Sarah is not named in this particular 2 July 1861 order, but she is named in related scire facias and publication records. Preserve the record’s name variant as Lee/Lea and interpret it as Levi only through correlation.
Source file
1861 order of sale against heirs of Robert Ferguson
Rhea County Circuit Court order naming several heirs of Robert Ferguson and ordering sale of land subject to the widow's dower.
People in this story
- Robert Ferguson
- James Ferguson
- Levi Ferguson
- Elizabeth Ferguson
- Ranzy Jane Ferguson
- Henry Collins
Source Citation
Rhea County, Tennessee, Circuit Court, Court Minute Books, vol. G-H, 2 July 1861, order in Gass Lenty & Co. v. heirs of Robert Ferguson, appointing Henry Collins guardian ad litem for Ranzy Jane Ferguson and ordering sale of land subject to the widow's dower; images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C39J-89CX-3?view=explore : accessed 1 July 2026), image 324 of 722; citing Tennessee. Circuit Court (Rhea County), Image Group Number 008479216.