ROOTSWEB ADDS U.S. STATE RESOURCES. Adding to the existing County and Surname Resources, RootsWeb now has U.S. State Resource pages online. You can visit any U.S. state at: <http://resources.rootsweb.com/USA/XX/> where you replace the "XX" with the two letter postal code, like "CA" for California, for the state you wish to visit. At the resource page, you can search many databases, subscribe to the state mailing list, and take advantage of many other genealogical resources. Previously published by RootsWeb.com, Inc., RootsWeb Review: RootsWeb's Genealogy News, Vol. 2, No. 32, 11 August 1999

ROOTSWEB'S GUIDE TO TRACING FAMILY TREES ("RootsWeb Guide") <http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/>. Lesson Nine is Census Records (worldwide), Soundex, and Daitch-Mokotoff Soundex (especially helpful for identifying Eastern European surnames and localities). Whether you are new to RootsWeb or new to genealogical research, the RootsWeb Guide is a good place to begin exploring. Lessons are brief and highly interactive, with links to resources at RootsWeb and elsewhere on the Internet being an integral part of each. Even experienced genealogists and/or Internauts will find useful tidbits. <http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/lesson9.htm>. Previously published by RootsWeb.com, Inc., RootsWeb Review: RootsWeb's Genealogy News, Vol. 2, No. 32, 11 August 1999

Are any of you on this FERGUS list related to any of the follow FERGUS' residing in Michigan? I am making contact slowly with each listing, but would love to have an e-mail address or know relationship to any of you - please post to me via the list or privately. After contacting Catharine FERGUS Garber, the daughter of Robert Hoe FERGUS, who is on vacation at Indian River from Palo Alto, CA I decided to see what other connections I could make within my own home state. Yes, Catharine and I are cousins although she is not yet listed in the "Fergus Family History" book - her older brother and sister are . . . another cousin found! This is how it works folks, if we just keep on reaching out and connecting. Anyone want to take your home state and contact all FERGUS' within that state, or one nearby? Some are quite few and others have more. And, imagine - these are only the listings for the surname FERGUS, therefore the male lineage! Let's keep the ball rolling, or shall we first get it started with your help? I hope so, yes, we do need some volunteers. Thanks, Cynthia ====================== FERGUS, Alexander - Holland, MI FERGUS, B. - Westland, MI FERGUS, Barbara - Brighton, MI FERGUS, Beverly - Redford, MI FERGUS, Carl F. - Indian River, MI FERGUS, Christopher - Howell, MI FERGUS, D.R. - Saginaw, MI FERGUS, David L. - Adrian, MI FERGUS, Deborah - West Bloomfield, MI FERGUS, E. - Redford, MI FERGUS, Earl - Yale, MI FERGUS, Edward - Ann Arbor, MI FERGUS, Elizabeth - Fowlerville, MI FERGUS, Franklin - Tecumseh, MI FERGUS, George - Rochester, MI FERGUS, James - Pinckney, MI FERGUS, James L. - Fowlerville, MI FERGUS, James S. - Howell, MI FERGUS, Jean E. - Harbor Springs, MI FERGUS, Jim - Indian River, MI FERGUS, John C. II - Indian River, MI FERGUS, Kelly - Grand Rapids, MI FERGUS, L - Paw Paw, MI FERGUS, Michael - Jerome, MI FERGUS, Paul A. - Howell, MI FERGUS, R.A. - Rochester, MI FERGUS, Ronald - Detroit, MI FERGUS, Todd - Ann Arbor, MI

Have you ever thought the name Fergus would be a name for Cyclones ?? Check it out http://australiansevereweather.simplenet.com/cyclones/1997/fergus1.htm

I am seeking information on Mary FERGUS, born in Scotland, married 1672 to Alexander WRIGHT in Logie, Perth, Scotland, and died in November 1732. She was the daughter of James FERGUS, according to information given to me. No sources were quoted, so this all may be incorrect. Alexander WRIGHT was the son of James & Elizabeth (LINTON) WRIGHT. Travis J. LeMaster travisl@netusa1.net ICQ # 9962010 Travis' Genealogy Home Page: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Fields/8494

ROOTSWEB INTRODUCES GENSEEKER, a new search engine that accesses almost all sites at RootsWeb and many genealogical sites elsewhere on the Web. These searches are three times faster than before. Access GenSeeker at <http://seeker.rootsweb.com/>. The amount of material accessed by GenSeeker is huge and will grow quickly as this search engine indexes an ever-increasing number of Web sites. Try GenSeeker often to find new items of interest. GenSeeker is a good example of your contributions at work to make free genealogy data accessible on the Web.

