Vergie Ferguson
Vergie Ferguson, a native of Arizona, was greatly influenced by the simplicity of life she knew in rural Arizona. She is a resident of Beatitudes Campus in Phoenix.
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Cattle Ranching in Territorial Arizona
In 1870, my great-grandfather — tiring of working on his father’s tobacco plantation in Kentucky — started his long journey west, beginning in Texas.
Perspective
Growing Up in Rural Arizona in the Early 20th Century
I went through the first five grades in a two-room school in Bonita in the ranching country of Southeastern Arizona.
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