Adam McPherson (1809 - 1888)

Adam McPherson

Born 15 Apr 1809 in Giles County, Virginia

Ancestors

Son of Jacob McPherson and Phoebe (Lugar) McPherson

Brother of George Washington McPherson, Margaret (McPherson) Smith, Alexander Doak McPherson, Mary Polly (McPherson) Peters, Elizabeth (Mcpherson) Williams, Anna Lugar (Mcpherson) Hendrickson, Jacob McPherson, Phoebe (McPherson) Ashuel, Cynthia (McPherson) Tabor and Charity Ann (McPherson) Woodyard

Husband of Susan (Ross) McPherson — married 31 Dec 1838 in Giles County, Virginia

Descendants

Father of Thomas Benton McPherson and Jacob Marion McPherson

Died 6 Aug 1888 at age 79 in Craig County, Virginia

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Biography

Adam was born in 1809. He passed away in 1888.

Sources

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22186608/adam-mcpherson: accessed 02 September 2022), memorial page for Adam McPherson (15 Apr 1809–6 Aug 1888), Find a Grave Memorial ID 22186608, citing Ross Cemetery, Craig Springs, Craig County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Joshua Ellis (contributor 46993666) .

Marriage: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5Y1-7MD?_gl=1*dltg7t*_gcl_au*MTM1NjA4OTU4NC4xNjkyNzM0Mjg1

1850 Census: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-67L3-7VW?view=index&personArk=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AM8D9-LPG&action=view

1860 Census: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9BSF-2Z5?view=index&personArk=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AM413-6FG&action=view

1870 Census: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-67M9-JDN?view=index&personArk=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AMFL5-F15&action=view

1880 Census: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCPY-45R?_gl=1*1s5bqpc*_gcl_au*MTM1NjA4OTU4NC4xNjkyNzM0Mjg1

Death Reg: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZPF-SR7Q?_gl=1*tm1ic2*_gcl_au*MTM1NjA4OTU4NC4xNjkyNzM0Mjg1

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Adam by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:

Richard McPherson : Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 67 markers, haplogroup RM269, FTDNA kit #297758

Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:

K. Jeffries : Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup T1a1c, FTDNA kit #B848146

It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Adam:

~3.12% Shirley (Brown) Applegate : AncestryDNA, Ancestry member johnapplegate30
~1.56% Cecilia (Applegate) Roberson : AncestryDNA
~1.56% James Lee : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch a794347 [compare]
~0.78% Carol (Hunter) Sullivan : 23andMe + AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A719351 [compare] + Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A719351 [compare], FTDNA kit #B34953 + MyHeritage DNA

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