ROOTSWEB'S GUIDE TO TRACING FAMILY TREES ("RootsWeb Guide") <http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/>. Lesson Eight is "Misspeld Knames: A Commun Probblem for Reeserchors -- Why U Can't Find Them." As in previous lessons (Where to Begin?, What's in a Name?, Using Technology to Trace Family Trees, Vital Records: Death, Vital Records: Marriage, Vital Records: Birth, and What Is the Question?), there are links to resources at RootsWeb and elsewhere on the Internet that will be useful to everyone. <http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/lesson8.htm>.

Hello Cousins I have just received this and had to pass it on. Could it be a new lead. Shirley ----- Original Message ----- From: William M Marrs <wmarrs@vvm.com> To: <bernardf@intrstar.net> Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 1999 11:18 PM Subject: James Fergus > I have James Fergus married to Jane Marrs and living in piqua Ohio. > Jane was daughter of Alexander I believe this Alexander was a brother > or Uncle to my Ancestor, Archibald Marrs. >

ROOTSWEB'S GUIDE TO TRACING FAMILY TREES ("RootsWeb Guide") <http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/>. Lesson Seven is "What Is The Question?" Is it "Where do you keep my family tree?" or "Send me everything you have on BROWN"? This brief lesson will help you learn how to approach your research problems, reduce them to manageable sections, determine what you need to know first, and consider how to go about finding the answer. As in the first six lessons, there are hyperlinks to resources at RootsWeb and elsewhere on the Internet that will be useful to everyone. <http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/lesson7.htm>.

>Colleagues might be interested to know that the PRO catalogue containing 8.2 million piece descriptions is now available on the internet. Both series and piece level descriptions are available and these can be browsed or searched using key word searches. This is very much a test site. A much fuller and more sophisticated version will be available next year or early 2001. There are some deliberate restrictions on its use - if you do a keyword search you will be first taken to all relevant series and then you will have to launch a second search of piece level data. Keyword searches will only return 250 hits. Both these restrictions are designed to protect their servers from over-use and will be eased once they are more confident about demand. There are also two bugs they know about. First, it runs like a dog in ie3 (ie4 and Netscape appear to be fine). Second, the 'and' feature of the keyword search does not work. They are trying to fix these problems. The site is at www.pro.gov.uk They welcome comments. You can use the form on the site. This information has been provided by david.thomas@pro.gov.uk If you actually plan to travel to PRO to research you will spend a lot of time figuring out what they have and how to access it - same as PRONI (Public Records Office of Northern Ireland). Studying these resources online and/or gleaning information prior to a trip there will facilitate your valuable research time. Before a trip to PRO do read "Genealogical Research in England's Public Record Office: A Guide for North Americans", by Judith Prowse Reid, Genealogical Publishing Co, ISBN 0 8063 1504-0 .

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I checked with the Canadian directory and I have found 125 Fergus' and their mailing address if anyone is interested. I can email the list to those that want it. Bill Richards www.kenora.net/manitoba

Did you know that there are 685 listings for the surname FERGUS in the U.S.? There are 5 states without any listings: Delaware 0 New Hampshire 0 Rhode Island 0 South Dakota 0 Vermont 0 New York takes the prize with 68 listings Ohio has 64 Illinois has 63 California has 59 I have copied all 685 listings into Notepad and would be willing to share it with anyone who wishes to have the whole caboddle - all of it. I will list all of the states alphabetically to show the distribution of the FERGUS name. Of course, this will be weighted to show mainly the male side of the family name. Interestingly enough, my FERGUS lineage began with Francis FERGUS who immigrated in 1776 ca and from him now descend over 4,000 known persons - many are still on the "missing" or "never known" list. AL 4 GA 14 ME 1 NV 1 SC 3 AK 1 HI 1 MD 10 NJ 10 TN 22 AZ 9 ID 1 MA 16 NM 1 TX 35 AR 12 IL 63 MI 31 NY 68 UT 9 CA 59 IN 5 MN 4 ND 3 VA 13 CO 13 IA 5 MS 2 OH 64 WA 27 CT 1 KS 9 MO 7 OK 4 WV 1 DC 2 KY 4 MT 4 OR 18 WO 27 FL 47 LA 6 NE 9 PA 23 WY 1 I intend to write to each address to tell them about our FERGUS Research Worldwide website and our FERGUS mailing list. Of course, all will be invited to join and hopefully to identify their lineage out of the 14 identified so far. I would like to ask that each of you with the surname FERGUS send me the names and addresses of your relatives so that I do not duplicate any effort in either time or the expense involved. Also, I certainly offer to send anyone the entire list of published FERGUS names/addresses/phone numbers or any states if so desired. Perhaps some of you will locate long-lost cousins or renew friendships among the family. If there is anyone willing to help in this project I would welcome their time and resources to help send out the letters. Please e-mail me directly. Just think of it - ONLY 685 FERGUS listings in the whole United States . . . good thing we are not a more common name! Ready, Aye, Ready! Cynthia Nichols Russell 6113 Edmar Drive Traverse City, MI 49686 (616) 947-8780 always available on Sundays for FERGUS calls!

