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Thelma (Ferguson) Greenough 1904 - 1950

Thelma Marguerite (Ferguson) Greenough of Everson, Whatcom County, Washington United States was born on July 10, 1904 in Goshen to George W. Ferguson and Nancy Marguerite (Boggs) Ferguson. She had siblings Earl Ferguson, Dorothy Elaine (Ferguson) Kroetch, James Ferguson, Norma Ferguson, Harry Ferguson, and Iva "Wea" (Ferguson) Greenough. She was in a relationship with Ralph Greenough, and had a child Gale Greenough. Thelma Greenough died at age 46 years old on September 20, 1950 at Nugents Corner Market 3705 Mt Baker Hwy, in Everson, and was buried on September 23, 1950 in Ferndale.

Thelma Marguerite (Ferguson) Greenough
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Everson, Whatcom County, Washington 98247, United States
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July 10, 1904
Goshen, Whatcom County, Washington, 98226, United States
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September 20, 1950
Nugents Corner Market 3705 Mt Baker Hwy, in Everson, Whatcom County, Washington, 98247, United States
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  • 07/10
    1904

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    July 10, 1904
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    Goshen, Whatcom County, Washington 98226, United States
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  • Nationality & Locations

    Thelma was the daughter of Nancy Marguerite Boggs and George Washington Ferguson. Her parents migrated from Sacred Wind, KY to Whatcom County, WA in 1902. Nancy Boggs was of English, Irish and Scots descent. George Ferguson was Scots-Irish, Welsh and English descent.

  • Early Life & Education

    Thelma's parents moved around Whatcom County several times, adjusting to their fathers' various jobs in the shingle mills in the area. 1904: Goshen, Whatcom 1905: Goshen, Whatcom Co. 1909: Glendale, Whatcom Co. 1910: Meridian, Whatcom Co. 1911: Goshen, Whatcom Co. 1914: Lynden, Whatcom Co. Thelma attended school mostly in Goshen, WA When Thelma was 12 her mother died in childbirth. By the age of 16, Thelma and her sisters Dorothy and Norma, along with brother Harry, were living in Newport, Idaho with her father George Ferguson and step-mother Martha Schultze Vanderhoef. Thel and her sister Dorothy worked as housekeepers in a hotel to help support the family.

  • Professional Career

    Thelma worked as a store clerk and a housewife.

  • Personal Life & Family

    Thelma's father, George Ferguson, died in Idaho in 1922. After his death, Thelma and her sisters Dorothy and Norma, along with brother Harry, moved to Aberdeen, Washington. Their sister Iva 'Wea' Ferguson Greenough was living with her husband, Bryan, in nearby Raymond, Washington. On December 24, 1924, Thelma married Ralph Greenough, brother to Bryan Greenough who was married to Thel's sister Wea. They remained in Raymond, WA for a short while before moving to Marysville, CA and then Vale, Oregon. By 1926 the couple had relocated to Bellingham, WA where Ralph worked as a life insurance agent and Thel was a store clerk. In January, 1927, Thel was hit on the head with a 'black jack' by a man robbing the store. Thel had to identify him in a line-up, and he was later prosecuted for the crime. He had taken $40 in cash. In April 1930, the couples only son, Gale Joseph Greenough, was born in Bellingham, Washington. In October 1932, Thelma and Ralph took in Frank Kroetch, the son of Thel's sister, Dorothy. Dorothy passed away in August 1932 from meningitis, and the Ferguson siblings stepped in to foster Dorothy's 4 children. Frankie was sent to live with his Uncle Earl Ferguson. However, after Frankie accidently set a cousins' hair on fire, he was sent to his Aunt Thel and Uncle Ralph. By 1940, Thelma separated from Ralph, and moved from Lake McMurray back to Bellingham, Washington. She took Gale with her, telling her nephew Frank that she could no longer care for him. The 1950 census shows Thelma and Gale living on Mt. Baker highway, and Thel was a grocery clerk in Nugent's Corner, Whatcom County. Thel was reading a letter while crossing the street, and was hit by a logging truck. She was killed instantly. Unfortunately, the driver was a friend of Thel's and he couldn't stop the truck in time. He was devastated by her death.
  • 09/20
    1950

    Death

    September 20, 1950
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    died of major trauma as she was hit by a logging truck while crossing the street
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    Nugents Corner Market 3705 Mt Baker Hwy, in Everson, Whatcom County, Washington 98247, United States
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  • 09/23
    1950

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    September 23, 1950
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    Ferndale, Whatcom County, Washington United States
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Thel standing on porch with sister, Dorothy, in foreground
Date & Place: in Clearwater, Idaho County, Idaho 83552, United States
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The Bellingham Herald
Fri, Mar 15, 1940
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Notice in newspaper regarding divorce of Thelma and Ralph Ferguson
Date & Place: in Bellingham, Whatcom County, Washington United States
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Left to right: Iva Ferguson Greenough, Elaine Kroetch Bell, Norma Kroetch Dahlquist, Thelma Ferguson.....two Ferguson aunts visiting the Kroetch nieces in Seattle
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