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Letcher Calvin Parsons

Male 1892 - 1963  (71 years)


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  • Name Letcher Calvin Parsons 
    Born 11 Feb 1892  Braxton County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Died 12 Oct 1963  Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Buried Calhoun County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 

    • Birth Record / Delayed
      Name: Letcher Calvin Parsons
      Birth Date: 11 Feb 1892
      Birth Place: Elmira, Braxton, West Virginia
      Sex: Male
      Mother: Rutha Jane Sears or Siers, born Minnora WV
      Father: William Sinette or Senate Parsons, born Orma WV
      Signed 10/29/1943 by Letcher Calvin Parsons, Milo WV
      Affidavit of older cousin, Leon B Sims, 10/25/143
      Family Bible record
      Honorable Discharge US Army 1/18/1919

      U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
      Name: Letcher Parsons
      Address: Milo
      County: Calhoun
      State: West Virginia
      Birthplace: Elmira, West Virginia,United States of America
      Birth Date: 11 Feb 1892
      Race: Caucasian (White)
      Age: 25
      Occupation: laborer at Chapman & Bailey, Richwood WV
      Nearest Relative: single, support a father and one child
      Height/Build: tall/stout
      Color of Eyes/Hair: brown/light brown

      U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
      Name: Letcher Calvin Parsons
      Birth Date: 11 Feb 1892
      Birth Place: C I P, Braxton, West Virginia, USA
      Residence: Milo, Calhoun, West Virginia, USA
      Age: 50
      Occupation: none given
      Nearest Relative: Mary Jane Parsons, Milo
      Height/Build: 5'8 1/2" 160 lb
      Color of Eyes/Hair: brown/gray

      Death Record
      Name: Letcher Calvin/Parsons
      Sex: Male
      Death Date: 12 Oct 1963
      Death Place: Beckley, Raleigh, West Virginia
      [VA Hospital - 13 days]
      Age at Death: 71y
      Cemetery: Red Warrior Cem, Leewood, WV [incorrect]
      Birth Date: 2/11/1892
      Birth Place: WVa
      Marital Status: Mar
      Occupation: Farmer
      Residence: Leewood, Kanawha, WV
      Mother: Ruthie/Sears
      Father: William S./Parsons
      Informant: Charles E Mullaney from VA Hospital Records

      U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
      Name: Latcher Parsons
      SSN: 234-18-0150
      Last Residence:
      West Virginia
      BORN: 11 Feb 1892
      Died: Oct 1963
      State (Year) SSN issued: West Virginia (Before 1951)

      Letcher C. Parsons
      Birth: Feb. 11, 1892, USA
      Death: Oct. 11, 1963
      Beckley
      Raleigh County
      West Virginia, USA
      Family links:
      Spouse:
      Mary Jane Norman Parsons (1896 - 1957)*
      *Calculated relationship
      Burial:
      Lower Fink Cemetery
      Milo
      Calhoun County
      West Virginia, USA
      Created by: Sandra Tyler Duncan
      Record added: Jun 27, 2004
      Find A Grave Memorial# 8999158
    Person ID I71885  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 4 Dec 2014 

    Father William Sinnett Parsons,   b. 19 Sep 1861, Calhoun County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jan 1930, Calhoun County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Mother Ruth Jane Siers,   b. CA 1865, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jul 1913, Calhoun County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 48 years) 
    Married CA 1885 
    Notes 

    • 1900 Washington, Calhoun, WV all WVWVWV
      Parsons, William S 9/1861 m 15y
      Rutha J 3/1865 m 15y 5-5 children
      Edward J son 6/1885
      Mary E da 10/1887
      Oka G son 10/1889
      Letcher son 2/1893
      Lyddda da 3/1899

      1910 Birch, Braxton, WV
      Parsons, W Senate 48 m1- 25y
      R Jane 45 m1- 45y 5-4 children
      Okey son 20
      Letcher son 17
      Lydia da 11
      Bailey, Harley neph 12

      1920 Springfield, Summit, OH
      Parsons, Letcher 27 m WV WV WV laborer - rubber factory
      Mary wife 23 m WV WV WV
      Sinnettie father 59 wd WV WV WV
    Family ID F19093  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Charity Jane Norman,   b. Sep 1891, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Sep 1919  (Age ~ 28 years) 
    Married 16 Feb 1913  Calhoun County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Divorced 1918 
    Notes 


    • Marriage Record
      Date: 16 Feb 1913
      Place: Calhoun, West Virginia
      Letcher Parsons, 20, res Calhoun Co, W S Parsons
      Janie Norman, 21, res Calhoun Co, I.B. Norman
      Informant - W S Parsons
    Children 
     1. Opal Parsons,   b. 28 Jan 1914, Calhoun County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1992  (Age 77 years)
    Family ID F27359  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Mary Jane Price,   b. 21 Apr 1896, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Nov 1957, Lewis County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Married 22 Jun 1919  Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 6/22/1919 at the residence of Sam Roberts
      Place: Roane, West Virginia, United States
      Letcher Parsons, 27, Clahoun Co, Buch WV
      Mary Price, 23, Roane Co, Linden WV

      1920 Springfield, Summit, OH
      Parsons, Letcher 27 m WV WV WV laborer - rubber factory
      Mary wife 23 m WV WV WV
      Sinnettie father 59 wd WV WV WV

      1930 Washington, Calhoun, WV
      Parsons, Letcher 38 md age 27 WV WV WV Farmer
      Mary J wife 40 md age 29 WV WV WV
      Ophelia da 9 WV WV WV
      Jessie da 8 Michigan WVWV
      Eva da 6 MI WV WV
      Ella da 3 8/12 MI WV WV

      1940 Washington, Calhoun, WV
      all born WV, 1935: lived same house
      Parsons, L C 48 m carpenter W P A
      Mary wife 49 m
      Ella da 17
      Eva da 16
      Calvin son 10
      Lydia da 8
      Roy son 5
      Dortha da 4
    Children 
     1. May Ophelia Parsons,   b. 9 May 1920, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Feb 1999  (Age 78 years)
     2. Jessie Parsons
     3. Eva Parsons
     4. Ella Parsons
     5. Calvin Letcher Parsons,   b. 9 Jun 1930, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Nov 1997, Stark County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
     6. Lydia Parsons
     7. Roy or Ray Parsons
     8. Dortha Marie Parsons,   b. 26 Aug 1936, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Dec 2016  (Age 80 years)
    Family ID F27356  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1205] Census.

    2. [S655] Birth Records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.

    3. [S479] Death records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.

    4. [S654] Marriage Records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.