Clara Emma (Giem) Ferguson (1897 - 2002)

Born 12 Aug 1897 in Sedalia, Douglas, Colorado, United States

Ancestors

Died 18 Mar 2002 at age 104 in Canon City, Fremont, Colorado, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Giem Name Study.

Clara Emma Giem^[1] was born on 12 AUG 1897^[2] in Sedalia, Douglas, Colorado.^[1][2] She is the daughter of Albert Emanuel Giem and Ella Romkee.^[2]

Clara married William Tilden Ferguson on 13 April 1941. He died on 4 Aug 1963 at Grand Junction, Colorado. No children were mentioned in his obituary.^[3][2]

In 1910, Clara "Gierm" lived in Canon, Fremont, Colorado, with her parents, Albert and Ella, and 7 brothers and sisters. Father Albert was a dry farmer.^[4]

1930
There are two enumerations for 1930:
In 1930, Clara Giem and her sister, Rose Giem, were living in Primero, Las Animas, Colorado. Both were high school teachers.^[5]
OR
In 1930, Clara Giem and her sister Rose Giem, were lodgers in the the home of Mike Bullock in Madrid, Los Animas, Colorado. Both were public school teachers.^[6]

In 1940, Clara Giem, a 42 year old public school teacher born in Colorado, lived in Glenwood Springs, Garfield, Colorado, United States. ^[1]

Clara Emma Ferguson died on 18 March 2002^[2] and is buried at the Greenwood Cemetery, Canon City, Fremont, Colorado,^[2] or at the IOOF Cemetery, Plot 56, Prospect Heights, Fremont, Colorado.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VR6Z-VCB : 28 May 2020), Clara Giem, Glenwood Springs, Election Precinct 6, Garfield, Colorado, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 23-9, sheet 1A, line 10, family 5, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 463. 01 APR 1940.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6} Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 27 August 2020), memorial page for Clara Emma Giem Ferguson, (12 Aug 1897–18 Mar 2002), Find A Grave: Memorial #21958441 , citing IOOF Cemetery, Prospect Heights, Fremont County, Colorado, USA ; Maintained by R H Brunner (contributor 50235818) .
3. ↑ The Daily Sentinel, Grand Junction, CLO, Sunday, 5 Aug 1963, Page 16. Accessed on 27 Aug 2020 at Newspapers.com
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MK47-M16 : accessed 31 August 2020), Albert Gierm, Canon Ward 1, Fremont, Colorado, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 65, sheet 14A, family 375, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 119; FHL microfilm 1,374,132.

   Albert Gierm, 49; Ella Gierm, 34; Laura Gierm, 15; Hannah Gierm, 14; Clara Gierm, 12; Carl Gierm, 11; Raymond Gierm, 9; Theodore Gierm, 7; Rosa Gierm, 5; Wilbur Gierm, 2. All wre born in Colorado except Albert, who was born in Minnesota, and Ella, who was born in Iowa. Albert's parents were born in Germany, while Ella's father was born in Germany and her mother in Iowa. Albert and Ella have been married for 18 years, and Ella has had 8 children, all of whom are living.

5. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X748-TPT : accessed 31 August 2020), Clara Giem, Primero, Las Animas, Colorado, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 15, sheet 2A, line 11, family 25, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 245; FHL microfilm 2,339,980.

   Clara Giem, 32; Rose Giem, Sister 29. Both were born in Colorado, as were their parents.

6. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X74D-46Y : accessed 31 August 2020), Clara E Giem in household of Mike Bullock, Madrid, Las Animas, Colorado, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 17, sheet 2B, line 79, family 45, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 245; FHL microfilm 2,339,980.

   Mike Bullock, 32 b. Austria; Mary Belasko, Stepdaughter 15 b. West Virginia; Clara E Giem, Lodger 32 b. Colorado; Rose E Giem, Lodger 25 b. Colorado. The Giem's father was born in MInnesota and their mother in Iowa.