Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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John McPherson and Sarah Jordan




Husband John McPherson 1

            AKA: [Unk] McFarson 2
           Born:  - Centre Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 1864 3
         Buried: 


         Father: Thomas McPherson (      -      ) 4
         Mother: 


       Marriage:  - Clearfield, Clearfield Co, PA

   Other Spouse: Margaret Bloom (      -1852) 5 - Clearfield, Clearfield Co, PA



Wife Sarah Jordan 6

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Jul 1893 3
         Buried: 


         Father: Samuel Jordan (1792-1872) 7 8
         Mother: Lida Cochran (Abt 1800-1864) 8



   Other Spouse: James Cary (      -Bef 1898) 9


Children
1 F Marilla McPherson 3

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: [Unk] Lorimer (      -      ) 3



General Notes: Husband - John McPherson


He was born and reared in Centre County, Pennsylvania. As a young man he went to Curwensville, Clearfield County, and learned the tanner's trade, which he followed later at Luthersburg and Clearfield.
He was a leader of the local Democratic party, and he served two terms as treasurer of Clearfield County.

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Sources


1 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 918, 1212.

2 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 595.

3 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 919.

4 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 918.

5 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 595, 918.

6 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 918, 1212, 1354.

7 Editor, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 466, 469.

8 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 1212, 1354.

9 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 1212.


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