Born in New York
Ancestors 
Daughter of William Alexander Betts
and Isabel Ford (Needham) Betts
Wife of
Robert Henry McPherson
— married
Jun 1881 in Burlington, New Jersey, USA
Died
at age 72
in Manhattan, New York, USA
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Biography
Isabel Ford (Betts) McPherson was born on 17 Feb 1864 in New York, daughter of William Alexander Betts (1835 - 1884) and Isabel Ford (Needham) Betts (1836 - 1869).
Isabel married Robert Henry McPherson (1857 - ) in Jun 1881 in Burlington, New Jersey, USA. Their children were:
- Helen McPherson (1887 - 1985)
- Robert Betts McPherson (1890 - 1962)
- James Beverley McPherson (1892 - 1965).
Isabel died on 4 Jul 1936 in Manhattan, New York, USA aged 72.
Isabel was born in 1864. She was the daughter of William Betts and Isabel Needham. She passed away in 1936.
- 1880 United States Federal Census[1]
- 1900 United States Federal Census[2]
- 1910 United States Federal Census[3]
- 1920 United States Federal Census[4]
- Beta: Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1940-1955[1][5]
- New Jersey, Births and Christenings Index, 1660-1931[6]
- New Jersey, Episcopal Diocese of Newark Church Records, 1809-1816, 1825-1970[7]
- New York, Naturalization Records, 1882-1944[8]
- New York, New York, Death Index, 1862-1948[9]
- New York, State Census, 1865[10]
- New York, State Census, 1905[11]
- North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000[12]
- Pennsylvania, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985[13]
- U.S., High School Student Lists, 1821-1923[14]
- U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930[15]
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Sources
- ↑ 1880 United States Federal Census: Year: 1880; Census Place: Burlington, Burlington, New Jersey; Roll: 772; Page: 133D; Enumeration District: 016 Ancestry Record 6742 #49505523
1880 United States Federal Census:
Name: Isabel F. Betts Age: 16 Birth Date: Abt 1864 Birthplace: New York Home in 1880: Burlington, Burlington, New Jersey, USA Street: Green Bank House Number: 29 Dwelling Number: 231 Race: White Gender: Female Marital Status: Single Father's Birthplace: New York Mother's Birthplace: Canada Occupation: Attends School Attended School: Yes Household Members Name Age Isabel F. Betts 16 - ↑ 1900 United States Federal Census: Year: 1900; Census Place: Manhattan, New York, New York; Roll: 1105; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 0531; FHL microfilm: 1241105 Ancestry Record 7602 #49087590
1900 United States Federal Census:
Name: Belte Mcpherson Age: 33 Birth Date: Mar 1867 Birthplace: New York, USA Home in 1900: Manhattan, New York, New York Street: West 97th Street House Number: 178 Sheet Number: 14 Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 5 Family Number: 320 Race: White Gender: Female Relation to Head of House: Wife Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Robert H Mcpherson Marriage Year: 1887 Years Married: 13 Father's Birthplace: New York, USA Mother's Birthplace: New York, USA Mother- number of living children: 3 How many children: 3 Can Read: Yes Can Write: Yes Can Speak English: Yes Household Members Name Age Robert H Mcpherson 42 Belte Mcpherson 33 Helen Mcpherson 12 Robert B Mcpherson 10 James B Mcpherson 8 - ↑ 1910 United States Federal Census: Year: 1910; Census Place: Manhattan Ward 22, New York, New York; Roll: T624_1048; Page: 22A; Enumeration District: 1393; FHL microfilm: 1375061 Ancestry Record 7884 #120339250
1910 United States Federal Census:
Name: Isabel Mc Pherson Age in 1910: 46 Birth Date: 1864 Birthplace: New York Home in 1910: Manhattan Ward 22, New York, New York, USA Street: West 85 Street Race: White Gender: Female Relation to Head of House: Wife Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Robert H Mc Pherson Father's Birthplace: New York Mother's Birthplace: Canada Native Tongue: English Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Years Married: 24 Number of Children Born: 3 Number of Children Living: 3 Household Members Name Age Robert H Mc Pherson 53 Isabel Mc Pherson 46 Helen Mc Pherson 23 Robert B Mc Pherson 19 J Beverly Mc Pherson 17 - ↑ 1920 United States Federal Census: Year: 1920; Census Place: Manhattan Assembly District 13, New York, New York; Roll: T625_1208; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 944 Ancestry Record 6061 #9713679
