Individual Details
Ellen Louise Clason
(16 Mar 1848 - 10 Oct 1937)
On the 1930 U. S. Census Ellen Ferguson is in the household of her daughter Helen L. Atchison, with granddaughter Hazel F. Erickson and great grandsons Robert M. and Harry Erickson.
Winona Republican-Herald, Winona, Minnesota, Monday, October 11, 1937, Page 6: Mrs. E. L. Ferguson Dies at Chatfield. Chatfield, Minn.---(Special to The Republican-Herald)---Funeral services for Mrs. Ellen L. Ferguson, 89, pioneer Southeastern Minnesota resident who died here Sunday at 10:45 a.m. will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Presbyterian church by the pastor, the Rev. Willard H. Reeves, and the Rev. John Gibb of Rochester, former pastor. Burial will be at Fremont. Mrs. Ferguson, whose maiden name was Ellen Clason, was born March 16, 1848, at Lowell, Wis., came to Oronoco, Minn., with her parents when 16 years old. She was married at Rushford December 16, 1868, to Matthew Ferguson, The couple moved to Fremont after their marriage and lived there until 1894 when they moved to Chatfield. Mrs. Ferguson is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Helen Atchison of Chatfield and Mrs. Julius Westrum of Albert Lea. Mr. Ferguson died in 1914.
Winona Republican-Herald, Winona, Minnesota, Monday, October 11, 1937, Page 6: Mrs. E. L. Ferguson Dies at Chatfield. Chatfield, Minn.---(Special to The Republican-Herald)---Funeral services for Mrs. Ellen L. Ferguson, 89, pioneer Southeastern Minnesota resident who died here Sunday at 10:45 a.m. will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Presbyterian church by the pastor, the Rev. Willard H. Reeves, and the Rev. John Gibb of Rochester, former pastor. Burial will be at Fremont. Mrs. Ferguson, whose maiden name was Ellen Clason, was born March 16, 1848, at Lowell, Wis., came to Oronoco, Minn., with her parents when 16 years old. She was married at Rushford December 16, 1868, to Matthew Ferguson, The couple moved to Fremont after their marriage and lived there until 1894 when they moved to Chatfield. Mrs. Ferguson is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Helen Atchison of Chatfield and Mrs. Julius Westrum of Albert Lea. Mr. Ferguson died in 1914.
Events
| Birth | 16 Mar 1848 | Beaver Dam, Dodge Co., Wisconsin |  | ||
| Marriage | 16 Dec 1868 | Rushford, Fillmore Co., Minnesota - Matthew W Ferguson | | ||
| Death | 10 Oct 1937 | Chatfield, Fillmore Co., Minnesota | | ||
| Burial | Fremont Scotch Cemetery, Winona Co., Minnesota | |
Families
| Spouse | Matthew W Ferguson (1840 - 1914) |
| Child | Helen Louis Ferguson (1871 - 1941) |
| Child | Blanche L. Ferguson (1885 - 1968) |
| Child | Adelbert "Dell" William Ferguson (1889 - 1890) |
| Father | James Ferris Clason (1804 - 1851) |
| Mother | Louisa Robinson (1809 - 1894) |
| Sibling | James Ferris Clason Jr (1828 - 1874) |
| Sibling | Abel Robinson Clason (1829 - 1829) |
| Sibling | Elvin B. Clason (1831 - 1905) |
| Sibling | Harry Henry Clason (1833 - 1917) |
| Sibling | William T. Clason (1834 - 1865) |
| Sibling | Mary Elizabeth Clason (1837 - 1924) |
| Sibling | Isaac W. Clason (1839 - 1865) |
| Sibling | Rufus Loungsbury Clason (1842 - 1918) |
| Sibling | Betsy Amelia Clason (1844 - 1927) |
| Sibling | Milan E. Clason (1846 - 1852) |
| Sibling | George Daniel A. Clason (1850 - 1852) |
Endnotes
1. Abigail Farris & James Clason By Fay Morehouse Medhaug, April 1987, Page 43.
2. Find A Grave.
3. Abigail Farris & James Clason By Fay Morehouse Medhaug, April 1987, Page 57.
4. Abigail Farris & James Clason By Fay Morehouse Medhaug, April 1987, Page 43.
5. Minnesota Historical Society.
6. U. S. Gen Web Archives.
7. Find A Grave.