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Lela Fern FERGUSON 1889–1952 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Sept 1889

Birth Location: East Of Urbana, Benton, Iowa

Death Date: 13 Oct 1952

Death Location: Estherville, Emmet, Iowa

Father: Calvin FERGUSON

Mother: Sarah WAITMAN

Spouse(s): Alva SAWYER

Children(s): Carl SAWYER, Willard SAWYER, Lela SAWYER, Calvin SAWYER

In 1889, Lela Fern FERGUSON entered the world in East Of Urbana, Benton, Iowa, born to Calvin Daley Ferguson And Sarah Thayes Waitman. Lela Fern FERGUSON married Alva Sawyer, and had children including Calvin Pearl Sawyer, Carl Sawyer, Lela Belle Sawyer, Willard Sawyer. Lela Fern FERGUSON passed away in 1952 in Estherville, Emmet, Iowa.

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Biography

  • In 1889, Lela Fern FERGUSON entered the world in East Of Urbana, Benton, Iowa, born to Calvin Daley Ferguson And Sarah Thayes Waitman.
  • Lela Fern FERGUSON married Alva Sawyer, and had children including Calvin Pearl Sawyer, Carl Sawyer, Lela Belle Sawyer, Willard Sawyer.
  • Lela Fern FERGUSON passed away in 1952 in Estherville, Emmet, Iowa.

Immediate Family

Parents

Calvin FERGUSON
1855–1929
Birth Location: Polk Township, Benton, Iowa
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Sarah WAITMAN
1858–1934
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Alva SAWYER
–1946
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Carl SAWYER
1906–1959
Birth Location: –
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Willard SAWYER
1914–
Birth Location: –
WS
Lela SAWYER
1912–
Birth Location: –
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Calvin SAWYER
–1907
Birth Location: –
CS

Lela FERGUSON's Ancestors

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Lela FERGUSON
1889–1952
Birth Place: East Of Urbana, Benton, Iowa
Parents
Calvin Daley FERGUSON
1855–1929
Polk Township, Benton, Iowa
Sarah (Thayes) WAITMAN
1858–1934
Grandparents
John (Henry) FERGUSON
1810–1889
, Rockingham, North Carolina
Nancy (Ellen Anderson) Ferguson
1821–1902
, Clinton, Ohio
Great-Grandparents
Hiram Anderson
1788–1853
Mary Mulford
1792–1859
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William ANDERSON
1764–1812
Nancy FORSHEE
1766–1807

Lela FERGUSON's Descendants

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Lela (Fern) FERGUSON (30 Sept 1889–13 Oct 1952) m. Alva SAWYER (–28 Mar 1946)
  1. 1. Carl SAWYER 1906–1959 m. Ruth YATES 1907–
  2. 2. Willard SAWYER 1914– m. Josephine CARTER 1912–
  3. 3. Lela (Belle) SAWYER 1912–
  4. 4. Calvin (Pearl) SAWYER –1907

Lela FERGUSON's Timeline

2 Records

1889
30 Sept 1889
Birth of Lela Fern FERGUSON in East Of Urbana, Benton, Iowa
East Of Urbana, Benton, Iowa
1952
13 Oct 1952
Age 63
Death of Lela Fern FERGUSON in Estherville, Emmet, Iowa
Estherville, Emmet, Iowa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Sept 1889
    Event Place: East Of Urbana, Benton, Iowa

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Oct 1952
    Event Place: Estherville, Emmet, Iowa
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