California Biographies
Ferguson, Russell

Transcribed by Peggy Hooper

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Ferguson, Russell. Was born in Lincoln county, North Carolina, February 22,
1822. At seven years of age he, with his parents, moved to Ray county,
Tennessee, where they resided for twelve years, when they moved to Lawrence
county Missouri, where he remained till April 22, 1849, when he started with an
ox-team across the plains to California, arriving on October 12th of that year.
He first settled at Bidwell's Bar, on Feather river, where he prosecuted mining
till 1852, in which year he came to Sonoma county; first settling on Santa Rosa
creek, where he remained till 1868, when he settled on his present estate of one
hundred and fifty-six acres. Mr Ferguson married Mrs. Amelia McMinn, formerly
Miss Amelia Ainsworth, on October 6, 1868, she being born in Missouri, on July
15, 1838. Their children are James F., born July 17, 1869; William R., February
13, 1872; Thomas J., November 1, 1874; Edward, June 19, 1877, and Addie Mary,
January 8, 1879. Mrs. Ferguson has by her former marriage Sarah E., born March
7, 1859; Mary F., October 22, 1860; Charles V., February 7, 1863, and Joseph A.,
December 22, 1864.

Source: HISTORY OF SONOMA COUNTY, Alley, Bowen & Co. 1880