William Brown Ferguson (1848 - 1922)

Born 28 Aug 1848 in Harlem, Winnebago County, Illinois, United States

Ancestors

Died 23 Jun 1922 at age 73 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States

Biography

This profile is part of the Harlem Township, Illinois One Place Study.

William Ferguson was an early resident of the Scottish Settlement in Argyle, Illinois.

William was born in 1848. He was the son of Scottish immigrants William Ferguson and Helen Picken. He grew up in the Scottish Settlement in Argyle, Illinois. ^[1]

He married Clara Smith in 1874. ^[2]

They lived in Rock Island, Illinois where he worked in the insurance and real estate business.

In 1910 they were living in Los Angeles where he was involved in gold mining.

He passed away in 1922 in Los Angeles. ^[3]

Children

1. May Gilman (Cleland) 1877-1948
2. Frank S. Ferguson 1882-1959
3. Helen “Hattie” (Wells) b. 1886

1880 US Census

Rock Island, Illinois ^[4]

Name: Wm. B. Fergenson

Age: 32

Home in 1880: Rock Island, Rock Island, Illinois, USA

Street: Ottowa

Father's Birthplace: Scotland

Mother's Birthplace: Scotland

Occupation: Insurance Business

• Wm B Fergenson Self Male 32 Illinois, United States
• Clara Fergenson Other Female 27 Illinois, United States
• May Fergenson Other Female 3 Illinois, United States
• Charles Williams Other Male 38 Michigan, United States
• Jane P Williams Other Female 38 New York, United States
• Mary H Hoyt Other Female 56 Massachusetts, United States
• Fred B Martin Other Male 34 New York, United States
• J L Gilispie Other Male 32 Michigan, United States
• Clarance Bennett Other Male 23 Sweden
• Albert C Smith Other Male 31 Michigan, United States
• Levi Mc Cabe Other Male 32 New York, United States
• Joseph B Danforth Other Male 61 Vermont, United States
• George A Mars Other Male 42 Canada
• David Boulby Other Male 30 Ohio, United States
• Wm H Marshall Other Male 29 Indiana

1900 US Census

Rock Island, Illinois ^[5]

Name: Wm Ferguson

Age: 52

Occupation: Real Estate Agt

• Wm. Ferguson Head Male 53 Illinois
• Clara A Ferguson Wife Female 33 Wisconsin
• Frank S Ferguson Son Male 18 Illinois
• Helen Ferguson Daughter Female 14 Illinois
• Johanna Olsen Servant Female 28 Michigan
• Robt R Reynolds Boarder Male 29 Iowa
• Lillian Reynolds Boarder Female 24 England

1910 US Census

Los Angeles, California ^[6]

Name: William B Ferguson

Age in 1910: 54

Home in 1910: Los Angeles Assembly :District 71, Los Angeles, California

Street: Toberman Street

Occupation: Gold Mining.

• William B Ferguson Head Male 54 Illinois
• Mrs. Wm B Ferguson Wife Female 52 Wisconsin
• Frank S Ferguson Son Male 24 Illinois
• Hulda Ferguson Daughter-in-law Female 24 Kansas
• Roy E Wells Son-in-law Male 30 Michigan
• Hetty H F Wells Daughter Female 22 Illinois
• William P Wells Grandson Male 3 California
• Frank W Wells Grandson Male 1 California

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M85H-WWR : 12 April 2016), William Ferguson in household of William Ferguson, Harlem, Winnebago, Illinois, United States; citing family 72, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9L-NC8L : 14 October 2017), William B Ferguson and Clara A Smith, 15 Oct 1874; citing Winnebago, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,914,042.
3. ↑ "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPMH-DBLC : 22 August 2018), William Brown Ferguson, 1922.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXK8-SND : 22 August 2017), Wm B Fergenson, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 255, sheet 536B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 0246; FHL microfilm 1,254,246.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSHC-TN8 : accessed 30 August 2019), Clara A. Ferguson, Rock Island Township, Election Precinct 2 Rock Island city Ward 5, Rock Island, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 119, sheet 12B, family 274, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,339.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV2B-49R : accessed 30 August 2019), William B Ferguson, Los Angeles Assembly District 71, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 201, sheet 14B, family 295, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 82; FHL microfilm 1,374,095.