Thomas
Ferguson
Born in Harlem, Winnebago County, Illinois, United States
Ancestors 
Son of William Ferguson
and Helen (Picken) Ferguson
Brother of
James Ferguson, Alexander Ferguson, Ellen (Ferguson) Greenlee, Mary Ann (Ferguson) Bryson, William Brown Ferguson, Martha Ferguson, Hugh Ferguson, Hugh Ferguson, Charles Picken Ferguson and Peter Ferguson
[spouse(s) unknown]
Died
at age 69
in Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 31 Aug 2019
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Biography
This profile is part of the Harlem Township, Illinois One Place Study.
Thomas Ferguson was an early resident of the Scottish Settlement in Argyle, Illinois.
Thomas was born in 1849. He was the son of Scottish immigrants William Ferguson and Helen Picken. [1]
His family was one of the founding members of the Scottish Settlement in Argyle, Illinois.
He married Alice Smith in 1887. [2] They had no children.
He worked in the insurance industry. He passed away in 1918.
1900 US Census
Rockford, Illinois [3]
- Name: Thos Ferguson
- Age: 52
- Home in 1900: Rockford Ward 4, Winnebago, Illinois
- Occupation: Bookkeeper
- Thos Ferguson Head Male 42 Illinois
- Alice F Ferguson Wife Female 53 Illinois
- Wm ? Fitch Boarder Male 51 Illinois
Katherine K Fitch Boarder Female 41 Pennsylvania
- Katherine L Fitch Daughter Female 12 Illinois
- William K Fitch Son Male 11 Illinois
1910 US Census
Rockford, Illinois [4]
- Name: Thomas Ferguson
- Age in 1910: 60
- Marital status: Widowed
- Occupation: Salesman
- Industry: Insurance
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M85H-WWT : 12 April 2016), Thomas 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.).
- ↑ "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFLN-QD6 : 4 November 2017), Thomas Ferguson and Alice F. Smith, 06 Jan 1887; citing Ogle, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,420,756.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSCC-HRT : accessed 31 August 2019), Thos Ferguson, Rockford Township Rockford city Ward 4, Winnebago, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 137, sheet 3A, family 54, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,355.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKFT-D7J : accessed 31 August 2019), Thomas Ferguson, Rockford Ward 4, Winnebago, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 169, sheet 20A, family , NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 336; FHL microfilm 1,374,349
See also:
- Find A Grave: Memorial #62868278 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 30 August 2019), memorial page for Thomas Ferguson (2 Feb 1849–5 Oct 1918), Find A Grave Memorial no. 62868278, citing Stillman Valley Cemetery, Stillman Valley, Ogle County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Ben Jacobson (contributor 47010365) .
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