Ferguson Brothers Funeral Records
26 Nov. 1909 to 22 Mar. 1910

Transcribed & submitted by Barbara Ziegenmeyer



Ebb Brooks
Sex: Male Color: Negro Married American
Date of death: 25 Nov. 1909, on Thanksgiving day
Age: 36 yrs. 2 mos. 25 days.
Place of death: Weir City, Kansas
Residence: Weir City, Kansas
Funeral Date: 27 Nov. 1909 Saturday
Service held: M.E. Church, 121 Maple, Coffeyville, Kansas
Occupation: Blacksmith at mine
Cause: Dropsey

Mrs. Mable Lorena Barnard
Sex: Female Color: White Married American
Date of death: 1 Dec. 1909 Wednesday
Age: 21 yrs. imo.
Place of death: Home of O.P. O'Neal, in Spalding Park Add.
Residence: City
Funeral date: 2 Dec 1909
Services held: Valeda, Kansas
Internment: Edna, Kansas, cemetery East of Edna
Church: United Brethern
Occupation: Housewife

Babe Woods
Sex: Male Color: White Single American
Date of death: 2 Dec. 1909
Age: None, stillborn
Place of death: 413 East 7th, Coffeyville, Kansas
Residence: city
Funeral Date: 3. Dec. 1909 Friday
Internment: Fairview cemetery
Relatives attend:ing: Mrs. Grace Woods, the mother, is a sister of W.A.Hobbs, chief engineer of the electric light plant.

Pauline Jewell Golden
Sex: Female Color: White Single American
Date of death: 10 Nov. 1909
Cause: Pneumonia
Age: 3 yrs. 2mos. 1 day.
Place of death: Home, 909 West 8th, Coffeyville, Kansas
Residence: City
Puner:a date: 13 Dec. 1909
Services held: Mc Cune, Kansas, at home of John Knight, a realtive
Interrment: Mc Cune, Kansas, near grandparents grave
Relatives attending: Parents, Mr. Mrs. .Arthur Golden.

Richard Watson
Sex Male Color: White Single American,
Date of death: 11 Dec.1909
Cause: Accident of having fallen from the bumper of a north bound train when colliding with freight train.
Place of death: Mountain Railroad about 1 mile S. of Katy crossing at South Coffeyville, Okia.
Residence: South Coffeyville, Okla. Funeral date: 27 Dec 1909
Service held: Ferguson Brothers Chapel, Coffeyville, Kans.
Occupation: Plumber, he was formerly a member of a plumbers union.
Internment: Elmwood Cemetery
Relatives attending: Mrs. D.A. Watson, his mother, of Macon, Georgia. Mrs. L.L. Miller of Macon, Georgia. Brother is J.M. Watson of Sandersville, Georgia. The mark tattoed on the right arm are U.A.- L.U. - 91, supposed to be United American Labor Union 1891.

Harold Sardin
Sex: Male Color: White Single American
Date of death: 15 Dec. 1909
Cause: Yellow jaundis
Age: 2 yrs. 8 mos.
Place of death: At Mr. Hintous on Southern street, Fairlawn add.
Residence: City
Funeral date: 16 Dec. 1909
Service held: At Mr. Hintous
Interment: Elmwood cemetery
Relatives attending: William Sardin, father, has been working at Yates Center, Term. Mother and baby have been at Mr. Hintous about three weeks.

James Collin
Sex: Male Color: Negro Married American
Date of death: 18 Dec. 1909
Cause: tuberculosis
age: abt. 35 yrs.
Place of death: 1213 Mulberry street, City
Residence: City
Funeral date: 19 Dec. 1909 Sunday
Service held: L.M.E. Church, 12th and Maple streets
Occupation: Gambling
Internment: Elmwood Cemetery
Relatives attending: Leaves a wife.

