William Riley Parsons (1868 - 1958)

Born 6 Sep 1868 in Gentry County, Missouri, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Jane (McNeese) Parsons — married 19 May 1896 in Maryville, Nodaway, Missouri, USA

Died 8 Jun 1958 at age 89 in St. Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, USA

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Biography

William Riley Parsons was born on September 6, 1867 in Gentry County, Missouri. He was the son of Conway Parsons and Sarah Henderson.

On May 19, 1896, William Riley Parsons married Mary Jane McNeese on May 19, 1896, in Maryville, Nodaway County, Missouri. She was the daughter of George Washington McNeese & Mary Hatcher. His sister, Tabitha Jane Parsons had married John Henderson McNeese, the brother of Mary Jane McNeese, in 1882.

In June, 1900, William Riley Parsons & Mary Jane McNeese were living with Mary Jane McNeese's parents in Howard, Gentry County, Missouri. He was employed as a day laborer. They could both read and write. They had been married for 4 years. Enumerated in the household were:

• George Washington McNeese (69)
• Mary Hatcher (65)
• Nancy McNeese (26)
• William Riley Parsons (32)
• Mary Jane McNeese (32)
• Nora Etta Parsons (3)
• William Jennings Bryan Parsons (7 months)

In May, 1910, William Riley Parsons & Mary Jane McNeese were living in a rented house in Hickory, Holt County, Missouri. William Riley Parsons was a laborer, doing odd jobs. Enumerated in the household were:

• William Riley Parsons (39)
• Mary Jane McNeese (39)
• Nora Etta Parsons (13)
• William Jennings Bryan Parsons (10)
• Charles Andrew Parsons (8)
• Pearl Mabel Parsons (4)
• Cleo Earl Parsons (1)

In January, 1920, William Riley Parsons & Mary Jane McNeese were still living on a rented farm in Hickory, Holt County, Missouri. Enumerated in the household were:

• William Riley Parsons (52)
• Mary Jane McNeese (52)
• Nora Etta Parsons (22)
• William Jennings Bryan Parsons (19)
• Charles Andrew Parsons (17)
• Pearl Mabel Parsons (14)
• Cleo Earl Parsons (11)

In April, 1930, William Riley Parsons & Mary Jane McNeese were farming on a rented farm in White Cloud, Nodaway County, Missouri. They owned a radio set. Enumerated in the household were:

• William Riley Parsons (62)
• Mary Jane McNeese (58)
• Cleo Earl Parsons (21)

In May, 1940, William Riley Parsons & Mary Jane McNeese were living in a rented house in Albany, Gentry County, Missouri. They both attended school through the 8th grade. Neither of them work in 1939, but had a source of income. Their daughter Nora Etta Parsons was living with them, listed as widowed. Her husband, Marcus Alonzo Hanner, was a patient in Missouri State Hospital #2 for the mentally ill. Enumerated in the household were:

• William Riley Parsons (72)
• Mary Jane McNeese (73)
• Nora Etta Parsons (43)

William Riley Parsons died June 8, 1958 in St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri. Cause of death was cerebral hemmorhage/ general arteriosclerosis. He was buried in Grandview Cemetery in Albany, Gentry County, Missouri.

Sources

• Birth
  • Missouri Standard Death Certificate (see link below)
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial # 18235222 (see link below)
• Marriage
  • Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002
• Residence
  • 1900 United States Federal Census (Howard, Gentry County, MO)
  • 1910 United States Federal Census (Holt, Hickory County, MO)
  • 1920 United States Federal Census (Holt, Hickory County, MO)
  • 1920 Holt County, Missouri Census (Holt, Hickory County, MO)
  • 1930 Holt County, Missouri Census (St. Joseph, Buchanan County, MO)
  • 1940 Holt County, Missouri Census (Albany, Gentry County, MO)
• Death & Burial
  • https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=18235222
  • http://www.sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1958/1958_00021030.PDF