Judge Ferguson's Personal Timeline

-September 3, 1906: Born near Roswell, NM
-Attended elementary school at Lake Arthur, NM
-Move to Burnet: Dad sold ranch and bought The Smart Telephone Company in Burnet, Sagerton, and Tankersley, TX
-Worked for father at telephone company while attending school in Burnet
-Entered Burnet High at age 12
-May 1921: Graduated from BHS at age 14
-August 1921-January 1923: Owner-editor of Liberty Hill Index
-March 1923-August 1924: Reporter of Blanco Courier
-August 1924-May 1926: Publisher of Burnet Bulletin
-May 1926-December 1926: Floor Foreman and advertising manager of Superior Sun (Arizona)
J-anuary 1927-January 1929: Appointed Deputy District Clerk of Burnet County, TX
-Studied law under tutelage of R.E. Johnson and Capt. T.E. Hammond
-October 1928: Took State Bar Examination
-Jan 11, 1929: Received license to practice law from the Supreme Court of Texas
-Easter Sunday, April 20, 1930: Married Miss Vera Elizabeth Foster in Burnet
-1927-1928: Deputy District Clerk of Burnet County
-1931-1932: Member of the Texas House of Representatives
-1935-1937: Director of LCRA
-1938-1942: Mayor of City of Burnet
-September 18, 1942-September 25, 1945: Served in U.S. Army
-1945-1946: County Judge of Burnet County, TX
-1947-1960: District Judge, 33rd Judicial District of Texas
-1961: Chairman of the State Board of Insurance of Texas
-Member of Law firm: Moursund & Ferguson
-1947-?: Director of the First State Bank of Burnet
-1963-?: Director of Moore State Bank. Llano, TX
-1971: Judge Ferguson retired
-April 20, 1980: Celebrated Golden Wedding Anniversary in Burnet
-January 19, 1982: Mrs. Ferguson passed away