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Descendants of Freedom Gay Generation No. 1 1. FREEDOM1 GAY1 was born July 15, 1783 in Meduncook(Friendship)Lincoln County, ME1, and died September 03, 1814 in Anderson Twp, Warrick County, Indiana1. He married (1) ELIZABETH B. NORTON December 29, 1806 in Farmington, Franklin County, Maine. She was born Abt. 1790, and died 1813 in Warrick County, Indiana. He married (2) SARAH AKEN January 29, 1814 in Warrick County, Indiana. Children of FREEDOM GAY and ELIZABETH NORTON are: i. SUSANNAH(HANNAH)GAY2, b. 1808, Farmington, Franklin County, Maine. 2. ii. FREEDOM GAY, b. 1810, Farmington, Franklin County, Maine; d. Bet. 1860 - 1869, Warrick County, Indiana. Generation No. 2 2. FREEDOM2 GAY (FREEDOM1) was born 1810 in Farmington, Franklin County, Maine, and died Bet. 1860 - 1869 in Warrick County, Indiana. He married SINA(H) DUTTON June 16, 1833 in Warrick County, Indiana. She was born 1818 in Newburg, Warrick County, Indiana. More About SINA(H) DUTTON: Fact 1: 1880census says she was born in NC Children of FREEDOM GAY and SINA(H) DUTTON are: i. JOHN D(UTTON)3 GAY, b. 1836, Warrick County, Indiana; d. Bet. 1870 - 1880, died of Civil War injuries; m. SARAH ANN MONTGOMERY, February 28, 1867, Pike County, Indiana; b. 1840. More About JOHN D(UTTON) GAY: Burial: May be son of Jesse Gay Fact 1: listed as Constable in 1870 census ii. ROBERT F(REEDOM) GAY, b. 1838, Warrick County, Indiana; d. died of Civil War injuries. 3. iii. LUCY GAY, b. February 18, 1842, Warrick County, Indiana; d. July 27, 1934, Johnson, Gibson County, Indiana. iv. ELIZABETH GAY, b. 1843, Warrick County, Indiana; m. MICHAEL COLGATE, November 28, 1865. v. PETER G. W. GAY, b. 1845, Warrick County, Indiana. vi. BENJAMIN F. GAY, b. 1848, Warrick County, Indiana. vii. JANE GAY, b. 1850, Warrick County, Indiana. viii. SARAH M. GAY, b. 1852, Warrick County, Indiana. ix. MILTON D. GAY, b. 1856, Warrick County, Indiana. x. TALBOT GAY, b. 1858, Warrick County, Indiana. Generation No. 3 3. LUCY3 GAY (FREEDOM2, FREEDOM1) was born February 18, 1842 in Warrick County, Indiana, and died July 27, 1934 in Johnson, Gibson County, Indiana. She married HENRY FERGUSON February 03, 1867 in Petersburg, Pike County, Indiana. He was born June 20, 1843 in Spurgeon, Monroe Twp, Pike County, IN, and died August 18, 1900 in Spurgeon, Pike County, Indiana. More About LUCY GAY: Burial: Spurgeon Cemetary More About HENRY FERGUSON: Burial: Spurgeon Cemetary Fact 1: Farmer, Baptist Minister Fact 3: Civil War Veteran Children of LUCY GAY and HENRY FERGUSON are: i. EDMOND G.4 FERGUSON, b. February 15, 1868; d. December 19, 1868. 4. ii. ELMER ULYSSES FERGUSON, b. April 07, 1869; d. July 17, 1935, Owensville, Indiana. 5. iii. MARIAH JANE FERGUSON, b. May 12, 1871, Spurgeon, Pike County, Indiana; d. January 18, 1951, Johnson, Gibson County, Indiana. 6. iv. PETER WILLARD FERGUSON, b. August 05, 1873; d. June 17, 1935. 7. v. AURORA (TODD) FERGUSON, b. March 28, 1875; d. May 28, 1954, Oakland City, Gibson County, Indiana. 