About Garland Sevier Ferguson
Lived 1843 – 1924 (aged 80–81). Garland Sevier Ferguson was a military officer and judge.
Garland Sevier Ferguson Sr. (May 6, 1843 – December 9, 1924) was a farmer, soldier, clerk, lawyer, state senator, and judge in North Carolina. His son Garland S. Ferguson Jr. also became a public official.
He was born in Crabtree, North Carolina. He rose from private to lieutenant in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War, serving in Company F, 25th Infantry, North Carolina.
His wife's father was killed by Native Americans. He lived in Waynesville and had seven children with his wife Sarah née Norwood Ferguson.
Ferguson died at his home in Waynesville at the age of 81. The county court was adjourned in his honor, and speeches were delivered in eulogy by a number of leading figures in the legal community.
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Garland Sevier Ferguson was born in 1843.
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Garland Sevier Ferguson died in 1924.
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Garland Sevier Ferguson was a military officer and judge.
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