` I can not admit to the discovery' it came to me via my son in California through various sources. A travel program called "Travel Maps USA" produced by Cosmi. It shows all the cemeteries in the United States. All the county roads and all the main roads. You can serach by address, city, state, county, Zip Code, Airport, and other places. You can enter the name of the cemetery that you are tryihng to find and wt will show you exactly where it is located. Zoom in and it will, in most cases, show you the layout of the cemetery. You first find the cemetery by 2 crosses side by side. No more asking anyone how to get to that cemetery. Enter your address and the address of the cemetery and the program wil show you how to get there. The program has a "help file" It is a must for al of us researchers and the price is right. It is available at WalMart. There are no instructions with it. Just a plain CD in a jewel case; shrink wrapped. The price is $9.49. Cosmi produces two map programs. One is called "Street Maps" and you don't want it. The "Travel Map USA" includes all that the other program has and more. I was impressed! Jim Fergus jfergus@sirinet.net 1303 West Gore Blvd. Lawton, Oklahoma 73501

The following site has some information that would perhaps be of interest - it is a commercial site from CompuServe, however there are some articles which are available at no charge. One article which ALL should read is "Halberts" - unfortunately many unsuspecting people have purchased books printed by Halbert's (and now purchased by Burke's in the U.K.) on particular surnames. A favorite aunt of mine who knows that I am interested in Fergus genealogy generously sent in her money (approx. $50) and purchased the book as a birthday present for me. The book is basically a boiler-plate mock-up that is used for EVERY surname . . . and then current and VERY old phone listing are printed of all of the Fergus' in America. My cousin, John Fergus, was listed with his business address, his past address, and one that had belonged to his long ago deceased father. That is only one that I recognized as being phony. Caveat emptor! Do read about Halbert's here and pass it on to your unsuspecting relatives and friends. http://forumsb.compuserve.com/gvforums/default.asp?srv=genealogyforum Who's in your family tree? 20 tips to find out. Surname books: Real or scam? (HALBERTS) Immigration and naturalization records An Introduction to Genealogy Ahnentafel Charts: Data Analysis

When I am at auctions or yard sales I am always curious and saddened when I see old photographs or albums with unknown inheritors. I wonder where the people lived, what was their family like, and why haven't these photographs/albums been passed down to someone related to them . . . well, someone else has also been touched by this same experience. You may be interested to check out this website for any listings of names other than FERGUS - checked on this and found no listings on "our" surname. You can find Your Past Connections at: http://www.pastconnect.com/ At the heart of this site is a database of items that have been discovered at auctions, estate sales, flea markets, yard sales and from other sources. Some items have been found and submitted by the staff at Your Past Connections. However, most have been found and submitted by people just like you from all over the world! How do the items get reunited with their "families"? Submitters of "Available Items" specify an asking price, which is displayed in the search results. Sometimes, the only cost requested is the cost of postage. When someone searches the database of "Available Items" and finds an item that they would like to acquire, they fill in a form on this site and an email message is automatically sent to the person who owns the item. From then on, arrangements for payment and shipping are made between the two parties involved. Your Past Connections only sets up the initial contact and does not charge either party for this service.

ROOTSWEB'S GUIDE TO TRACING FAMILY TREES ("RootsWeb Guide") <http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/>. Lesson Five, "Vital Records: Marriage Records" is now available online at: <http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/lesson5.htm>. Like the first four lessons, Lesson Five includes links to relevant resources at RootsWeb and elsewhere on the Internet.