8. vi. CHARLOTTE (LOTTIE) BELLE FERGUSON, b. February 16, 1879; d. January 28, 1959. 9. vii. DORA A. FERGUSON, b. October 03, 1881. Generation No. 4 4. ELMER ULYSSES4 FERGUSON (LUCY3 GAY, FREEDOM2, FREEDOM1) was born April 07, 1869, and died July 17, 1935 in Owensville, Indiana. He married LOIS DAVIS May 14, 1896 in Pike County, Indiana. She was born March 20, 1874, and died February 01, 1938 in Owensville, Indiana. More About ELMER ULYSSES FERGUSON: Fact 1: Spurgeon Cemetery, Spurgeon, Pike Co., IN More About LOIS DAVIS: Burial: Spurgeon Cemetary, Spurgeon, Pike Co. IN Children of ELMER FERGUSON and LOIS DAVIS are: 10. i. DWIGHT5 FERGUSON, b. August 06, 1897; d. 1958. 11. ii. GRACE FERGUSON, b. May 11, 1902. 12. iii. ESTHER FERGUSON, b. June 27, 1906. 5. MARIAH JANE4 FERGUSON (LUCY3 GAY, FREEDOM2, FREEDOM1) was born May 12, 1871 in Spurgeon, Pike County, Indiana, and died January 18, 1951 in Johnson, Gibson County, Indiana. She married MILES MELVIN POWERS November 22, 1891 in Pike County, Indiana. He was born September 08, 1867 in Spurgeon, Pike Co, Monroe Twp, IN, and died May 01, 1949 in Johnson, Gibson County, Indiana. More About MARIAH JANE FERGUSON: Fact 1: Maumee Cemetery, Johnson, Gibson Co.IN More About MILES MELVIN POWERS: Burial: Carpenter, farmer, active church member Fact 1: Maumee Cemetery, Johnson, Gibson Co.IN Children of MARIAH FERGUSON and MILES POWERS are: i. HARLIS5 POWERS, b. September 10, 1891; d. September 10, 1891. 13. ii. CECIL RAYMOND POWERS, b. September 27, 1894, Pike County, Indiana; d. May 17, 1971, South Bend, Indiana St. Joseph County. 14. iii. LESLIE OVAL POWERS, b. December 27, 1901, Pike County, Indiana; d. January 22, 1994, Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana. 15. iv. ROSCOE CLARENCE POWERS, b. October 22, 1904, Pike County, Indiana; d. October 29, 1980, Salem, Oregon. 6. PETER WILLARD4 FERGUSON (LUCY3 GAY, FREEDOM2, FREEDOM1) was born August 05, 1873, and died June 17, 1935. He married MARY E. SMITH. Children of PETER FERGUSON and MARY SMITH are: i. SPURGEON5 FERGUSON. ii. HENRY FERGUSON. iii. LUCY FERGUSON. iv. ULYSSES FERGUSON. v. MARY VERA FERGUSON. vi. THURLOW FERGUSON, b. September 27, 1909. vii. MYRTLE FERGUSON, b. May 15, 1919. 7. AURORA (TODD)4 FERGUSON (LUCY3 GAY, FREEDOM2, FREEDOM1) was born March 28, 1875, and died May 28, 1954 in Oakland City, Gibson County, Indiana. He married (1) LOLLIE HAYES WILSON. He married (2) FANNIE GILLUM January 21, 1900. She was born January 07, 1873, and died January 06, 1942. Children of AURORA FERGUSON and FANNIE GILLUM are: 16. i. THURLOW VINSON5 FERGUSON, b. November 08, 1901; d. December 30, 1932. ii. EUNICE ESTHER FERGUSON, b. December 30, 1903; d. 1993, Princeton, Gibson County, Indiana. iii. PHYLLIS MARIE FERGUSON, b. August 03, 1906. 17. iv. INEZ ELLEN FERGUSON, b. June 20, 1910. v. AMOS FERGUSON, b. September 28, 1912; d. August 02, 1913. 