1920 United States Federal Census:
Name: Isabel F Mc Pherson Age: 53 Birth Year: abt 1867 Birthplace: New York Home in 1920: Manhattan Assembly District 13, New York, New York Street: West 118th Street Residence Date: 1920 Race: White Gender: Female Relation to Head of House: Wife Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Robert H Mc Pherson Father's Birthplace: New York Mother's Birthplace: Nova Scotia Able to Speak English: Yes Occupation: None Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Household Members Name Age Robert H Mc Pherson 62 Isabel F Mc Pherson 53 Helen Mc Pherson 32 Thomas P Tanmen 25 Joseph E Crowell 28 James Mahoney 28 Horace Johnson 26 Joseph Mc Ginnis 23 - ↑ U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current: Brooklyn Times Union; Publication Date: 7 Jul 1936; Publication Place: Brooklyn, New York, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/577618641/?article=771f0bd2-2ddb-474a-93a7-7c73ddc54363&focus=0.8525677,0.5784132,0.97233254,0.7445001&xid=3355 Ancestry Record 61843 #669806146
Death:
Name: Isabel Ford Mtherson Gender: Female Death Age: 72 Birth Date: abt 1864 Residence Place: England Death Date: Abt 1936 Death Place: 400 W. 119th St Manhattan Obituary Date: 7 Jul 1936 Obituary Place: Brooklyn, New York, USA Newspaper Title: Brooklyn Times Union Spouse: Robert Henry McPherson Child: Helen McPherson, Robert Bctts Mc - j Pherson, J. Beverley McPherson - ↑ New Jersey, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1660-1931: Ancestry.com. New Jersey, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1660-1931 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: "New Jersey Births and Christenings, 1660-1931." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009, 2010. Index entries derived from digital copies of original and compiled records. Ancestry Record 2539 #300569388
Baptism:
Name: Isabell Betts Gender: Female Birth Place: United States Residence Place: New Jersey, USA Spouse: Robt McPherson Child: Helen McPherson FHL Film Number: 4209173 - ↑ New Jersey, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of Newark Church Records, 1809-1816, 1825-1970: Episcopal Diocese of Newark; Newark, New Jersey; New Jersey, Episcopal Diocese of Newark Church Records, 1800 - 1970; Reference Number: 2 Ancestry Record 61047 #300045652
New Jersey, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of Newark Church Records, 1809-1816, 1825-1970:
Name: Isabella Ford McPherson Gender: Female Church Name: Grace Church Spouse: Robert Henry McPherson Child: Helen McPherson - ↑ New York, U.S., Naturalization Records, 1882-1944: The National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C.; Petitions for Naturalization from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, 1897-1944; Series: M1972; Roll: 114 Ancestry Record 2499 #903785916
New York, U.S., Naturalization Records, 1882-1944:
Name: Isabel McPherson Spouse: Robert Henry McPherson Description: (Roll 0114) Petition No. 13132 - Petition No. 13400 - ↑ New York, New York, U.S., Extracted Death Index, 1862-1948: Ancestry.com. New York, New York, U.S., Extracted Death Index, 1862-1948 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: Index to New York City Deaths 1862-1948. Indices prepared by the Italian Genealogical Group and the German Genealogy Group, and used with permission of the New York City Department of Records/Municipal Archives. Ancestry Record 9131 #3707702
Death:
