Kenneth Ferguson was born in Glen Arm, Ontario, Canada, March 8, 1870. He married Ingeborg Elton, born in Norway on February 2, 1870.

Kenneth came to North Dakota in 1893 and homesteaded on Northeast 1/4 of Section 22 in Rosehill Township. He later sold his homestead and bought land six miles east of Carrington in the same Township. The Ferguson family also lived in Carrington at various times.

Mr.. Ferguson served in several county offices. He was County Commissioner when the present Court House was built, and as chairman of the board for 12 years, he later served as County Auditor and County Sheriff. He was the Democratic candidate for State treasurer in 1928. He served as a member of the Democratic State Central Committee for years from the 32 Legislative District, when it comprised Eddy and Foster counties. He attended the National Democratic Convention in St. Louis in 1916 when Woodrow Wilson was renominated.

Kenneth and Ingeborg Ferguson had eleven children, including three sets of twins. Their first children, Peter and Dora died at eight months, their other children were Peter, Ross and Roy, Donald, Kenneth, Jr., Annie, Dorothy, Wallace and a twin who died in infancy.

Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 100B