Thomas Hawes McPherson

Lewin Dwinell McPherson's authoritative 1951 genealogy shows the place of birth as Rhea County, but Tennessee has changed county boundaries over time. Descendants of Thomas are descendents of Revolutionary War patriots through the McPherson and Kincheloe families.

Thomas Hawes McPherson had a first marriage to Elizabeth S. McCaleb on 30 Dec 1852 in Rhea Co., Tennessee. They were on the 1860 census together:

1860 > TENNESSEE > RHEA > WASHINGTON P O Series: M653 Roll: 1268 Page: 483 HH 390/390 Thomas Mc Pherson 29 farmer 2500/3000 Tennessee Elizabeth 30 Tennessee Adelia 4 Tennessee Andrew B 2 Tennessee William G James 10 bound Tennessee Margaret Gingery 24 Tennessee John Ridener 10 Tennessee

Elizabeth S. McCaleb McPherson was born Oct. 1, 1829 in Knox/Roane Co., Tennessee, and died Oct. 7, 1868, in Rhea Co., Tennessee. She is buried in the McCaleb Family Cemetery in Rhea with her parents Andrew and Ann Boyd McCaleb.

Thomas Hawes McPherson had a second marriage to Amanda about 1869. They were on the 1870 census together, but the children on that census belonged to Elizabeth:

1870 > TENNESSEE > RHEA > SULPHUR SPRINGS Series: M593 Roll: 1554 Page: 251 HH 26/26 Thomas H McPherson 39 farmer 3000/600 Tennessee Amanda J 36 Virginia Adaline 14 Tennessee Andrew B 12 Tennessee Ann V 9 Tennessee Lucinda I 4 Tennessee Jacob McPherson 14 Tennessee William J Jones M 18 Tennessee

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Lewin Dwinell McPherson's authoritative 1951 genealogy shows the place of birth as Rhea County, but Tennessee has changed county boundaries over time. Descendants of Thomas are descendents of Revolutionary War patriots through the McPherson and Kincheloe families.

Thomas Hawes McPherson had a first marriage to Elizabeth S. McCaleb on 30 Dec 1852 in Rhea Co., Tennessee. They were on the 1860 census together:

1860 TENNESSEE RHEA WASHINGTON P O Series: M653 Roll: 1268 Page: 483 HH 390/390 Thomas Mc Pherson 29 farmer 2500/3000 Tennessee Elizabeth 30 Tennessee Adelia 4 Tennessee Andrew B 2 Tennessee William G James 10 bound Tennessee Margaret Gingery 24 Tennessee John Ridener 10 Tennessee

Elizabeth S. McCaleb McPherson was born Oct. 1, 1829 in Knox/Roane Co., Tennessee, and died Oct. 7, 1868, in Rhea Co., Tennessee. She is buried in the McCaleb Family Cemetery in Rhea with her parents Andrew and Ann Boyd McCaleb.

Thomas Hawes McPherson had a second marriage to Amanda about 1869. They were on the 1870 census together, but the children on that census belonged to Elizabeth:

1870 TENNESSEE RHEA SULPHUR SPRINGS Series: M593 Roll: 1554 Page: 251 HH 26/26 Thomas H McPherson 39 farmer 3000/600 Tennessee Amanda J 36 Virginia Adaline 14 Tennessee Andrew B 12 Tennessee Ann V 9 Tennessee Lucinda I 4 Tennessee Jacob McPherson 14 Tennessee William J Jones M 18 Tennessee

Thomas H. McPherson served for twelve months in Capt. W.T. Gass's Company, Brazelton's Batt'n, Tennessee Cavalry. His name appears on the muster-in roll at Knoxville, Tennessee, on August 5, 1861. Also his name appeared on the company muster roll for October 31, 1861, to April 30, 1862; July and August 1862, September and October 1862. At Stauton, Va., June 8, 1864, he appears on a list of prisoners under guard. At Camp Morton, Indianapolis, Indiana, he appears on a roll of prisoners of war dated June 21, 1864. He had been captured on June 5 at Piedmont, VA. He took the oath of allegiance to the United States Government and sworn to at Camp Morton on June 12, 1865 and released.

Thomas Hawes McPherson and other McPherson graves, at one time were located on private land but because of the TVA project to make room for the Watts Bar Reservoir, his and a number of other McPherson's were removed to Spring Cemetery in 1947. He died of Paralysis.* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Jul 3 2021, 19:57:35 UTC