Mary Alice (Keeney) McPherson (1854-1937) | WikiTree FREE Family Tree

Mary Alice McPherson formerly Keeney

Born 30 Sep 1854 in Jackson County, Missouri

Ancestors

Daughter of Thomas Keeney and Lou Ann (Wade) Keeney

[sibling(s) unknown]

Wife of Edward M. McPherson — married 12 Dec 1871 in Cass County, Missouri

Descendants

Mother of Thomas Edgar McPherson, Louann (McPherson) Lewis, James Ernest McPherson, Walter C. McPherson and Elsie McPherson

Died 24 May 1937 at age 82 in Belton, Cass, Missouri

Problems/Questions

Profile last modified 20 Mar 2020 | Created 6 Oct 2013

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1 Biography
2 Sources
- 2.1 Footnotes
- 2.2 Acknowledgments

Biography

Mary was at home through the 1870 census

1871 Marriage

See photos.

Name Edward Mcpherson

Event Date 20 Dec 1871

Event Place Cass, Missouri, United States

Spouse's Name Mary A Keeney^[1]

Name Edward Mcpherson

Event Date 20 Dec 1871

Event Place Cass, Missouri, United States

Spouse's Name Mary A Keeney

Page 36^[2]

1880 Census

See photo. Mary & Edward live near her Uncle Elijah's Keeney-226 family.

Name E M Mc Pherson

Event Place Mount Pleasant, Cass, Missouri, United States

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace

E M Mc Pherson Self M 30 Missouri, United States

M A Mc Pherson Wife F 25 Missouri, United States

Thos E Mc Pherson Son M 7 Missouri, United States

Loucine Mc Pherson Daughter F 5 Missouri, United States

Jas E Mc Pherson Son M 1 Missouri, United States^[3]

1900 Census

See photo. The 3 children listed in the 1880 are all alive & on their own. 6th child is unknown as of March 2017.

Name Mary A Mcpherson

Event Place Mount Pleasant Township Belton City Ward 1, Cass, Missouri, United States

Years Married 29

Mother of how many children 6

Number of Living Children 5

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace

Edward Mcpherson Head M 47 Missouri

Mary A Mcpherson Wife F 46 Missouri

Walter Mcpherson Son M 15 Missouri

Elsie Mcpherson Daughter F 10 Missouri

Virgle Peacock Boarder M 28 North Carolina^[4]

1910 Census

See photo. 6th & 7th children are unknown as of March 2017. Note that there are two listings for Mary Alice & Edward this year. One is marked through and references the one shown in the photo. All the information on both appears to be the same.

Name Mary A Mcpherson

Event Place Kansas Ward 9, Jackson, Missouri, United States

Years Married 36

Mother of how many children 7

Number of Living Children 6

Father's Birthplace Tennessee

Mother's Birthplace Missouri

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace

Edward Mcpherson Head M 59 Missouri

Mary A Mcpherson Wife F 56 Missouri^[5]

1920 Census

See photo. Edward died in 1913. Mary Alice is back in Cass County and living on her own. I haven't located Edward's DC so am unsure which location they were living at when he died and have left his death place as Missouri.

Name Mary Alice Mcpherson

Event Place Mount Pleasant, Cass, Missouri, United States

Age 65

Marital Status Widowed^[6]

1930 Census

See photo. Mary Alice is living with her daughter's family. Note Susan & Maude Lewis who were also living by Mary Alice on the 1920 census page are James' mother & sister. Lyle Keeney born ~ 1905 in MO listed above living with the Campbell family will have to be connected as I sort through the family.

Name Alice M Mc Pherson

Event Place Belton, Cass, Missouri, United States

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace

Alice M Mc Pherson Head F 72 Missouri

Lou A Lewis Daughter F 50 Missouri

James A Lewis Son-in-law M 50 Missouri

Mary A Lewis Granddaughter F 11 Missouri^[7]

1937 Death

See photo of Missouri death certificate-Informant was son-in-law James Lewis. 19733^[8]

Burial: Belton Cemetery

Belton, Cass, Missouri

Find A Grave Memorial# 30027421^[9]

Sources

Footnotes

↑ Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991, Digital Folder Number 007211724, Image Number 01119 and Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920, Indexing Project (Batch) Number M51475-1, System Origin Missouri-ODM, GS Film number 978404
↑ Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991, Digital Folder Number 007424532, Image Number 00444
↑ District ED 75, Sheet Number and Letter 9A, Household ID 8293718, The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Publication Number T9, Film Number 0679, GS Film Number 1254679, Digital Folder Number 005161213, Image Number 00470
↑ District 35, Sheet Number and Letter 5A, Household ID 90, Line Number 3, The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Publication Number T623, GS Film Number 1240846, Digital Folder Number 004118768, Image Number 00845
↑ District ED 129, Sheet Number and Letter 11A, Household ID 305, The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Publication NumberT624, Film Number 787, GS Film Number 1374800, Digital Folder Number 004972625, Image Number 00941
↑ District ED 39, Sheet Number and Letter 6A, Household ID 159, Line Number 17, The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Publication Number T625, Film Number 904, GS Film Number 1820904, Digital Folder Number 004966282, Image Number 00659
↑ District ED 18, Sheet Number and Letter 3B, Household ID 82, Line Number 75, The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Publication Number T626, Film Number 1181, GS Film Number 2340916, Digital Folder Number 004951769, Image Number 00963
↑ Entered by G. Scott Keeney, Sunday, October 6, 2013.
↑ Entered by G. Scott Keeney, Sunday, October 6, 2013.

Acknowledgments

Thank you to G. Scott Keeney for creating Keeney-468 on 6 Oct 13. Click the Changes tab for the details on contributions by G. Scott and others.

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary: