Douglas James 'Jim' MacPherson was the last child born to JP and Barbara MacPherson. He was born in Englehart, Ontario on March 11, 1930.

Jim married Jean Grant and had three children - Brian, Ian, and Debbie.

Jean died in 1998, and Jim died on January 20, 2010 a couple of months short of his 80th birthday. Both Jean and Jim are buried in Englehart Public Cemetery.