West Virginia Pioneers

Alfred Parsons

Male 1829 - 1900  (71 years)


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  • Name Alfred Parsons 
    Born 29 May 1829  Mason, Mason County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Died 31 May 1900  [1, 2
    Buried Hereford (Parrish) Cemetery, Jackson Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I3948  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 24 May 2005 

    Father John Fink Parsons,   b. 20 Aug 1794 OR 1797, Warth's Bottom, Jackson, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Sep 1873, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Ruhama Lyons,   b. Abt 1804, Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Aug 1877, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 73 years) 
    Married 19 Jun 1823  Mason, Mason County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4
    Notes 

    • Mason CMR:
      John Parsons
      R Sayre
      24 June 1823

      Clark Blake: Ruhama Lyons (some say Sayre was her last name but this is not true according to Ralph Sayre). [maybe she'd married a Sayre? bb]

      1830 Mason Co
      John Fink Parsons
      2 m 1-4
      2 m 30-39
      3 f 5-9
      1 f 20-29

      1840 JC
      1m 0-5 Dock
      1m 5-10 Travis or Marcus - are they the same???
      1m 10-15 Alfred
      1m 15-20
      1m 40-50
      2f 0-5
      1f 5-10
      1f 10-15 Virginia
      2f 15-20 Hannah
      1f 40-50

      1850 JC pg 74-75, #519-524
      Parsons Jno F 56 M Farmer Va
      Parsons Ruhama 46 F Va
      Parsons Myriam 23 F Va
      Parsons Alfred 21 M Farmer Va
      Parsons Maris [Marcus] 16 M Farmer Va
      Parsons Armstrong 11 M Va

      1860 JC # 465-433
      John Fink, 66
      Ruama, 56
      Miriam, 33
      Marcus, 26
      Armstrong, 21

      1870 JC Mill Creek # 424
      John Fink 75
      Ruhama 65
      Marcus 36
      Nancy A 19
      William A 7/12
    Family ID F1356  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Emeline Carr,   b. Mar 1833, Barbour County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Feb 1907, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 73 years) 
    Married 9 Mar 1854  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Notes 
    • John House:
      Alfred, married Emmaline Carr, daughter of John Carr, who lived on the hill between Station Camp and Sycamore.

      1860 Jackson, VA # 466-434
      Alfred, 31
      Emeline, 27
      Mary J, 5
      Albert, 4

      1870 Mill Creek, Jackson, WV # 422
      Parsons, Alfred 41 Va farmer
      Emaline 37 Va
      Mary J 15 Va
      Albert G 14 Va
      Eliza L 7 Va
      John F 3 WV
      Parsons, George 56 Va without occupation

      1880 Census Place: Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia Page 428D
      Alfred PARSONS Self M M W 51 WV
      Emeline PARSONS Wife F M W 57 WV NC WV
      Lida Lee PARSONS Dau F S W 17 WV
      John F. PARSONS Son M S W 13 WV

      1900 JC Ripley Dist, l/w John
      Emaline, mother, 3/1833, 37w, 4-4

      JCDR
      Emaline, 2/6/1907, 73y, d Ripley, widow
    Children 
     1. Mary Jane Parsons,   b. 13 Dec 1854, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jan 1921  (Age 66 years)
     2. Albert G Parsons,   b. Feb 1856, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1910  (Age ~ 53 years)
     3. Eliza Lee Parsons,   b. Abt 1863, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. John Franklin Parsons,   b. 14 Dec 1866, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jan 1945, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
    Family ID F1359  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Sources 
    1. [S92] Parsons Book.

    2. [S4] Death Records, Jackson Co, WV.

    3. [S1205] Census, 1860 Jackson Co annotated.

    4. [S16] Marriage Records, Mason Co, WV.

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