West Virginia Pioneers

Rosetta Blanche Parsons

Female 1880 - 1963  (82 years)


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  • Name Rosetta Blanche Parsons 
    Born 28 Oct 1880  [1
    Gender Female 
    Died 4 Jul 1963  Champaign County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Champaign County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I45260  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 31 Aug 2013 

    Father Allen Rader or Randolph Parsons,   b. 21 Mar 1836, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Apr 1904, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Mother Mary Magdalene Rhodes,   b. 18 Jul 1843, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 May 1913, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Married 21 Feb 1861  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 

    • JCBR for son Walter has parents as Allen Rader & Mary (Rhodes) Parsons - where did Randolph come from as Allen's middle name?

      1870 Mill Creek Dist ,Jackson Co, WV # 245
      Allen R 34
      Mary 26
      Bartley 7
      Benjamin F 5
      James C M 3
      Harriet J 3

      1880 Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia Page 433B
      Allen R. PARSONS Self M M W 44 WV
      Mary PARSONS Wife F M W 38 WV
      Bartley F. PARSONS Son M S W 18 WV
      Benjamin PARSONS Son M S W 15 WV
      James PARSONS Son M S W 13 WV
      Harriet J. PARSONS Dau F S W 11 WV
      Roxy PARSONS Dau F S W 5 WV
      Victora PARSONS Dau F S W 2 WV

      1900 Washignton Dist, Jackson, WV
      Alen R 3/1836, m 40y
      Mary M, 7/1843, 11-9
      Walter M, 9/1883
      George L, 9/1887
      Rhodes, Anie, mil, 10/1818, wd, 12/8

      1910 Washington Dist Jackson co WV
      Stalnaker, Walter E, 34 M1 13y
      Victoria P 32 M1 13y 6-6 children
      William F 11
      Mary R 10
      Elmer R 8
      Rosetta B 6
      Opal M 4
      Emory E 1y 9m
      Parsons, Mary M mil 66 wd 11-9 children
      George L bil 22

      From Hank Summers:
      Descendants of Allen and Mary Parsons insist her middle name was Magdalena) It is also on her tombstone as Mary E. (Also descendants of Allen Rader Parsons insist his middle name is Randolph (they may be right but I saw it one time in the obit of his son as Allen Rader Parsons.

      JoAnn Jones:
      Civil War Disability pension . They asked him if he was a married man? If so, please state your wife's full name and her maiden name. Answer: Yes, Marry Magdaline Parsons, Rhodes Maiden Name.

      Eric Wheeler
      http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wheeler/family4.html
    Family ID F1224  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Otto B West,   b. 4 Jul 1874, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Aug 1949, Champaign County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Married 19 Apr 1898  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 

    • 1900 Washington, Jackson, WV
      West, Otto B 7/1872 m 2y WV WV WV
      Rosa B 10/1880 m2y 1-0 children WV WV WV

      1910 Harris, Wood, WV
      West, Otto B 35 m1- 12y WVWVWV Minister
      Rosetta B 29 m1- 12y 5-4 children WVWVWV
      Mary A da 9
      Hattie G da 7 WV
      Annie da 4 WV
      Ralph son 2 WV

      1920 Decatur, Washington, OH
      West, Otto B 46 m WVWVWV
      Rosetta 39 m WVWVWV
      Mary A da 19 s WVWVWV
      Hattie B da 16 WVWVWV
      Anna P da 14 WVWVWV
      Ralph son 12 WVWVWV
      Erma da 9 WVWVWV
      Ray A son 2 8/12 KY WVWV

      1930 Toledo, Lucas, OH
      West, Otto B 58 md age 22 WVWVWV
      Rossetta 49 md age 17 WVWVWV
      Erma da 19 KY WVWV
      Ray son 13 OH WVWV
      Georgia da 1 11/12 OH WV WV

      1940 Urbana, Champaign, Ohio
      719 1/12 E Light Street
      both born WV, 1935: lived Toledo, Lucas, OH
      West, Otto B 65 laborer WPA
      Rosetta 59

      U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 about Otto B West
      Name: Otto B West
      Address: Clarksburg
      County: Harrison
      State: West Virginia
      Birth Date: 4 Jul 1874
      Race: White
      Draft Board: 1
      Age: 45
      Occupation: Fireman B&O Railroad, between Grafton & Parkersburg
      Nearest Relative: Mrs Rosa Blanche West, Clarksburg
    Children 
     1. Mary Alice West,   b. 3 Oct 1900, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Hattie G West,   b. CA 1902, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Anna P West,   b. CA 1905, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Ralph West,   b. CA 1907, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Erma Ernesteen West,   b. 14 Oct 1910, Wood County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jul 1980, Monroe County, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
     6. Ray Allen West
    Family ID F12796  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S452] JoAnn Jones.

    2. [S954] Betsy Johnson.

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