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Family: Washington Asbury Parsons / Margaret Kessel (F2256)

• Father | Male Washington Asbury Parsons

  
  

  Born	1824	Mason, Mason County, West Virginia
  Died	26 Jun 1895	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
  Buried		Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
  Married	3 Jun 1851  [1, 2]	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  [1, 2]
  Father	Henry Parsons | F1495 Group Sheet
  Mother	Lavina 'Vina' Turner | F1495 Group Sheet

  
  

  Mother | Female Margaret Kessel

  
  

  Born	15 Nov 1832	Virginia, USA
  Died	8 Mar 1908	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
  Buried
  Father	George Kessel | F1499 Group Sheet
  Mother	Delilah Casto | F1499 Group Sheet

  
  

  Child 1 | Male Alexander Asbury Parsons

  
  

  Born	Abt 1852	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
  Died	5 Dec 1917
  Buried
  Spouse	Nancy Elizabeth Casto | F6576
  Married	27 Mar 1873	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA

  
  

  Child 2 | Female Nancy Almira Parsons

  
  

  Born	7 May 1854	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
  Died	1861
  Buried

  
  

  Child 3 | Male James Mansfield Parsons

  
  

  Born	16 May 1856	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
  Died	Sep 1938
  Buried
  Spouse	Melissa Hester Barnett | F7222
  Married	9 Nov 1878	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA

  
  

  Child 4 | Female Delila Catherine Parsons

  
  

  Born	Abt 1859	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
  Died	15 Sep 1860	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
  Buried

  
  

  Child 5 | Female Martha Jane Parsons

  
  

  Born	Jul 1861	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
  Died	1922
  Buried
  Spouse	William R Hunter | F13418
  Married	15 Jan 1880	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
  Spouse	Albert L Douglass | F13419
  Married	20 Mar 1903	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA

  
  

  Child 6 | Male Thomas J Parsons

  
  

  Born	Abt 1864	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried

  
  

  Child 7 | Female Minnie M Parsons

  
  

  Born	4 Mar 1866	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried
  Spouse	Charles W Barnett | F13427
  Married	13 Nov 1881	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA

  
  

  Child 8 | Female Nora Bell Parsons

  
  

  Born	Abt 1868	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
  Died	25 Sep 1911	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
  Buried
  Spouse	George Arthur Hickle | F13428
  Married	26 Jul 1888	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA

  
  

  Child 9 | Male William Homer Parsons

  
  

  Born	Abt 1870	West Virginia, USA
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried
  Spouse	Georgia Casto | F6910
  Married	19 Oct 1890	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA

  
  

  Child 10 | Male Charles Rufus Parsons

  
  

  Born	Abt 1872	West Virginia, USA
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried

  
  

  Child 11 | Female Vernie May Parsons

  
  

  Born	Jun 1875	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
  Died	1953
  Buried
  Spouse	Franklin Hereford Casto | F6848
  Married	29 Mar 1896	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA

  
  

• Notes

  1860 Jackson Co VA # 316-290 Parsons, Washington, 30 Margt, 27 Alexr A 8 Nancy A, 6 Jas M, 4 D C (f), 1 Anderson, Cath, 17, domestic Moore, Alice R, 21, teacher 1870 Jackson Co WV Mill Creek Dist # 109 Washington, 45 Margaret, 35 Asbery, 17 James M 13 Martha J, 8 Thomas J, 6 Minnie M, 4 Nora B, 2 1880 Census Place: E.D. 43, Jackson, West Virginia Washington PARSONS Self M M W 54 VA Margaret PARSONS Wife F M W 47 VA Walter PARSONS Son M S W 17 VA Minnie M. PARSONS Dau F S W 14 WV Nora B. PARSONS Dau F S W 12 WV Wm. H. PARSONS Son M S W 10 WV Chas. R. PARSONS Son M S W 8 WV Ferney M. PARSONS Dau F S W 5 WV 1900 Ripley Dist, Jackson, WV l/w Vernie Margaret, 10/1828, wd, 11-2 Jackson County Cemeteries Vol 1, page 209 Parsons, Washington 1824-1895 John House stated he died in 1901 JCDR: Wash A Parsons, 6/26/1895, 69y, [d] JC [p] H & S [b] WV (m) Margaret Parsons, 3/8/1908, 77y, [d] Given (w)

  
  

• Sources

  [S70] John House. [S460] Hank Summers.