BIO:  John H. MAJORS, Straban Township, Adams County, PA

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History of Cumberland and Adams Counties, Pennsylvania
Chicago:  Warner, Beers & Co., 1886
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Part III, History of Adams County, Page 510

JOHN H. MAJORS, P. O. Gettysburg, was born in Adams County, Penn., May 25, 1832, 
and is a son of Robert and Margaret (Kerr) Majors, natives of Pennsylvania, and 
of Scotch-Irish descent, former of whom was a farmer in early life, but later 
followed milling for many years, and died in Straban Township, this county, in 
1854.  Their family consisted of two children:  John H. and Margaret Jane 
(married to Harney Scott, now deceased).  John H. was reared on the farm, 
educated in the district school, and chose farming for his vocation, which he 
has continued to follow to the present time.  He owns ninety-four acres of land, 
well stocked and improved.  November 24, 1857, he married Martha Jane, daughter 
of Hugh McIlhenny, who is still living, at the advanced age of eighty-four 
years; has retired from active duties, and now resides in Gettysburg.  The 
children of Mr. and Mrs. Majors are as follows:  Margaret Jane, wife of S. R. 
Bayly; Robert K., a farmer; and Anna H.  The family are members of the 
Presbyterian Church.  Politically Mr. Majors is a Republican.  He and wife are 
very highly esteemed in the community to which they belong.