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Ira Clay Parsons 1840–1927 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Jul 1840

Birth Location: Lee, Virginia

Death Date: 12 Jan 1927

Death Location: Blackwater, Lee, Virginia

Father: Robert Parsons

Mother: Elizabeth Wells

Spouse(s): Mary Collier

Children(s): James Parsons

In 1840, Ira Clay Parsons entered the world in Lee, Virginia, born to Robert S Parsons And Elizabeth Ann Wells. Ira Clay Parsons married Mary Elizabeth Collier, and had children including James Monroe Parsons. Ira Clay Parsons passed away in 1927 in Blackwater, Lee, Virginia.

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Biography

  • In 1840, Ira Clay Parsons entered the world in Lee, Virginia, born to Robert S Parsons And Elizabeth Ann Wells.
  • Ira Clay Parsons married Mary Elizabeth Collier, and had children including James Monroe Parsons.
  • Ira Clay Parsons passed away in 1927 in Blackwater, Lee, Virginia.

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Ira Parsons's Ancestors

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Ira Parsons
1840–1927
Birth Place: Lee, Virginia
Parents
Robert S. Parsons
1807–1870
Ashe, North Carolina
Elizabeth (Ann) Wells
1815–1845
Grandparents
Solomon Parsons
1772–1860
Rutherford, North Carolina
Lydia Sturgill
1778–1861
Grayson, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Francis Sturgill
1755–1807
Rebecca Hash
1754–1841
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Sturgill
1725–1803
Ann Calloway
1730–1805
John Hash
1724–1784
Rebecca Anderson
1720–1763

Ira Parsons's Descendants

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Ira (Clay) Parsons (11 Jul 1840–12 Jan 1927) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Collier (20 Jun 1848–4 Nov 1931)
  1. 1. James (Monroe) Parsons 1877–1954 m. Martha (Florence) Legg 1879–1968
    1. 1. Mary (Vesta) Parsons 1909–1931 m. Walter (Malvin) Massey 1900–1981
      1. 1. Hettie (Rowena) Massey 1929–2010 m. Gale Ringley 1922–2003

Ira Parsons's Timeline

2 Records

1840
11 Jul 1840
Birth of Ira Clay Parsons in Lee, Virginia
Lee, Virginia
1927
12 Jan 1927
Age 87
Death of Ira Clay Parsons in Blackwater, Lee, Virginia
Blackwater, Lee, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Jul 1840
    Event Place: Lee, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Jan 1927
    Event Place: Blackwater, Lee, Virginia

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