McFerrin Family Line

This McFerrin family line begins with the first McFerrin, James McFerrin, in the United States of America.

First Generation

James McFerrin (1735–?) married Isabell (maiden name unknown) Born about 1760, Abbeville District, South Carolina Died after 1810, Abbeville District, South Carolina
- Archibald McFerrin (1759-1840) married Margery Campbell
- James McFerrin (1760–after 1820) Born: 3 Sep 1760, Ireland Died: After 1820, Randolph County, Illinois
- Dou (or Dow) McFerrin (Born: about 1785, Abbeville District, SC)
- John McFerrin (Born: about 1782, Abbeville District, SC)
- Robert McFerrin (Born: about 1782, Abbeville District, SC)
- William McFerrin (Born: about 1787, Abbeville District, SC Died: 1860, Simpson County, Mississippi)
- Andrew McFerrin (Born: about 1788, Abbeville District, SC)
- (Unnamed) McFerrin (Born: about 1789, Abbeville District, SC)
- (Unnamed) McFerrin (Born: about 1790, Abbeville District, SC)
- Thomas McFerrin (Born: 1792, Abbeville District, SC)
- George McFerrin (Born: 1794, Abbeville District, SC)

Second Generation

Archibald McFerrin (1759-1840) married Margery Campbell
- Thomas McFerrin (Born: about 1798, North Carolina Died: between 1860–1870, Jefferson County, Alabama Married: (1) Unknown, about 1819, Greenville, SC, (2) Jane Fox, 28 Feb 1834, Jefferson County, Alabama
- Lydia McFerrin (Born: between 1805–1820)
- John Baird McFerrin Sr (1806-1895) married 1st Martha Ann Rogers (1801–1876), 2nd Ruthy Parks (1827–1894)
- William Bryant McFerrin (Born: about 1815, Abbeville, South Carolina Died: 1865, Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia (killed in Civil War) Married: Cassa Ann Weaver, 19 Dec 1846, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama)
- James McFerrin (?-?)

Third Generation

John Baird McFerrin Sr (1806-1895) married Martha Ann Rogers (1801–1876)
- John Brown McFerrin (1836–1923) married Clementine Tabitha McCrea (1841–1922)
- Martha Ann Rosanna McFerrin (1839–1919) Born: 30 Sep 1839, Walker County, Alabama Died: 23 Nov 1919, Compton, Newton County, Arkansas Married: George Warren Blackstone
- Lucy M. McFerrin (1840/41 – ?)
- Lewis Lycurgus McFerrin (1842–1862) Born: About 1842, Walker County, Alabama Died: 3 Jun 1862, Richmond, Virginia Marital status: Never married (killed in Civil War, Battle of Seven Pines)
- Richard Hall McFerrin (1847/48 – ?)

Fourth Generation

John Brown McFerrin (1836–1923) married Clementine Tabitha McCrea (1841–1922)
- Angeline Cordelia McFerrin (1859–1926) married Daniel Levi Smith (1861–?)
- Martha Ophelia McFerrin (1860–?)
- Lulecy Hester McFerrin (1865–1931) married James Ennis Cecil (1862–1960)
- Jarrett Lycurgus McFerrin (1866–?) married Sallie Swafford
- Jerusha Alice McFerrin (1869–1904) married Henry Edward Smith (1862–1938)
- John Orestes McFerrin (1871–1948) married Nalia Elizabeth Hamilton (1880–1949)
- Benjamin Eugene McFerrin (1876–1955) married Sarah Belle Harp (1875–1954)
- Joseph Henry McFerrin (1876–1969) married Aly Ann Howell (1878–1971)
- Ardenia Belinda McFerrin (1878–1953) married Thomas F Jones (1874–1955)
- Martin McFerrin (1881–1953) married Anna Alberta “Bertie” Allred (1882–1972)

Fifth Generation

Joseph Henry McFerrin (1876–1969) married Aly Ann Howell (1878–1971)
- Vera Ophelia McFerrin (1902–1984) married Troy Phillips (1901-197)
- John Bayard McFerrin (1904–1976) married Gladys Richardson (1905–1990)
- Ida Estelle McFerrin (1906–1994) married Earnest Edgar (1904–1992)
- Hester Rhoda McFerrin (1908–1992) married Lex Burge (1905–1979)
- Troy Joe Cephas McFerrin (1911–2008) married Thelma Bareland (1915–2009)
- Joseph P McFerrin (1912–?)

Sixth Generation

Ida Estelle McFerrin (1906–1994) married Earnest Edgar (1904–1992)
- Lester Edgar (1924–1998) married 1st Alberta Gregory (1924–1990), 2nd Edith Lillian Crowson (1926-2022)
- Mary Jo Edgar (1927– ) married Charles Floyd Allred (1920–2020)
- Anna Lee Edgar (1931– ) married Eric E Bardy (1929– )

Seventh Generation

Lester Edgar (1924–1998) married Alberta Gregory (1924–1990)
- Karen Ann Edgar (1949- ) married Steven Barry Staggs (1950– )
- William R Edgar (1953– )

Eighth Generation

Karen Ann Edgar (1949- ) married Steven Barry Staggs (1950- )
- Brandon Lee Staggs (1975- )
- Cory Hudson Staggs (1976- )
- Dustin Gregory Staggs (1978- )
- Sara Jeanne Staggs (1982-2012)

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