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1870 census, Louisiana, St. Landry parish, 4th ward, Bayou Chicot, p. 194
June 15, 1870, all born Louisiana:
lines 12-14, HH 43/44
Ferguson, Ransom, 29, M, W, farmer, $600, ___, Louisiana
" , Martha, 24, F, W, keepinghouse, Louisiana
Singleton, Mathew(?), 24, farmer, Louisiana
next door is his brother Clinton
lines 15-19, HH 44/45
Ferguson, Clinton, 36, M, W, farmer, ___, $180, Louisiana
" , Caroline, 31, F, W, keepinghouse, Louisiana
" , Lewis, 11
" , John, 2
" , Ransom, 2/12
Served in the Confederate Army, enlisted early 1861 and served in 2nd Texas Regiment, was discharged for disability in 1861, then reenlisted on October 5, 1861 in 18th LA Regiment, wounded in hip at Shiloh, surrendered at Mansfield or Natchitoches, LA (Source: Soldiers Application for Pension, April and August 1899.) The 1880 census showed R. M. Ferguson and Annie, Tully and Turner lived in St. Landry Parish, LA. Recorded a land sale on January 9, 1904 in Oberlin, LA court house. Also listed as a soldier in Volume 1, p. 832 LA Confederate Soldiers under R. M. Ferguson. Ranson also recorded an application for a homestead of 161 acres in St. Landry Parish in 1896 and relinquished same in 1900. A letter written to Clinton, his brother on February 14, 1895 said that he was living with his son-in-law, which would be Charles K. and Annie Miles at Serpent, LA. (Source: Taylor "John" Ferguson)
Serpent, LA
February 14, 1895
Mr. Clinton Ferguson
Dear Brother,
As I have been thinking about you and your folks for some time, I thought I would drop you a few lines and find out how you were getting along. How is Lewis and John and Rance and where are they? Do you ever see Calvin? I would like to hear from him, also Warren's boys. How is George Kelley, I hope well. Are you living at the same place? How many children have you by your last wife? I am living at my son-in-law's. Tully is a grown man. Frank and wife are well. Frank is in the sheep business. Edith is in Lake Charles and doing very well. There are lots of northern people in this country and they keep coming. They seem to be very well satisfied. Annie has two children, a girl and a boy. How do you manage to make a living with cotton down to 4 cents? I believe you could do better raising rice, the Yankees do all of things. One has come here and bought a place and is going to raise hogs just as they do up north. He is going to feed them on rice and potatoes. Some are raising chickens and I have come to the conclusion that a yankee can make a living anywhere. Oh, I forgot to tell you that Tully is a perfect Frenchman. You must write me all the news. Well, I must close in which Annie, Tully and the rest join.
I remain your affectionate brother,
Rance M. Ferguson
P. S. Address your letter to Serpent P. O.
(Source: Evanna Ferguson Sanders)
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1840 - Aft 1904 (> 65 years)
