Vashta Jane Parsons

Abt 1833 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Vashta Jane Parsons
  Born	Abt 1833  [1]
  Gender	Female
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I20402	WVPioneers
  Last Modified	7 Aug 2009

  
  

  Father	George 'Curley' Parsons,   b. 1803,   d. Bef MAYBE 1850  (Age < 47 years)
  Mother	Frances Elizabeth 'Fanny' Woodruff,   b. Abt 1803, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	1 Mar 1827	Mason, Mason County, West Virginia   [1]
  Notes	John House: George, Jr., married a Woodruff. She later died, and he married Fannie Newell. Their children were: Hiram, Vashta, Joel, and a daughter who married a Smith. [I think House has this wrong - George died and Fannie married Jacob Newell. At least the kids on the 1850 census fit!. . bb] 1850 Mason Co, VA # 59-60 Newell, Jacob 58 Frances 43 PA Sarah 19 Preston 16 IN Jacob 13 Parsons, Hiram, 22 Rebecca 19 Sarah 14 Elizabeth S 12 Joel 10
  Family ID	F6608	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	William Douns,   b. Abt 1823,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	24 May 1862	Mason, Mason County, West Virginia   [1]
  Notes	Marriage Record Date: 5/24/1862 Place: Pt Pleasant, Mason, West Virginia, United States William Douns, 39y11m2d, widowed, Mason Co, Mason Co, Robert & Catharine Douns, brick & stone mason Vesta Jane Parsons, 29y, single, n/k, Mason Co, parents not known 1870 Union, Mason, WV # 141 Downs, Vashty 41 f VA Frank M 2 WV Willia L 1 f WV 1880 Ripley, Jackson, WV # 2 Stone, Elias 48 and family Downs, Francis M 12 servant WV VA Ireland 1900 Ripley, Jackson, WV # 129-131 Walters, Amos N 5/1872 m 7y WV OHOH Emma J 5/1872 m 7y 4-3 children OHOHOH Winfield A son 4/1894 WV Robert F son 7/1897 WV Ruby M da 9/1899 WV -132 Downs, Jane 6/1834 wd 1-1 child WVWVWV
  Children	1. Francis M Downs,   b. Feb 1868, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Willia L Downs,   b. CA 1869, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F7525	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Married - 24 May 1862 - Mason, Mason County, West Virginia  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S16] Marriage Records, Mason Co, WV.