Harry Watts
Sex: Male Color: Negro Single American
Date of death: 18 Dec. 1909 Saturday
Cause: tuberculosis
Age: 20 yrs. 9 mos.
Place of death: Home of jarents, 515 E.lst street, City
Residence: City
Funeral service: First Baptist Church
Churdh membership: First Baptist Church
Occupation: Restaurant keeper
Internment: Elmwood Cemetery
Relatives attending: Mr. Mrs. Monroe Watts, his father and mother.

Miss Nina Mood
Sex: Female Color: white Single American
Date of death: 31 Dec 1909 Sunday
Cause: Typhoid fever
Age: l8 yrs.
Place of death: At home, 6 miles S.W. of city
Residence: South Coffeyville, Okla.
Funeral date: 31 Dec. 1909
Service held: At home
Occupation: School girl
Church membership: Baptist Church
Internment: Lenepah, Okla.

Mrs. Willie Maddox
Sex: Female Color: Negro Married American
Date of death: 2 Jan. 1910
Cause: Tuberculosis
Age: Abt. 37 yrs.
Place of death: Home, 510 E. 2nd, Coffeyville, Kans.
Residence: City
Funeral date: 3 Jan. 1910 Monday
Service held: Macedonia Baptist Church
Occupation: Housewife
Church membership: Baptist Chursh
Internment: Elmwood Cemetery
Relatives attending: William Maddox, husband.

Chas. Wm. Vestrand
Sex: Male Color: White Married American
Date of death: 3 Jan. 1910 Monday
Cause: Paralysis by accident
Age: 46 yrs. 7 mos. 12 days.
Place of death: Home, 1109 West 8th, City
Residence: City
Funeral date: 5 Jan. 1910 Wednesday
Service held: At home
Occupation: Laborer for UnIon Tractor Company
Internment: Fairview Cemetery
Relatives attending: Mrs. Charles W. Vestrand, wife, Mrs. William Hose, daughter and children.

Frank N. Lawrence
Sex: Male Color: White Married American
Date of death: 6 Jan. 1910 Thursday
Cause: Pneumonia
Age: 27 yrs. 11 mos. 9 days.
PIace of death: Enid, Okla.
Residence: Enid, Okla.
Fuheral date: 9 Jan. 1910 Sunday
Services held: Ferguson Brothers Chapel, City
Occupation: Bookkeeper
Lodges: B.P.O. Elks
Internment: Fairview Cemetery
Relatives attending: J.M. Lawrence (blacksmith), father.
Mother dead and buried in Fairview Cemetery. Mrs. Nina Lawrence, his wife, whose mother lives at 400 E. 9th, City, Mrs. Mc Neese

Wiliam E. Rhoades
Sex: Male Color: White Married American
Date of death: 13 Jan. 1910 Thursday
Cause: Result of accident at Coffeyville Foundry and Machine Shop.
Age: 48 yrs. 7 mos. l0 days.
Place of death: At home, 1417 Maple street
Residence: City
Funeral date: 14 Jan. 1910 Friday, Final funeral, a second 17 Jan. 1910 Monday
Services held: At home, a short service before leaving.
Occupation: Foreman at foundry
Lodge: Macabeis and Woodman
Internment: Wabash Falls, Ind.
Relatives attending: Mrs. William E. Rhoades, wife and son in Indiana. 12 Jan. 1910 called to foundry, 15th and Spruce on account of accident. A 10 ton casting failing on and crushing arm and him internally.

Maria Cartwright
Sex: Female Color: Negro Single American
Date of death: 19 Jan. 1910 Wednesday
Cause: Tuberculosis
Age: l9 yrs. 8 mos. 9days.
Place of death Home, 509 East 1st
Residence: City
Funeral date: 21 Jan. 1910 Friday
Services held: Mount Canin Baptist Church
Church membership: Canin Baptist Church
Occupation: Domestic
Internment: lmwood Cemetery
Relatives attending: no notation

Rhondle Hollis Mc Ghee
Sex: Male Color: White Single American
Date of death: 28 Jan. 1910 Friday
Age: 6 mos.
Cause: Pneumonia
Place of death: 811 West 3rd
Residence: City
Funeral date: 29 Jan. 1910 Saturday
Service Held: Home Bill West 3rd
Occupation: Baby
Interment: Fairview Cemetery
Relatives Attending: Parentas are Mr. Ambrose H. McGhee and wife Mrs. mable (Phillips) McGhee, Mr. T.J. Phillips is a grandfather.

