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William John FERGUSON

Male 1883 - Abt 1925  (41 years)


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  • Name William John FERGUSON 
    Birth 02 Nov 1883  Mara Twp. Ontario Co. North, Ont. Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Christening Y  [3
    Gender Male 
    Death Abt 1925  Lansing, Ingham, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Burial Mount Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Ingham, MI Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Person ID I272  FERGUSON, John's Descendants
    Last Modified 7 Oct 2013 

    Father William Joseph FERGUSON,   b. 21 Apr 1849, Pickering Twp. Ont. Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1922, Bay City, Bay, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Mother Margaret Jane CROSBY,   b. Abt 1859, Brock Twp. Ontario Co., Canada West Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1900, West Bay City, Bay, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 40 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1875 
    Family ID F82  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Myrtle ADAMS,   b. 15 May 1896, West Bay City, Bay, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1952, Lansing, Ingham, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years) 
    Marriage 10 Jan 1914  Mason, Ingham, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Children 
     1. Irene L FERGUSON
     2. Mercedes Ione FERGUSON,   b. 13 Dec 1921, Lansing, Ingham, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Jan 1961, Lansing, Ingham, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 39 years)
    Family ID F78  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • per the 1900 census, he was living with his family, at 503 Fisher Ave, West Bay City, Bay County, Michigan- he entered the USA in 1892.-- he was working as a labourer in a Box Factory.
      the Polk directories -1902 lists him a lab, bds, 312 S Catherine, along with father.-- he reamined there until 1910- in 1908- thru to 1910, his occupation is listed as a sailor.
      the 1910 census has William a boarder with the Ernest Schmidt family in Jackson Ward 6, Jackson County, working as machinist in an automobile factory

      12 Sept. 1918, he enlisted in the US ARMY, he was living at 810 E. Franklin, Lansing, Mich., working as an assembler, at the Eureka Machine Co., he was Medium height, gray eyes, dark brown hair, He was married to Myrtle Irene.

      The 1920 census has him living in Lansing, with Wife Myrtle I., daughter Irene L., his brother Thomas, and brother in law Geo. Adams. He was a painter in an Auto factory.

  • Sources 
    1. [S17] Archives of Ont. --births, MS929_ 78; # 025716.
      William born Nov. 2, 1883, son of Willaim Ferguson farmer and Margaret Jane Crosby of Mara.

    2. [S20] Baptism record, St. Columbkille's Ch. Uptergrove, LDS 1305889- 1883- P.31.
      William Ferguson, Mara, Nov. 2, 1983, Baptized Dec. 9, 83, son of William Ferguson, & Mary Jane Crosby, spn James Freel, Margaret McIntaggart. P. Rey.

    3. [S38] Michigan Deaths, 1971-1996.
      Name: William John Ferguson
      Event Type: Death
      Event Date: 27 Dec 1925
      Event Place: Flint, Genesee, Michigan, United States
      Gender: Male
      Age: 42
      Marital Status: Married
      Birth Date: 02 Nov 1883
      Birthplace: Canada
      Birth Year (Estimated): 1883
      Father's Name: William J Ferguson
      Mother's Name:
      GS Film number: 1972701
      Digital Folder Number: 005237242
      Image Number: 01337



      Citing this Record:
      "Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFSX-LLD : accessed 14 March 2016), William John Ferguson, 27 Dec 1925; citing Flint, Genesee, Michigan, United States, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing; FHL microfilm 1,972,701.

    4. [S13] Andriola Family Tree, ancestry-- owner atapda.

    5. [S40] Find a Grave.
      MEMORIAL # 22104408

    6. [S11] Michigan Marriages- 1868-1925, film 2342705, gs # 4209253, image 476, v3, p.73, rn 6970.
      William Ferguson, age 28, Father Wm. Ferguson, Mother Margaret Crosby, bride, Myrtle Adams, 19, born Bay City, father Albert Adams, mother Effie Westmoreland


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