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Rev. Ivy Wendell "Buckshot" "I W" Ferguson

Male Abt 1932 - 2008  (~ 76 years)


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  • Name Ivy Wendell "Buckshot" "I W" Ferguson  [1, 2
    Prefix Rev. 
    Nickname Buckshot 
    Born Abt 1932  Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Died 7 Feb 2008  Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Spring Hill Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 
    • Listed as Wendall on the 1930 census.

      From FindAGrave:

      Bro. I. W. Buckshot Ferguson, 77 of Hemphill, TX. died February 7, 2008 at his Home in Hemphill, TX. He was a life long native of Sabine County. Bro. Ferguson was a minister with Johnson Missionary Baptist Church of Zavalla, TX. and former pastor of Antioch Baptist Church at Gravelhill. Bro. Ferguson was a member of Littleton Fowler Masonic Lodge, and served as Masonic District Deputy. He was a metal sculptor; his works include the Road Runner at Angelina College and the Tiger at West Sabine High School. He served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean Conflict.

      He retired from Temple-Inland in Pineland. Bro. Ferguson is survived by his wife of 55 years, Gayle Ferguson; two sons, Danny Ferguson and wife George Ann, Eleazar Carranza and wife Annette, both of Hemphill; two daughters, Kay Ferguson of Jasper, Kimberly Wiebelhaus and husband Randy of Denton; 6 grandchildren, Jill Verhalen, Brian Sexton, Cody Matlock of Denton, Danielle Wilkerson, Michelle Ferguson, and Rachel Ferguson; 5 great-grandchildren, Brenna Verhalen, Colton Verhalen, Madison Verhalen, Morgan Verhalen, and Ivy Wilkerson; one brother, Robert Ferguson; 4 sisters, Verna Ebarb, Dorothy Welch, Frances Milner, and Patsy Canzoneri. Funeral Services will be at 2:00 PM, Saturday, February 9 at Starr Funeral Home Chapel in Hemphill, TX with burial in Springhill Cemetery.

      Published in The Beaumont Enterprise on 2/8/2008.
    Person ID I41436  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 8 Jan 2014 

    Father Ivy Manuel Ferguson,   b. 14 Oct 1908, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Feb 1983  (Age 74 years) 
    Mother Francis Maude "Mollie" Conner,   b. Abt 1912, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Sep 1975, Jasper, Jasper County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 63 years) 
    Married Abt 1927 
    Family ID F3692  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Living 
    Children 
     1. Danny Lee Ferguson,   b. 20 Mar 1954,   d. 19 Dec 2013, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years)
     2. Living
     3. Living
    Last Modified 5 Nov 2012 
    Family ID F12454  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Abt 1932 - Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 7 Feb 2008 - Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Spring Hill Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), # 24476992 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S1299] 1940 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls.), Texas, Sabine County, JP 1 Enumerated April 22, 1040 SD 42-2 ED 202-3 Spring Hill Road 272 (Reliability: 3).