Daughter of Helen and Judge Benjamin S. Edwards, who was a prominent lawyer in Springfield and served as Judge of the Circuit Court. She was born in Springfield and married Benjamin Hamilton Ferguson in Springfield, June 16, 1864. No children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Ferguson.
Funeral services for Mrs. Alice E. Ferguson will be held Friday afternoon from the residence, 815 North Fifth street. Rev. John Thomas will officiate and interment will be in Oak Ridge cemetery. Mrs. Ferguson died at her home last night following a brief illness. Cerebral hemmorhage was the cause of death.
Mrs. Ferguson was one of the wealthiest women of central Illinois, being the owner of the Ferguson building and a heavy stockholder in the Marine bank. She also held other valuable real estate holdings in addition to a large amount of personal property. She was prominent socially and a leader of all worth while civic and philanthropic movements.
Mrs. Alice Edwards Ferguson, granddaughter of Governor Edwards and daughter of Benjamin S. Edwards and Helen K. Dodge Edwards, was born August 11, 1844, at Edwards Place in North Fifth street. Her entire life was spent in Springfield. Her girlhood was spent at the Edwards place where she and her sister, Mary, received her education from private tutors. The oldest daughter Mrs. M. B. Condell was educated at Monticello. At the home of her parents many brilliant social functions were held and many noted men, among who were Abraham Lincoln, Stephen A. Douglas and U.S. Grant, were often entertained there when Mrs. Ferguson was a small child.
Alice Edwards was married before she had reached her twenty-first birthday to Captain Benjamin H. Ferguson, son of Benjamin and Sara Irwin Ferguson of this city. They were married at the Edwards home and lived there for several years before they built the present beautiful Ferguson home on North Fifth street. Both Mr. and Mrs. Ferguson were interested in every progressive movement of the community especially the park system, Mr. Ferguson being president of the first park board.
Mrs. Ferguson was always actively interested in the First Presbyterian church of which she was a member since she was a young girl. She gave generously of her time and money to the support of the church. The Young Women's Christian Association and the Young Men's Christian Association were other institutions with which she was always greatly interested and contributed to liberally, Ferguson ball at the Y.M.C.A., being named in honor of her family. The Art Association was another organization to which she devoted much time and thought. In 1913 she presented the beautiful Edwards home to the association as a memorial to her parents. Always since the association's beginning with eight members, she has been its greatest aid. Rare antiques, valuable furniture and pictures as well as money are among her gifts to the association. Her latest gift of pictures and furniture was made only a few days ago.
Mrs. Ferguson also attended regularly the Every Wednesday club of which she was a charter member. She was a life member of the Daughters of the Revolution and The Grateful Daughters Circle of Kings Daughters. During the war she was a member of the board of the Red Cross auxiliary at Edwards Place and on the county Red Cross board and devoted most of her time to its work.
Mrs. M. B. Condell, 665 South Walnut street, and Mrs. Mary Raymond of Evanston are the only two sisters surviving Mrs. Ferguson. The nephews and neices surviving are Thomas Condell, Helen and Eliza Condell, Mrs. Alice Condell McCoy of Golconda, E. F. Raymond of Evanston, Mrs. Fred Woodward of Chicago, Mrs. Helen Carmon of Evanston and Miner Raymond of Cincinnati. IL State Register, Springfield, IL 3-3-1921
Funeral services for Mrs. Alice E. Ferguson will be held Friday afternoon from the residence, 815 North Fifth street. Rev. John Thomas will officiate and interment will be in Oak Ridge cemetery. Mrs. Ferguson died at her home last night following a brief illness. Cerebral hemmorhage was the cause of death.
Mrs. Ferguson was one of the wealthiest women of central Illinois, being the owner of the Ferguson building and a heavy stockholder in the Marine bank. She also held other valuable real estate holdings in addition to a large amount of personal property. She was prominent socially and a leader of all worth while civic and philanthropic movements.
Mrs. Alice Edwards Ferguson, granddaughter of Governor Edwards and daughter of Benjamin S. Edwards and Helen K. Dodge Edwards, was born August 11, 1844, at Edwards Place in North Fifth street. Her entire life was spent in Springfield. Her girlhood was spent at the Edwards place where she and her sister, Mary, received her education from private tutors. The oldest daughter Mrs. M. B. Condell was educated at Monticello. At the home of her parents many brilliant social functions were held and many noted men, among who were Abraham Lincoln, Stephen A. Douglas and U.S. Grant, were often entertained there when Mrs. Ferguson was a small child.
