James Ferguson - a well-known farmer and life-long resident of Richland County, died Saturday afternoon about 3 o'clock at his home three and a half miles west of the city on Park Avenue West Road. He had sustained several strokes of paralysis during the past week, and another stroke Saturday resulted in his death. He was born February 11, 1845, in Washington Township, and had resided in that section until a few years ago. He is survived by five daughters, Mrs. John McIntyre of Lexington, Mrs. O.F. Garver, of Mansfield, and Mrs. Charles Kimmel, and Misses Nettie and Alice Ferguson at home, and two sons, John and Kenneth, who reside on the home farm. Five sisters, Mrs. J.J. Dean, of Mansfield, Mrs. John Longshore, of Lima, Mrs. Irwin Beattie, of Allens, Michigan, Mrs. Ella Dean, of St. Louis, Missouri, and Mrs. Nettie Brown, of Bonita, Kansas, and one brother, Luceurgus Ferguson, of Canon City, Colorado, also survive him. Funeral services will be held Tuesday morning at 9:30 o'clock from his late home, conducted by the Rev. L. E. H. Smith of the United Presbyterian Church. Interment in the Lexington Cemetery. (Mansfield News, Monday, July 13, 1914)
Obit. contributed by: Judy Farst
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James Ferguson - a well-known farmer and life-long resident of Richland County, died Saturday afternoon about 3 o'clock at his home three and a half miles west of the city on Park Avenue West Road. He had sustained several strokes of paralysis during the past week, and another stroke Saturday resulted in his death. He was born February 11, 1845, in Washington Township, and had resided in that section until a few years ago. He is survived by five daughters, Mrs. John McIntyre of Lexington, Mrs. O.F. Garver, of Mansfield, and Mrs. Charles Kimmel, and Misses Nettie and Alice Ferguson at home, and two sons, John and Kenneth, who reside on the home farm. Five sisters, Mrs. J.J. Dean, of Mansfield, Mrs. John Longshore, of Lima, Mrs. Irwin Beattie, of Allens, Michigan, Mrs. Ella Dean, of St. Louis, Missouri, and Mrs. Nettie Brown, of Bonita, Kansas, and one brother, Luceurgus Ferguson, of Canon City, Colorado, also survive him. Funeral services will be held Tuesday morning at 9:30 o'clock from his late home, conducted by the Rev. L. E. H. Smith of the United Presbyterian Church. Interment in the Lexington Cemetery. (Mansfield News, Monday, July 13, 1914)
Obit. contributed by: Judy Farst
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Family Members
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Margaret A. "Maggie" Ferguson
1878–1896
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Ethel Whilhelmina Ferguson Garver
1880–1958
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John Samuel Ferguson
1882–1922
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Mary Olive Ferguson Kimmel
1885–1929
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Josephine E. "Josie" Ferguson
1887–1896
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Nettie M. Ferguson Salsbury
1890–1920
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Alice Jane Ferguson Oswalt Hudson
1892–1965
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Kenneth William Ferguson
1900–1969
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