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Edna Best Ferguson 1880–1954 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Feb 1880

Birth Location: St Charles, St Charles, Missouri, USA

Death Date: 15 January 1954

Death Location: Brashear, Adair, Missouri, USA

Father: James Ferguson

Mother: Anna Best

Spouse(s): Arthur Ford

Children(s): Irene Ford

The story of Edna Best Ferguson began in 1880 in St Charles, St Charles, Missouri, USA. In 1880, Edna Best Ferguson resided in Portage, St Charles, Missouri, USA. In 1900, Edna Best Ferguson resided in Kirksville, Adair, Missouri, USA. Edna Best Ferguson married Arthur Pearl Pearl Ford, and had children including Irene Pearl Ford. Edna Best Ferguson passed away in 1954 in Brashear, Adair, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Edna Best Ferguson began in 1880 in St Charles, St Charles, Missouri, USA.
  • In 1880, Edna Best Ferguson resided in Portage, St Charles, Missouri, USA.
  • In 1900, Edna Best Ferguson resided in Kirksville, Adair, Missouri, USA.
  • Edna Best Ferguson married Arthur Pearl Pearl Ford, and had children including Irene Pearl Ford.
  • Edna Best Ferguson passed away in 1954 in Brashear, Adair, Missouri, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Ferguson
1854–1915
Birth Location: St Charles, Missouri, USA
JF
Anna Best
1856–1893
Birth Location: St Charles, St Charles, Missouri, USA
AB

Spouses(s)

Arthur Ford
1874–1947
Birth Location: Kirksville, Adair, Missouri, USA
AF

Children(s)

Irene Ford
1900–1981
Birth Location: Springfield, Clark, Ohio, USA
IF

Edna Ferguson's Ancestors

Self
Edna Ferguson
1880–1954
Birth Place: St Charles, St Charles, Missouri, USA
Parents
James R Ferguson
1854–1915
St Charles, Missouri, USA
Anna (Elizabeth) Best
1856–1893
St Charles, St Charles, Missouri, USA
Grandparents
Stephen (William Best) Sr
1814–1874
St Charles County, Missouri, USA
Mary (Jane) Jameson
1829–1908
Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Jameson
1793–1842
Francis Overstreet
1803–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Jameson
1753–1805
Margaret Craig
1753–1850

Edna Ferguson's Descendants

1.
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Edna (Best) Ferguson (24 Feb 1880–15 January 1954) m. Arthur (Pearl "Pearl") Ford (31 Dec 1874–27 May 1947)
  1. 1. Irene (Pearl) Ford 1900–1981 m. Ira (Owen "Owen") James 1899–1977
    1. 1. Virginia (Mae) James 1921–2012 m. Jesse (Franklin) Shahan 1920–1999
    2. 2. Max (Owen) James 1925–2019 m. Lois (Laurine) Getting 1928–2020

Edna Ferguson's Timeline

10 Records

1880
24 Feb 1880
Birth of Edna Best Ferguson in St Charles, St Charles, Missouri, USA
St Charles, St Charles, Missouri, USA
1880
1880
Edna Best Ferguson resided here in Portage, St Charles, Missouri, USA
Portage, St Charles, Missouri, USA
1900
1900
Age 20
Edna Best Ferguson resided here in Kirksville, Adair, Missouri, USA
Kirksville, Adair, Missouri, USA
1910
1910
Age 30
Edna Best Ferguson resided here in Kirksville, Adair, Missouri, USA
Kirksville, Adair, Missouri, USA
1920
1920
Age 40
Edna Best Ferguson resided here in Clay, Adair, Missouri, USA
Clay, Adair, Missouri, USA
1930
1930
Age 50
Edna Best Ferguson resided here in Clay, Adair, Missouri, USA
Clay, Adair, Missouri, USA
1935
1935
Age 55
Edna Best Ferguson resided here in Clay, Adair, Missouri, USA
Clay, Adair, Missouri, USA
1940
1940
Age 60
Edna Best Ferguson resided here in Clay, Adair, Missouri, USA
Clay, Adair, Missouri, USA
1950
1950
Age 70
Edna Best Ferguson resided here in Brashear, Adair, Missouri, USA
Brashear, Adair, Missouri, USA
1954
15 January 1954
Age 74
Death of Edna Best Ferguson in Adair County, Missouri, USA
Adair County, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Feb 1880
    Event Place: St Charles, St Charles, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Portage, St Charles, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Kirksville, Adair, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Kirksville, Adair, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Kirksville Ward 1, Adair, Missouri; Roll: T624_766; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 1374779

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Clay, Adair, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Clay, Adair, Missouri; Roll: T625_902; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 10

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Clay, Adair, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Clay, Adair, Missouri; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0010; FHL microfilm: 2340909

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Clay, Adair, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Clay, Adair, Missouri; Roll: m-t0627-02081; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 1-10

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Clay, Adair, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Clay, Adair, Missouri; Roll: m-t0627-02081; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 1-10

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Brashear, Adair, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Brashear, Adair, Mis

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 January 1954
    Event Place: Adair County, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Brashear, Adair, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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