Pamelia Allen Campfield McPherson was the third of six children born to Calvin Allen (1791-1854) and his wife Polly Leach Allen (1794-1843). Shortly after their marriage her parents moved from Massachusetts and helped to settle the village of Remsen in Oneida Co., NY. Calvin was a carpenter, building homes, barns, and coffins for his neighbors.
In 1838, Pamelia left her parents and accompanied her older sister and brother-in-law westward to the wilds of Michigan. Many years later she recounted her experiences in a memoir titled "Pioneer Life in Michigan," read at a meeting of the St. Clair Pioneer Society in 1904. Their journey west followed the Erie Canal to Buffalo, then by steamer to Detroit. The family first settled in a lumber camp in St. Clair Co., MI. There Pamelia met Andrew Jackson Campfield (1817-1851) whom she married on April 24, 1840. The couple settled on a farm near Clyde, St. Clair Co. and raised seven children: Allen Wesley (b. 1841), Julia Ann (b. 1843), Henrietta (b. 1844), Emily Adelia (b. 1844), Frances Eugenia (b. 1847), and twins Ellen and Edwin (b. 1848).
Andrew Campfield died on May 11, 1852. On January 7, 1855, Pamelia Campfield married John McPherson (1826-1886), a young Scottish immigrant. Three children were born to this union: Charles Angus (b. 1855), Alvin Donald (b. 1858), and Mary Louise (b. 1860). John McPherson died in 1886. Pamelia lived with her daughter Mary Louise McPherson Hackett in Detroit. After Mary Louise's death in 1906, Pamelia lived with her son Alvin and his wife in Detroit, dying at the age of 91 years.
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DAUGHTER FOLLOWS MOTHER TO GRAVE
MRS. P. McPHERSON DIES IN DETROIT TWO DAYS BEFORE HER CHILD
Mrs. Pamelia McPherson, age 92 [sic], died at the home of her son in Detroit on Friday evening and Mrs. Frances E. Glyshaw, daughter of Mrs. McPherson, died at her home in Clyde township Sunday night.
Mrs. McPherson passed away at the home of her son, Alvin P. McPherson, 802 Hudson avenue, Detroit and the remains will be brought to this city for interment on Tuesday morning. Mrs. McPherson is survived by the following children Mrs. A.W. Campbell, Mrs. E.A. Ziegenfus and Alvin P. McPherson. Mrs. Glyshaw, who died Sunday night was a daughter.
The funeral of Mrs. Glyshaw, who leaves a family of grown up children, will be announced later.
[Times Herald (Port Huron, MI, 25 November 1912, 5.]
NOTE: Pamelia McPherson's unusual first name has sometimes been rendered as PARMELIA. This is certainly incorrect. Though unusual, PAMELIA is a time-honored English name, akin to Pamela and Amelia. PARMELIA, on the other hand, refers to a fungus.
In 1838, Pamelia left her parents and accompanied her older sister and brother-in-law westward to the wilds of Michigan. Many years later she recounted her experiences in a memoir titled "Pioneer Life in Michigan," read at a meeting of the St. Clair Pioneer Society in 1904. Their journey west followed the Erie Canal to Buffalo, then by steamer to Detroit. The family first settled in a lumber camp in St. Clair Co., MI. There Pamelia met Andrew Jackson Campfield (1817-1851) whom she married on April 24, 1840. The couple settled on a farm near Clyde, St. Clair Co. and raised seven children: Allen Wesley (b. 1841), Julia Ann (b. 1843), Henrietta (b. 1844), Emily Adelia (b. 1844), Frances Eugenia (b. 1847), and twins Ellen and Edwin (b. 1848).
Andrew Campfield died on May 11, 1852. On January 7, 1855, Pamelia Campfield married John McPherson (1826-1886), a young Scottish immigrant. Three children were born to this union: Charles Angus (b. 1855), Alvin Donald (b. 1858), and Mary Louise (b. 1860). John McPherson died in 1886. Pamelia lived with her daughter Mary Louise McPherson Hackett in Detroit. After Mary Louise's death in 1906, Pamelia lived with her son Alvin and his wife in Detroit, dying at the age of 91 years.
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DAUGHTER FOLLOWS MOTHER TO GRAVE
MRS. P. McPHERSON DIES IN DETROIT TWO DAYS BEFORE HER CHILD
Mrs. Pamelia McPherson, age 92 [sic], died at the home of her son in Detroit on Friday evening and Mrs. Frances E. Glyshaw, daughter of Mrs. McPherson, died at her home in Clyde township Sunday night.
Mrs. McPherson passed away at the home of her son, Alvin P. McPherson, 802 Hudson avenue, Detroit and the remains will be brought to this city for interment on Tuesday morning. Mrs. McPherson is survived by the following children Mrs. A.W. Campbell, Mrs. E.A. Ziegenfus and Alvin P. McPherson. Mrs. Glyshaw, who died Sunday night was a daughter.
The funeral of Mrs. Glyshaw, who leaves a family of grown up children, will be announced later.
[Times Herald (Port Huron, MI, 25 November 1912, 5.]
NOTE: Pamelia McPherson's unusual first name has sometimes been rendered as PARMELIA. This is certainly incorrect. Though unusual, PAMELIA is a time-honored English name, akin to Pamela and Amelia. PARMELIA, on the other hand, refers to a fungus.
