Ray Bowlden Ferguson

1916 - 1981  (64 years)

• Name	Ray Bowlden Ferguson
  Born	17 Sep 1916	Provo, Utah, Utah, USA
  Gender	Male
  Census	6 Jan 1920	Provo, Utah, Utah, USA   [1]
  	Census 1920 Utah, Utah, Provo Bench Precinct, Ward of Precinct 3, 6 and 7 Jan 1920, SD 2, ED 213, sheet 3A, Dwelling 39, Family 43 Jane B. Furguson, head, 30. Ora, wife, 29. Children: Howard, son 8; Ray, son 3 1/12. Also living with them is her mother Odelia Bowlden, widow 64. Owns a farm with a mortgage. He is a general farmer working on his own account. Howard is attending school. All are able to read and write except the two children. All are born in Utah; his parents in Utah; hers in England and Iowa. Odelia was born in Iowa; her parents in the United States. Next door to Joseph F. and Mary Haws; James D. and Edna Celsand. Note: Both James and Ossa's names are transcribed incorrectly as well as their surname. Ossa's mother's name is Ophelia and not Odelia.
  	Age: 3 1/12
  Census	2 Apr 1930	Pleasant View, Utah, Utah, USA
  	Census 1930 Utah, Utah, Pleasant View, 2 Apr 1930, ED 25-39, SD 4, Sheet 4A, Canyon Road, Dwelling 3, Family 3 James B. Ferguson, head, 40. Ossa B. wife, 39. He was 21 when first married; she was 20. Children: Howard B., son 14; Ray B., son 14; Naomi, daughter 5; J. Cecil, son 4 6/12. They own their home and farm and do have a radio set. He is a fruit farmer working on his own account. He is not a veteran. Howard, Ray and Naomi are attending school. All can read and write except Noami and Cecil. All are born in Utah. His parents are both born in Utah; her were born in Iowas and England. Next door to Joe and Jacka Yacenda; J.V. and Elnora T. Tilly
  	Age: 14
  Census	1940	TBD Not known at this time
  Died	07 Aug 1981	Provo, Utah, Utah, USA
  Obituary	8 Aug 1981	Orem, Utah, Utah, USA
  	Ray B Ferguson, 64, of 231 E. 700 N. Orem, died Friday, August 7, 1981, in the Utah Valley Hospital. He was born Sept 17, 1916 in Provo, to James B. and Osa Boulder Ferguson. He married Lois Monson Sept 8, 1937 in Provo. He was a member of the LDS Church. He was retired from Geneva Steel after 30 years. He was a farmer and a graduate from Lincoln High School in Orem. He is survived by his wife, Orem; four sons and four daughters, Raymond Ferguson, Mrs Lynn (Janet) Wing, both of Provo; Melvin Ferguson, Dennis Ferguson, both of Orem; Wayne R Ferguson, Salt Lake City; Mrs John (Arlene) Jones, Layton; Mrs Jerry (Elaine) Erickson, Murray, Mrs Ron (Marilyn) Harris, Wisconsin; 22 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; one sister, Mrs Jay T. (Naomi) Walker, Provo. A son, Robert Ferguson, and a daughter, Joan Ferguson, preceded him in death. Services will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. in the Orem Central Stake Center, 85 E. 700 N. Friends may call at Sundberg-Olpin Mortuary Tuesday prior to services. Burial will be in the Orem City Cemetery.
  	Age: 64
  		Ray B Ferguson Obituary
  Buried	11 Aug 1981	Orem City Cemetery, Orem, Utah, Utah, USA   [2, 3]
  		Ray B Ferguson and Lois Monson Ferguson D_39_10
  		Ray Bowlden Ferguson (1916 - 1981) - Find A Grave
  Person ID	I705	clanSoren | I103-Ferguson, FRS101
  Last Modified	18 Mar 2017

  
  

  Father	James Baum Ferguson,   b. 20 Aug 1889, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA ,   d. 14 May 1969, Orem, Utah, Utah, USA  (Age 79 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Ossa Orissa Bowlden,   b. 21 Nov 1890, Springville, Utah, Utah, USA ,   d. 09 Feb 1984, Springville, Utah, Utah, USA  (Age 93 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	30 Nov 1910	Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA   [4]
  		Wedding reception for James M. Ferguson and Ossa Bowlden
  Family ID	F258	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Lois Munson,   b. 21 Jan 1920,   d. 25 Jul 1992, Orem, Utah, Utah, USA  (Age 72 years)
  Married	8 Sept 1937	Provo, Utah, Utah, USA
  Children	01. Raymond Ferguson,   b. 28 Jan 1937, Price, Carbon, Utah, USA ,   d. 6 Jun 2006, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA  (Age 69 years) 02. Living   03. Living   04. Living 05. Living 06. Living 07. Living   08. Living   09. Wayne Ferguson,   b. 15 Jun 1939, Orem, Utah, Utah, USA ,   d. 27 Aug 1999, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA  (Age 60 years)   10. Joan Ferguson,   b. 23 Oct 1942, Orem, Utah, Utah, USA ,   d. 15 Jul 1951, Orem, Utah, Utah, USA  (Age 8 years)
  Last Modified	22 Jun 2008
  Family ID	F563	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

  [S82] 1920 United States Federal Census, Fourteenth Census of the United States, (Ancestry.com), Year: 1920;Census Place: Provo Ward 3, Utah, Utah; Roll: T625_1868; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 213 (Reliability: 3). [S61] Utah State History Cemetery Burials Database, (http://cemeteries.utah.gov/burials/execute/searchburials) (Reliability: 3). [S157] Findagrave.com, (Findagrave.com), Memorial 19933322 (Reliability: 3). [S172] BYU Idaho Special Collections and Family History, (BYU Idaho) (Reliability: 3). Marriage ID: 389372 Groom's Surname Name: FERGUSON Groom's First Name: James Baum Bride's Surname Name: BOWLDEN Bride's First Name: Ossa O. Place: Salt Lake City Marriage Date: 30 Nov 1910 County: Utah State: Utah Bride's Residence: Groom's Residence: Volume: 6 Page: 285