Jesse Carpenter Parsons

1827 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Jesse Carpenter Parsons
  Born	9 Feb 1827	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Notes	Here are the biographies that came from a book, "Memorial Record of Southern Minnesota, " Lewis Publ. Co., 1897. They were reprinted in Parsons Family Bull. V. 6, p. 39, May 1966. p. 418: Jesse Carpenter Parsons, res. St. Peter, Minn, member A.K. Skaro Post, G.A.R., has been a resident of this state for 30 years. Born in Jackson Co., WV, Feb. 9, 1827. His father, Charles Parsons, and grandfather, William parsons, both natives of VA, the latter a soldier of the Revolution. Mother of subject, was Miss Delilah Carpenter, a native of VA, as was her father, Jesse Carpenter; but her grandfather Carpenter, was born in Mass., and descended from a Puritan family. Children of Charles and Delilah (Carpenter) Parsons were: 1. Martin; 2 Alvin; 3 William; 4 Jesse C.; 5 John; 6 Henry; 7 Stephen; 8 Charles; 9 Mary Jane; 10 Nancy Margaret; 11 Eliza Ann; 12 Susan Ann; 13 Malinda, (12 an 13 were twins). The family moved in the late 1820's to Meigs Co., OH, later to Hancock Co., IL, where they both died, aged about 80 years. He was a Methodist; his wife a presbyterian. Jesse Carpenter parsons, married, in Gallia Co., OH, at age of 20 years, Miss Lucy Ann McMillian, who for nearly half a century has walked by his side, sharing jpys and sorrows, and bing a comfort and blessing to him in his years of blindness and darkness. She was a daughter of Henry and Elizabeth (Beard) McMillian, the former a native of Allgheny Co., PA, and representative of a Scotch family; and the latter, born in Philadelphia, of a Pennsylvania-Dutch family. Her parents died in Crawford Co., WI. They had three sons - Union soldiers during the Civil War: Michael, Frank & John. Mr. and Mrs McMillian - Presbyterians. Jesse C. Parsons, and wife, moved to Hancock Co., IL, located near Carthage, where they lived until after the Civil War, when they came to Minn., res. St. Peter. In 1862, Mr.Parsons joined Co. B, 118th IL Vol. Inf., was a prisoner of war - became invalid - came home with heart trouble, and eyesight nearly gone. CHILDREN: 1 Andrew James; 2. Delilah; 3. Henry; 4 Lizzie Young; 5 Charles; 6 Jesse.
  Person ID	I30153	WVPioneers
  Last Modified	24 May 2005

  
  

  Father	Charles Parsons,   b. 1800, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Abt 1884, Hancock County, Illinois, USA  (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Delilah Carpenter,   b. Abt 1804, Ohio, USA ,   d. Abt 1884, Illinois, USA  (Age ~ 80 years)
  Married	Y  [2]
  Notes	1850 US Federal Census of Salem Township, Meigs County: Parsons Charles M M Farmer 300 Va Parsons Delila F F Ohio Parsons William 24 M Farmer Va Parsons John 16 M Ohio Parsons Susannah 14 F Ohio Parsons Eliza 14 F Ohio Parsons Henry 12 M Ohio Parsons Stephen 9 M Ohio Parsons Charles 4 M Ohio 1860 CENSUS: Illinois, Hancock Co, Pilot Grove Township. Charles (age 60) and Delilah (age 57) John House: Charles, son of William L. Parsons, married Delilah Carpenter, and moved to Vinton County, Ohio.
  Family ID	F2259	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lucy Ann McMillin,   b. 8 Mar 1821, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 29 Nov 1912, Nicolett County, Minnesota  (Age 91 years)
  Married	22 Nov 1849	Gallia County, Ohio, USA   [3]
  Children	1. Andrew James Parsons,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Delila Parsons,   b. Hancock County, Illinois, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Henry Parsons,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Lizzie Young Parsons,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Charles Parsons,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Jesse Parsons,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F9145	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S193] Clark Blake. [S70] John House. [S61] Marriage Records, Gallia Co, OH.