Leon Orlando McPHERSON ²

  General Notes:

"Olonzo" was listed by one researcher as "Alonzo"

1880 MO CENSUS, Jackson Co, Kansas City city:
Leon McPherson, 21, married, boarder, operator, b. IA, father b. MD, mother b. PA;
Lorah, 21, married, boarder, b. NY, parents b. NY.
They appeared to be living in a boarding house.

1900 IL CENSUS, Lake Co, Deerfield Twp, Highland Park city:
L. O. McPherson, Oct 1859, 40, married 20 yrs, b. IA, parents b. OH, elect. engineer;
wife Lorah, Jun 1859, 41, married 20 yrs, 3 children, 3 living, b. NY, parents b. NY;
dau. Elsie, Dec. 1885, 14;
son Ray, Jan. 1890, 10;
son Alva, May 1891, 9.
All children were b. IL, father b. IA, mother b. NY.

1910 AL CENSUS, Baldwin Co, Elberta & Josephine Twp:
Leon McPherson 50, 1st marriage, married 30 yrs, b. IA, father b. OH, mother b. IA, electrical engineer;
wife "Lora" 50, 1st marriage, married 30 yrs, 3 children, 3 living, b. NY, parents b. NY.

1920 AL CENSUS, Baldwin Co, Elberta & Josephine Twp:
Leon McPherson 60, b. IA, parents b. OH, mechanic;
wife Lorah, 60, b. NY, parents b. NY.

AL DEATHS, 1908-59:
Name: Leon O. McPherson
Death Date: Sep 1923
Death County: Montgomery
Volume: 40
Roll: 2
Page #: 19513

FIND A GRAVE:
Name: Leon Orlando McPherson
Gender: Male
Death Date: 12 Sep 1923
Death Place: Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, United States of America
Cemetery: Greenwood Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, United States of America
Has Bio?: N
Spouse: Lorah Anna McPherson
Children:
Ray Smith McPherson
Alva Smith McPherson

MACPHERSON FAMILY - SOME OF THE DESCENDANTS OF ADAM MCPHERSON, p. 54:
Leon McPherson was at one time agent for the railroad at Keokuk, Iowa, and later on at Greenwood, Nebraska.

Leon married Lorah Anna SMITH about 1880.¹ (Lorah Anna SMITH was born on 21 Jun 1859 in Cuba, Allegany Co, NY,^{1 5 6} died on 2 Jul 1925 in Montgomery, Montgomery Co, AL ^{5 6} and was buried in Greenwood Cem, Montgomery, Montgomery Co, AL ⁵.)