Moses M Parsons

1810 - 1880  (70 years)

• Name	Moses M Parsons
  Born	1810	Mason, Mason County, West Virginia   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	23 Oct 1880	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [3]
  Buried	Gandee (aka Stonelick) Cemetery, Stonelick Road, Jackson Co, WV
  Person ID	I3400	WVPioneers
  Last Modified	26 Dec 2005

  
  

  Father	John Parsons, Sr,   b. Between 1777 and 1778, Buchannon Settlement, Harrison County, (West) Virginia , USA ,   d. 18 Jun 1859, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age ~ 82 years)
  Mother	Mary Greathouse,   b. 8 Mar 1788, Shenandoah Co, VA ? ,   d. Aft 1860  (Age > 73 years)
  Married	23 Oct 1804	St. Clairsville, Belmont Co., Ohio   [4]
  Notes	Ohio Marriages, 1803-1900 Name: PARSONS, JOHN Spouse: GREATHOUSE, MARY Marriage Date: 23 Oct 1804 County: Belmont State: OH John Parsons in 1810 census, Mason Co., VA (pg. 373): One male, 26-45 (John) One female, 16-26 (Mary?) One female, under 10 (Margaret?) One female, under 10 (Barbara?) One female, under 10 (?) 1820 Mason Co John Parsons 3m 0-10 Moses, Joshua, Charles 1m 26-45 2f 0-10 Anna 1812, ?? 1810-1820 2f 10-16 Margaret 1802, Barbara 1804 1f 26-45 1830 Mason Co, VA John Parsons Sr 1m 1-4 John 1m 10-14 Ballard (died young, per Hank Summers) 2m 15-19 Joshua, Charles 1m 50-59 1f 1-4 Susanna 1826 1f 5-9 Mary 1824 1f 10-14 Martha 1816 (Hank has Sarah) 1f 15-19 Anna 1812 1f 40-49 1840 Jackson Co VA 1m 10-15 John 1m 20-30 Charles 1m 50-60 2f 15-20 MJ & Susanna 1f 40-50 1850 Jackson Co VA pg 55 # 399-403 Parsons John 72 M Farmer Va Parsons Mary 60 F Va Parsons Susanna 24 F Va Parsons James E 6 M Va 1860 Mortality Sch Jackson Co VA Parsons, John Sr, 83, M, June, VA, old age, Farmer 1860 Jackson Co VA # 261-243 Mary, 73, l/w Elisha [50] & Sarah [45] Stewart Sims Index: John Parsons et al, 165 ac, Big Mill Creek, 1824, Bk 1, pg 398 "Jackson County in the Wars" War of 1812 6th VA Reg't John Parsons was a son of Charles and Elizabeth Chestnut Parsons,and a brother of 'Captain Billy'. He married Mary Greathouse. A son was Joshua, who married (1) Joanna Stewart, (2) Susan Garnes and (3) Hannah Redman.
  Family ID	F879	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mom [Parsons],   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Jeremiah Parsons,   b. Abt 1831, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Miranda Parsons,   b. Abt 1834, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Ruth A Parsons,   b. 21 Nov 1835, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 13 Nov 1919, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 83 years)
  Family ID	F13332	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Mary 'Polly' Dewees,   b. 1811, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 1891, Stonelick, Jackson Co , WV  (Age 80 years)
  Married	25 Feb 1840	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [5]
  Notes	JCMR Parsons, Moses Deweese, Mary 2/25/1840 1840 Jackson Co VA 2m 5-10 Jeremiah, Miranda 1m 30-40 1f 0-5 Ruth 1f 20-30 1850 Jackson Co VA pg 56 # 403-407 Parsons Moses 40 M Farmer Va Parsons Mary 40 F Pa Parsons Jermiah 19 M Farmer Va Parsons Miranda 16 M Farmer Va Parsons Ruth 11 F Va Parsons James 9 M Va Parsons Moses Jr 6 M Va Parsons H*nry 4 M Va Parsons Wm H 1 M Va Parsons Eli L 3/12 M Va 1860 Jackson Co VA # 399-368 Moses M, 49 Mary 49 Ruth 19 Moses M, jr 14 Henry 12 William 10 Lafayette 9 Eleanor 4 1870 Jackson Co WV Mill Creek # 307 Moses M 65 Mary 59 William H 21 Eli Lafayette 19 Deweese, Eleanor, 12 [Is she the dau of Ruth? JCBR has Deweese, Elenor, 9/6/1858, Saml Se & Nancy Deweese]] 1880 Census Place: Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia Page 433A l/w daughter Ruth Moses PARSONS FatherL M M W 70 WV Mary PARSONS MotherL F M W 69 PA PA PA Gandee Cemetery, Stone Lick Creek, Jackson Co, WV Moses Parsons 1810-1881 Mary Parsons 1811-1891
  Children	1. James Knox Parsons,   b. Jul 1842, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Moses M Parsons, Jr,   b. Abt 1844, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 24 Apr 1864, Ohio River  (Age ~ 20 years)   3. Henry Jackson Parsons,   b. Dec 1845, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. William Henderson Parsons,   b. Abt 1849, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Aug 1881, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age ~ 32 years)   5. Eli Lafayette 'Lafe' Parsons,   b. Apr 1850, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 11 Mar 1905, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age ~ 54 years)
  Family ID	F1137	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1810 - Mason, Mason County, West Virginia Buried - - Gandee (aka Stonelick) Cemetery, Stonelick Road, Jackson Co, WV  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S1205] Census, 1880 JC. [S519] Cemeteries JC Vol 1. [S4] Death Records, Jackson Co, WV. [S473] Ohio Marriages 1803-1900. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.