8. CHARLOTTE (LOTTIE) BELLE4 FERGUSON (LUCY3 GAY, FREEDOM2, FREEDOM1) was born February 16, 1879, and died January 28, 1959. She married HENRY WIEBE March 03, 1904. He was born March 10, 1860. More About CHARLOTTE (LOTTIE) BELLE FERGUSON: Burial: Toledo, Ohio Children of CHARLOTTE FERGUSON and HENRY WIEBE are: i. ROY LEE5 WIEBE, b. September 03, 1905; m. ELSIE C. JENSON, January 10, 1919; b. November 19, 1905. ii. ORA LEE WIEBE, b. November 09, 1907; d. September 14, 1907. 18. iii. LUCY LAURETTE WIEBE, b. March 07, 1910. iv. HETTIE W. WIEBE, b. July 07, 1912. 19. v. ELZA RAYMOND WIEBE, b. July 23, 1914. 9. DORA A.4 FERGUSON (LUCY3 GAY, FREEDOM2, FREEDOM1) was born October 03, 1881. She married WILLIAM LANGFORD. Children of DORA FERGUSON and WILLIAM LANGFORD are: i. GLADYS5 LANGFORD, m. RALPH MARTIN. ii. RUSSELL OSCAR LANGFORD, b. 1902; d. January 02, 1963, Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana. Generation No. 5 10. DWIGHT5 FERGUSON (ELMER ULYSSES4, LUCY3 GAY, FREEDOM2, FREEDOM1) was born August 06, 1897, and died 1958. He married CHARLOTTE STEPHENS. More About DWIGHT FERGUSON: Fact 1: Army Officer Child of DWIGHT FERGUSON and CHARLOTTE STEPHENS is: i. LOIS ANN6 FERGUSON. 11. GRACE5 FERGUSON (ELMER ULYSSES4, LUCY3 GAY, FREEDOM2, FREEDOM1) was born May 11, 1902. She married DARWIN WOODS. He was born November 24, 1898. Children of GRACE FERGUSON and DARWIN WOODS are: 20. i. MARY LOIS6 WOODS. 21. ii. DONALD WOODS. iii. DAVID WOODS. 12. ESTHER5 FERGUSON (ELMER ULYSSES4, LUCY3 GAY, FREEDOM2, FREEDOM1) was born June 27, 1906. She married EARL PATRICK CAVANAUGH. Children of ESTHER FERGUSON and EARL CAVANAUGH are: i. RICHARD LEON6 CAVANAUGH. ii. GERALD LEE CAVANAUGH. 13. CECIL RAYMOND5 POWERS (MARIAH JANE4 FERGUSON, LUCY3 GAY, FREEDOM2, FREEDOM1) was born September 27, 1894 in Pike County, Indiana, and died May 17, 1971 in South Bend, Indiana St. Joseph County. He married GRACE GARRITT November 24, 1915 in Johnson, Gibson County, Indiana. She was born March 09, 1887 in Gibson County, Indiana, and died 1992 in South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana. More About CECIL RAYMOND POWERS: Burial: May 19, 1971, South Lawn Cemetary Fact 1: Machinist Child of CECIL POWERS and GRACE GARRITT is: 22. i. RAYMOND AARON6 POWERS, b. October 11, 1916, Johnson, Gibson County, Indiana. 14. LESLIE OVAL5 POWERS (MARIAH JANE4 FERGUSON, LUCY3 GAY, FREEDOM2, FREEDOM1) was born December 27, 1901 in Pike County, Indiana, and died January 22, 1994 in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana. He married (1) CAROLYN ISABELLE MILLER November 24, 1921 in Terre Haute, Indiana Vigo County. She was born January 30, 1902 in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana, and died June 25, 1975 in Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa. He married (2) KATHERINA DETRICH May 16, 1976 in Terre Haute, Indiana. She was born October 23, 1913 in Germany. Notes for LESLIE OVAL POWERS: I would welcome any contact with interested persons. More About LESLIE OVAL POWERS: Burial: January 28, 1994, Bu-Roselawn Cemetary, Vigo County, Indiana