Pamelia Allen Campfield McPherson was the third of six children born to Calvin Allen (1791-1854) and his wife Polly Leach Allen (1794-1843). Shortly after their marriage her parents moved from Massachusetts and helped to settle the village of Remsen in Oneida Co., NY. Calvin was a carpenter, building homes, barns, and coffins for his neighbors.
In 1838, Pamelia left her parents and accompanied her older sister and brother-in-law westward to the wilds of Michigan. Many years later she recounted her experiences in a memoir titled "Pioneer Life in Michigan," read at a meeting of the St. Clair Pioneer Society in 1904. Their journey west followed the Erie Canal to Buffalo, then by steamer to Detroit. The family first settled in a lumber camp in St. Clair Co., MI. There Pamelia met Andrew Jackson Campfield (1817-1851) whom she married on April 24, 1840. The couple settled on a farm near Clyde, St. Clair Co. and raised seven children: Allen Wesley (b. 1841), Julia Ann (b. 1843), Henrietta (b. 1844), Emily Adelia (b. 1844), Frances Eugenia (b. 1847), and twins Ellen and Edwin (b. 1848).
Andrew Campfield died on May 11, 1852. On January 7, 1855, Pamelia Campfield married John McPherson (1826-1886), a young Scottish immigrant. Three children were born to this union: Charles Angus (b. 1855), Alvin Donald (b. 1858), and Mary Louise (b. 1860). John McPherson died in 1886. Pamelia lived with her daughter Mary Louise McPherson Hackett in Detroit. After Mary Louise's death in 1906, Pamelia lived with her son Alvin and his wife in Detroit, dying at the age of 91 years.
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DAUGHTER FOLLOWS MOTHER TO GRAVE
MRS. P. McPHERSON DIES IN DETROIT TWO DAYS BEFORE HER CHILD
Mrs. Pamelia McPherson, age 92 [sic], died at the home of her son in Detroit on Friday evening and Mrs. Frances E. Glyshaw, daughter of Mrs. McPherson, died at her home in Clyde township Sunday night.
Mrs. McPherson passed away at the home of her son, Alvin P. McPherson, 802 Hudson avenue, Detroit and the remains will be brought to this city for interment on Tuesday morning. Mrs. McPherson is survived by the following children Mrs. A.W. Campbell, Mrs. E.A. Ziegenfus and Alvin P. McPherson. Mrs. Glyshaw, who died Sunday night was a daughter.
The funeral of Mrs. Glyshaw, who leaves a family of grown up children, will be announced later.
[Times Herald (Port Huron, MI, 25 November 1912, 5.]
NOTE: Pamelia McPherson's unusual first name has sometimes been rendered as PARMELIA. This is certainly incorrect. Though unusual, PAMELIA is a time-honored English name, akin to Pamela and Amelia. PARMELIA, on the other hand, refers to a fungus.
In 1838, Pamelia left her parents and accompanied her older sister and brother-in-law westward to the wilds of Michigan. Many years later she recounted her experiences in a memoir titled "Pioneer Life in Michigan," read at a meeting of the St. Clair Pioneer Society in 1904. Their journey west followed the Erie Canal to Buffalo, then by steamer to Detroit. The family first settled in a lumber camp in St. Clair Co., MI. There Pamelia met Andrew Jackson Campfield (1817-1851) whom she married on April 24, 1840. The couple settled on a farm near Clyde, St. Clair Co. and raised seven children: Allen Wesley (b. 1841), Julia Ann (b. 1843), Henrietta (b. 1844), Emily Adelia (b. 1844), Frances Eugenia (b. 1847), and twins Ellen and Edwin (b. 1848).
Andrew Campfield died on May 11, 1852. On January 7, 1855, Pamelia Campfield married John McPherson (1826-1886), a young Scottish immigrant. Three children were born to this union: Charles Angus (b. 1855), Alvin Donald (b. 1858), and Mary Louise (b. 1860). John McPherson died in 1886. Pamelia lived with her daughter Mary Louise McPherson Hackett in Detroit. After Mary Louise's death in 1906, Pamelia lived with her son Alvin and his wife in Detroit, dying at the age of 91 years.
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DAUGHTER FOLLOWS MOTHER TO GRAVE
MRS. P. McPHERSON DIES IN DETROIT TWO DAYS BEFORE HER CHILD
Mrs. Pamelia McPherson, age 92 [sic], died at the home of her son in Detroit on Friday evening and Mrs. Frances E. Glyshaw, daughter of Mrs. McPherson, died at her home in Clyde township Sunday night.
Mrs. McPherson passed away at the home of her son, Alvin P. McPherson, 802 Hudson avenue, Detroit and the remains will be brought to this city for interment on Tuesday morning. Mrs. McPherson is survived by the following children Mrs. A.W. Campbell, Mrs. E.A. Ziegenfus and Alvin P. McPherson. Mrs. Glyshaw, who died Sunday night was a daughter.
The funeral of Mrs. Glyshaw, who leaves a family of grown up children, will be announced later.
[Times Herald (Port Huron, MI, 25 November 1912, 5.]
NOTE: Pamelia McPherson's unusual first name has sometimes been rendered as PARMELIA. This is certainly incorrect. Though unusual, PAMELIA is a time-honored English name, akin to Pamela and Amelia. PARMELIA, on the other hand, refers to a fungus.
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