West Virginia Pioneers

Armstrong 'Dock' Parsons

Male 1838 - 1870  (~ 31 years)


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  • Name Armstrong 'Dock' Parsons 
    Born May 1838  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died Feb 1870  [2
    Notes 

    • JCDR:
      Armstrong Parsons, 1869, 31y, p Jno F & R
      Armstrong Parsons, 2/1870, 21y 8m 24d, p John
    Person ID I3950  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 24 May 2005 

    Father John Fink Parsons,   b. 20 Aug 1794 OR 1797, Warth's Bottom, Jackson, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Sep 1873, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Ruhama Lyons,   b. Abt 1804, Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Aug 1877, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 73 years) 
    Married 19 Jun 1823  Mason, Mason County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5
    Notes 

    • Mason CMR:
      John Parsons
      R Sayre
      24 June 1823

      Clark Blake: Ruhama Lyons (some say Sayre was her last name but this is not true according to Ralph Sayre). [maybe she'd married a Sayre? bb]

      1830 Mason Co
      John Fink Parsons
      2 m 1-4
      2 m 30-39
      3 f 5-9
      1 f 20-29

      1840 JC
      1m 0-5 Dock
      1m 5-10 Travis or Marcus - are they the same???
      1m 10-15 Alfred
      1m 15-20
      1m 40-50
      2f 0-5
      1f 5-10
      1f 10-15 Virginia
      2f 15-20 Hannah
      1f 40-50

      1850 JC pg 74-75, #519-524
      Parsons Jno F 56 M Farmer Va
      Parsons Ruhama 46 F Va
      Parsons Myriam 23 F Va
      Parsons Alfred 21 M Farmer Va
      Parsons Maris [Marcus] 16 M Farmer Va
      Parsons Armstrong 11 M Va

      1860 JC # 465-433
      John Fink, 66
      Ruama, 56
      Miriam, 33
      Marcus, 26
      Armstrong, 21

      1870 JC Mill Creek # 424
      John Fink 75
      Ruhama 65
      Marcus 36
      Nancy A 19
      William A 7/12
    Family ID F1356  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Malinda J Bowyer,   b. Abt 1844, Monroe County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Oct 1892  (Age ~ 48 years) 
    Married 28 Dec 1865  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Notes 

    • JCMR
      Armstrong Parsons 27 Jackson s/o John & Renherma
      Malinda J Boice 21 Monroe Co, VA d/o Adam & Elizabeth 28 Dec 1865

      1870 Mill Creek, Jackson, WV # 425 [next door to John & Ruhama]
      Melinda 25
      William M, 3

      1870 Jackson County Mortality Schedule
      Parsons, Armstrong, 31, M, Feb, VA, consumption

      1880 Census Place: Ripley, Jackson, West VirginiaPage 427A
      John F. COAST Self M M W 27 OH
      Malenda I. COAST Wife F M W 35 WV
      Mattie COAST Dau F S W 7 WV
      Charles M. COAST Son M S W 4 WV
      Erma COAST Dau F S W 2 WV
      William PARSONS SSon M S W 13 WV

      1880 Jackson Co p 142 # 76 E Ripley Dist
      Rhodes, Benjamin, 55, f, Klondyke, Mad Co, KY
      Hannah, 55, wf, Mason co
      John, 31, s, fl, JC
      Mazilla, 24, d
      Parsons, William, 10, nephew, JC
    Children 
     1. William M Parsons,   b. Abt 1867, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F1361  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1205] Census.

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

    3. [S1205] Census, 1860 Jackson Co annotated.

    4. [S92] Parsons Book.

    5. [S16] Marriage Records, Mason Co, WV.

    6. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.