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William A McPherson 1831–1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 December 1831

Birth Location: Illinois, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 5 September 1897

Death Location: Litchfield, Montgomery County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: James McPherson

Mother: Mary Johnson

Spouse(s): Nancy Crabtree

Children(s): Elizabeth McPherson, Lou McPherson, James McPherson

William A McPherson was born in 1831 in Illinois, Illinois, USA, the child of James M Mcpherson And Mary Elizabeth Johnson. In 1880, William A McPherson resided in South Litchfield, Montgomery, Illinois, USA. William A McPherson married Nancy Ann Crabtree, and had children including Elizabeth Mcpherson, James H Mcpherson, Lou Ella Mcpherson. William A McPherson passed away in 1897 in Litchfield, Montgomery County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William A McPherson was born in 1831 in Illinois, Illinois, USA, the child of James M Mcpherson And Mary Elizabeth Johnson.
  • In 1880, William A McPherson resided in South Litchfield, Montgomery, Illinois, USA.
  • William A McPherson married Nancy Ann Crabtree, and had children including Elizabeth Mcpherson, James H Mcpherson, Lou Ella Mcpherson.
  • William A McPherson passed away in 1897 in Litchfield, Montgomery County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William McPherson's Ancestors

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William McPherson
1831–1897
Birth Place: Illinois, Illinois, USA
Parents
James M McPherson
1796–1879
North Carolina, USA
Mary (Elizabeth) Johnson
1799–1846
North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Jesse (Byrd S) McPherson
1765–1849
New Garden, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Nancy (Ann) Ash
1772–1822
Fredrick, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Stephen McPherson
1728–1799
Mary Pyle
1731–1780
Elizabeth Stanton
1743–1823
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Daniel McPherson
1682–1755
Ruth Shires
1682–1747
Rachel Walters
1709–1761
Capt. STANTON
1719–1790

William McPherson's Descendants

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William (A) McPherson (4 December 1831–5 September 1897) m. Nancy (Ann) Crabtree (13 July 1838–21 Feb 1931)
  1. 1. Elizabeth McPherson 1874–1910
  2. 2. Lou (Ella) McPherson 1872–1910
  3. 3. James (H) McPherson 1879–1880

William McPherson's Timeline

3 Records

1831
4 December 1831
Birth of William A McPherson in Illinois, Illinois, USA
Illinois, Illinois, USA
1880
1880
Age 49
William A McPherson resided here in South Litchfield, Montgomery, Illinois, USA
South Litchfield, Montgomery, Illinois, USA
1897
5 September 1897
Age 66
Death of William A McPherson
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 December 1831
    Event Place: Illinois, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: South Litchfield, Montgomery, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 September 1897
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Litchfield, Montgomery County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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