West Virginia Pioneers

William Henderson Parsons

Male Abt 1849 - 1881  (~ 32 years)


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  • Name William Henderson Parsons 
    Born Abt 1849  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died Aug 1881  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 
    • Died in an accident in Ripley Dist, Jackson Co, WV
    Person ID I3410  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 26 Dec 2005 

    Father Moses M Parsons,   b. 1810, Mason, Mason County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Oct 1880, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Mother Mary 'Polly' Dewees,   b. 1811, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1891, Stonelick, Jackson Co , WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 25 Feb 1840  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    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
    Family ID F1137  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Catherine Casto,   b. Sep 1848, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 23 Oct 1870  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 

    • 1880 Jackson Co, WV # 113-114 p 118
      Wm H, 29
      Catherine, 32
      James E, 7
      William H, 4,
      Annie Dora, 2
      [checked the census image to see if she was 2/12, she was not]

      1910 Jackson Co WV Ripley Dist 53 # 289-290 ???
      Parsons, William H 34 M1 8y
      Icy 31 M1 8y 3-3
      Clarence E 6
      Tressie M 4
      Dessie E 1 8/12
      Cathern mother 57 wd 5-4 children

      1920 Fairplain, Ripley, Jackson, WV 3 85-85
      Harvey Southall 54
      Dora 43
      Clarence 15
      Doris 11
      Otis 6
      Ray 3.10
      Gay 3.10
      Margette 0.7
      Parsons, Catherine mother 69 wd

      JCDR - for Henry Jackson and Willard H
    Children 
     1. Mary Parsons,   b. 12 Jul 1871, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1880  (Age < 8 years)
     2. James Edward Parsons,   b. 27 May 1873, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. William Henderson Parsons,   b. 18 Jan 1875, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Aug 1927, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years)
     4. Annie Dora Parsons,   b. 1878, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1937  (Age 59 years)
     5. Henry Jackson Parsons,   b. Apr 1881, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Oct 1944, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 63 years)
    Family ID F1142  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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

    2. [S4] Death Records, Jackson Co, WV.