Looking for family names? OK, I've done the hard part, will each of you bring up your line? <VBG> This may be of interest to some of you. The information is from "Irish Pedigrees", Vol I, by John O'Hart, 1892, published by Edmund Burke, Dublin. FERGUSON of Ulster Arms: Az. a fess.betw. a star of eight rays in chief and a lion ramp. in base all or. Crest: A lance in pale broke ppr. the head hanging down or, ferrule gold. FEARGHUS, a son of Eoghan, who is No. 88 on the (No. 1) "O'Neille" ( of Tyrone) pedigree, was the ancestor of MacFearghusa; anglicised Mac-Fearghus, O'Feargus, Fergus, and Ferguson. 88. Eoghan: son of Niall Mór, the 126th Monarch of Ireland. 89. Fearghus: his son 90. Aodh: his son. 91. Laoghaire: his son. 92. Forannan: his son. 93. Fioghal: his son. 94. Culena: his son. 95. Fearghus: his son. 96. Cinaodh: his son. 97. Maolcaoch: his son. 98. Branagan: his son. 99. Maolpadraic: his son. 100. Ceallach: his son. 101. Maolcamhghal: his son. 102. Colgan: his son. 103. Ceallach: his son. 104. Mathghamhan: his son. 105. Fearghus ("fear:" Irish, a man; "gus," strengh): his son; a quo MacFearghusa. 106. Aodh MacFearghusa: his son.

Hi List, It has been awhile since I have written. I am still looking for: Louisa Fergus daughter of James Fergus. She is the sp of Sherrod Keeton. I can't find a thing about the marriage. They were in Cumberland Co KY Burkesville area 1849. I will appreciate any information, about Louisa, her marriage, and her parents. Thank you Helen in AR I will share my information.

from "The Clans, Septs, and Regiments of the Scottish Highlands" by Frank Adam, 8th edit., 1970, London List of Clan Septs and Dependents (Arranged underthe Clans with which they are Connected) Clan Ferguson Fergus Ferries MacAdie MacFergus MacKerras MacKersey FERGUSON OR FERGUSSON "The Fergusons appear to have been of Scoto-Dalriadic descent, and to have had their first settlement in Scotland in Kintyre. As regards Fergussons in the strictly Highland area: in Argyll the chiefs of Clannfhearghuis of Stra-chur long held the estate of Glenshellich (the valley of the willows) and with it the office of hereditary maer of Strachur on Loch Ryne, their seat being Caisteal Dubh on Beinn Bheula. As some corroboration of the theory asto Kintyre having been the original seat of the Fergusons in Scotland, Kilkerran, the seat of the chief of the Fergusons, in Ayrshire, is the modern form of the Gaelic name of what is now Campbeltown. St. Ciaran, on of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland, landed, in the sixth century, at Dalruadhain, where there is a cave, still know as Uaimh-a-Chiarain, and the name of the place Ceann Loch Chille-Chiarain, is, in modernised form, Kilkerran. It passed into the possession of the MacDonalds. When the Campbells became owners it received the name which it now bears, viz., Campbeltown. The Fergussons of Kilkerran (named after St. Ciaran) descending from Fergus, son of Fergus, in the time of Robert the Bruce, may have been Keepers of theCross of St. Ciaran. Sir John of Kilkerran was created a Baronet in 1703, and the line has been celebrated as judges and statesmen. From Fergus, Prince of Galloway, whom we find ruling in 1165, and whose wife was a daughter of Henry I of England, the Fergusons of Craigdarroch, in Dumfriesshire, claim descent. Alan, Lord of Galloway, a descendant and successor ofFergus, and Fergus of Glencairn witnessed Alexander II.'s charter to the monks of Melrose. Craigdarroch, Dumfries, was the possession of the Fergusons for many centuries. "Bonnie Annie Laurie," so enshrined in Scottish hearts and song, was the wife of Alexander Ferguson of Craigdarroch. The Fergussons of Atholl descent from Adam, son ofFergus, styled Adamh-na-Cainbe, who lived in the time of Baliol, and claimed descent from the Lords of Galloway. Adam obtained the barony of Derculich in Atholl, and later, by murdering the Baron Maol and his sons as the clach dearg Dunfallandaigh, made their sister an heiress, whom his son married; hence the baronial house of Fergusson of Dunfallandy, which will holds that estate and the style of Baran Dunfallandaigh and Chief of the Clan-vic-Fergus-na-Derculich-Athfodhla. Fergusons have been settled in Balquihidder, according to tradition, for about six centuries. Their origin is lost in antiquity. The oldest families of the Balquhidder Fergusons would appear to have been those of Ardandamh (in Laggan of Strathyre, on Loch Lubnaig), and Immervoulin. The Balquhidder branch of the clan wore a sett of tartan differenct from that worn by the Atholl families. A branch of the Fergusons existed in Aberdeenshire and probably sprang from issue of one of the Ferguses who appear as younger sons of the Earls of Buchan. The head of this branch appears to have been Ferguson of Badiffurow. All cadet families of Badifurrow are believed to be extinct, except tow, viz., Pitfour and Kinmundy." ow are believed = to be extinct, except tow, viz., Pitfour and Kinmundy." =20