Person:Calvin Ferguson (1)

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Calvin W. Ferguson
b.Bet 1837 and 1843 New York
 
Parents and Siblings
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  1. Calvin W. FergusonBet 1837 & 1843 -
  2. Heman L. Ferguson1839 - 1903
  3. Leander Ferguson1841 - 1926
  4. Lucinda FergusonBet 1843 & 1844 - 1854
  5. John C. Ferguson1846 - 1847
  6. Emma FergusonAbt 1848 - 1923
  7. William Friend Ferguson1854 - 1924
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m. 1871
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Facts and Events
Name Calvin W. Ferguson
Gender Male
Birth? Bet 1837 and 1843 New York
Other[1][2] 1870 Dry Goods MerchantOccupation 1
Other[1][2] 1870 Metomen/Brandon, Fond du Lac County, WisconsinResidence 1
Marriage 1871 to Eliza C. Thayer
Other[3] 1877 Brandon, Fond du Lac County, WisconsinResidence 2
Occupation[4] 1880 Occupation 2 ; Merchant
Other[4] 1880 Brandon, Fond du Lac County, WisconsinResidence 3

C. W. FERGUSON & BRO., merchants, Brandon; the brothers are natives ofNew York, and came West in 1855; C. W. began mercantile life clerking forJ. H. Foster in his general store, which was established during the earlyhistory of Brandon; in 1860, he started in business with his father,under the firm name of C. W. Ferguson and Co.; in 1876, his brotherLeander purchased the father's interest, and the firm became "C. W.Ferguson & Bro." In 1866, Leander was married to Miss Hattie Foster, ofBrandon. C. W. Ferguson, in 1871, married Miss Eliza Thayer, also ofBrandon. Leander is Superintendent of the Methodist Sunday School; he wasfully three years in the army, and at the close of the War was aLieutenant in Co. B. of the 46th W. V. I. The senior member of the firmconducts an insurance agency, and, in Waukesha Co., held several localoffices before removal to Fond du Lac Co. The firm carry stock in alldepartments of a first-class country store; they are enterprising youngmen, and enjoy the confidence of the public. (The History of Fond du LacCounty, Wisconsin, Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1880)

References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1870 Town of Metomen Census, Metomen, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 1870 U.S. Census, Wisconsin, Fond du Lac County, Metomen, M593 1714, Page 440A.
  3. ↑ Town of Metomen, Brandon Special Census, 1877, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 1880 U.S. Census, Wisconsin, Fond du Lac County, Brandon, T9 1426, Page 371C.
  5.   1850 U.S. Census.

    New York, Delaware County, Middletown, M432_495, Page 434.

  6.   1880 U.S. Census.

    Wisconsin, Fond du Lac County, Brandon, T9_1426, Page 371C.

  7.   1870 U.S. Census.

    Wisconsin, Fond du Lac County, Metomen, M593_1714, Page 440A.

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