Name: Isabel McPherson Age: 72 Birth Year: abt 1864 Death Date: 4 Jul 1936 Death Place: Manhattan, New York, USA Certificate Number: 15920 Wills and Probates: Search for Isabel McPherson in New York Wills & Probates collection - ↑ New York, U.S., State Census, 1865: Ancestry.com. New York, U.S., State Census, 1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: Census of the state of New York, for 1865. Microfilm. New York State Archives, Albany, New York. Ancestry Record 7218 #713898
New York, U.S., State Census, 1865:
Name: Isabella Betts Gender: Female Relation to Head: Daughter Birth Year: abt 1864 Age: 1 Residence: Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA Ward: 20 Line Number: 30 Page number: 14 Household Members Name Age William Betts 30 Isabella Betts 26 Isabella Betts 1 Anne Betts 4 Margaret Freeborn 22 Mary Galoobe 15 - ↑ New York, U.S., State Census, 1905: New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1905; Election District: A.D. 19 E.D. 04; City: Manhattan; County: New York; Page: 5 Ancestry Record 7364 #6784531
New York, U.S., State Census, 1905:
Name: Caball Mcpherson Birth Year: abt 1867 Birth Place: United States Age: 38 Gender: Female Race: White Residence Year: 1905 Residence: Manhattan, New York, New York, USA Relationship to Head: Wife Assembly District: 19 Election District: 04 Household Members Name Age Robert H Mcpherson 45 Caball Mcpherson 38 Helen Mcpherson 18 Robert B Mcpherson 15 James B Mcpherson 13 - ↑ North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000: Book Title: The Barclays of New York : who they are and who they are not, and some other Barclays Ancestry Record 61157 #1188678
North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000:
Name: Isabel Fords Betts Gender: Female Birth Date: 17 Feb 1864 First Marriage Date: 26 Apr 1886 Father: William Betts Mother: Isabel Fords Needham Spouse: Robert Henry Mcpherson Child: Helen Mcpherson, Robert Betts Mcpherson, James Beverley Mcpherson - ↑ Pennsylvania and New Jersey, U.S., Church and Town Records, 1669-2013: Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 115 Ancestry Record 2451 #6448969
Residence:
Name: Isabel Fords Betts Event Type: Residence Residence Date: 23 Feb 1877 Residence Place: Burlington, Atlantic, New Jersey, USA Denomination: Episcopal Organization Name: St Mary's Hall Father: Wm Betts - ↑ U.S., High School Student Lists, 1821-1923: Ancestry.com. U.S., High School Student Lists, 1821-1923 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2012. Original data: School Student Lists. Worcester, Massachusetts: American Antiquarian Society. Ancestry Record 2395 #240261
U.S., High School Student Lists, 1821-1923:
Name: Isabel Fords Betts Publication Year: 1877 Publication State: New Jersey School Name: St. Mary's Hall Residence: New York Title: St. Mary's Hall: register. Fortieth year. - ↑ U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930: Ancestry.com. U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors. Original data: Newspapers and Periodicals. American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts. The Digitized Content is licensed from the American Antiquarian Society ("AAS") and may not be reproduced, transferred, commercially or otherwise exploited, in whole or in part, outside the terms and conditions of this service without the express written consent of AAS. All rights reserved. Ancestry Record 50015 #1168071
Marriage:
Name: Isabel Ford Betts Father: Wm Betts Event: Marriage Marriage Date: 26 Apr 1886 Marriage Place: Nyc Spouse: Robert H McPherson Newspaper: New York Evening Post Publication Date: 29 Apr 1886 Publication Place: New York, USA Call Number: 485767
- Find a Grave, database and images ( Find A Grave: Memorial #139262610 isabel-ford-mcpherson : accessed 18 May 2022), memorial page for Isabel Ford Betts McPherson (17 Feb 1864–unknown), Find a Grave Memorial ID 139262610, citing Grace Episcopal Churchyard, Jamaica, Queens County, New York, USA ; Maintained by DMC (contributor 47184694) .
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