Clafus Oscar Parsons^[1]

1900 - 1998  (97 years)

• Name	Clafus Oscar Parsons
  Nickname	Clay
  Born	22 Oct 1900	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	7 Feb 1998	Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA   [3]
  Notes	Charleston Gazette Clafus O. Parsons, 97, of Charleston and Fort Myers, Fla., died Feb. 7, 1998, in Americare of Dunbar after a short illness. He was a retired freight agent for New York Central Railroad, Charleston, with 48 years' service. Surviving: son, William E. of Charleston. Graveside service will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at Fort Myers Memorial Gardens with the Rev. B.R. Johnson officiating. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. today at Wilson Funeral Home, Charleston.
  Person ID	I30147	WVPioneers
  Last Modified	12 Jul 2017

  
  

  Father	James Mansfield Parsons,   b. 16 May 1856, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Sep 1938  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Melissa Hester Barnett,   b. Jan 1860, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	9 Nov 1878	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [4]
  Notes	JCMR trasncription shows her name is Melissa Bonnett, but other sources show her as Melissa Barnett. 1880 Census Place: E.D. 43, Jackson, West Virginia Jas. M. PARSONS Self M M W 24 VA Malissa PARSONS Wife F M W 20 VA Hattie E. PARSONS Dau F S W 8M WV 1900 Ripley Dist, Jackson, WV James M 5/1856 m 21y Melissa H 1/1860 5-5 Esther L 9/81 Corda H 12/88 Wreatha D 8/93 Clinton 5/96 1910 Cologne, Mason, WV # 13 Parsons, James M 53 m1- 31y Malisie 50 m1- 31y 6-6 children Ester da 27 s Bertha da 17 Clinton son 13 Clouas son 9 1920 Cologne, Mason, WV # 10 all WVWVWV Parsons, Jim 63 Mallisa 59 Hattie da 39 s Wretha da 25 s Clofus son 19
  Family ID	F7222	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Roseberry Childs,   b. 2 Aug 1902, Mason, Mason County, West Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	7 May 1923	Mason, Mason County, West Virginia   [5]
  Notes	Marriage Record Date: 5/7/1923 UB church Place: Point Pleasant, Mason, West Virginia, United States Clafus Oscar Parsons, 21, Mason, Mason Margaret Roseberry Childs 21, Mason, Mason 1930 Falls, Fayette, WV # 120-128 all WVWVWV Parsons, Clafus O 29 md age 22 rent $10 Margret 27 md age 20 William son 6 Backus, Viola boarder 24 s
  Children	1. William E Parsons,   b. 14 Mar 1924, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 22 Nov 2002, Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA  (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F19616	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Married - 7 May 1923 - Mason, Mason County, West Virginia  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S92] Parsons Book. [S3] Birth Records, Jackson Co, WV. [S21] Obit. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV. [S654] Marriage Records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.