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  1. John McPHERSON: Birth: 1 JAN 1779 in Lancaster County, PA. Death: 30 NOV 1859 in New Carlisle, Clark County, OH

  2. Elizabeth McPHERSON: Birth: 10 MAR 1782 in Lancaster County, PA. Death: 23 NOV 1829 in New Carlisle, Clark County, OH

  3. Rachel McPHERSON: Birth: 7 AUG 1785 in Lancaster County, PA. Death: 11 FEB 1854 in Concord Township, Miami County, OH

  4. Saylor Samuel McPHERSON: Birth: 1786 in Lancaster County, PA. Death: 1842

  5. Sarah T. McPHERSON: Birth: 29 JUL 1789 in Bourbon County, KY. Death: 21 FEB 1856 in Lebanon, Warren County, OH

  6. Jane White McPHERSON: Birth: 12 JUL 1791 in Lancaster County, PA. Death: 21 FEB 1873 in Lebanon, Warren County, OH

  7. Adam McPHERSON: Birth: 15 APR 1796 in New Paris, Bourbon County, KY. Death: 25 AUG 1844 in White River Township, Randolph County, IN

  8. Joseph White McPHERSON: Birth: 15 AUG 1800 in Mad River Township, Montgomery County, OH. Death: 4 JUL 1879 in Union Mills, La Porte County, IN


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a. Note:   N84 Adam is the youngest of the family. He was born of Scottish parentage, returned to Scotland at the age of 15 with two of his brothers (Frederick and John), and then came back to the Colonies with his brothers.
  Adam was in the Lancaster County Militia. At the time he joined he was 24 years old, stood 5 feet 8 inches with brown hair and a brown complection. He was a substitue for Benjamin Verner in third class.
  The first meeting-house of Honey Creek Church was built of logs, in the cemetery south of Carlisle, about the time Mr. Steel began to preach to the church. The first Ruling Elders were Adam McPherson, Sr., John H. Crawford and Joseph Robinson, who were " set apart according to the book " by the Pastor, William Robinson, when the church was organized in 1804. The congregation continued to worship in the log church until 1828, when the present building was erected in the village. We will say here, the building was remodeled to its present appearance in 1866. Rev. Archibald Steel was Pastor from 1807 until his death, which occurred in 1831. Rev. William Gray succeeded Mr. Steel, and was Pastor from May 12, 1832, to April, 1841. Rev. E. R. Johnson, as a licentiate, was stated supply from February 28, 1841, to May 15, 1842, when he was ordained and installed Pastor (Dr. Lyman Beecher preached the ordination sermon), and continued to serve the church until his death, which occurred September 6, 1862. His pastorate extended over twenty years. Mr. Johnson was succeeded by the Rev. Lusk, he by Rev. G. Beaty, he by Rev. B. Graves, he by Rev. Thomas, then Rev. G. 111. Hair, lastly Rev. H. P. Cory. The church is now without a Pastor.


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