West Virginia Pioneers

Family: Allen Rader or Randolph Parsons / Mary Magdalene Rhodes (F1224)

m. 21 Feb 1861


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  • Father | Male
    Allen Rader or Randolph Parsons

    Born  21 Mar 1836  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  29 Apr 1904  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  21 Feb 1861  [1]  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  [1] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Joshua L Parsons | F1212 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Joanna Stewart | F1212 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Mary Magdalene Rhodes

    Born  18 Jul 1843  Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  15 May 1913  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  James C M Rhodes | F1223 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Anne Casto | F1223 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Male
    Bartley Frederick Parsons

    Born  28 Jul 1862  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Effie Jane Anderson | F6684 
    Married  15 Feb 1885  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 2 | Male
    Benjamin Tapley Parsons

    Born  6 Mar 1865  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  6 Apr 1941  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Mary Ellen Hatcher | F5021 
    Married  7 Aug 1887  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 3 | Male
    James C Milford Parsons

    Born  11 Mar 1867  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  6 Jan 1942  Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Bianca Edwina Kerns | F2290 
    Married  20 Sep 1891  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 4 | Female
    Harriet Jane Parsons

    Born  12 Feb 1869  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  27 May 1952   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Elmer Ellesworth Baker | F12793 
    Married  17 Apr 1890  Staats Mill, Jackson Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 5 | Female
    Ann Parsons

    Born  29 May 1871   
    Died  5 Feb 1872   
    Buried    Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 6 | Female
    Susan Parsons

    Born  9 Mar 1873  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  4 Apr 1873   
    Buried    Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 7 | Female
    Roxie Mandina Parsons

    Born  30 Aug 1876  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  30 May 1943  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Samuel Otho Rhodes | F5565 
    Married  23 Dec 1894  Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 8 | Female
    Victoria Pearl Parsons

    Born  9 May 1878  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  24 Dec 1934  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Walter Everett Stalnaker | F11494 
    Married  23 May 1897  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 9 | Female
    Rosetta Blanche Parsons

    Born  28 Oct 1880   
    Died  4 Jul 1963  Champaign County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Champaign County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Otto B West | F12796 
    Married  19 Apr 1898  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 10 | Male
    Walter Monroe Parsons

    Born  8 Sep 1883  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Feb 1959   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Laura Belle Hatcher | F6986 
    Married  11 Jun 1905  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 11 | Male
    George Lewis Parsons

    Born  11 Sep 1887  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Maude Whited | F12794 
    Married     

  • Notes 

    • JCBR for son Walter has parents as Allen Rader & Mary (Rhodes) Parsons - where did Randolph come from as Allen's middle name?

      1870 Mill Creek Dist ,Jackson Co, WV # 245
      Allen R 34
      Mary 26
      Bartley 7
      Benjamin F 5
      James C M 3
      Harriet J 3

      1880 Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia Page 433B
      Allen R. PARSONS Self M M W 44 WV
      Mary PARSONS Wife F M W 38 WV
      Bartley F. PARSONS Son M S W 18 WV
      Benjamin PARSONS Son M S W 15 WV
      James PARSONS Son M S W 13 WV
      Harriet J. PARSONS Dau F S W 11 WV
      Roxy PARSONS Dau F S W 5 WV
      Victora PARSONS Dau F S W 2 WV

      1900 Washignton Dist, Jackson, WV
      Alen R 3/1836, m 40y
      Mary M, 7/1843, 11-9
      Walter M, 9/1883
      George L, 9/1887
      Rhodes, Anie, mil, 10/1818, wd, 12/8

      1910 Washington Dist Jackson co WV
      Stalnaker, Walter E, 34 M1 13y
      Victoria P 32 M1 13y 6-6 children
      William F 11
      Mary R 10
      Elmer R 8
      Rosetta B 6
      Opal M 4
      Emory E 1y 9m
      Parsons, Mary M mil 66 wd 11-9 children
      George L bil 22

      From Hank Summers:
      Descendants of Allen and Mary Parsons insist her middle name was Magdalena) It is also on her tombstone as Mary E. (Also descendants of Allen Rader Parsons insist his middle name is Randolph (they may be right but I saw it one time in the obit of his son as Allen Rader Parsons.

      JoAnn Jones:
      Civil War Disability pension . They asked him if he was a married man? If so, please state your wife's full name and her maiden name. Answer: Yes, Marry Magdaline Parsons, Rhodes Maiden Name.

      Eric Wheeler
      http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wheeler/family4.html

  • Sources 
    1. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.