Omie V. (Matheson) Ferguson (1918 - 1975)

Born 6 Apr 1918 in Georgia, United States

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Died 3 May 1975 at age 57 in Habersham, Georgia, United States

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Biography

Omie was born in 1918, the daughter of James Jonathan Erbie Matheson and Sally Elberta Thompson. She died in 1975 and is buried in B C Grant Baptist Church Cemetery, Alto, Georgia.^[1][2]

She is listed in the 1920 US Census as living with her parents and newborn brother in Habersham County, Georgia:^[3]

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Erba J Matheson Head Male 31 Georgia

Sallie Matheson Wife Female 25 Georgia

Oma Matheson Daughter Female 1 Georgia

Elbert Matheson Son Male 0 Georgia

She is listed in the 1930 US Census as living with her parents in Habersham County, Georgia:^[4]

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

James J Mathison Head Male 42 North Carolina

Sallie E Mathison Wife Female 35 Georgia

Omie Mathison Daughter Female 12 Georgia

She married J. B. Ferguson on 3 Sep 1938 in Habersham County, Georgia.^[5][6][7][8] They had at least three children, only one of which is known to have survived to adulthood.

She is listed in the 1940 US Census as living with her husband in her parent's house in Habersham County, Georgia:^[9]

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Herbie Matheson Head Male 52 Georgia

Sally Matheson Wife Female 46 Georgia

J B Fergueson Son-in-law Male 19 Georgia

Ommie Fergueson Daughter Female 22 Georgia

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #92699899
2. ↑ "Georgia Death Index, 1933-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V49V-XF4 : 24 December 2014), Omie M Ferguson, 03 May 1975; from "Georgia Deaths, 1919-98," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2001); citing Habersham, Georgia, certificate number 013415, Georgia Health Department, Office of Vital Records,
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJ6Q-7ZR : 1 February 2021), Oma Matheson in entry for Erba J Matheson, 1920.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:37BP-RPZ : accessed 15 February 2022), Omie Mathison in household of James J Mathison, District 414, Habersham, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 4, sheet , line , family , NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll ; FHL microfilm.
5. ↑ "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28S-K12Z : 22 July 2021), J B Ferguson and Omie Matheson, 3 Sep 1938; citing Marriage, Habersham, Georgia, United States, Georgia Department of Archives and History, Morrow, FHL microfilm 2,365,339.
6. ↑ "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28S-K1NP : 22 July 2021), J B Ferguson and Omie Matheson, 3 Sep 1938; citing Marriage, Habersham, Georgia, United States, Georgia Department of Archives and History, Morrow, FHL microfilm 2,365,339.
7. ↑ "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28S-2547 : 22 July 2021), J B Ferguson and Omie Matheson, 3 Sep 1938; citing Marriage, Habersham, Georgia, United States, Georgia Department of Archives and History, Morrow, FHL microfilm 2,365,800.
8. ↑ "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28S-2M8M : 22 July 2021), J B Ferguson and Omie Matheson, 3 Sep 1938; citing Marriage, Habersham, Georgia, United States, Georgia Department of Archives and History, Morrow, FHL microfilm 2,365,339.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7GC-S3Z : 8 January 2021), Ommie Fergueson in household of Herbie Matheson, District 414, Habersham, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 68-4, sheet 9B, line 53, family 136, 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 681.