 Aug 1843 - South Strabane Twp, Washington Co, PA 1 3
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           Died: 8 Jun 1900 - Washington, Washington Co, PA 3 4
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         Father: Thomas Fergus (1802-1894) 5 6
         Mother: Elizabeth Roberts (      -1851) 3 5 7

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       Marriage: 17 Dec 1873 5

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   Other Spouse: Margaret Lavinia Weir (1847-Aft 1910) 6 8 - 9 Oct 1878 8

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Wife Mary Patterson ^{3 9}

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           Died: Apr 1876 9
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         Father: William Patterson (      -      ) 9
         Mother: 

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Children

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1 M Anna Fergus ³

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General Notes: Husband - Samuel P. Fergus

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He was educated in the schools of his township, continuing on the home farm until the fall of 1861, when he entered Washington College, remaining there one year. He then enlisted in Company C, One Hundred and Fortieth P. V. I., in which he was, some time later, promoted to corporal, serving as such until the fall of 1864, when he was transferred to the Twenty-seventh U. S. Colored Infantry with rank of second lieutenant, being afterward promoted to first lieutenant. He served on the Potomac, and participated in the battles of Chancellorsville and Gettysburg, in which latter engagement he was shot through the right hip with a bullet, which necessitated a twelve months confinement in hospital. His wound having healed, he returned to his command, and he was in the front of Petersburg, then at the siege of Richmond, until 1864, when he took part in the engagements at Fort Fisher, Fort Anderson, Wilmington, North East Station, and in many skirmishes; was in pursuit of Gen. Johnson up to the time of the latter's surrender. Throughout his service he was in the army of the Potomac, for some time under Gen. Terry, and toward the last with Gen. Sherman. After the disbandment of the army, his regiment was ordered to Wilmington, Delaware, where it lay ten months, he being a member of the court-martial held there. The regiment was mustered out at Columbus, Ohio, and Mr. Fergus returned and resumed farming in South Strabane township. In the autumn of 1874 he was elected, on the Republican ticket, treasurer of Washington County for one term of three years. From the beginning of 1878 he was engaged in the oil business. Oil was found in South Strabane township, where an uncle of his had lived, and he operated some wells there, besides several in other states. In 1888-89 he erected a beautiful residence on East Beau street, in the borough, generally conceded to be the finest in the place.

1 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 311, 421, 428.

2 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 553, 651.

3 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 1343.

4 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 553.

5 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 311.

6 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 553, 1343.

7 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 955.

8 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 312, 421, 428.

9 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 312.