Good morning everyone....Jackie sent this to me and I think it might help some of you... Fran, I posted (2) Ferguson obits and someone had a question about Samuel J. Ferguson. I must have deleted it by mistake, for I was searching for more info to send as per the request. Last spring, an organization was trying to make sure that tombstones was on all Confederate graves. I just found part of the info that was out about Samuel J. & his brothers Abraham P. & Wayne P. Ferguson. All three are the sons of James and Mary "Polly" Bromely Ferguson. Abraham P. Ferguson b @ 1847 d 1943 at 96b yrs of age, buried at Spring Hill Cemetery, Huntington, WV. He was in Co E 16th VA Cavalry. (There was an article in the Wayne Co News, 8/27/1972 about a letter he had written to his mother during the Civil War). Samuel J. Ferguson p b 1/27/1832 d 6/15/1903. He was in Co. K 18th VA Cavalry. He was a State Senator 1877-79 and a leader in the Democratic Party in the state of West VIrginia. Buried in Wayne Co on Big Branch Road, just off the East Lynn Road, across Two Mile Bridge. I believe it is enclosed by a stone wall (been awhile). Wayne P. Ferguson b 1843 d 3.17.1917, buried at Spring Hill Cemetery, Huntington. He was said to have entgered the service at an early age as a "wagon boy". (I haven't been to the cemetery to see if he received a stone). I believe I read somewhere that James Ferguson owned slaves and was very sympathic to the Southern cause. Jackie