Verell Ferguson

Verell Pennington Ferguson
Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives
from the Hinds County district
In office
January 1912 – 1923
Personal details
Born(1859-07-21)July 21, 1859
Carroll County, Mississippi, U.S.
DiedFebruary 4, 1923(1923-02-04) (aged 63)
Hinds County, Mississippi, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Eliza Roberts
(m. 1877)
Children6

Verell Pennington Ferguson (July 21, 1859 – February 4, 1923) was a Democratic member of the Mississippi House of Representatives for Hinds County from 1912 until his death.

Biography

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Verell Pennington Ferguson was born on July 21, 1859, in Vaiden, Carroll County, Mississippi, to Daniel Echols Ferguson and Caroline (Denman) Ferguson.[1][2][3] He was of Scotch ancestry.[2] Verell's occupation was a farmer and a planter. He married Eliza Roberts in 1877.[1] He was first elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives, representing Hinds County, in 1911, and was re-elected in 1915 and 1919.[1][2] He was a Democrat.[1][2] He died on February 4, 1923, before the end of his term, in his son's house in Learned, Hinds County, Mississippi.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History. 1917.
  2. ^ a b c d The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History. 1923.
  3. ^ The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History. 1912.
  4. ^ "Mississippi, Death Certificate Index, 1912-1943", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CTHF-WVPZ  : 6 April 2020), Verell P Ferguson, 1923.
  5. ^ "Obituary for V. P. Ferguson (Aged 63)". Clarion-Ledger. February 6, 1923. p. 6. Retrieved February 10, 2022.