Welcome to Newton County, Texas Garlington and Ferguson FamiliesSubmitted by John Varnell I'm a direct decedent of Olley A Ferguson on my father's mother's side and Benjamin Garlington on my mother's mother's side of the family. As such Fergusons have also married Lowe's and Hines. The Fergusons and the Garlington's joined not only when my mother married my father but when Selendra Garlington married William Martin Ferguson. They are buried just over the county line in the Oakhill Cemetery in Yellowpine, Sabine County, Tx. Here is a link to my family tree in MyHeratige: Varnell Family Tree Website Below, you can see where I've outlined the Moore Plantation WMA and highlighted with the big blue flag where Olley A Ferguson's Patent Land Grant was. The big red flag is where Benjamin Garlington's Land was and the Garlington Family Cemetery is.  Here are some links describing the Garlington's presence in Newton County: Benjamin Garlington on WikiTree Benjamin Garlington on Find A Grave Memorials in Garlington Cemetery on Find A Grave Caroline Vick Garlington on Find A Grave History of the Baptist Church in Sabine Parish, Louisiana Ferguson History: Inventory of the county archives of Texas : Sabine County, no. 202 Page: 8 Olly A. Ferguson, Jr. b. Abt 1831 Texas d. 20 Mar 1909 Sabine County, Texas: Strong McLemore Ancestry Olly A. Ferguson (abt.1790-1832) | WikiTree FREE Family Tree She makes a bad assumption on the older lineage of our line and tries to defend it but after looking hard for two years, I believe my tree is correct William Ferguson b. Nov 1826 Sabine County, Texas d. 24 Jan 1908 Sabine County, Texas: Strong McLemore Ancestry William Ferguson, pension application 3543, approved October 12, 1899. Date of pension application July 18, 1899. He is 72 years of age and resided in Oakdale, Texas for 66 years. He is in very bad health and a farmer. He enlisted about June 1, 1863 with Company D, Cooks's Regiment, Heavy Artillery and served until the end of the war. He has two cows valued at $16, one year old yearling value $5, one calf worth $4, one horse worth $20, 10 head of hogs valued at $10. In the past two year he has sold one yearling for $5. V.H. Vickers, County Judge. W.T. Pulliam and J.O. Davidson witnesses. Dr. D.M. Cooper states that the applicant is in poor health with chronic colic and general nervous prostration. William Ferguson served with Milam County Guards, Infantry, 27th Brigade, General E.S.C. Robertson commander; Mount Vernon Grays, active Company, Infantry or Calvary, Titus County, 8th Brigade, TST was 5th Sergt., Company E, Volunteers, 11th Brigade, Captain Nathaniel B. Yelverton, Brigade Colonel L.W. Cooper commanding. Spring Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas Obituaries, Sabine County, Texas Harper's Chapel Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas
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