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Jessie Mae Parsons 1868 – 1892 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1868

Birth Location: Illinois

Death Date: 13 May 1892

Death Location: Clinton, Clinton, Iowa, USA

Father: Benjamin Parsons

Mother: Hannah Scarbrough

Spouse(s): Harry Blackburn

Children(s): Jay Parsons, Joseph Parsons, Jessie Blackburn

In 1868, Jessie Mae Parsons entered the world in Illinois, born to Benjamin Parsons and Hannah Scarbrough. In 1870, Jessie Mae Parsons resided in Monmouth, Warren, Illinois, USA. Jessie Mae Parsons married Harry Joseph Blackburn, and had children including Jay Hamilton Parsons, Joseph Blackburn Parsons, Jessie Gertrude Blackburn. Jessie Mae Parsons passed away in 1892 in Clinton, Clinton, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1868, Jessie Mae Parsons entered the world in Illinois, born to Benjamin Parsons and Hannah Scarbrough.
  • In 1870, Jessie Mae Parsons resided in Monmouth, Warren, Illinois, USA.
  • Jessie Mae Parsons married Harry Joseph Blackburn, and had children including Jay Hamilton Parsons, Joseph Blackburn Parsons, Jessie Gertrude Blackburn.
  • Jessie Mae Parsons passed away in 1892 in Clinton, Clinton, Iowa, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Parsons
1824 – 1867
Birth Location: Higham Ferrers, Northamptonshire, England, UK
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Hannah Scarbrough
1828 – 1916
Birth Location: Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Harry Blackburn
1864 – 1911
Birth Location: Monmouth, Warren County, Illinois, United States of America
HB

Children(s)

Jay Parsons
1891 – 1970
Birth Location: Monmouth, Warren, Illinois, USA
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Joseph Parsons
1891 – 1966
Birth Location: Illinois
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Jessie Blackburn
1892 – 1968
Birth Location: Clinton, Clinton, Iowa, USA
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Jessie Parsons's Ancestors

Self
Jessie Parsons
1868 – 1892
Birth Place: Illinois
Parents
Benjamin Parsons
1824 – 1867
Higham Ferrers, Northamptonshire, England, UK
Hannah Scarbrough
1828 – 1916
Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England
Grandparents
John Parsons
Ann Everitt
1794 – 1874
Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Robert Scarborough
1787 – 1851
England, UK
Ann Lilly
1785 – 1872
cransley, Northamptonshire, England, UK
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Everitt
1770 –
Sarah _______
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jessie Parsons's Descendants

1.
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Jessie (Mae) Parsons (abt 1868 – 13 May 1892) m. Harry (Joseph) Blackburn (2 March 1864 – 14 Apr 1911)
  1. 1. Jay (Hamilton) Parsons (13 Jan 1891 – 14 August 1970) m. Louise (Annette) Manzar (14 Feb 1895 – 20 Feb 1992)
  2. 2. Joseph (Blackburn) Parsons (abt 1891 – 17 Jun 1966) m. Antoinette (Hudson) Lennon (abt 1895 – 2 Mar 1976)
    1. 1. Janet (Lennon) Parsons (28 April 1918 – 28 April 1996) m. Samuel (Mills) Darling (13 January 1917 – 25 September 2008)
      1. 1. Joseph (Douglas) Darling (12 Jun 1941 – 27 Sep 2006) m. Patricia (Jane) Bassani (7 Oct 1943 – ) m. Aloma (Joyce) Tjepkema (30 July 1944 – 3 July 2007) m. Sandy Bacak
        1. 1. Leslie (Anne) Darling (9 Apr 1965 – ) m. Mark (Anthony) Damante (abt 1965 – )
        2. 2. Tila (Lea) Darling (7 Feb 1970 – ) m. John (R) Annen (abt 1969 – ) m. James (L) Zubersky (abt 1972 – )
      2. 2. Paul (Parsons) Darling (23 Jun 1944 – 31 Jan 2011) m. Joanne (Marie) Kickel (abt 1947 – ) m. Debra Johnson
        1. 1. Sean (Patrick) Darling (14 Nov 1970 – )
        2. 2. Brian (James) Darling (3 Mar 1973 – 2019)
        3. 3. Kevin (M.) Darling
      3. 3. Bruce (Lennon) Darling (21 Nov 1951 – 14 Feb 2017) m. Leslie _____ (abt 1946 – ) m. Cher _____
      4. 4. Ann (Rodgers) Darling (22 Jan 1963 – ) m. Gregory (Dean) Nottingham (10 Aug 1969 – )
        1. 1. Holly (Anne) Nottingham (4 Sep 1998 – ) m. Cody Whitlock
        2. 2. Joshua (Adams) Nottingham (18 Mar 2000 – )
        3. 3. Samuel (David) Nottingham (7 Jun 2001 – 14 Sept 2023)
    2. 2. Betty (Ann) Parsons (16 Dec 1926 – 19 Sep 2020) m. Robert (Brown) Tennant
      1. 1. Robert (Brown) Tennant (16 Sep 1948 – ) m. Patricia (A) Orcutt (abt 1953 – )
        1. 1. Robert (Brown) Tennant (12 Dec 1979 – )
      2. 2. Tonia (Parsons) Tennant (12 Jan 1950 – )
      3. 3. Christopher (Blackburn) Tennant (9 Oct 1956 – ) m. Debra (Ann) Peterson (24 Mar 1956 – 1 Feb 2016)
        1. 1. Megan Heuer
      4. 4. Peter (Hamilton) Tennant (21 Jun 1959 – ) m. Jean (M) Grogan (1959 – ) m. Joni (L) Dunfee (abt 1959 – )
      5. 5. Patrick (Harold) Tennant (1 Jun 1961 – )
  3. 3. Jessie (Gertrude) Blackburn (3 May 1892 – 4 November 1968) m. Albert (Arthur) Gordon (abt 1890 – 29 August 1961)

