Thomas McPherson (1807 - 1855)

Born 18 Jul 1807 in Belleragh, Aghadowey, County Londonderry, Ireland

Died 19 Oct 1855 at age 48 in Tatesville, DeSoto County, Mississippi, United States

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Biography

Church birth Records for Thomas show he was Baptized in 1807 to John McPherson.^[1] The 1850 Census lists Thomas age 46 [1804] in Ireland.^[2]

He passed away in 1855. Thomas' death was confirmed from an article published in the Memphis Daily Appeal, Thurs, 10/18/1855; "We learn that on Monday evening last, Mr. Thomas McPherson, of DeSoto county, Miss., was shot and killed by Mr. Morrison Futrell, of the same county. Both parties lived near Tatesville."

With Thomas' will, several of his family have been documented. He listed:

• brother, Adam McPherson and Adam's wife, Mary Green, as well as Adam's son, Thomas A, and Adam's daughters, Lydia and Virginia.
• niece, Eliza Jane, her husband William Hunter, and her son, Thomas Perry Hunter.

A "beloved niece," Agnes, was also listed, but not any other of her family members. Perhaps Agnes is a daughter of Robert McPherson or James McPherson.

Will of Thomas McPherson, 1855

Sources

1. ↑ Church Birth Records; "Online Irish ancestral Birth, Death and Marriage records for Ireland. Irish Genealogy research center - Irish Family History Foundation">
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-XX84-Z5X?cc=1401638&wc=95RZ-3YT%3A1031312101%2C1031913001%2C1031507601 : 9 April 2016), Arkansas > Desha > Montgomery > household 292, line 17, citing Thomas McPherson, image 1 of 2; citing NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• McPherson, Thomas: Church Birth Records; "Online Irish ancestral Birth, Death and Marriage records for Ireland. Irish Genealogy research center - Irish Family History Foundation">

• McPherson, Thomas: Original Data: Public Record Office of Northern Ireland ; MI IP/57 Reel 2 ; Bapts., 1795-1802, 1806-1814, 1816, 1822-1849, 1859-1864; 1st Garvagh Presbyterian Church, Co Londonderry; REGISTER ONE; Baptisms; http://genealogy.torrens.org/BannValley/church/GarvaghP1/Baptisms/1795-1829.html; accessed 14 March 2018. © 2005-2009 Richard Torrens ; Data collected and transcribed by Lavonne Bradfield. Document URI: genealogy.torrens.org /BannValley/church/GarvaghP1/Baptisms/1795-1829.html; Page first published 20th September 2005; Last modified: Mon, 05 Mar 2018 11:23:46 GMT

• McPherson, Thomas; Probate Records (Shelby County, Tennessee); Author: Tennessee Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions (Shelby County); Probate Place: Shelby, Tennessee; Notes: Wills, Gaffagan, Cornelius - Marsh, William; image 1993 to 1996 of 2142; Ancestry.com. Tennessee, Wills and Probate Records, 1779-2008 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Tennessee County, District and Probate Courts.