Brief Life History of Francis Marion
When Francis Marion McPherson was born on 26 October 1890, in Almartha, Ozark, Missouri, United States, his father, George W Mc Pherson, was 22 and his mother, Catherine "Winnie" Fry, was 18. He married Esther Tillie Hill on 20 December 1932, in Los Angeles, California, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1935 and Downey Judicial Township, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1940. He died on 21 February 1981, in Riverside, Riverside, California, United States, at the age of 90.
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- Franses M McPearson in household of James M Fry, "United States Census, 1900"
- Francis Mc Pherson, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"
- Francis Marion Mcpherson, "California Death Index, 1940-1997"
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1893
Historical Boundaries: 1893: Riverside, California, United States
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
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1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
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Name Meaning
Scottish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac a' Phearsain ‘son of the parson or priest’ (see Parsons ).
History: This is the name of a Highland Scottish clan, part of the Chattan confederation, the founder of which is believed to have been a man named Muireach or Murdo Cattenach, priest of Kingussie in Badenoch in the 9th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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