Posted on: DeSoto Parish La Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/La/DeSoto/696 Surname: Ferguson, McAdams ------------------------- Fergusons and McAdams of DeSoto Parish, 1880 census shows D.J. Ferguson was married to Rachel? HE was 49 and she was 43 they had 6 children residing in their home, 4 children of their own and one neice and one nephew, Devreau-female age 16,Willie-female age 11,John-male age 10,Robert,male age 8,Erastes-male age21-nephew, and Cornella-female age16-neice., Devreau Ferguson married Kirby Smith they had three daughters one of whom was my grandmother her name was Bena Mae Smith she married John Marshall McAdams and they had four sons, one of whom was my father, Gordon Lee McAdams.