A.R. Ferguson - Oak Lawn Cemetery - Decatur, TX
N 33° 15.528 W 097° 34.513
14S E 632712 N 3680883
Buried in Decatur's historic Oak Lawn Cemetery, A.R. Ferguson was shot in 1886, ultimately succumbing to his wound.
Waymark Code: WMP5HV
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 07/05/2015
Views: 5
If there are records of the shooting and subsequent fatality, they have not made their way to the Internet. We know that A.R. Ferguson was a man, as the three links of the Odd Fellows appear at the top of his weathered, marble headstone, which has the following inscription:
A.R. Ferguson
Shot
Dec. 6, 1886
Died
Dec. 11, 1886
Aged 43 yrs.
From Stockton, Cal
Type of Death Listed: Murder
Website (if available): [Web Link]
Cause of death inscription on headstone: Not listed
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