Benjamin Harrison Ferguson (1888 - 1963)

Born 6 Nov 1888 in Meade, Meade, Kansas, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret Amelia (Aepli) Ferguson — married 29 May 1920 in Tempe, Maricopa, Arizona

Descendants

Died 5 Jun 1963 at age 74 in Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States

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Biography

Ben H. Ferguson was the oldest son of Don Ferguson and Ona Nelson. Ben was a devoted husband, father, military veteran, and prominent electrical engineer in the new State of Arizona. After graduating from Throop Polytechnic Institute - now California Institute of Technology (CalTech) in Pasadena, in 1912, Ben served on the first Arizona Corporation Commission and had a successful engineering consulting business for many years. He was also a founding member and president of the first Arizona chapter of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers (AIEE) - now the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Ben was also a military veteran of WWI and a Free Mason.

Military

After completing his degree in electrical engineering Ben served briefly as a private in the US Army Signal Corps during WWI as listed on his application and engraved headstone: Co 8320 Eld Sig Bn 1/C - 34 Co 185Th D B 95 Div

Sources

• 1895 Minnesota Census, La Crescent, Houston, MN [1]
• 1900 US Census, La Crescent, Houston, MN [2]
• 1910 US Census, Pasadena, Los Angeles, CA [3]
• 1920-1950 US Census, Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona
• Book "The Wideners in America", Howard H. Widener, pg. 183, 1904[4]
• World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918[5]
• Findagrave.com [6]
• Obituary article, Arizona Republic, June 6, 1963 - posted on Findagrave.com
• AZ Death Certificate - Benjamin Ferguson[7]
• U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1970 - Ben Ferguson [8]

See also:

• Book "The Wideners in America", Widener, Howard H., 1904[9]