Tara St. Clair's great-grandmother, June Ruth Gafford, was born in Manning, Iowa, as was June's sister Mary Nellie and possibly one of their brothers.

Their mother was Elizabeth (Ferguson) Gafford, daughter of John Samuel Ferguson and granddaughter of Joseph Martin Ferguson, all from Manning, Iowa.

1 Joseph Martin Ferguson (1820 - 1896)
married Elizabeth Susan Hilsabeck (1821 - 1905)

2 John Samuel Ferguson (1841 - 1923)
married Hannah Melissa Miller (1842 - 1901)

3 Nellie Grace Ferguson (1882 - 1933)

3 Marie Elvira (Mary) Ferguson (1870 - 1960)
married Fred Wesner

3 Elizabeth Elzira Ferguson (1871 - 1918)
Jarvis Joseph Gafford (1868 - 1918)
children of Elizabeth & Jarvis
4 June Ruth Gafford (1892 - 1991)
married Edgar Beebe Williams, Jr. (1882 - 1974)
4 Mary Nellie Gafford (1895 - 1985)
married William Charles Karbach (1893 - 1954)
4 Jarvis J Gafford (1899 - 1983)
4 Frances Elizabeth Gafford (1906 - )
4 Jack R Gafford (1909 - )

3 Hugh Oscar Ferguson (1879 - )

3 John Jasper Ferguson (1877 - 1946)

3 George Eslie Ferguson (1866 - 1920)

3 Frank Ephraim Ferguson (1867 - 1925)

3 William Henry Martin Ferguson (1873 - )
married Eva Van Schwenger

Three daughters of John & Hannah (Miller) Ferguson

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