Joseph McPherson and Eliza Richards

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Husband Joseph McPherson ^{1 2}

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           Born: Abt 1808 - Centre Co, PA
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           Died: 7 Apr 1874 or 1876 1 2
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         Father: Col. Thomas McPherson (      -      ) 1
         Mother: Mary Divin (      -      ) 1

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       Marriage: 1837 - Red Bank Twp, Armstrong Co, PA 1

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Wife Eliza Richards ^{1 2}

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           Born: 8 Oct 1818 - Kittanning, Armstrong Co, PA 1 2
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           Died: 22 May 1903 2
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         Father: Robert R. Richards (1775-1857) 1 3
         Mother: Elizabeth McClelland (1787-1850) 1 3

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Children

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1 M Absalom B. McPherson ¹

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            AKA: Albert McPherson 2
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2 F Narcissa McPherson ¹

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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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3 M Robert McPherson ¹

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4 F Mary E. McPherson ¹

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5 M James McPherson ¹

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6 M William B. McPherson ^{1 2}

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7 F Theresa McPherson ^{1 2}

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           Born: 1 Mar 1858 - Brown's Mills, Jefferson Co, PA 1
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         Spouse: Harvey Daniel Rhoads (1858-      ) 1

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8 M Harry McPherson ^{1 2}

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General Notes: Husband - Joseph McPherson

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He was engaged for some time in the lumber business, but later became a hotelkeeper at Big Run, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, where he died aged sixty-six years. He was a well-known citizen, and a leading supporter of the Democratic party in that vicinity.

1 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 1319.

2 Jane Maria Craig, Samuel Craig, Senior, Pioneer to Western Pennsylvania, and His Descendants (Greensburg, PA: Privately printed, 1915), Pg 81.

3 Jane Maria Craig, Samuel Craig, Senior, Pioneer to Western Pennsylvania, and His Descendants (Greensburg, PA: Privately printed, 1915), Pg 79.