Brief Life History of Chalmer Ray
When Chalmer Ray Ferguson was born on 21 April 1927, in Bertha, Douglas, Missouri, United States, his father, Thomas Earl Ferguson, was 24 and his mother, Myrtle Mae Berry, was 26. He lived in Jackson Township, Douglas, Missouri, United States for about 10 years. He registered for military service in 1944. He died on 17 July 2006, in Webster, Missouri, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Ava, Douglas, Missouri, United States.
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- Chelmer Ferguson in household of Earl Ferguson, "United States Census, 1940"
- Legacy NFS Source: Chalmer Ray Ferguson - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Chalmer Ray Ferguson
- Chalmer Ray Ferguson, "California, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"
World Events (8)
1929
13 million people become unemployed after the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929 triggers what becomes known as the Great Depression. President Herbert Hoover rejects direct federal relief.
1934 · Alcatraz Island Becomes Federal Penitentiary
Alcatraz Island officially became Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary on August 11, 1934. The island is situated in the middle of frigid water and strong currents of the San Francisco Bay, which deemed it virtually inescapable. Alcatraz became known as the toughest prison in America and was seen as a “last resort prison.” Therefore, Alcatraz housed some of America’s most notorious prisoners such as Al Capone and Robert Franklin Stroud. Due to the exorbitant cost of running the prison, and the deterioration of the buildings due to salt spray, Alcatraz Island closed as a penitentiary on March 21, 1963.
1948 · The Beginning of the Cold War
The Berlin Blockade was the first major crises of the Cold War. The Soviet Union blocked all access to the sectors of Berlin under Western control and offered to drop the blockade if the newly introduced Deutsche Mark was removed from West Berlin. The Berlin Blockade showed the different ideological and economic visions for postwar Europe. Even though there wasn't any fire fight during the cold war, many of these skirmishes arose and almost caused nuclear war on multiple occasions.
Name Meaning
Scottish and Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Fergus ‘son of Fearghus’ (see Fergus ) by substituting -son for mac-.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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