Edwin Parsons (bef. 1823 - 1895)

Born before 6 Jul 1823 in Alfred, York, Maine

Ancestors

Died 21 Aug 1895 after age 72 in Manhattan, New York, New York

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Biography

Edwin was born in 1823. He was the son of Unnamed Father Parsons. He passed away in 1895. ^[1]

Bio of Edwin and his brother, George

"George Parsons was born on November 1, 1826 in Alfred, Maine, the son of William and Mary Parsons. He attended school in Alfred and assisted his father on the farm until he was seventeen years old. In the 1840’s with his older brother Edwin, George Parsons entered the office of Carhart & Scott, cotton merchants in Savannah, Georgia. In 1846 the firm name changed to Edwin Parsons & Co. and in 1856 the brothers opened an office in New York. Edwin Parsons took charge of this office and the Savannah company became George Parsons & Co. The brothers were also the principal owners of the Bank of Middle Georgia in Macon. With the coming of the Civil War, the brothers invested funds largely in cotton, which was shipped to Liverpool. The Savannah office was closed in 1861 and did not reopen; the New York office remained open during the war. The funds of the bank were forwarded to London at the beginning of the war, which enabled it to redeem its bills and obligations and pay its shareholders a profit when the war was over.

After the Civil War, George and Edwin Parsons made their headquarters in New York City and turned their business interests toward railroads and mining. Edwin Parsons died in 1895. In the 1880’s, George Parsons entered the street railway business in the Savannah area, purchasing the City & Suburban Railway Company. In 1892 the Savannah, Thunderbolt & Isle of Hope Railway Company was established with George Parsons as president. He also had interests in several coal companies around Birmingham, Alabama, as well as in the Sloss Sheffield Steel & Iron Company.

In 1902 George Parsons became interested in the development of Sheffield, Alabama, and in 1903 formed the Sheffield Company which built an interurban railway, a power plant and a waterworks for Sheffield and Tuscumbia, twin cities along the Tennessee River. He also served as a member of the board of directors of the Rome, Watertown & Ogdensburg Railroad, the South Carolina & Georgia Railroad, and the Sheffield Cast Iron Pipe & Foundry Company.

In 1865 George Parsons married Sarah Elizabeth Eddy in Fall River, Massachusetts. Born in 1838, she was the daughter of Lucius Junius Eddy and Louisa Maria Pratt Eddy. George and Sarah Parsons had seven children: Henry, May Eddy [Dwight], Joseph, Charlotte [Milmine], William Usher, Mary Abigail [Parsons Coolidge], and Louise [Ewing]. The Parsons family spent time at their home, Riverhurst, in Kennebunk, as well as in New York City, and on Wassaw Island along the coast of Georgia near Savannah.

George Parsons died on December 4, 1907, leaving an estate estimated at $5,000,000. Sarah Parsons died on October 28, 1918."

Sources

- https://sparedshared3.wordpress.com/letters/1845-mary-jane-cram-parsons-to-edwin-parsons/

1. ↑ First-hand information as remembered by Tom Wilde, Sunday, March 1, 2015. Replace this citation if there is another source.

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Christening

Name Edwin Parsons Male

Christening Date 06 Jul 1823

Christening Place CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH,ALFRED,YORK,MAINE

Father Wm. Parsons

Mother Mary ^[2]

Death

Name Edwin Parsons

Death 21 Aug 1895 Manhattan, New York, New York, United States

Address 326 W. 90th St.

White Male Age 72 Married Retired

Birth (Est) 1823 Birthplace Alfred, Maine

Burial Date 23 Aug 1895

Burial Place New York, NY

Cemetery Trinity

Father William Parsons Birthplace Alfred, Maine

Mother Mary Parson Birthplace Parsonsfield, Maine

Reference ID cn 29739 ^[3]