Capt. John Ferguson, Sr. b. 23 Mar 1884 Orange, Orange Co, Texas d. 10 Oct 1961 Orange, Orange Co, Texas: Our Family History

1884 - 1961 (77 years)

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Name	John Ferguson
Title	Capt.
Suffix	Sr.
Birth	23 Mar 1884	Orange, Orange Co, Texas
Gender	Male
Census	1910	Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana
	1910 Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana John Furgeson 26 married 3 yrs Georgia E Furgeson 19 1 birth, 1 living Green Furgeson 2
Census	1920	Orange Co, Texas
	1920 Orange, Orange Co, Texas 511 Elm Street John Ferguson 38 harbor master Georgia Ferguson 28 G B Ferguson 12 Annie Mae Ferguson 8 Lucile Ferguson 6
Census	1930	Orange, Orange Co, Texas
	1930 Orange, Orange Co, Texas John Ferguson 46 harbor master Georgia Ferguson 38 Greenberry Ferguson 22 Lucile Ferguson 16 John Ferguson 8 Beulah Ferguson 4
Other-Begin	17 Jul 1934	Orange, Orange Co, Texas
	newspaper
	The Orange Leader (Orange, Tex.) Vol. 21, No. 169, Ed. 1, Tuesday, July 17, 1934 40 Employed on Municipal Dock Repair Good progress is being made this week in the rebuilding of sections of the municipal docks where around 40 persons on the relief rolls are employed under the foremanship of Captain John Ferguson, city harbor master. The work is being inspected and it is done by a representative of the Missouri Pacific Railroad company, under whose instructions the municipal short line is operated. The work is being pushed as rapidly as possible with the view of having the docks in first class shape to take care of the big increase to take care of the big increase in shipping that is expected to develop in the very near future. https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth289725/m1/1/zoom/?resolution=2&lat=1221.1400146484375&lon=2814
Census	1940	Orange, Orange Co, Texas
	1940 Orange, Orange Co, Texas John Ferguson 55 Bessie Ferguson 48 John Ferguson 18 Beulah Ferguson 14 Georgie Edall Ferguson 9
Other-Begin	14 Jun 1945	Orange, Orange Co, Texas
	newspaper
	The Orange Leader (Orange, Tex), Vol 32, No 141, Ed 1, Thursday, June 14, 1945 Captain John Ferguson, Sr., local harbormaster, received a telegram Thursday stating that his sone John Ferguson, Jr., motor machinist mate first class, was critically ill at his station in New London, Connecticut, where he has been in training for some time. Ferguson, who was a former football star, had served for two and a half years in submarine service in the Pacific area before being assigned to the east coast for special training. https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221592/m1/2/zoom/?resolution=4&lat=3491.5999755859375&lon=2992
Other-Begin	17 Jun 1945	Orange, Orange Co, Texas
	Newspaper
	The Orange Leader (Orange, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 143, Ed. 1 Sunday, June 17, 1945 pg 1 John Ferguson, Jr. Reported Better Captain John Ferguson, local harbormaser, has been informed that his son John Ferguson, Jr. motor machinist mate 1st class, reported as critically ill one day this week, was somewhat improved Saturday. His trouble was said to have been a bad appendix. https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221594/m1/1/zoom/?resolution=4&lat=694.7200317382812&lon=3864
Residence	1948	92 Pine, Orange, Orange Co, Texas
	1948 Orange city directory Ferguson John city dockmstr r92 Pine Ferguson John Jr (Roberta W) hlpr Gulf States Utilities h803 Lowe ct
Residence	1951	226 E Park av, Orange, Orange Co, Texas
	1951 Orange city directory Ferguson, John dockmstr City Wharf & Dock Comn h 226 E Park av Ferguson, John jr (Bernice T) city policemn h 537 Russell ct
Residence	1955	442 Harrison, Orange, Orange Co, Texas
	1955 Orange city directory Ferguson, John harbor master City Whorfs & Docks, r442 Harrison ct.
Residence	1958	606 3rd, Orange, Orange Co, Texas
	Orange city directory Ferguson John H (Josephine) layout Ramsey-Kantz, Inc, h517 Russell Ferguson, Johnny harbor master City Wharf & Docks 4 606 3rd (John H is grandson of Johnny)
Death	10 Oct 1961	Orange, Orange Co, Texas
	D.C. occupation retired harbor master father Greenberry Ferguson mother Lucille (unk) informant Mrs. Annie Mae Bates Evergreen Cem. Orange
Person ID	I102445	Roots
Last Modified	21 Mar 2017

Father	Green Berry (or Greenberry) Ferguson, (twin), b. 29 Oct 1849, Hemphill, Sabine Co, Texas d. Bef 1910, Orange Co, Texas (Age 60 years)
Mother	Lucy M. Bean, b. 1845, Louisiana d. 1892, of, Jasper Co, Texas (Age 47 years)
Marriage	7 Oct 1874	Orange Co, Texas
	Name Greenburg Ferguson Marriage Date 7 Oct 1874 Marriage Place Orange, Texas, USA Spouse Lucy Beau Source Texas Marriages, 1814-1909
Family ID	F34540	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Georgia Estelle "Bessie" Parker, b. 12 Dec 1892, Venton, Webster Parish, Louisiana d. 9 Jun 1942, Orange, Orange Co, Texas (Age 49 years)

Marriage 1907

Children

+	1. Green Berry Ferguson, b. 29 Oct 1907, Niblets Bluff, Orange Co, Texas d. 5 Feb 1944, Orange, Orange Co, Texas (Age 36 years)
+	2. Annie Mae Ferguson, b. 16 Jan 1913, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana d. 6 Aug 1997, Galveston Co, Texas (Age 84 years)
	3. Lucy Lucille Ferguson, b. 10 Oct 1915, Orange Co, Texas d. 29 Jun 1977, Liberty, Liberty Co, Texas (Age 61 years)
+	4. Beulah Mae Ferguson, b. 23 Oct 1925, Orange, Orange Co, Texas d. 31 Mar 1991, Jefferson Co, Texas (Age 65 years)
	5. Georgia Estelle Ferguson, b. 24 Oct 1930, Orange Co, Texas d. 18 Nov 1988, Colquet, Carlton Co, Minnesota (Age 58 years)
+	6. John Ferguson, Jr., b. Orange, Orange Co, Texas d. Aft 1951, of, Orange Co, Texas

Family ID F34573 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 17 Mar 2017

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	Residence - 1948 - 92 Pine, Orange, Orange Co, Texas
	Residence - 1951 - 226 E Park av, Orange, Orange Co, Texas
	Residence - 1958 - 606 3rd, Orange, Orange Co, Texas

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