Brief Life History of Barbara Orther
When Barbara Orther Ferguson was born on 21 September 1843, in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, her father, Andrew Ferguson, was 25 and her mother, Catherine Douglas, was 23. She married Willard Orson Creer on 13 November 1862, in Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She immigrated to Utah, United States in 1855. She died on 2 August 1868, in Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 24, and was buried in Spanish Fork City Cemetery, Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah, United States.
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Sources (11)
- Barbara Furgeson in household of Andrew Furgeson, "United States Census, 1860"
- Barbara F Creer, "Find A Grave Index"
- Barbara O Ferguson in entry for Wm O Creer, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
Spouse and Children
World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1850
Historical Boundaries: 1850: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Utah, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Utah, Utah, United States
1853
The cemetery has been a final resting place since the first burial in 1853. The cemetery was officially established in 1868
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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William Orson Creer
William Orson Creer (1868 - 1945) I was born at Spanish Fork July 15, 1868. My mother, Barbara Orthur Ferguson Creer, died when I was 18 days old. My mother's twin sister, Agnes Reid Lewis, raised me. …
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