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William James McPherson 1828–1895 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1828

Birth Location: Kentucky, United States of America

Death Date: 13 May 1895

Death Location: Marysville, Yuba County, California, United States of America

Father: Murdock McPherson

Mother: Elizabeth Fitzhugh

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William James McPherson was born in 1828 in Kentucky, United States of America, the child of Murdock Mordecai Mcpherson And Elizabeth Anne Fitzhugh. William James McPherson passed away in 1895 in Marysville, Yuba County, California, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William James McPherson was born in 1828 in Kentucky, United States of America, the child of Murdock Mordecai Mcpherson And Elizabeth Anne Fitzhugh.
  • William James McPherson passed away in 1895 in Marysville, Yuba County, California, United States of America.

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William McPherson's Ancestors

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William McPherson
1828–1895
Birth Place: Kentucky, United States of America
Parents
Murdock Mordecai McPherson
1781–1849
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Elizabeth (Anne) Fitzhugh
1799–1856
Bedford County, Virginia
Grandparents
GEORGE MCPHERSON
1760–1811
Inverness, Inverness-Shire Scotland
Elizabeth ((Eliza)) Murdoch
1755–
Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Peter Fitzhugh
1760–1828
Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, USA
Nancy Dawson
1762–1831
Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
James McPherson
1735–
Anne Cattanach
1736–
William Murdoch
1723–
Elizabeth Murdoch
1727–
Robert Sr
1740–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Cattanach
1710–
Margaret MacIntosh
1710–

William McPherson's Timeline

2 Records

1828
1828
Birth of William James McPherson in Kentucky, United States of America
Kentucky, United States of America
1895
13 May 1895
Age 67
Death of William James McPherson in Marysville, Yuba County, California, United States of America
Marysville, Yuba County, California, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1828
    Event Place: Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 May 1895
    Event Place: Marysville, Yuba County, California, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Marysville, Yuba County, California, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Place: Missouri, USA
    Record Source: Missouri, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Independence and Jackson County, Missouri Wills and Administrations, Ca. 1828-1955; Author: Missouri. Probate Court (Jackson County)

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