"The elder Ferguson and his wife, were the parents of eight children."
"All of the eight children, born to Mr. and Mrs. Ferguson, are still living, of whom our subject is the eldest. Bessie, the next in order of birth, is the wife of E. H. Jones, lumber dealer in Kingman, Kan; Nellie J., wife of Barry D. Woods, grocer, Morrison, Ill.; Isabel, wife of James Albright, farmer, Ida Co., Iowa; James D. and Wiiliam A., resident on the old homestead, and Alice and Clara, now attending school at Mt. Carroll, Ill."
