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Barbara Elizabeth Parsons

Female 1849 - 1942  (93 years)


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  • Name Barbara Elizabeth Parsons 
    Born 18 Feb 1849  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Female 
    Died 27 Feb 1942  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Buried Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 

    • Death Record
      Name: Barbra Elizabeth/Bowles
      Sex: Female
      Death Date: 27 Feb 1942
      Death Place: Ripley Rural, Jackson, West Virginia
      Age at Death: 93y 9d
      Cemetery: Pleasant Hill
      Birth Date: 2/18/1849
      Birth Place: Jackson Co, WV
      Marital Status: widow
      Spouse: L W/Bowles
      Address: Ripley Rural
      Mother: Susana/Bonnett
      Mother's Birth Place: Jackson Co, WV
      Father: William/Parsons
      Father's Birth Place: Jackson Co, WV
      Informant: Mrs Hodley Bowles, Ripley
    Person ID I2374  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 14 Jan 2018 

    Father William M Parsons, Jr,   b. 20 Sep 1806, Mason, Mason County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jan 1892, Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Mother Susannah Bonnett,   b. 1807, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Feb 1863, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years) 
    Married 12 Nov 1826  Mason, Mason County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4
    Notes 

    • 1850 Jackson, VA , #491-496
      Parsons William 44 M Farmer Va
      Parsons Susanna 43 F Va
      Parsons John 19 M Farmer Va
      Parsons Hanah 17 F Va
      Parsons Lydia 12 F Va
      Parsons Nichols 9 M Va
      Parsons Henry 8 M Va
      Parsons Louisa 5 F Va
      Parsons Ruth 3 F Va
      Parsons Barbara 1 F Va

      1860 Jackson, VA # 266-247
      William, 53
      Susan, 52
      Nicholas, 20
      Henry, 18
      Louisa, 16
      Ruth, 14
      Barbara, 11
      Mark, 9

      1870 Jackson, WV Mill Creek Dist # 47-47
      See marriage with Nancy
      Mark, 18, l/w W R & Sarah Scott, next door

      1880 Census Place: E.D. 43, Jackson, West Virginia Page 454C
      l/w Alx. F. PARSONS
      William PARSONS Father M S W 74 VA
      Fa: VA Mo: VA

      Mt Moriah Cemetery, Parchment
      Parsons, William, d Jan 27,1892, aged 85y 4m 7d,
      Parsons, Susanna (Bonnett) d Feb 7, 1863, aged 63y
    Family ID F785  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Leftridge W Bowles,   b. 2 Jun 1849, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Feb 1941, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years) 
    Married 28 Sep 1869  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 9/28/1869
      Place: Jackson Co, WV
      L W Bowles, 20, Jackson Co, Jackson Co, Mason & Sarah
      Barbara Parsons, 20, Jackson Co, Jackson Co, William & Susanna

      1880 E.D. 43, Jackson, West Virginia
      Leftridge W. BOWLES Self M M W 30 VA
      Barbra E. BOWLES Wife F M W 30 VA
      Lizzie E. BOWLES Dau F S W 6 WV
      Tiney M. BOWLES Dau F S W 3 WV
      Sarah BOWLES Mother F W W 66 VA

      1900 Ripley, Jackson, WV
      Bowles, Leftrich 6/1849 m 30y WV WV WV
      Barbara E wife 2/1849 m 30y 4-3 children WV WV WV
      Tina M da 8/1877 s WV WV WV
      Forest H son 10/1884 WV WV WV

      1910 Ripley, Jackson, WV # 179 all WVWVWV
      Bowles, Lefteige W 60 m1- 41y
      Barbary wife 60 m1- 41y 4-3 children
      Forrest H son 24 s
      Kessel, Stella M servant 27 m1- 3y

      1920 Ripley, Jackson, WV # 1 all WVWVWV
      Bowles, LW 70
      Barbara 70
      Casto, Stella niece 37 d

      1930 Ripley, Jackson, WV
      Bowles, F Hoadley 45 md age 36 WV WV WV
      Faye F 34 md age 25 WV WV WV
      Barbara L da 2 9/12 WV WV WV
      Leftridge W father 80 md age 20 WV WV WV
      Barbara E mother 81 md age 21 WV WV WV

      1940 Ripley, Jackson, WV
      all born WV, 1935: lived same housse
      Bowles, Hoadly 55 m
      Fay wife 44 m
      Barbara da 12
      LW father 90
      Barbara mother 91

      Buried Pleasant Hill Church Cem, Parchment Valley near Given, Jackson Co, WV
    Children 
     1. Nancy W Bowles,   b. 30 Sep 1870, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Apr 1872  (Age 1 years)
     2. Lizzie E Bowles,   b. Abt 1874, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Tina M Bowles,   b. 28 Aug 1877, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1967  (Age 89 years)
     4. Forest Hoadley Bowles,   b. 8 Oct 1884, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Dec 1975  (Age 91 years)
    Family ID F800  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S519] Cemeteries JC Vol 1.

    2. [S193] Clark Blake.

    3. [S479] Death records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.

    4. [S1205] Census, 1850 JC.

    5. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.