Albert C. Ferguson, 1837-1930, 1879 Biography

FERGUSON, WESTBROOK, DIFFIN

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Date: 6/14/2011 at 19:07:10

ALBERT C. FERGUSON, merchant, Sterling; was born in Oakland Co., Mich., June 18, 1837; his parents were Chauncy S. and Olive Ferguson; his father came to Sabula in the summer of 1837; he returned to Michigan in the following winter, and, in March, 1838, returned to Sabula with his family, where they lived until 1847, when his father purchased a claim of Mr. R.C. Westbrook in Sec. 21, Iowa Township, where he lived till 1851; he engaged in mercantile business at Sterling in 1852; he built the store now occupied by his son, and, also, erected several other buildings at Sterling; he was born in Tioga Co., N.Y., in 1813; he died in Sterling, Iowa Township, in 1875. Mr. A.C. Ferguson was married to Frances Diffin, a native of Canada; they have one son - Chauncey S., born in 1859. - 1879 History of Jackson County Iowa, pg. 705.