Suggested edit: Hector G. and William Henry McPherson had a third brother, Jefferson Davis "Jeff" McPherson, who remained in North Carolina and who died in Carvers Creek in Bladen County. Their are letters in my family that prove this:

"Letter written by Hector G. McPherson of Maxville, Florida, to his uncle Gilbert Gilchrist McPherson of Robeson County, NC, regarding his interest in his deceased aunt Mary Eliza Brown's estate in Robeson:

[From Hector G. McPherson. nephew of Gilbert]
Maxville Fla Oct 8, 1905
Mr GD [GG] McPherson
Dear uncle
I take the Pleasure to drop you a fiew lines to inform you that I am well But My famly are not well / I have one Daughter that has Bin Sick nearly 3 years with Lung Trouble & are Still Sick / I had a letter from Willie [Hector's brother William Henry McPherson] Some time ago Stating that you was very Sick / I have Rote to him & Jeff [Hector's brother, Jefferson Davis McPherson] & All So Mr J. E. Purcell Since then asking them to write me how you was / it looks like out of the 3 one could have answerd any letter / I thought of going to See you all the Midle of Sept But on the Acount of Sicknes, I could no get off / Uncle Gilbert Their is one question I want to ask of you in Regards to the Entrest that we two Brothers have as you are the Admistrator on the Estate [The Robeson County estate of Gilbert's sister, Mary Eliza McPherson, who married late in life to Malcolm C. Brown but had no children.] / it Seems that from the letters that I got from Mr J.E. Purcell that our two Brothers wanted we 2 brothers to wave all our Rite to them / Do you think that is Just / Dont you think that one child is as near & dear as others / I have 10 children & I dont make any difents in non of them / Now I want you to wright me Just all about the matter / I dont want any thing but what is Rite / you know that we 2 have never had the care that the 2 Brothers thear [Jefferson Davis McPherson and William H. McPherson] had / tha had a father & Mother until tha was able to look out for ther Selves & all So had the Benefit of what was thear / Now it Dont look like that tha could have the have to ask us for our Shear now I close for this time hoping to hear from you Soon as Ever your nephew

HG McP"
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1910 United States Federal Census about John Mcpherson
Name: John Mcpherson
Age in 1910: 54
Birth Year: abt 1856
Birthplace: Georgia
Home in 1910: Maxville, Duval, Florida
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Single
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: Georgia
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Household Members:
Name Age
John Mcpherson 54