Alice Edwards was married before she had reached her twenty-first birthday to Captain Benjamin H. Ferguson, son of Benjamin and Sara Irwin Ferguson of this city. They were married at the Edwards home and lived there for several years before they built the present beautiful Ferguson home on North Fifth street. Both Mr. and Mrs. Ferguson were interested in every progressive movement of the community especially the park system, Mr. Ferguson being president of the first park board.
Mrs. Ferguson was always actively interested in the First Presbyterian church of which she was a member since she was a young girl. She gave generously of her time and money to the support of the church. The Young Women's Christian Association and the Young Men's Christian Association were other institutions with which she was always greatly interested and contributed to liberally, Ferguson ball at the Y.M.C.A., being named in honor of her family. The Art Association was another organization to which she devoted much time and thought. In 1913 she presented the beautiful Edwards home to the association as a memorial to her parents. Always since the association's beginning with eight members, she has been its greatest aid. Rare antiques, valuable furniture and pictures as well as money are among her gifts to the association. Her latest gift of pictures and furniture was made only a few days ago.
Mrs. Ferguson also attended regularly the Every Wednesday club of which she was a charter member. She was a life member of the Daughters of the Revolution and The Grateful Daughters Circle of Kings Daughters. During the war she was a member of the board of the Red Cross auxiliary at Edwards Place and on the county Red Cross board and devoted most of her time to its work.
Mrs. M. B. Condell, 665 South Walnut street, and Mrs. Mary Raymond of Evanston are the only two sisters surviving Mrs. Ferguson. The nephews and neices surviving are Thomas Condell, Helen and Eliza Condell, Mrs. Alice Condell McCoy of Golconda, E. F. Raymond of Evanston, Mrs. Fred Woodward of Chicago, Mrs. Helen Carmon of Evanston and Miner Raymond of Cincinnati. IL State Register, Springfield, IL 3-3-1921
Daughter of Helen and Judge Benjamin S. Edwards, who was a prominent lawyer in Springfield and served as Judge of the Circuit Court. She was born in Springfield and married Benjamin Hamilton Ferguson in Springfield, June 16, 1864. No children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Ferguson.
Funeral services for Mrs. Alice E. Ferguson will be held Friday afternoon from the residence, 815 North Fifth street. Rev. John Thomas will officiate and interment will be in Oak Ridge cemetery. Mrs. Ferguson died at her home last night following a brief illness. Cerebral hemmorhage was the cause of death.
Mrs. Ferguson was one of the wealthiest women of central Illinois, being the owner of the Ferguson building and a heavy stockholder in the Marine bank. She also held other valuable real estate holdings in addition to a large amount of personal property. She was prominent socially and a leader of all worth while civic and philanthropic movements.
Mrs. Alice Edwards Ferguson, granddaughter of Governor Edwards and daughter of Benjamin S. Edwards and Helen K. Dodge Edwards, was born August 11, 1844, at Edwards Place in North Fifth street. Her entire life was spent in Springfield. Her girlhood was spent at the Edwards place where she and her sister, Mary, received her education from private tutors. The oldest daughter Mrs. M. B. Condell was educated at Monticello. At the home of her parents many brilliant social functions were held and many noted men, among who were Abraham Lincoln, Stephen A. Douglas and U.S. Grant, were often entertained there when Mrs. Ferguson was a small child.
Alice Edwards was married before she had reached her twenty-first birthday to Captain Benjamin H. Ferguson, son of Benjamin and Sara Irwin Ferguson of this city. They were married at the Edwards home and lived there for several years before they built the present beautiful Ferguson home on North Fifth street. Both Mr. and Mrs. Ferguson were interested in every progressive movement of the community especially the park system, Mr. Ferguson being president of the first park board.