Jessie Parsons's Timeline

6 Records

1868
8 January 1868
Birth of Jessie Mae Parsons in Warren County, Illinois, United States of America
Warren County, Illinois, United States of America
1868
abt 1868
Birth of Jessie Mae Parsons in Illinois
Illinois
1870
1870
Age 2
Jessie Mae Parsons resided here in Monmouth, Warren, Illinois, USA
Monmouth, Warren, Illinois, USA
1880
1880
Age 12
Jessie Mae Parsons resided here in Monmouth, Warren, Illinois, USA
Monmouth, Warren, Illinois, USA
1892
13 May 1892
Age 24
Death of Jessie Mae Parsons in Clinton, Clinton, Iowa, USA
Clinton, Clinton, Iowa, USA
1892
13 May 1892
Age 24
Burial of Jessie Mae Parsons in Monmouth, Warren County, Illinois, United States of America
Monmouth, Warren County, Illinois, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 January 1868
    Event Place: Warren County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa, Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1999
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Monmouth, Warren, Illinois; Roll: 256; Page: 242C; Enumeration District: 294
    [3] U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1970, Presbyterian Historical Society; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1907; Book Title: Register 1838-1896; Accession Number: Vault BX 9211 .I31462 G72 v.1
    [4] Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1856-1940, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1868
    Event Place: Illinois

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Monmouth, Warren, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Monmouth, Warren, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Monmouth, Warren, Illinois; Roll: 256; Page: 242C; Enumeration District: 294

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1 Dec 1887
    Event Place: Monmouth, Illinois
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Warren County Democrat - 1 Dec 1887 - Page 8, Jessie visiting Burlington, Iowa friends 1 Dec 1887

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 29 Mar 1888
    Event Place: Monmouth, Illinois
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Warren County Democrat - 29 Mar 1888 - Page 1, Jessie performed in the Pickwick Papers 29 Mar 1888

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 5 Apr 1888
    Event Place: Monmouth, Illinois
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Warren County Democrat - 5 Apr 1888 - Page 5, Jessie May led a ladies' drill 5 Apr 1888

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 26 Apr 1888
    Event Place: Monmouth, Illinois
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Warren County Democrat - 26 Apr 1888 - Page 8, Jessie May had scarlet fever 26 Apr 1888

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 3 Apr 1890
    Event Place: Monmouth, Illinois
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Warren County Democrat - 3 Apr 1890 - Page 8, Blackburn-Parsons marriage license 3 Apr 1890

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 19 May 1892
    Event Place: Monmouth, Illinois
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Warren County Democrat - 19 May 1892 - Page 8, Jessie Mae Parsons obituary; Harry moved to Clinton to open a store after a fire 19 May 1892

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 May 1892
    Event Place: Clinton, Clinton, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1970, Presbyterian Historical Society; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1907; Book Title: Register 1838-1896; Accession Number: Vault BX 9211 .I31462 G72 v.1

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Place: Clinton, Clinton, Iowa, USA

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 13 May 1892
    Event Place: Monmouth, Warren County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1970, Presbyterian Historical Society; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1907; Book Title: Register 1838-1896; Accession Number: Vault BX 9211 .I31462 G72 v.1
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