. Biographical and genealogical history of Wayne, Fayette, Union and Franklin counties, Indiana .. . succeeded financially, the most notable-exception being when he lost heavily in the Milton drill factory, of whichhe was a director. In his political standing Mr. Ferguson is a Democrat. He served as■one of the trustees of his township for ten years under the old appointivesystem, and then acted for a similar term of years after the office was madean elective one. During this time he was instrumental in the building of all■of the school-houses of Posey township. But higher honors and responsi-i
. Biographical and genealogical history of Wayne, Fayette, Union and Franklin counties, Indiana .. . succeeded financially, the most notable-exception being when he lost heavily in the Milton drill factory, of whichhe was a director. In his political standing Mr. Ferguson is a Democrat. He served as■one of the trustees of his township for ten years under the old appointivesystem, and then acted for a similar term of years after the office was madean elective one. During this time he was instrumental in the building of all■of the school-houses of Posey township. But higher honors and responsi-ibilities awaited him, and, being elected to the position of county commis-sioner, he served as such for three years, to the satisfaction of all he was his partys candidate for representative several times, being■defeated by the preponderance of the opposite party. The lady chosen to be his companion and helpmate through life bore themaiden name of Elizabeth Loder. She is a daughter of John and Isabel(Ringland) Loder, pioneers of Fayette county, Indiana. Her father was ^ ^J^. kMu^a/a^tA. Jk^Tf^ u^cyn. BIOGRAPHICAL AND GENEALOGICAL HISTORY. 707 born in Essex county, New Jersey, August 10, 17S0, and in 1797 went toCincinnati, Ohio, where he worked as a cooper, and later he went to themouth o{ the Big Miami river, and two years subsequently became a property-owner in Hamilton, Ohio. September 25, 1806, he married Isabel Ringland,who was of Irish descent, born May 31, 1785. Three of their chihJren wereborn near Hamilton.—James, Harriet Christy and Mary J. In 1815 theysold out and removing to this section, then called Indiana territory, investedin land in Fayette county. Here he worked at his trade and cleared andcultivated his farm, ultimately becoming well-to-do. While in Ohio he votedfor members of the first constitutional convention, and after coming to thisstate he voted for men who framed our first constitution. He was a life-longDemocrat and an earnest w
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