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Family: John Fink Parsons / Ruhama Lyons (F1356)

• Father | Male John Fink Parsons

  
  

  Born	20 Aug 1794 OR 1797	Warth's Bottom, Jackson, West Virginia, USA
  Died	10 Sep 1873	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
  Buried
  Married	19 Jun 1823  [1, 2, 3]	Mason, Mason County, West Virginia  [1, 2, 3]
  Father	William [Lowther?] Parsons | F895 Group Sheet
  Mother	Susan Fink | F895 Group Sheet

  
  

  Mother | Female Ruhama Lyons

  
  

  Born	Abt 1804	Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA
  Died	2 Aug 1877	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
  Buried
  Father
  Mother

  
  

  Child 1 | Male Son Parsons

  
  

  Born	Between 1820 and 1825
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried

  
  

  Child 2 | Female Daughter Parsons

  
  

  Born	Between 1820 and 1825
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried

  
  

  Child 3 | Female Hannah 'Patty' Parsons

  
  

  Born	4 Jul 1825	Mason, Mason County, West Virginia
  Died	20 Sep 1895
  Buried		Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
  Spouse	Benjamin Rhodes | F1186
  Married	13 Dec 1846	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA

  
  

  Child 4 | Female Virginia Miriam Parsons

  
  

  Born	Abt 1827	Mason, Mason County, West Virginia
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried
  Spouse	Alexander La Bachellon | F1357
  Married	19 Apr 1863	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA

  
  

  Child 5 | Male Alfred Parsons

  
  

  Born	29 May 1829	Mason, Mason County, West Virginia
  Died	31 May 1900
  Buried		Hereford (Parrish) Cemetery, Jackson Co, WV
  Spouse	Emeline Carr | F1359
  Married	9 Mar 1854	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA

  
  

  Child 6 | Female Daughter Parsons

  
  

  Born	Between 1830 and 1835
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried

  
  

  Child 7 | Male Marcus Parsons

  
  

  Born	Abt 1834	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
  Died	25 Feb 1880
  Buried
  Spouse	Nancy Ann Hamon | F1363
  Married	26 Nov 1868	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
  Spouse	Shilometh 'Loma' Ayres | F2117
  Married	23 Jul 1874	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA

  
  

  Child 8 | Male Travis Parsons

  
  

  Born	Abt 1834	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried

  
  

  Child 9 | Female Daughter Parsons

  
  

  Born	Between 1835 and 1840
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried

  
  

  Child 10 | Male Armstrong 'Dock' Parsons

  
  

  Born	May 1838	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
  Died	Feb 1870
  Buried
  Spouse	Malinda J Bowyer | F1361
  Married	28 Dec 1865	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA

  
  

• 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

  
  

• Sources

  [S1205] Census, 1860 Jackson Co annotated. [S92] Parsons Book. [S16] Marriage Records, Mason Co, WV.