Anna Talbott McPherson
Anna Talbott McPherson (1904–2003) wrote more than 22 biographies of famous Christians. She is also known for her pen and ink drawings, using shadings and colorings on scripted text to appear to form portraits. Biography Anna was born into a Quaker home in Damascus, Ohio. She attended Asbury College during the 1927–28 and 1928-29 school years. Anna graduated in 1929 with a major in Greek and Latin. While at Asbury, she published the first in what became a series of “written pictures” in 1929. She has also illustrated and authored several books. Her writings include Forgotten Saints (1961), They Dared to be Different (1967), They Dared to Overcome (1983), Praying Parents Take Heart (1975), H. Robb French—Pioneer, Prophet and Prayer Warrior, Spiritual Secrets of Famous Christians (1964), and Down a Candle Lighted Pathway, which is based on real events in her life. She taught college classes in subjects including Greek and Mathematics. Anna married Chase Roe McPherson (1907–1987), a descendant of Forrest Samuel McPherson. Chase was a graduate of Asbury College (1930) and Asbury Theological Seminary (1933) and became a minister (Methodist, and later Wesleyan). Anna went with him and shared his duties in Iowa, Ohio, and Virginia. She and