Mrs. Ferguson was always actively interested in the First Presbyterian church of which she was a member since she was a young girl. She gave generously of her time and money to the support of the church. The Young Women's Christian Association and the Young Men's Christian Association were other institutions with which she was always greatly interested and contributed to liberally, Ferguson ball at the Y.M.C.A., being named in honor of her family. The Art Association was another organization to which she devoted much time and thought. In 1913 she presented the beautiful Edwards home to the association as a memorial to her parents. Always since the association's beginning with eight members, she has been its greatest aid. Rare antiques, valuable furniture and pictures as well as money are among her gifts to the association. Her latest gift of pictures and furniture was made only a few days ago.
Mrs. Ferguson also attended regularly the Every Wednesday club of which she was a charter member. She was a life member of the Daughters of the Revolution and The Grateful Daughters Circle of Kings Daughters. During the war she was a member of the board of the Red Cross auxiliary at Edwards Place and on the county Red Cross board and devoted most of her time to its work.
Mrs. M. B. Condell, 665 South Walnut street, and Mrs. Mary Raymond of Evanston are the only two sisters surviving Mrs. Ferguson. The nephews and neices surviving are Thomas Condell, Helen and Eliza Condell, Mrs. Alice Condell McCoy of Golconda, E. F. Raymond of Evanston, Mrs. Fred Woodward of Chicago, Mrs. Helen Carmon of Evanston and Miner Raymond of Cincinnati. IL State Register, Springfield, IL 3-3-1921
Funeral services for Mrs. Alice E. Ferguson will be held Friday afternoon from the residence, 815 North Fifth street. Rev. John Thomas will officiate and interment will be in Oak Ridge cemetery. Mrs. Ferguson died at her home last night following a brief illness. Cerebral hemmorhage was the cause of death.
Mrs. Ferguson was one of the wealthiest women of central Illinois, being the owner of the Ferguson building and a heavy stockholder in the Marine bank. She also held other valuable real estate holdings in addition to a large amount of personal property. She was prominent socially and a leader of all worth while civic and philanthropic movements.
Mrs. Alice Edwards Ferguson, granddaughter of Governor Edwards and daughter of Benjamin S. Edwards and Helen K. Dodge Edwards, was born August 11, 1844, at Edwards Place in North Fifth street. Her entire life was spent in Springfield. Her girlhood was spent at the Edwards place where she and her sister, Mary, received her education from private tutors. The oldest daughter Mrs. M. B. Condell was educated at Monticello. At the home of her parents many brilliant social functions were held and many noted men, among who were Abraham Lincoln, Stephen A. Douglas and U.S. Grant, were often entertained there when Mrs. Ferguson was a small child.
Alice Edwards was married before she had reached her twenty-first birthday to Captain Benjamin H. Ferguson, son of Benjamin and Sara Irwin Ferguson of this city. They were married at the Edwards home and lived there for several years before they built the present beautiful Ferguson home on North Fifth street. Both Mr. and Mrs. Ferguson were interested in every progressive movement of the community especially the park system, Mr. Ferguson being president of the first park board.
Mrs. Ferguson was always actively interested in the First Presbyterian church of which she was a member since she was a young girl. She gave generously of her time and money to the support of the church. The Young Women's Christian Association and the Young Men's Christian Association were other institutions with which she was always greatly interested and contributed to liberally, Ferguson ball at the Y.M.C.A., being named in honor of her family. The Art Association was another organization to which she devoted much time and thought. In 1913 she presented the beautiful Edwards home to the association as a memorial to her parents. Always since the association's beginning with eight members, she has been its greatest aid. Rare antiques, valuable furniture and pictures as well as money are among her gifts to the association. Her latest gift of pictures and furniture was made only a few days ago.
Mrs. Ferguson also attended regularly the Every Wednesday club of which she was a charter member. She was a life member of the Daughters of the Revolution and The Grateful Daughters Circle of Kings Daughters. During the war she was a member of the board of the Red Cross auxiliary at Edwards Place and on the county Red Cross board and devoted most of her time to its work.
Mrs. M. B. Condell, 665 South Walnut street, and Mrs. Mary Raymond of Evanston are the only two sisters surviving Mrs. Ferguson. The nephews and neices surviving are Thomas Condell, Helen and Eliza Condell, Mrs. Alice Condell McCoy of Golconda, E. F. Raymond of Evanston, Mrs. Fred Woodward of Chicago, Mrs. Helen Carmon of Evanston and Miner Raymond of Cincinnati. IL State Register, Springfield, IL 3-3-1921
Family Members
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Records on Ancestry
Advertisement
