Ruth Parsons

1801 - 1868  (66 years)

• Name	Ruth Parsons
  Born	10 Nov 1801	Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Died	20 Jun 1868  [2]
  Buried	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
  Person ID	I3860	WVPioneers
  Last Modified	12 Jul 2017

  
  

  Father	George Parsons,   b. 1780,   d. Jan 1850, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Mary 'Polly' Sleeth,   b. 1780, Virginia, USA ,   d. Aft 1850  (Age > 71 years)
  Married	31 Dec 1801	Harrison County, West Virginia, USA   [3]
  Notes	Harrison County Marriages - 'the Morris Book' Parsons, George Sleeth, Mary 31 Dec 1801 s/o Charles Sims Index : George Parsons 100 A, Big Sand Creek; 1825; bk 1, pg 419 100a, Grass Lick, 1821, B1, p 370 19 A, Big Mill Creek, 1819, bk1, pg 350 84 ac, Big Mill Creek, 1815; bk 1, pg 334 1810 Mason Co VA (not absolutely certain but probably the right George) 1m <10 George Jr. 1m 26-45 George Sr. 3f <10 Ruth, Betsy, Sally? 1f 16-25 Mary (?) 1820 Mason Co VA George Parsons, Jr 2m <10 David B. ? and ? 1m 10-15 George Jr. ? 1m 26-44 George Sr. 1f 0-10 Sally? 2f 10-15 Betsy?, Ruth 1f 26-44 Mary 1830 Mason Co., VA George Parsons Sr 1m 0-5 Charles 1m 50-60 George 2f 0-5 Martha Jane and Mandy 1f 30-40 Polly Curly, Ruth, Sally, and Betsy all married bef. 1830 1830 Mason Co VA (this MAY be Geo. Sr. separated from Mary who is living nearby. Big question is where is George Jr.?) 2m <5 1m 10-15 1m 15-20 1m 40-50 Geo. "Sr." 1f <5 1f 5-10 1f 10-15 1f 20-30 1830 Mason Co VA I am sure this is Mary, estranged wife of George Sr. 2m 10-15 David B. and Charles? 1f 5-10 Martha? 1f 10-15 Mandy? 1f 40-50 Mary 1840 Jackson Co VA 1m 10-15 Charles 1m 60-70 1f 5-10 Martha & 1f 10-15 Amanda -- which is which? 1f 50-60 1850 Jackson Co VA Mortality Sch George Parsons, Sr, 67, M, Jan, PA, Dropsey, farmer 1850 Jackson Co VA # 496-501 l/w Abel & Ruthie Sayre Parsons Polly 70 F Va
  Family ID	F1345	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Abel Sayre, Sr,   b. 5 Feb 1792, Virginia, USA ,   d. 5 Aug 1862, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 70 years)
  Married	1820  [2]
  Notes	1830 Mason, VA pg 65 Abel Sayre 1m 0-5 [Ichobod] 1m 5-10 [Joel] 1m 20-30 2f 0-5 [Sarah, Hannah] 1f 5-10 [Mary] 1f 20-30 1840 Jackson, VA 1m 0-5 George 1m 5-10 Able 1m 10-15 Ichie 1m 15-20 Joel 1m 40-50 1f 0-5 Margaret 2f 5-10 Minerva, ? 1f 10-15 1f 30-40 1850 Jackson, VA #496-501 Sayre Able 57 M Farmer Va Sayre Rutha 48 F Va Sayre Able Jr 17 M Farmer Va Sayre Margaret W 14 F Va Sayre George 11 M Va Sayre Rona 9 F Va Sayre Lavinia 6 F Va Sayre Orilla 4 F Va Parsons Polly 70 F Va 1860 Jackson, VA # 257-239 Sayre, Abel Sr 61 Ruth, 58 Geo, 22 Levina, 16 Orilla, 14 James Davis, 12, VA John House: Ruth, daughter of George Parsons, Sr., married Abe Sayre, and lived on Parchment. Their children were: George, married a daughter of Elmore Casto, and lived on Parchment. A daughter married A. C. Hill. A daughter married William Sees, and lived on Thirteen. A daughter married Strother Smith, and lived on Thirteen. Abe and Bird are mentioned as two other children. Mount Moriah Cemetery Sayre, Abel Sr, d. Aug 5, 1862, aged 63y4m22d, s. David & Sarah L Ruth (Parsons) d. June 28, 1868, aged 66y7m18d, d. George & Polly (Sleeth) Parsons, m Abel Sr. John, d. Oct 22, 1865, aged 3y9m15d, s. Lovia A Sayre
  Children	1. Mary Sayre,   b. 18 Nov 1820,   d. 23 Mar 1873, Nashville, Washington County, Illinois  (Age 52 years)   2. Joel Sayre,   b. Abt 1821, Mason, Mason County, West Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Sarah Sayre,   b. 1823,   d. 24 Apr 1897  (Age 74 years)   4. Girl Sayre,   b. Between 1830 and 1835,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Hannah Sayre,   b. 18 Jul 1826, Mason, Mason County, West Virginia ,   d. 1911  (Age 84 years)   6. Ichobod Sayre,   b. 2 Jun 1828, Mason, Mason County, West Virginia ,   d. 5 Jan 1913  (Age 84 years)   7. Minerva Sayre,   b. Abt 1831, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Abt 1890  (Age ~ 59 years)   8. Abel Sayre, Jr,   b. 1830, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 1880  (Age 50 years)   9. Margaret W Sayre,   b. Abt 1835, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   10. George W Sayre,   b. 2 Dec 1838, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 15 Dec 1906  (Age 68 years)   11. Ruhama Sayre,   b. Abt 1841, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 12 Apr 1903, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age ~ 62 years)   12. Lavina Sayre,   b. Nov 1846, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Between 1910 and 1920  (Age ~ 63 years)   13. Orilla Sayre,   b. Abt 1846, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 29 Oct 1894  (Age ~ 48 years)
  Family ID	F1316	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S519] Cemeteries JC Vol 1. [S92] Parsons Book. [S33] Parsons discussion group.