Fact 1 1: Born in Pike Co. IN but reg is Warrick Co. IN Fact 1 2: Southern Ins. Co., Graham Grain Co. Fact 3: Worked for Sinclair Oil Co., Western and South- Fact 5: as a salesman Fact 7: Member of Masonic Order Name (Facts Pg): Birth, Death and Marriage Certificates More About CAROLYN ISABELLE MILLER: Burial: June 28, 1975, Roselawn Cemetary, Vigo County, Indiana Fact 1 1: January 30, 1902, 19 So. 13 1/2 St. Terre Haute, Indiana Fact 1 2: Secretary 1st Nat'l Bank-TH, Welfare Dept. TH Fact 3: Marriage certificate Fact 5: Government sec during WW II Name (Facts Pg): Birth, Death and Marriage Certificates More About KATHERINA DETRICH: Burial: 4 Dau-Gesila, Edith, Karen, Ursala Fact 1: Born in Germany. To U.S. ca 1972 Fact 3: Now living in Bloomington, CA with Karen Children of LESLIE POWERS and CAROLYN MILLER are: 23. i. DOROTHY MAE6 POWERS. ii. ROBERT LESLIE POWERS. 15. ROSCOE CLARENCE5 POWERS (MARIAH JANE4 FERGUSON, LUCY3 GAY, FREEDOM2, FREEDOM1) was born October 22, 1904 in Pike County, Indiana, and died October 29, 1980 in Salem, Oregon. He married GERTRUDE FLORENCE RIDDLE June 20, 1925 in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana. She was born January 10, 1908 in Gibson County, Indiana, and died 1990 in Albany, Oregon. More About ROSCOE CLARENCE POWERS: Burial: Restlawn Memory Gardens Salem, Oregon Fact 1: Machinist More About GERTRUDE FLORENCE RIDDLE: Burial: 6-10-1990 bur-Restlawn Memory Gardens Child of ROSCOE POWERS and GERTRUDE RIDDLE is: 24. i. JEANETTE DIANE6 POWERS. 16. THURLOW VINSON5 FERGUSON (AURORA (TODD)4, LUCY3 GAY, FREEDOM2, FREEDOM1) was born November 08, 1901, and died December 30, 1932. He married (1) LAURA FERGUSON. He married (2) ERNESTINE FOWLER. She was born April 14, 1908. He married (3) E. MAE SCOTT August 10, 1918. She died December 30, 1932. He married (4) LAURA DAFFRON Abt. 1948. Children of THURLOW FERGUSON and E. SCOTT are: 25. i. CARROLL VIVIAN6 FERGUSON. 26. ii. VIRGIL ELLSWORTH FERGUSON. 27. iii. HELEN LUCILLE FERGUSON. 28. iv. VIOLET GENEVA FERGUSON. 29. v. EDWIN THURLOW FERGUSON. Children of THURLOW FERGUSON and LAURA DAFFRON are: vi. SHIRLEY ANN6 FERGUSON. vii. JANET LOUISE FERGUSON. 17. INEZ ELLEN5 FERGUSON (AURORA (TODD)4, LUCY3 GAY, FREEDOM2, FREEDOM1) was born June 20, 1910. She married EDWIN F. RUCKRIEGLE December 25, 1930. Child of INEZ FERGUSON and EDWIN RUCKRIEGLE is: i. WILLIAM TERRY6 RUCKRIEGLE. 18. LUCY LAURETTE5 WIEBE (CHARLOTTE (LOTTIE) BELLE4 FERGUSON, LUCY3 GAY, FREEDOM2, FREEDOM1) was born March 07, 1910. She married WILEY STANBERRY OR STANDING. Children of LUCY WIEBE and WILEY STANDING are: i. DONALD6 STANBERRY. ii. HAZEL JEAN STANBERRY. iii. RICHARD STANBERRY. 19. ELZA RAYMOND5 WIEBE (CHARLOTTE (LOTTIE) BELLE4 FERGUSON, LUCY3 GAY, FREEDOM2, FREEDOM1) was born July 23, 1914. He married NELLIE BEALS. Children of ELZA WIEBE and NELLIE BEALS are: 30. i. CHAROLTTE RAY6 WIEBE. ii. OLIE MARIE. Generation No. 6 20. MARY LOIS6 WOODS (GRACE5 FERGUSON, ELMER ULYSSES4, LUCY3 GAY, FREEDOM2, FREEDOM1) She married HERBERT GOTTFRIED. Child of MARY WOODS and HERBERT GOTTFRIED is: i. GARY ALLEN7 GOTTFRIED. 