Isaac Young
Sex: Male Color: Negro Married
Date of death: 31 Jan. 1910 Monday
Cause: Tubercu1osis
Age: 55yrs.
Place of death: 8 miles S.E. of city
Services held: C.M.E. Church
Occupation: Farmer
Internment: Melton Cemetery
Relatives attending: G.W. Wards' tenant, 6 miles S. and 2 miles ~. on Lenepah road. 1 mile E. of Melton Cemetery

Mrs. Clara Preston
Sex: Female Color: White Married
Date of death: 2 Feb. 1910 Wednesday
Cause: Cancer of stomach
Age: 36 yrs. 11 mos. l7 days.
Place of death: Home, 701 spring street
Residence: City
Funeral date: 2 Feb. 1910 Wednesday
Services held: Ferguson Brothers Funeral Home
Internment: Gorham, Kansas
Relatives attending: Husband and six children

Ralph A. Maxwell
Sex: Male Color: White Single American
Date of death: 4 Feb. 1910 Friday
Cause: Diphtheria
Age: 1 yr. 6 mos. l0 days.
Place of death: Home, 809 809 West 6th
Residence: City
Funeral date: 5 Feb. 1910 Saturday
Service held: At home
0ccupation: Baby
Interment: Fairview Cemetery
Relatives attending: S.C. Maxwell, father and etc (S.C. Maxwell works for Ernest).

Lila May Dodson
Sex: Female Color: White
Date of death: 4 Feb. 1910
Cause: Teething and whooping cough
Age: 6 mos.
Place of death: Chas. Denton’s home at 1308 W. 12th
Residence: City
Service held: at home
Burial Date: 15 Feb. 1910
Interment: Bethel
Relatives Attending: John and Rosa Dodson, parents C.A. Denton and mother raised Mrs. Rosa Dodson

James J. Rainbold
Sex: Male Color: White Married American
Date of death: 4 Feb. 1910 Wednesday
Cause: Sewlity, dropsy
Age: 74 yrs. 7 mos.
Place of death: Home of self and son near Choteau Lake near line of Coffeyville.
Residence: South Coffeyville, Okla.
Funeral date: 6 Feb. 1910 Sunday
Services held: Ferguson Brothers Chapel
Occupation: Retired
Internment: Elmwood Cemetery, old soldiers section
Relatives attending: Mrs. James J. Rainbold, wife. John H. Rainbold, his son.

Grace Woods
Sex: Female Color: White Single American
Date of death: 8 Feb. 1910 Tuesday
Cause: Pneumonia
Age: 3 mos. 20 days.
Place of death: Home in Dewey, Okia.
Residence: Dewey or Bartlesville, Okia.
Funeral date: 10 Feb. 1910 Thursday
Services held: Ferguson Brothers Chapel
Occupation: Baby
Internment: Elmwood Cemetery, in lot of Mrs. Dora Linkenfelters name. W.B. Woods, 12 E. North street brother I think.

W. H. Holt
Sex: Male Color: Negro Unknown American
Date of death: 12 Feb. 1910 Sunday
Cause: Tuberoulosis
Age: 32 yrs.
Place of death: At Rev. J.H. Blades, 404 E. 5th street
Burial date: 14 Feb. 1910 Monday
Services held: None
Occupation: Minister
Church membership: Sardis Baptist Church
Internment: Elmwoods Cemetery

Mrs. Malinda Johnson
Sex: Female Color: Negro Married American
Date of death: 19 Feb. 1910 Saturday
Cause: Heart failure
Age: 40 yrs.
Place of death: Home, 110 E. New street
Residence: City
Funeral date: 21 Feb. 1910 Monday
Services held: Blue’ .Jacket 0kla.
Occupation: Housewife
Internment: Blue Jacket
Relatives attending: Lewis Johnson, husband.

