MARRIAGE - James Dempsey & Virginia Ferguson md 2 Apr 1844, Knox Co, Illinois

1860 IL CENSUS - Virginia Dempsey, age 33, b. Kentucky, is enumerated with James, age 45, occupation farmer, b. Ohio, along with Salinda, age 12, b. Illinois, John E., age 8, b. Illinois, Frank, age 6, b. Illinois, Wm. H., age 4, b. Illinois, and Charles F., age 2, b. Illinois. Also enumerated with the family is John Keizer, age 30, occupation farm laborer, b. Baden.
1870 IL CENSUS - Virginia A. Dempsey, age 43, b. Kentucky, is enumerated with James, age 55, occupation farmer, b. Ohio, along with John E., age 18, b. Illinois, Frank, age 16, b. Illinois, William H., age 14, b. Illinois, Charles T., age 13, b. Illinois, Thomas D., age 8, b. Illinois, Martha S., age 6, b. Illinois, Isaac A., age 4, b. Illinois, and Virginia, age 7 month, b. Illinois.
1880 IA CENSUS - Virginia Dempsey, age 52, b. Kentucky, is enumerated with James, age 65, occupation farmer, b. Ohio, along with Mattie, age 16, b. Illinois, Isaac A., age 13, b. Illinois, and Nellie, age 6, b. Illinois. 
1900 OR CENSUS - Virginia Dempsey, age 72, widowed, mother of 12 children 7 of whom are living at the time of the census, b. Aug. 1827 in Kentucky, is enumerated with daughter Nellie, age 26, single, b. Oct 1873 in Illinois.
DISCREPANCY - Marker gives date of birth as Aug. 29, Obit gives date of birth as Aug. 27.

Rickreall – Virginia Ferguson b 27 Aug in Hart co, Ky; mov to Ill age 7y; m 2 Apr 1844 to James Dempsey; mov to eastern Ore 1885 where they lived 1y; returned to Ill where Mr Dempsey d 1887; she came back to Ore 2y later and settled at Rickreall; d 5 Feb 1910; surv by 4 sons & 3 daus.
Dallas Itemizer 10 Feb 1910 [abstracted]

Mother
Virginia A. Dempsey
Aug. 29, 1927 
Feb. 5, 1910

Branigar Survey
Saucy Survey & Photographs
OSBH DC (Polk County 1910) #465

Illinois Statewide Marriage Index
1860 IL CENSUS (Knox Co., Knox, FA #1962)
1870 IL CENSUS (Knox Co., Orange, FA #160)
1880 IA CENSUS (Boone Co., Gardne ED 15, pg 227A)
1900 OR CENSUS (Polk Co., Rickreall, ED 171, sheet 10A)
Diane Dempsy Dodge redwing043@wavecable.com
DI 10 Feb 1910