This will be a chronological timeline of the Ferguson Family, backwards. This is updated as new information becomes available.
Riley Ferguson, 24, resides 6 miles northwest of Windsor, MO with his wife, Ashley, 22. Riley operates the 6th generation family farm & started Ferguson Feedyards LLC in 2022. He married Ashley Ferguson in 2023. Ashley is a 2nd grade school teacher in Knob Noster & graduates with her master's degree from Missouri State in spring of 2025. Riley is the son of Robert & Melissa Ferguson. Ashley is the daughter of Troy & Rhonda Ebeling. Riley was born October 18th, 1999. Ashley was born May 30, 2001. The Ebeling's are one of the most known & widespread families of the area.
Rachael Ferguson Tezanos-Pinto is married to Alex Tezanos-Pinto & lives in Sarmento, CA. They have a daughter, Mae Tezanos-Pinto. Rachael was born February 23rd, 1997. Rachael has studied at MU & Arizona State. She also lived in France for roughly a year. She then later returned to Columbia, MO where she left for California to unexpectedly meet her husband.
Robert Leslie Ferguson "Bob"
Bob was born July 5th, 1964. Last of the boomers. Bob graduated high school in 1982 then attended UCM. After college, he embarked on his rock n roll journey traveling the country playing drums for several different bands. His most famous band, Cityboy, toured the west coast & opened for bands in Las Vegas such as Slaughter. Bob was an adventurous man. He would travel North America, later in life mostly Missouri, & canoe the longest, hardest rapids & currents you could think of. Then go back & do it two more times. He enjoyed the outdoors & instilled that into his two children & wife.
Bob married Melissa Fletcher Ferguson & had two children.
I have been notified on many accounts he was the best drummer they have heard. I have personally been told from several sources he was as good or better than Tommy Lee. (IYKYK) Robert then returned home to briefly farm doing business as Ferguson Bro's with his brother, Bill Ferguson. Bob then raised cattle on his farm for the remainder of his life. His specialty was grazing and improving his farms forage with ruminant animals. One thing he was very adamant about me doing if I was serious about the farm was to go to grazing school. Grazing school & what I retained from it is a major reason I am on the farm today. Bob was a very intelligent & humorous man that forgot more than most of us would ever know. He would blame Guy Ferguson, Bob's grandfather, for his humor.
Melissa Ferguson, born February 12th, 1964, currently owns Ferguson Farms & it is still operated under the Ferguson name, by Fergusons. Melissa comes from intellectual genetics. After graduating in accounting from UCM, Melissa had a long stent at several companies. Melissa was the plant controller for Tyson, Sedalia for over a decade. Her mother, Frances Barrack is a member of Mensa and was a collegiate professor, raised Melissa & her 3 other siblings. Her father, Don Fletcher, a lifelong entrepreneur, Marine, & pilot would also sail the ocean for fun in his elder years.
Rex Ferguson
Rex Arch Ferguson born Nov 12th, 1936, & weighed 9 1/2 lbs., & is the son of Frances & Guy Ferguson. Rex formally changed most everything to the tune of Ferguson Farms. Rex was a very hard worker. He was the first president of the FFA Chapter in Windsor. He was a member of the labor Union and worked at Peabody Coal most of his adult life. Rex was able to continue to make this farm as prosperous as it had been. A very progressive and forward-thinking farmer, Rex was one of the first to add terraces in this area to his pastures & fields. Rex was once Owner of Acker-Ferguson, a heavy equipment dirt company. The businesses' building still standing on the main drag in Windsor, across from Sonic
Guy McCallister Ferguson was born in 1907 in Benton County, the son of Archiebald Ferguson. He was a farmer all his life & began his childhood in near Brandon where he would continue to farm until moving to Johnson County. Guy married Frances Sutherland in 1930 & transitioned the Sutherland Place to the Ferguson name. Guy was a member of the Missouri Cattlemen's Assocation & Farm Bureau. Guy was also on the board of the Windsor Rural Fire Dept.
In 1952, Guy was elected one of eleven members of the National Aberdeen-Angus Breeder's Association.
One of Guy's 2nd cousins, Ryland Dee Ferguson, born in 1935, died at age 13 & went to McCallister School & graduated in 8th grade. Ryland played basketball, baseball, track, & was a member of band playing the baritone liked Journal-World & was a part of the Scouts. It was announced at Ryland's funeral that several religious and civil organizations bought an iron lung to keep in Windsor known as the "Ryland Ferguson Iron Lung Memorial". Ryland fought a battle with tetanus & they used an iron lung to try & save his life.
Guy was known as, "a solid and substantial young farmer, who has the confidence and self-esteem of all."
Guys married his wife, Frances Sutherland, on a Monday, September 15th, 1930, at 2:30 pm, the same year his father, Arch passed away. Guy & Frances married at the home of the bride's parents with only a few intimate members of friends & family. They left after their wedding for a "motor trip" through Colorado. Frances was born in 1912 & was the daughter of Eldon Sutherland. Her Hobbies were cooking and sewing.
Archiebald Newton Ferguson was Born in Windsor, Missouri in 1871. Arch grew up near Brandon, Missouri & farmed all his life. Arch married Elsie McCallister. They are both of the first families to settle in the area. Arch died in 1930.
Arch Ferguson, father of Guy Ferguson, died in 1930, two months prior to his 90-year-old father's death. He had three children die in infancy, Bobbie, Cora, & Olive. Arch was an oil salesman for a time in his career. In later years Arch had two daughters, Bernice & Nina George pass away prior to him. Arch had 8 siblings: Relious, Daniel Vincent, Mrs. J.O. Williams, Russell, of Windsor, Mrs. Lee Feaster of Clinton, William Of LA California, Chester of Long beach California, & Mrs. Howard Nanson of Dodge City, KS.
Samuel Ferguson, father of Arch Ferguson, was one of the oldest and well-known citizens of Windsor & the first Ferguson of the area. He was a familiar figure in the area of Windsor up until his death. He always kept his social and busniess life active. He was born in Gallipolis, Ohio November 25th,1840. As a young man he served four years in the Union Army. He remained a member of G.A.R. (Grand Army of the Republic, a patriotic organization of Civil War vets who served in the Union forces, one of its purposes being the defense of the late soldiery of the United States, morally, socially, and politically.)
In 1869 he settled his farm in Benton County near Brandon. He would have celebrated his 60th wedding anniversary the year he died. Samuel & his wife, Ellis Owen, moved to Windsor from the farm in 1908. 25 years before his death, Samuel was a Presiding Judge of the Benton County Court for 4 years. He was proceeded in death by 8 children. One child, Guy Ferguson's father, Arch, passed away two months prior to Samuel's death. Two of his children lived in California. He is buried in Laurel Oak Cemetary. Samuel died in 1930.