Benjamin Tapley Parsons

1865 - 1941  (76 years)

• Name	Benjamin Tapley Parsons
  Born	6 Mar 1865	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Died	6 Apr 1941	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [3]
  Buried	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
  Notes	Benjamin Tapley PARSONS Benjamin Tapley PARSONS, 76, died Sunday morning at his Belgrove home after a long illness. He leaves his widow, Mrs. Mary Ellen (HATCHER) PARSONS, three sons, T. R. (Theodore Roosevelt) and E. L. (Elmore Lawrence) PARSONS, of Charleston, and O. M. (Oscar Mathena) PARSONS, of Belgrove, and a daughter, Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Pearl DURST, of Belgrove. He was preceded in death by two sons, John Clarence and Nester Albert PARSONS. Funeral services were held Tuesday and the Mays Mortuary was in charge of the arrangements. [Benjamin and Ellen were married 7 Aug 1887 (JCMR). Mary is the daughter of Calvin L. and Elizabeth (HAMON) HATCHER. Benjamin is the son of Allen R. and Mary E.. (RHODES) PARSONS] (Herald, 11 April 1941)
  Person ID	I14718	WVPioneers
  Last Modified	16 Jan 2007

  
  

  Father	Allen Rader or Randolph Parsons,   b. 21 Mar 1836, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 29 Apr 1904, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Mary Magdalene Rhodes,   b. 18 Jul 1843, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 15 May 1913, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 69 years)
  Married	21 Feb 1861	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [1]
  Notes	JCBR for son Walter has parents as Allen Rader & Mary (Rhodes) Parsons - where did Randolph come from as Allen's middle name? 1870 Mill Creek Dist ,Jackson Co, WV # 245 Allen R 34 Mary 26 Bartley 7 Benjamin F 5 James C M 3 Harriet J 3 1880 Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia Page 433B Allen R. PARSONS Self M M W 44 WV Mary PARSONS Wife F M W 38 WV Bartley F. PARSONS Son M S W 18 WV Benjamin PARSONS Son M S W 15 WV James PARSONS Son M S W 13 WV Harriet J. PARSONS Dau F S W 11 WV Roxy PARSONS Dau F S W 5 WV Victora PARSONS Dau F S W 2 WV 1900 Washignton Dist, Jackson, WV Alen R 3/1836, m 40y Mary M, 7/1843, 11-9 Walter M, 9/1883 George L, 9/1887 Rhodes, Anie, mil, 10/1818, wd, 12/8 1910 Washington Dist Jackson co WV Stalnaker, Walter E, 34 M1 13y Victoria P 32 M1 13y 6-6 children William F 11 Mary R 10 Elmer R 8 Rosetta B 6 Opal M 4 Emory E 1y 9m Parsons, Mary M mil 66 wd 11-9 children George L bil 22 From Hank Summers: Descendants of Allen and Mary Parsons insist her middle name was Magdalena) It is also on her tombstone as Mary E. (Also descendants of Allen Rader Parsons insist his middle name is Randolph (they may be right but I saw it one time in the obit of his son as Allen Rader Parsons. JoAnn Jones: Civil War Disability pension . They asked him if he was a married man? If so, please state your wife's full name and her maiden name. Answer: Yes, Marry Magdaline Parsons, Rhodes Maiden Name. Eric Wheeler http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wheeler/family4.html
  Family ID	F1224	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Ellen Hatcher,   b. 24 Mar 1869, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 23 Jul 1941  (Age 72 years)
  Married	7 Aug 1887	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [1, 4, 5]
  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
  Children	1. Oscar Mathena Parsons,   b. 23 Jun 1888, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 1 Jan 1969  (Age 80 years)   2. Elmore Lawrence Parsons,   b. Apr 1890, West Virginia, USA ,   d. May 1975, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA  (Age ~ 85 years)   3. John Clarence Parsons,   b. Dec 1893, West Virginia, USA ,   d. BY Apr 1941  (Age ~ 47 years)   4. Mary Elizabeth Pearl Parsons,   b. 6 Nov 1896, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Nester Albert Parsons,   b. 20 Nov 1900, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 17 Oct 1918, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 17 years)   6. Theodore Roosevelt Parsons,   b. 15 Oct 1905, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 28 Jul 1961, St Louis, MO  (Age 55 years)
  Family ID	F5021	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV. [S1205] Census. [S4] Death Records, Jackson Co, WV. [S123] Amy Ryan. [S20] Family Bible.