Some online family trees show this John Pelfrey as born 1846, the son of John Pelfrey and Catherine Ferguson. But other records show that John Pelfrey as married to Amanda Brown in Dec 1867, and living until at least 1880. (The 1860 census shows two John Pelfrey’s in Morgan Co., one age 14 son of Catherine, and one age 20, with wife Mary. It also shows a John Pelfrey age 15 in Carter Co., and one age 14 and one age 25 in Johnson Co., Ky, and one age 21 in Lawrence Co., Ky.)

Her death certificate records Cyntha Ferguson, age 84 years 11 months 18 days, born 7 July 1836 in Ky, died 24 June 1921 in Elk Fork precinct, Morgan Co., Ky, marital status blank, father John Literal, mother’s maiden name Conley, both born in Ky, cause of death acute dysentery, informant J. W. Pelfrey, Elamton, burial at her home place.