Staggs Family History

This McFerrin family line begins with the first recorded McFerrin in the United States of America, American Revolution veteran Archibald McFerrin.

First Generation

• Archibald McFerrin (1759–1842) Wife: Name unknown (born 1741–1750, appears in 1840 census)
  • Archibald McFerrin Jr (1785–Aft. 1840) Only Archibald Jr. is proven. The others appear in the 1840 household but are not named.
  • Possible daughter (born 1801–1810)
  • Possible daughter (born 1811–1820)
  • Possible son (born 1826–1830)
  • Possible daughter (born 1826–1830)
  • Possible granddaughter (born 1835–1840)

Second Generation

• Archibald McFerrin Jr (1785–Aft. 1840) Wife: Unknown (no surviving record)
  • Thomas McFerrin (born about 1798–died: between 1860–1870) married: 1st Unknown, 2nd Jane Fox
  • Lydia McFerrin (1805–?)
  • John Baird McFerrin (1806–1895) married 1st Martha Ann Rogers (1801–1876), 2nd Ruthy Parks (1827–1894)
  • James McFerrin (1810–?)
  • William Bryant McFerrin (born about 1815–died: 1865, Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia (killed in Civil War) married Cassa Ann Weaver (1825–?)

Third Generation

• John Baird McFerrin (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) married: George Warren Blackstone (1842-?)
  • Lucy M. McFerrin (1840/41 – ?)
  • Lewis Lycurgus McFerrin (1842–1862) 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 (1878–1974)
  • 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 (1878–1974)
  • 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)

Page last updated June 12, 2026

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