Robert Lee Ferguson, Sr.

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Robert Lee Ferguson, Sr.

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Mt Vernon, Franklin Co., TX
Death: November 14, 1966 (73)
WIllis Point or Edgewood, Van Zandt Co., TX
Immediate Family:

Son of John Franklin Ferguson and Elizabeth Iola Ferguson
Husband of Ora Emaline Ferguson
Father of Robert Lee Ferguson, Jr.; Cleo Frances Ferguson; Lura Marie Lewis Doering Evans; Dorothy Jean Tucker Harris; Private and 1 other
Brother of Berta Evelyn Hunt; Perry Cleburn Ferguson; John Maxie Ferguson; Ivey Marcella Cole; Jack Ferguson and 3 others

Managed by: Marsha Gail Veazey
Last Updated:

About Robert Lee Ferguson, Sr.

Died of acute myocardial failure & arteriosclerosis cardiovascular disease.

Robert was said to of been born in Franklin Co., Texas but his death certificate (info given by RL Ferguson Jr) said he was born in Hopkins Co, Texas. Robert actually died in Wills Point, van Zandt Co., Texas. He was buried in Saltillo, Hopkins Co., Texas at the Stout Cemetery. Robert was a cotton mill worker, bootlegger, then a Honey Grove oil field worker. He later was a barber. Much information was obtained from Family Bibles. Robert Jr. says that his parents were married on the railroad tracks in Sulphur Springs, Texas. Robert Sr. was an active member of the First Baptist Church of Edgewood, Texas. Robert Sr. & Ora bought 2 1/2 acres in Hopkins Co. (Saltillo) from the Bennett Family in August 1942 (warranty deed #253).

When Robert's mother died on July 15, 1943, Robert & wife Ora were living at RFD No 2, Mineola, TX.
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Robert Lee Ferguson, Sr.'s Timeline

1893
July 19, 1893
Mt Vernon, Franklin Co., TX
1917
December 20, 1917
Saltillo, Hopkins, Texas, United States
1921
July 1, 1921
Saltillo, Hopkins, Texas, United States
1922
November 25, 1922
Saltillo, Hopkins Co, TX
1925
March 3, 1925
Iowa Park, Wichita, Texas, United States
1966
November 14, 1966
Age 73
WIllis Point or Edgewood, Van Zandt Co., TX