William M Parsons, Jr

1806 - 1892  (85 years)

• Name	William M Parsons
  Suffix	Jr
  Born	20 Sep 1806	Mason, Mason County, West Virginia   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	27 Jan 1892	Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Buried	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
  Person ID	I2339	WVPioneers
  Last Modified	15 Oct 2006

  
  

  Father	William [Lowther?] Parsons,   b. 24 Jul 1769, Queen Anne Parish, Prince George Co., MD ,   d. 10 Oct 1839, Frozen Camp, Jackson Co., WV  (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Susan Fink,   b. Est 1770,   d. 1808, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age ~ 38 years)
  Married	Between 1786 and 1790	Maryland or Virginia
  Notes	"Jackson County in the Wars" War of 1812 In the summer of 1813, a body of Mason County troops under Capt. William Lowther Parsons, who then lived on Scyamore Creek near present Ripley, crossed the Alleghenies and served for a time at Norfolk, VA, They were mustered out in 1814. Known men from present Jackson County who served with Capt. Parsons' Company in the 6th VA Regiment were:. . . Cornelius Staats, who was either killed in action or died of other causes at this time Sidney Casto William Lowther "Captain Billy" Parsons, son of Charles Sr and Elizabeth (Chestnut) Parsons, was born in Quen Anne's County, Maryland, and died at Frozen Camp, Jackson County, (July 24, 1765-Oct 10, 1839). He married (1) Susan, daughter of Henry Fink, 1786, and they had 8 children, 7 of whom lived to maturity and an infant who died with his mother on Sycamore Creek, near Ripley in 1807, and was interred with her in the present old Ripley graveyard. "Captain Billy" married (2) Elizabeth Nancy Walker, and by this marriage there were 9 children, making a total of 17 in all. He is interred in the Frozen Camp Cemetery.
  Family ID	F895	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Susannah Bonnett,   b. 1807, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 7 Feb 1863, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 56 years)
  Married	12 Nov 1826	Mason, Mason County, West Virginia   [4, 5]
  Notes	1850 Jackson, VA , #491-496 Parsons William 44 M Farmer Va Parsons Susanna 43 F Va Parsons John 19 M Farmer Va Parsons Hanah 17 F Va Parsons Lydia 12 F Va Parsons Nichols 9 M Va Parsons Henry 8 M Va Parsons Louisa 5 F Va Parsons Ruth 3 F Va Parsons Barbara 1 F Va 1860 Jackson, VA # 266-247 William, 53 Susan, 52 Nicholas, 20 Henry, 18 Louisa, 16 Ruth, 14 Barbara, 11 Mark, 9 1870 Jackson, WV Mill Creek Dist # 47-47 See marriage with Nancy Mark, 18, l/w W R & Sarah Scott, next door 1880 Census Place: E.D. 43, Jackson, West Virginia Page 454C l/w Alx. F. PARSONS William PARSONS Father M S W 74 VA Fa: VA Mo: VA Mt Moriah Cemetery, Parchment Parsons, William, d Jan 27,1892, aged 85y 4m 7d, Parsons, Susanna (Bonnett) d Feb 7, 1863, aged 63y
  Children	1. Alexis Fink 'Leck' Parsons,   b. 13 Oct 1827,   d. 17 Mar 1895  (Age 67 years)   2. Margaret Parsons,   b. 29 May 1829,   d. 29 Apr 1892, Putnam County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 62 years)   3. John Nelson Parsons,   b. 1 Mar 1831, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 13 Feb 1912  (Age 80 years)   4. Hannah Parsons,   b. Abt 1833, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Lydia Ann Parsons,   b. 26 Jan 1838, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Nicholas H Parsons,   b. Mar 1840, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Henry Parsons,   b. 20 Jun 1841, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 31 Jan 1924  (Age 82 years)   8. Louisa Jane Parsons,   b. Abt 1844, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 10 Aug 1859  (Age ~ 15 years)   9. Ruth Parsons,   b. 20 Mar 1848, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 10 May 1920  (Age 72 years)   10. Barbara Elizabeth Parsons,   b. 18 Feb 1849, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 27 Feb 1942, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 93 years)   11. Mark Parsons,   b. Abt 1851, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F785	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Nancy A Hogsett,   b. Abt 1826, Augusta County, Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	6 Dec 1866	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [6, 7]
  Notes	1870 Mill Creek Dist, Jackson, WV # 47-47 William, 64 Nancy A, 43 Trotter, 11
  Family ID	F2260	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 20 Sep 1806 - Mason, Mason County, West Virginia Married - 12 Nov 1826 - Mason, Mason County, West Virginia Died - 27 Jan 1892 - Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S519] Cemeteries JC Vol 1. [S33] Parsons discussion group. [S92] Parsons Book. [S1205] Census, 1850 JC. [S193] Clark Blake. [S70] John House. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.