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Mr. William Ferguson Obituary
Mr. William Ferguson, one of Hopkinton's honored
and truest citizens, passed away Saturday morning, July 25th, age 76 years, 10
months and 24 days. The funeral services were held in the Reformed
Presbyterian Church with the pastor, Rev. S. T. Foster in charge, assisted by
Dr. Reed and Rev. Bindberger. Interment was made in the Hopkinton cemetery.
Mr. Ferguson was born in Armagh County, Ireland,
and came over to America when 16 years old. He lived in Rochester, NY for two
years, then settled in Canada for some 17 years. Again he settled in the
United States in Wisconsin for six years. Returning to Canada for a brief
visit, he was married and settled with his bride in Linn Co., Iowa, where he
lived for 12 years. In 1881, he moved to Buck Creek, Delaware Co., IA,
remaining there until about six years ago, when he moved his home to
Hopkinton, leaving his son to look after the farm.
Trained in a Covenanter home in Ireland, Mr.
Ferguson connected himself with the Hopkinton Covenanter Church the year after
he settled in this vicinity. He has been a most faithful member of the
Church, ever anxious for its welfare. He was not inclined to strive for
public honors, but his life has been a constant testimony as to the sincerity
of his professions. His beliefs are firm, his religion was genuine. Regular
in his attendance upon Divine worship except when detained away by sickness
alone; a faithful student of the Bible; very benevolent to all good works
(very few ever came to him for aid, but received it); a man whose heart was
full of love for others (remembering that he was once a stranger, he delighted
to entertain strangers); kind to his family, a faithful husband and father,
who trained his children by family religion in the fear of the Lord; a man of
pure character and clean habits, such a man as Mr. Ferguson is a distinct loss
to the church and the community, but his life bids us go and do likewise. He
is survived by his wife, two sons and three daughters.
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