Babe Nickels
Sex: Unknown Color: White Single American
Date of death & birth: 23 Feb. 1910 Wednesday
Age: None
Place of death: Home on Spring street between 7th & 8th
Residence: City
Funeral date: None
Service held: None
Occupation: infant
Internment: Fairview Cemetery, In single grave section
Relatives attending: Mr. Mrs. W.S. Nickols, parents. Mother had smallpox at that time.

Rosa Evelyn Dodson
Sex: Female Color: White Married American
Date of death: 7 Mar. 1910 Monday
Cause: Tuberculosis
Age: 19 yrs. 11 mos. 28 days.
Place of death: Home of C.L. Denton, 1308 W. 12th
Residence: City
Funeral date: 9 Mar. 1910 Wednesday
Services held: Bethel Church
Occupation: Housewife
Church membership: M.E. Church
Internment: Bethel
Reatives attending: John Dodson, husband. Has not supported or lived with her for some time. CA. Denton and mother raised the deceased, who lost her baby 4 Feb. 1910.

Allen Switzer
Sex: Male Color: Negro Married American
Date of death: -8 Mar. 1910 Tuesday
Cause: Dropsy
Age: 74yrs.
Place of death: Home, on Ed Campbell’s farm in Okla.
Residence: Nowata, and South Coffeyville, Okia.
Funeral date: 10 Mar. 1910 Wednesday
Services held: Snow Creek Church
Occupation: Farmer
Internment: Henry Milton
Relatives attending: Marguerite Switzer, Wife.

John Penick
Sex: Male Color: White Single American
Date of death: 8 Mar. 1910 Tuesday
Cause: Indigestion and complications (booze)
Age: 24 yrs. 11mos. 27days.
Place of death: Anchor, Okia. hospital
Funeral date 10 Mar. 1910 Thursday
Services held: Catholic. Church
Occupation: Brick layer
Church membership: Catholic
Internment: Catholic, near South Coffeyville, in Kansas near Okia. line.
Relatives attending: Will Perick, a brother of the deceased.

John Dedrick Morgan
Sex: Male Color: Negro Married Lmerican
Date of death: 18 Mar. 1910 Friday
Cause: Brights disease
Age: 75 yrs.
Place of death: Home, 1211 South Liaple street
Residence: 1411 South Maple street
Funeral date: 19 Mar. 1910 Saturday
Services held: A.M.E. Church
Occupation: Retired property owner
Internment: Elmwood Cemetery, in space at South end of public ground.
Relatives attending: Mrs. Cynthia Morgan, wife. John and Cynthia Morgan are two extra good friends of ours, colored.

Mrs. Eva Williams
Sex: Female Color: White Married American
Date of death: 20 Mar. 1910 Tuesday
Cause: Pneumonia, measles and croup.
Age: 38 yrs.
Place of death: Home, 114 East North street
Residence: City
Funeral date: 23 Mar. 1910 Wednesday
Services held: Mount Cannin Baptist Church, on North street
Occupation: Housewife
Church membership: Freewill Baptist
Interment: Elmwood Cemetery, in public ground
Relatives attending: John Williams, colored, husband of this white woman.

Mrs. Charlotte Williams
Sex: Female Color: Negro Widow E~nerican
Date of death: 24 Mar. 1910 Thursday
Cause: Senility Dropsy
Age: 80 yrs.
Place of death: Home, 512 E. 2, Coffeyville Kans.
Residence: City
Funeral date: 27 Mar. 1910 Sunday
Services held: Macedonian Church
Occupation: Widow retired
Church membership: Macadonian Church
Internment: Elmwood Cemetery Public ground
Realtives attending: Levi Holt of Cherryvale, Kans. (Son I think.)

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