. The Big Sandy Valley. A history of the people and country from the earliest settlement to the present time. rce City, is the editor of the Pierce City Democrat. HON. ROBERT M. WEDDINGTON. 153 Judge William Wedclington died in 1878. Hiswidow still lives. Jacob Weddington, the grand-uncle of Robert M., was married three times, andleft a large family of sons and daughters, who havemarried into the prominent families of the valley,and are amongst the prominent people. One of JacobWeddington\s daughters married John Hargiss,the grandfather of Thomas Hargiss, the chief justiceof the Court of
. The Big Sandy Valley. A history of the people and country from the earliest settlement to the present time. rce City, is the editor of the Pierce City Democrat. HON. ROBERT M. WEDDINGTON. 153 Judge William Wedclington died in 1878. Hiswidow still lives. Jacob Weddington, the grand-uncle of Robert M., was married three times, andleft a large family of sons and daughters, who havemarried into the prominent families of the valley,and are amongst the prominent people. One of JacobWeddington\s daughters married John Hargiss,the grandfather of Thomas Hargiss, the chief justiceof the Court ofAppeals. CaptainsWilliam andHarry Ford, andtheir brotherJackson, were half-brothers of Will-iam and JamesWeddington. Af-ter the death father, shemarried a Ford,by whom she hadthe three brightsons named. Will-iam and Harry were both captains in the 39thKentucky, Union army. Captain William Ford died while in service atLexington, Ky. After serving faithfully for twoyears, Harry was compelled to resign on accountof poor health, returned to Pike, and became alarge trader and merchant. He died in 1880,. ROBERT M. WEDDINGTOX, 154 THE BIG SANDY VALLEY. leaving a widow and several children. Three of hissons, Moses Ford, S. King Ford, and John Ford,are popular traveling salesmen for first-class whole-sale houses. A daughter of Captain Ford marriedJ. Crittenden Cecil. After his death she becamethe wife of Mr. Phergo, a journalist. The Weddington-Ford family is one of thestrong houses of the valley; but want of space for-bids much that is historic. DR. S. M. FERGUSON, A SON-IN-LAW of Judge Wm. Weddington, andbrother-in-law of R. M. Weddington, is one of theprominent physicians in the Sandy Valley. He isa man of wealth, and great energy. He was lieu-tenant-colonel in the 39th Kentucky Infantry,United States army. He came from Virginiato Sandy in about 1843. He is a strong Repub-lican in politics. Nearly all of the Weddingtonsare Democrats, though some are ardent relig
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