Born
about 29 Apr 1873 in
White Oak Run, Gilmer, Virginia, United States
Ancestors
Descendants
Died
18 Jul 1957
at about age 84
in
Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States
Profile last modified 18 May 2018
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Biography
Natal Family
Father : James Ervin Parsons
Mother : Sarah M Harper
Marriage : 1866 Aug 28, Roane County, West Virginia, by John P Thomossin. [1]
Birth
1873 Apr 29, (White Oak Run, Jackson County), West Virginia.
Occupation
yard man, Kelly Axe (1940)
Marriage
1895 Apr 29, Jackson County, West Virginia. [8]
Husband : Perry Parsons
Wife : Laura B Ashby
Residence
1880, Poca District, Kanawha County, West Virginia. [14]
1900 Jun, Washington District (south side), Jackson County, West Virginia. [15]
1910, Poca District, Kanawha County, West Virginia. [16]
1920, Peiffer District, Kanawha County, West Virginia. [17]
1930, Charleston District, Kanawha County, West Virginia. [18]
1940 Apr, Kelly Addition 47, Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia. [19]
Death
1957 Jul 18, rural Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia. [20]
Cause: heart disease.
Informant: Mrs Oma Lanham , daughter.
Burial: Motteshead Cemetery, Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia.
Funeral Director: Everett C Cunningham.
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Perry was born about 1876. Perry Parsons ... He passed away about 1952.[21]
Sources
↑ WV Archives: Register of Marriages, p 11, ln 48.
1866 Aug 28, Roane. Husband; James E Parsons , single, born 1845, of Jackson, in Roane, parents John & Susan, farmer. Wife; Sarah M Harper , single, born 1847, of Kanawha, in Roane, parents Stephen & Isabel . By: John P Thomossin.
↑ WV Archives: Index and Register of Births, p 47.
Geo W Parsons , male. Parents: James E Parsons , famer, & Sarah M Parsons .
↑ WV Archives: Certificate of Death 9866.
Cynthia Jane Jordan , female, white, married. Parents: Erwin Parsons & Sarah Harper .
↑ WV Archives: Register of Births, p 39.H.
Cain Parsons , male, live. Parents: James Ervin Parsons , white of & in Advent, & Sarah Harper , white of & in Advent.
↑ WV Archives: Indexed Register of Deaths, p 7.
Bell Ashby , white, female, age 71, of WV, married, housewife. Father: Javin Parsons .
↑ WV Archives: Certificate of Death ‘58 003422.
Joseph Franklin Parsons , male, white, married. Parents: Ervin Parsons & unknown.
↑ WV Archives: Register of Births, p 66.
John F Parsons , male, white, live, single birth. Parents: Irvin Parsons , white farmer in Jackson, & Sarah Parsons , white.
↑ WV Archives: Marriage License, p 219.
1895 Apr 29, home of Jeff Hackney. Husband: Perry Parsons , born 1873, of Roane, in Cicerone. Wife: Laura B Ashby , born 1879, of Roane, in Cicerone. Informant: P Parsons on oath & cert. By S S Jones. Witness: W M Jordan.
↑ WV Archives: 1959 Nov 17, Delayed Certificate of Birth 66159.
(Sarah) Odie Parsons , white, female. Parents: Perry M Parsons & Laura Bell Ashby , both of Advent WV.
↑ WV Archives: 1959 Sep 28, Delayed Certificate of Birth 5287.
Ivy Myrtle Parsons , white, female. Parents: Perry Parsons & Laura Ashby , both of WV.
↑ WV Archives: 1954 Nov 17, Delayed Certificate of Birth, 5791.
Oma Parsons , white, female. Parents: Perry Parsons & Laura Ashby , both of Advent WV.
↑ WV Archives: 1942 Jul 16, Delayed Certificate of Birth, 3141.
Lewis Herbert Parsons , white, male. Parents: Perry Parsons & Laura Bell Ashby , both of Jackson.
↑ WV Archives: Certificate of Birth 2907.
James Herman Parsons , male, 5th child. Father: Perry Mathew Parsons residence Advent, white. born 1874 in Kanawha. occupation farmer. Mother: Laura Bell Ashby , residence Advent, white, born 1881 in Roane.
↑ US Federal Census: 1880 Population Schedule, dist 55, p 336B.
Parsons: Ervin 1845, Sarah 1847, Geo W 1868, Manerva 1871, Wm P 1872, Scynthia J 1874, Elkany 1877, Sonry B 1879, Jno E (brother) 1858.
↑ US Federal Census: 1900 Population Schedule, dist 39, home 204, family 209, p 13A.
Parsons: Perry M 1873 Apr, Laura B (wed 1898, 2 of 2 children living) 1879 May, Sarah O 1896 Sep, Iva M (1 mo) 1900 Apr.
Near the home of Parsons; James E 1845 & Sarah M 1846 (205).
↑ US Federal Census: 1910 Population Schedule, dist 89, family 153, p 11A.
Parsons: Perry M 1875, Laura 1878, Sarah O 1898, Myrtle 1900, Ona 1902, Lewis H 1905, James H 1908.
↑ US Federal Census: 1920 Population Schedule, dist 85, family 282, p 14A.
Parsons: Perry 1873, Laura 1878, Leona 1902, Herbert 1905, Herman 1907.
↑ US Federal Census: 1930 Population Schedule, dist 24, family 5, p 1A.
Parsons: Perry M 1874, Laura B 1880, Lewis H 1907, James H 1909.
↑ US Federal Census: 1940 Population Schedule, dist 20-31, family 322, p 23B.
Parsons: Perry M 1873, Laura B 1879.
↑ WV Archives: Certificate of Death ‘57 008918.
1957 Jul 18, residence. Perry M Parsons , male, white, widowed. Residence: route 4 Box 15, rural Charleston, Kanawha. Born: 1870, Roane. Parents: Ervin Parsons & Sharan Harris . Cause: heart disease. Doctor: W R Rice, Dwedey. Burial: 1957 Jul 19, Motteshead Cemetery, route 4, Chas. Funeral Director: Everett C Cunningham. Informant: Mrs Oma Lanham , daughter. Filed: 1957 Jul 29.
↑ A source for this information is needed.
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Birth of son Lewis
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X55Y-Q6L
Marriage
"West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FT62-GYZ : 4 December 2014), Perry Parsons and Laura B Ashby, 1895; citing Jackson, West Virginia, United States, , county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 567,220.
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