21. DONALD6 WOODS (GRACE5 FERGUSON, ELMER ULYSSES4, LUCY3 GAY, FREEDOM2, FREEDOM1) He married LORETTA RANDALL December 02, 1950. Children of DONALD WOODS and LORETTA RANDALL are: i. DALE RANDALL7 WOODS. ii. DENNIS SAMUEL WOODS. 22. RAYMOND AARON6 POWERS (CECIL RAYMOND5, MARIAH JANE4 FERGUSON, LUCY3 GAY, FREEDOM2, FREEDOM1) was born October 11, 1916 in Johnson, Gibson County, Indiana. He married BETTY IRENE DOWNS November 01, 1947 in South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana. Child of RAYMOND POWERS and BETTY DOWNS is: i. CRAIG ALLEN7 POWERS. 23. DOROTHY MAE6 POWERS (LESLIE OVAL5, MARIAH JANE4 FERGUSON, LUCY3 GAY, FREEDOM2, FREEDOM1) She married ARLEN RECTOR ELLIOTT October 05, 1950 in Marshall, Clark County, Illinois. Children of DOROTHY POWERS and ARLEN ELLIOTT are: i. MARC ALAN7 ELLIOTT, m. September 22, 1979, Zion Lutheran Church, Muscatine, Iowa. ii. LINDA SUSAN ELLIOTT, m. May 25, 1975, Ames, Story County, Iowa; m. April 20, 1996, Jewell, Hamilton County, Iowa. iii. CHRISTOPHER ARLEN ELLIOTT, m. August 12, 1978, Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa. iv. MARY GAIL ELLIOTT, m. May 24, 1980, Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa. 24. JEANETTE DIANE6 POWERS (ROSCOE CLARENCE5, MARIAH JANE4 FERGUSON, LUCY3 GAY, FREEDOM2, FREEDOM1) She married DOUGLAS COLIN PAGE August 14, 1965 in South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana. Children of JEANETTE POWERS and DOUGLAS PAGE are: i. CURT WARREN7 PAGE. ii. DARRIN ROSS PAGE. iii. JEROD WAYNE PAGE. iv. JASON PAUL PAGE. 25. CARROLL VIVIAN6 FERGUSON (THURLOW VINSON5, AURORA (TODD)4, LUCY3 GAY, FREEDOM2, FREEDOM1) She married NEVAL COUTS. Child of CARROLL FERGUSON and NEVAL COUTS is: i. PATRICIA ANN7 COUTS. 26. VIRGIL ELLSWORTH6 FERGUSON (THURLOW VINSON5, AURORA (TODD)4, LUCY3 GAY, FREEDOM2, FREEDOM1) He married MARGARET. Child of VIRGIL FERGUSON and MARGARET is: i. LYNDA7 FERGUSON. 27. HELEN LUCILLE6 FERGUSON (THURLOW VINSON5, AURORA (TODD)4, LUCY3 GAY, FREEDOM2, FREEDOM1) She married J. B. ARMSTRONG. Children of HELEN FERGUSON and J. ARMSTRONG are: i. KAREN GALE7 ARMSTRONG. ii. TERRY BRYAN ARMSTRONG. iii. JO ANN ARMSTRONG. 28. VIOLET GENEVA6 FERGUSON (THURLOW VINSON5, AURORA (TODD)4, LUCY3 GAY, FREEDOM2, FREEDOM1) She married CECIL EARLS. Children of VIOLET FERGUSON and CECIL EARLS are: i. PHILLIP7 EARLS. ii. RAYMOND EARLS. iii. DAROLD EARLS. iv. DAVID EARLS. v. MITCHELL EARLS. 29. EDWIN THURLOW6 FERGUSON (THURLOW VINSON5, AURORA (TODD)4, LUCY3 GAY, FREEDOM2, FREEDOM1) He married EVA MAY HASSEL. Children of EDWIN FERGUSON and EVA HASSEL are: i. DEBRA7 FERGUSON. ii. JEFFREY FERGUSON. iii. PAUL FERGUSON. 30. CHAROLTTE RAY6 WIEBE (ELZA RAYMOND5, CHARLOTTE (LOTTIE) BELLE4 FERGUSON, LUCY3 GAY, FREEDOM2, FREEDOM1) She married KENNETH REES OR NEES. Child of CHAROLTTE WIEBE and KENNETH NEES is: i. MICHAEL GLENN7 REES.
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