Asa C. Paris (1826 - 1908)

Born 22 Jun 1826 in Bourbon, Kentucky, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah Ann Dowden — married 1855 in Delaware, Indiana

Husband of Roena (Weeks) Paris — married 1869 in Indiana, United States

Husband of Evelyn Parks — married 1876 in Illinois, United States

Descendants

Died 14 Jul 1908 at age 82 in Independence, Jackson, Missouri, United States

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Biography

Asa (Carl/Karl?) Paris was born in 1826, in Kentucky. Asa is found on the United States Census of Great Bend, Barton county, Kansas, at the age of 52, and widowed. Both of his parents were born in Virginia. Four of his children are living in the household with him. ^[1]

Asa is found on the United States Census of 1870, living in Florida Township, Parke county, Indiana, with his wife Roena, and seven children. ^[2]

"Asa K. Paris" is found on the United States Census of 1900, living in the household of his daughter, Rhoda Bell Paris, who married Melton M. Harney. ^[3]

"Asa C. Paris" died July 14, 1908, in Independence, Jackson county, Missouri, and was buried in Moss Ridge Cemetery, in Carthage, Hancock county, Illinois. There is a photograph of his headstone on his Find A Grave memorial. Also buried in the Moss Ridge cemetery are Powell Fowler Paris, and William Henry Paris, sons of his wife, Katherine. ^[4]

1870 Census

Name: Asa Paris Event Type: Census Event Date: 1870 Event Place: Florida Township, Parke, Indiana, United States Event Place (Original): Parke, Indiana, nulla, United States, Florida, Parke, Indiana, United States Gender: Male Age: 42 Race: White Birth Year (Estimated): 1828 Birthplace: Kentucky, United States Page Number: 27 Record Number: 4400

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Asa Paris M 42 Kentucky, United States

Roena Paris F 24 Ohio, United States

Namon Paris M 21 Indiana, United States

Powell H Paris M 18 Indiana, United States

William H Paris M 17 Indiana, United States

Eliza J Paris F 14 Indiana, United States

Mary E Paris F 12 Ohio, United States

George W Paris M 9 Ohio, United States

Rose Bell Paris F 7 Ohio, United States

Freelove Snow F 18 Ohio, United States

Household ID: 200 Line Number: 30 Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: M593 GS Film Number: 000545848 Digital Folder Number: 004263263 Image Number: 00115 Indexing Project (Batch) Number: N01427-7

1880 Census

Name: Asa Paris Event Type: Census Event Date: 1880 Event Place: Great Bend, Barton, Kansas, United States Event Place (Original): Great Bend, Barton, Kansas, United States Gender: Male Age: 52 Marital Status: Widowed Race: White Race (Original): W Occupation: Gardener Birth Year (Estimated): 1828 Birthplace: Kentucky, United States Father's Birthplace: Virginia, United States Mother's Birthplace: Virginia, United States Relationship to Head of Household: Self Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Self Sheet Letter: B Sheet Number: 42 Person Number: 0 Volume: 1 Record Number: 10876584

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Asa Paris Self M 52 Kentucky, United States

Mary E Paris Daughter F 21 Ohio, United States

George W Paris Son M 20 Ohio, United States

Rhoda B Paris Daughter F 17 Ohio, United States

Nellie May Paris Daughter F 2 Illinois, United States

District: ED 332 Sheet Number and Letter: 42B Household ID: 8753995 Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: T9 Affiliate Film Number: 0373 GS Film Number: 1254373 Digital Folder Number: 005160634 Image Number: 00090

Researcher's Notes

email from Deanna Paris, Oct 22, 2018. Namon Reed Paris was the first-born son of Asa Paris (1826-1908) and Catherine Dowden (1828-). With this information, you can find the rest of this Paris family. My Grandfather, George Washington Paris (1861-1952), was the half-brother of Namon. Asa's first wife passed at the birth of their 4th child, Sarah. He then married Catherin's sister, Sara and they had 4 more children, one of which was my grandfather. Asa married 2 more times and had one more child, Nellie Mae, who is only listed in the 1880 Census as a 2-year-old. I had trouble tracking her down, but found that her mother was Evelyn Parks Smith. You can easily find Asa's family on the free site familysearch.org. If I can be of another help, please let me knwo. The sender, Deanna Paris Sheridan (dsher10519@aol.com)

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFPV-SY1 : 7 September 2017), Nellie May Paris in household of Asa Paris, Great Bend, Barton, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district ED 332, sheet 42B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,373
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX6G-LLW : 19 March 2020), Freelove Snow in entry for Asa Paris, 1870
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSWW-2T3 : accessed 5 May 2020), Asa K Paris in household of Melton M Harney, Prairie Township Elvaston village, Hancock, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 28, sheet 7B, family 148, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,305
4. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5924707/asa-c_-paris

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