John Bruce McPherson (1863 - 1934)

Born 7 Oct 1863 in Washington, DC

Ancestors

Husband of Cornelia Harnden (Wright) McPherson — married 8 Sep 1897 in Marblehead, Massachusetts

Died 3 Jan 1934 at age 70 in Watertown, Massachusetts

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Biography

Obituary for John Bruce McPherson

The Gettysburg Times - (Gettysburg, PA) - 1 Feb 1934, pg 1

J. B. McPherson Dies Wednesday of Pneumonia

Brother of local jurist dies at his home in Watertown, Mass.

To Bury Ashes Here on Sunday

John Bruce McPherson, Esq., brother of Judge Donald P. McPherson, died at his home in Watertown, Massachusetts, Wednesday afternoon of pneumonia. He was 70 years of age.

Mr. McPherson, eldest son of the late Edward and Annie Crawford McPherson, of Gettysburg, was born at Washington, D. C., October 7, 1863, while his father was serving in Congress the district the comprising of Adams, Franklin, Fulton, Bedford, and Somerset Countries.

(article continues with his education and work information, plus areas where he served in the same college as his father and grandfather).

Mr. McPherson was married on September 8, 1897, to the former Cornelia Harnden Wright, who died April 22, 1921. In 1924, he married the former Miss Mary Proctor Lamb, of Watertown, and is survived by his widow, and one son, Carroll Wright McPherson, of Buffalo, New York.

Surviving also are two brothers, Judge Donald P. McPherson, Gettysburg, and Norman C. McPherson, Short Hills, New Jersey, and one sister, Mrs. David Dale, Bellefonte.

On Sunday afternoon, at 2:30 o'clock, a memorial service will be held at the home of Judge and Mrs. Donald P. McPherson. After the service here, the ashes will be interred in Evergreen Cemetery.

Census

Census:

Date: 1880

Place: Gettysburg, Adams County, PA

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Sources

Clan McPherson website: http://www.clan-macpherson.org/genealogy/index.html GED of Robert McPherson 1689

• www.newspapers.com

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