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Sometime between May 15, 1851 and 1854 the family moved to Hopkins County, Ky. In 1854 a 6th child, Robert Alexander Furgerson was born. Their last child, Dickson Given Furgerson, was born in 1858.

John (Wesley?) Furgerson married Mahulda, or Huldy, or Mahuldia Bruce. She was also from Tennessee, according to census records. Family tradition says that she was a native American.

We know nothing about them before they arrived in Hopkins County. Because of the number and proximity of Bruce’s and Furgerson’s listed in the 1840 and 1850 censuses, we believe they may have been from Lincoln, Marshall or Jefferson Counties, with Lincoln seeming to be most likely.

There was another family story that had to do with John and a brother having some sort of a falling out over a woman, which caused a parting of the ways. Also that they were wagon makers. Family stories say that either John or his father, probably John, changed the spelling of his last name in a dispute with his brother over the side he took in a war. Don’t know which war. His brother’s name may have been William.

Alfred Wesley Williams died in Henderson County, Kentucky.  There are two Alfred Williams in this county at the same time.  John Thaddeus Williams, son of Alfred, second marriage to Attie Chella Averitt and is our great-grandparents.

Little is known about John “Jack” J. LaRoy prior to coming to Evansville, Indiana.  He met Lillian Elizabeth Williams, while in Evansville, married and had six children, four of whom survived.  Lillian’s family connects to the Averitt family.

This is what we know about Jack J. LaRoy, as he seems to be known as:

May 5, 1887 – Oct. 18, 1937

June 5, 1917 Jack J. LaRoy registered for World War I. Listed residence as 1517 Harriet Street, Iron Worker at International Steel, single, Evansville, Indiana. He is listed as Tall, stout, blue eyes and brown hair. He lists his place of birth as Boone, Iowa and that he was natural born. [Researched and no record found of his birth in Boone, Iowa]

1917 – John leroy, Laborer, Boards, 1517 Harriet, Evansville, Indiana City Directory Entry by name.

1917 – 1517 Harriet listed John T. Beach, Lowrance & Wilder, Frank Lowrance, Evansville, Indiana City Directory Entry by Harriet Street listing.

April 16, 1918 Rockport, Spencer Co, Indiana  Jack J. LaRoy and Lillian Elizabeth Williams married.

1918 – John Leroy, Laborer, Boards, 1517 Harriet, Evansville, Indiana City Directory Entry.

1919 – Jacob LaRoy, Laborer, Residence, 1410 Harriet, Lilliam, Evansville, Indiana City Directory Entry.

1922 – John LaRoy (Elizabeth), Layoutman Bucyrus Co., h, RR 1, Evansville, Indiana City Directory Entry.

1928 – John J. LaRoy, Layout Bucyrus Erie h. 220 Glendale Ave – Evansville, Indiana City Directory Entry

1932 – John J. LaRoy Layout Bucyrus Erie h. 1724 Glendale Ave. Evansville, Indiana City Directory Entry.

1937 Elizabeth E LaRoy & John J. LaRoy, metal worker Servel, 1407 Cumberland Ave, Evansville, Indiana City Directory.

Buried St. Joseph Catholic Cemetry, Evansville, Indiana Section 12, Lot 699

New information leads us to believe that Jack LaRoy is really Leo Ebner from Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Oct. 28, 1796 – Nov. 5, 1849

Whitmill Jenkins is listed as a Methodist Episcopal early minister performing marriages in Caldwell County, Kentucky.