Williamson Furgison
Williamson Furgison, farmer, Milledgeville, is a native of Virginia, born March 10, 1812, and came to this state, in 1832, located in Clinton County, where he was married, September 5, 1835, to Miss Elizabeth Tharp, who bore him four sons and four daughters, all living except Joshua, who died in the service of the late war, 54th Regiment, under Captain Yeoman. He was wounded by a bursting shell, which resulted in his death. Calip, Joseph and Zacariah (younger sons), also served in the war. Joseph enlisted at the beginning of the war and served till its close. Mrs. Furgison died, October, 1849. He then married Jemimah Rankin, November, 1858, who has borne him three daughters and two sons, all living; and all of tlie family of thirteen children are married except five.
Mr. Furgison has a farm of three hundred and seventy-two acres well improved; an account of which, with date of settlement, appears in another part of the work. He and his wife are worthy members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in which faith his first wife died. He is a highly respected citizen, and has a reputable family.
From R. S. Dills' History of Fayette County