William Henderson Parsons

1858 - 1937  (78 years)

• Name	William Henderson Parsons
  Nickname	Billo
  Born	3 Dec 1858	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	18 Oct 1937	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [3]
  Notes	http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1298093&Type=Death Jackson Co death records Wm H Parsons, widowed, 10/18/1937 [d] Jackson Co age 93y born Ravenswood, [p] Joe Parsons (b. Ravenswood) & Mary Shumaker (b. Roane Co), informant DF Parsons, Belgrove
  Person ID	I6514	WVPioneers
  Last Modified	12 Jul 2017

  
  

  Father	Fielding Parsons,   b. Abt 1830, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Louisa Virginia Westfall,   b. Abt 1825, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	16 Oct 1851	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [4]
  Notes	John House: "Virginia Westfall, married Fielding Parsons, a son of George Parsons, of Trace Fork" JCMR Parsons, Fielding Westfall, Louisa V 10/16/1851 Roane Co MR Fields Parsons, 21, Mason, Roane Mary Parsons, 20, Roane Sarah Fields & Virginia 12/31/1878 1850 Jackson Co VA # 278-282 Parsons Fields 26 M Va 1860 Jackson Co, VA # 925-872 Parsons, Fields 40 Louisa V 35 M J (f) 9 L C (f) 7 M H (f) 4 W H (m) 2 1870 Jackson Co WV Gilmore # 42 [image] Parsons, Field 39 Eliza J 30 [Is this an error or a new wife? No marriage record for one] Mary J 14 Celina C 12 Susana 9 Hannah J 5 Henderson H 4 M Clellan 2 Vienna 1 1880 Census Place: Harper, Roane, West Virginia Page 44A Fields PARSONS Self M W W 50 WV Sarena C. PARSONS Dau F S W 24 WV William H. PARSONS Son M S W 20 WV Hanah R. PARSONS Dau F S W 17 WV Macclelen B. PARSONS Son M S W 15 WV Levina PARSONS Dau F S W 13 WV Letielutia PARSONS GDau F S W 6 WV 6/27/05 - I checked the census images online and corrected the data I had before from other transcriptions. JCBR PARSONS. William H. 12/3/1858 Fields & Louza Parsons Jackson Co. Laborer
  Family ID	F1934	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Margaret Shumaker,   b. Dec 1869, Montgomery County, Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	24 May 1891	Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA   [1, 5]
  Notes	Marriage Record Date: 5/24/1891 Place: Kanawha, West Virginia, United States William H Parson, 35, Roane Co, Roane Co Mary M. Shumaker, 35, Montgomery Co, Kanawha Co 1900 Kanawha Co WV Elk Dist Parsons, William 12/1859 40 m 9y Mary M 12/1869 30 m 9y 7-6 children Della M 6/1888 12 Andrew J 10/1889 10 Icy M 12/1891 8 Daniel F 2/1893 7 Lewis G 5/1895 5 William M 3/1897 3 1910 Washington, Jackson, WV Parsons, William H 50 m1 24y Mary M 41 m1 24y 12-9 children Della 23 Andy 19 Daniel 17 Lewis 14 McClellon 13 Denis 6 George 3 Susanah 8/12 Ransom, Francis boarder 21 S Shoemaker, Susanah, mil 79 WD , Jane, dil, 19 WD [Andy's wife?] 1920 Washington, Jackson, WV Parsons, William H 70 Mary M 50 McClellan 23 Denis 16 George 12 Sylvia 8 1930 Washington D13, Jackson, WV #48 Parson, Daniel V 36 m age 22 Lenora C 32 m age 16 Lafhayette 14 Chester 12 Gordon 9 Thelma 7 Mabel 3.9 Dennis bro 26 William H father 83 wd m age 40 Children who died before census time came around: #7 Marvin lived 9 hours #8 Jerry lived 3 hours #9 stillborn #14 Lenora 7/7/1914 - 7/14/1914
  Children	1. Della Mae Shafer,   b. 7 Jun 1887, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 11 Apr 1977  (Age 89 years)   2. Andrew Jackson Shumaker,   b. 18 Oct 1889, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Oklahoma, USA   3. Icie Myrtle Parsons,   b. 13 Dec 1892, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 13 Apr 1999  (Age 106 years)   4. Daniel Forner Parsons,   b. 13 Feb 1892, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 3 Jun 1973  (Age 81 years)   5. Lewis Grant Parsons,   b. 5 May 1895, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 5 Mar 1972, Sissonville, Kanawha Co, WV  (Age 76 years)   6. William McClellan Parsons,   b. 4 Mar 1895, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 7 Oct 1929, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 34 years)   7. Dennis Asbury Parsons,   b. 17 Mar 1904, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 13 Mar 1976  (Age 71 years)   8. Rev George Stafford Parsons,   b. 2 Feb 1907, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 22 Jan 1981  (Age 73 years)   9. Susannah Parsons,   b. Aug 1909, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 1911  (Age ~ 1 years)   10. Sylvia Glady Parsons,   b. 6 Sep 1911, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 3 Sep 1996  (Age 84 years)
  Family ID	F2200	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S1205] Census. [S3] Birth Records, Jackson Co, WV. [S479] Death records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV. [S654] Marriage Records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.