Individual Details

James "Jim" Calvin Ferguson

(February 11, 1892 - November 7, 1967)

1920 Coleman County, Texas census.

1930 Coleman County, Texas census.

"Funeral services for Mr. J. C. (Jim) Ferguson were held Wednesday afternoon at 4:30 in the First Baptist Church of Santa Anna with Rev. James Gibson of Bangs and Rev. Delbert Serratt officiating. Mr. Ferguson died Tuesday morning, November 7, 1967, at 11:30 in Brownwood Memorial Hospital. Born February 11, 1892 in Limestone County, he was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John N. Ferguson. A retired farmer and carpenter, he moved to Coleman County in 1908 but had resided in Bangs for the past four years. A member of the First Baptist Church in Bangs, he married Miss Mary Ann Langley, June 12, 1930 in Coleman. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Ferguson of Bangs; one son, Leroy Ferguson of Lubbock; two step sons, James Brown of Grosvenor and Alfred Brown of Houston; seven daughters, Mrs. Bovie Hambrick of Lubbock, Mrs. Helen Parker of Anson, Mrs. Alma Carter of Los Angeles, California, Mrs. Mineola Serratt of Sudan, Texas, Mrs. Dorothy Wood of Lubbock, Mrs. Maxine Sartain of Abilene and Mrs. Carolyn Matthews of Brownwood; one step daughter, Mrs. Louzell Serratt of Sudan, Texas; two sisters, Mrs. Willie Williams and Miss Ada Ferguson, both of Santa Anna; 45 grandchildren, 47 great grandchildren and a host of nieces and nephews. Pallbearers were his grandsons. Burial was in Santa Anna Cemetery under the direction of Stevens Funeral Home." (Obituary from THE COLEMAN DEMOCRAT - VOICE, November 9, 1967, Section B.)

"J. C. Ferguson, born February 11, 1892, died November 7, 1967 (double stone with Mary Anne Ferguson McFaul)." (Tombstone of J. C. Ferguson, Platt (Plot) II, block 73, Santa Anna Cemetery, Santa Anna, Texas, which is also recorded in COLEMAN COUNTY CEMETERY INSCRIPTIONS, Vol 3, by Vena Bob Gates and Judia and Ralph Terry, page 100.)

Events

BirthFebruary 11, 1892
MarriageAugust 24, 1910Limestone County, Texas - Lola Zera Hartnett
MarriageJune 12, 1930Coleman, Coleman County, Texas - Mary Anne Langley
DeathNovember 7, 1967
BurialSanta Anna Cemetery, Coleman County, Texas

Families

SpouseMary Anne Langley (1893 - 1981)
ChildNina Marie "Carolyn" Ferguson (1936 - )
SpouseLola Zera Hartnett (1892 - 1929)
ChildDovie L. Ferguson (1912 - )
ChildAubrey L. Ferguson (1914 - )
ChildHelen O. Ferguson (1915 - )
ChildAlma Mae Ferguson (1917 - 1971)
ChildMineola Ferguson (1920 - 1997)
ChildDorothy Ferguson (1923 - )
ChildJames Burton Ferguson (1924 - 1964)
ChildLeRoy Ferguson (1925 - )
ChildMaxine Ferguson (1928 - 2003)
FatherJohn Nicholos Ferguson (1860 - 1904)
MotherHenrietta Caroline Foster (1861 - 1942)
SiblingLura Etta Ferguson (1883 - 1954)
SiblingDona Mae Ferguson ( - )
SiblingWillie B. Ferguson ( - )
SiblingFerguson ( - )
SiblingJohn Leamon Ferguson (1890 - 1951)
SiblingSusan Ada Ferguson (1894 - 1977)