West Virginia Pioneers

Family: Benjamin Tapley Parsons / Mary Ellen Hatcher (F5021)

m. 7 Aug 1887


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  • Father | Male
    Benjamin Tapley Parsons

    Born  6 Mar 1865  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  6 Apr 1941  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  7 Aug 1887  [1, 2, 3]  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  [1, 2, 3] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Allen Rader or Randolph Parsons | F1224 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Mary Magdalene Rhodes | F1224 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Mary Ellen Hatcher

    Born  24 Mar 1869  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  23 Jul 1941   
    Buried    Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Calvin Luther Hatcher | F5018 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Elizabeth Hamon | F5018 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Male
    Oscar Mathena Parsons

    Born  23 Jun 1888  West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1 Jan 1969   
    Buried    Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Letha Alice Cunningham | F9109 
    Married     

    Child 2 | Male
    Elmore Lawrence Parsons

    Born  Apr 1890  West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  May 1975  Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Dovie Mae Casto | F15081 
    Married  1 Jan 1914  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Odessa Redman | F15086 
    Married     

    Child 3 | Male
    John Clarence Parsons

    Born  Dec 1893  West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  BY Apr 1941   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Goldie M Casto | F9306 
    Married  20 May 1915  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 4 | Female
    Mary Elizabeth Pearl Parsons

    Born  6 Nov 1896  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Dorsal William Durst | F15089 
    Married     

    Child 5 | Male
    Nester Albert Parsons

    Born  20 Nov 1900  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  17 Oct 1918  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     

    Child 6 | Male
    Theodore Roosevelt Parsons

    Born  15 Oct 1905  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  28 Jul 1961  St Louis, MO Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Gay Reed | F15090 
    Married  24 May 1924  Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Notes 

    • 1900 Jackson Co WV Washington Dist # 282-290
      Benjamin T 3/1865 m 13y
      Mary E 3/1869 4-4
      Oscar M 6/88
      Elmore L 4/90
      John C 12/96
      Mary E P 11/96

      1910 Washington, Jackson,WV
      Parsons, Benjamin T 45 m1 - 22y
      Mary E 41 m 22 6-6 Children
      Oscar M 22
      Emer C son 19
      John L 16
      Pearl da 13
      Nester A 9
      Theodore R 4
      Hatcher, Jessie neph 9
      1910 Charleston, Kanawha, WV # 89-91
      l/w Homer H Holley
      Parsons, Oscar M boarder 22 WVWVWV laborer odd jobs

      1920 Chas Wd 1, Kanawha, WV # 371-425 all WVWVWV
      Parsons, Lawrence 29 wd
      Howard son 5
      Hazel dau 2.11
      Virgil son 1.3
      -426
      Parsons, B T 54 m
      M E 50 m
      Theodore son 15 s

      Baptist Grove Cemetery, Frozen Camp, Jackson Co, WV

  • Sources 
    1. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.

    2. [S123] Amy Ryan.

    3. [S20] Family Bible.