Question. Is Tolliver pronounced Toll- a ver- or Talliferro? I have a line from Ky but we call it Tolliver and it's spelled Tolliferro. Mari At 09:55 PM 9/26/2006, you wrote: >Using the 1820 and 1830 census for Rutherford Co, TN, I have formed the >following theories concerning the possibilities for the father of my >earliest known ancestor, Toliver Ferguson-b abt 1800 TN. > >Beginning with the facts known about Toliver-he was born abt 1800 in TN and >married Catherine Winters in Rutherford Co, TN in 1821, and he is found on >the 1823 petition of moving the Rutherford/Bedford county line. Toliver has >a son and grandson named Anderson. > >Ferguson families found on the 1820 Rutherford Co, TN having male >numerations in their h/h whose ages would "match" Toliver are Joel and >Shadrack. Both also have a male listed in the category consistant with the >possibility of Anderson Ferguson, b 1805 TN being the younger brother of >Toliver. > >The h/h of Joel--two males b 1810-1820, > one male b 1804-1810, (Anderson?) > one male b 1802-1804, > one male b 1794-1802, (Toliver?) > one male born 1785-1794, > one male born before 1785 (Joel) >These older males could be father and grandfather of the younger males, or >brother and father of the younger males. > >The h/h of Shadrack--one male b 1810-1820 > one male b 1804-1810 (Anderson?) > one male b 1802-1804 > two males b 1794-1802 (Toliver?) > one male b 1785-1794 (Shadrack) > >Looking at the 1830 census for Anderson Ferguson of Rutherford Co, TN listed >are males consistant with Anderson b 1805, Toliver b 1800, and Toliver's son >Mansfield b 1823 (and a female consistent with Catherine, Toliver's wife). >Also is a male b 1780-1790 (their father?). > >Therefore, my first senario is that Joel Ferguson's h/h of 1820 could >numerate a grandfather (Joel), father (?), son Toliver and son Anderson (as >well as 3 other males). This same h/h listed in 1830 with Anderson Ferguson >as the head of household with older brother Toliver and father (?) from the >1820 numeration--grandfather Joel having died. > >Second senario is that Shadrack Ferguson's h/h of 1820 would include son >Toliver, son Anderson, 3 other males and father Shadrack and this same h/h >listed in 1830 would include Anderson as the head of household with Toliver, >son Mansfield and father Shadrack. > >The conclusions being that Joel Ferguson could be the father/grandfather of >Toliver and Anderson or Shadrack could be their father. As for the >relationship of Joel an Shadrack--are they brothers or father and son? > >I am interested in your comments.......... > >Sherri > >Genealogists never die, they just lose their census! >[] > > > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >TNRUTHER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > >-- >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Free Edition. >Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.12.8/455 - Release Date: 9/22/2006 No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.12.8/455 - Release Date: 9/22/2006