JAMES FERGUSON
Some time during the spring of 1849, Mr. James Ferguson and wife came into our community and located on what was originally a part of my father's claim. He was born in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, and both he and his wife were members of the Congregational church. After coming here they and their daughter united with the First Presbyterian church, and later Mr. Ferguson was elected to the office of ruling elder. The sons came into the church some years after. Of the five sons, Calvin, Cyrus E., Amos, Clement and James, only Cyrus and Clement remain; the former living in Chicago, and the latter occupying the old homestead.
Mr. Ferguson was a man of sound judgment and of the strictest integrity. He was mild in his disposition and kind and gentle in his treatment of others. He was strongly attached to his church and was ever a strong pillar of support within its walls. He died April 27, 1850, after a short illness, mourned not only by the church of which he was an honored member, but by the community at large.
His wife, a most noble, Christian woman, survived him till May 9, 1886, when she, too passed away to join her husband in the land beyond. The record of these two people here is brief and inadequate, but the salutary influence of their lives lingers as a lasting benediction to the community in which they lived.
Amos was taken prisoner and died in Andersonville prison February 28, 1865. James died at the old homestead December 24, 1890.
Source: Carroll, Rev. George R., Pioneer Life In and Around Cedar Rapids, Iowa from 1839 to 1849, pages 172-3, Times Printing and Binding House, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1895.
Some time during the spring of 1849, Mr. James Ferguson and wife came into our community and located on what was originally a part of my father's claim. He was born in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, and both he and his wife were members of the Congregational church. After coming here they and their daughter united with the First Presbyterian church, and later Mr. Ferguson was elected to the office of ruling elder. The sons came into the church some years after. Of the five sons, Calvin, Cyrus E., Amos, Clement and James, only Cyrus and Clement remain; the former living in Chicago, and the latter occupying the old homestead.
Mr. Ferguson was a man of sound judgment and of the strictest integrity. He was mild in his disposition and kind and gentle in his treatment of others. He was strongly attached to his church and was ever a strong pillar of support within its walls. He died April 27, 1850, after a short illness, mourned not only by the church of which he was an honored member, but by the community at large.
His wife, a most noble, Christian woman, survived him till May 9, 1886, when she, too passed away to join her husband in the land beyond. The record of these two people here is brief and inadequate, but the salutary influence of their lives lingers as a lasting benediction to the community in which they lived.
Amos was taken prisoner and died in Andersonville prison February 28, 1865. James died at the old homestead December 24, 1890.
Source: Carroll, Rev. George R., Pioneer Life In and Around Cedar Rapids, Iowa from 1839 to 1849, pages 172-3, Times Printing and Binding House, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1895.
JAMES FERGUSON
Some time during the spring of 1849, Mr. James Ferguson and wife came into our community and located on what was originally a part of my father's claim. He was born in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, and both he and his wife were members of the Congregational church. After coming here they and their daughter united with the First Presbyterian church, and later Mr. Ferguson was elected to the office of ruling elder. The sons came into the church some years after. Of the five sons, Calvin, Cyrus E., Amos, Clement and James, only Cyrus and Clement remain; the former living in Chicago, and the latter occupying the old homestead.
Mr. Ferguson was a man of sound judgment and of the strictest integrity. He was mild in his disposition and kind and gentle in his treatment of others. He was strongly attached to his church and was ever a strong pillar of support within its walls. He died April 27, 1850, after a short illness, mourned not only by the church of which he was an honored member, but by the community at large.
His wife, a most noble, Christian woman, survived him till May 9, 1886, when she, too passed away to join her husband in the land beyond. The record of these two people here is brief and inadequate, but the salutary influence of their lives lingers as a lasting benediction to the community in which they lived.
Amos was taken prisoner and died in Andersonville prison February 28, 1865. James died at the old homestead December 24, 1890.
Source: Carroll, Rev. George R., Pioneer Life In and Around Cedar Rapids, Iowa from 1839 to 1849, pages 172-3, Times Printing and Binding House, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1895.
Some time during the spring of 1849, Mr. James Ferguson and wife came into our community and located on what was originally a part of my father's claim. He was born in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, and both he and his wife were members of the Congregational church. After coming here they and their daughter united with the First Presbyterian church, and later Mr. Ferguson was elected to the office of ruling elder. The sons came into the church some years after. Of the five sons, Calvin, Cyrus E., Amos, Clement and James, only Cyrus and Clement remain; the former living in Chicago, and the latter occupying the old homestead.
Mr. Ferguson was a man of sound judgment and of the strictest integrity. He was mild in his disposition and kind and gentle in his treatment of others. He was strongly attached to his church and was ever a strong pillar of support within its walls. He died April 27, 1850, after a short illness, mourned not only by the church of which he was an honored member, but by the community at large.
His wife, a most noble, Christian woman, survived him till May 9, 1886, when she, too passed away to join her husband in the land beyond. The record of these two people here is brief and inadequate, but the salutary influence of their lives lingers as a lasting benediction to the community in which they lived.
Amos was taken prisoner and died in Andersonville prison February 28, 1865. James died at the old homestead December 24, 1890.
Source: Carroll, Rev. George R., Pioneer Life In and Around Cedar Rapids, Iowa from 1839 to 1849, pages 172-3, Times Printing and Binding House, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1895.
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