- RICHARD M. FERGUSON; was born in Factory Village, N.Y., Nov.
13, 1838, and came to
- Wisconsin in March, 1865, locating in Beloit; from Factory
Village he moved to Ballston Springs, N.Y.; thence to Roscoe,
Ill., and from there to Shirland, Ill., where he farmed on his
own account, and also learned the carpenter's trade; enlisted
for sixty days in 1862, and re-enlisted in the 156th I.V.I. on
the last call for troops; was mustered out in 1864. Mr. FERGUSON
is a member of Ever Ready Engine Company, No. 2, of Beloit.
He married, Dec. 24, 1866; Julia A. PARMER, of New York; he has
two children living - Walter M. and Frank M.
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- Taken from "The History of Rock County, Wis."
(c)1879, p. 746.
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- Courtesy of Carol
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