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Joseph Blackburn Parsons 1891 – 1966 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1891

Birth Location: Illinois

Death Date: 17 Jun 1966

Death Location: Miltona, Douglas, Minnesota, USA

Father: Harry Blackburn

Mother: Jessie Parsons

Spouse(s): Antoinette Lennon

Children(s): Janet Parsons, Betty Parsons

According to available records, Joseph Blackburn Parsons was born in 1891 in Illinois, the child of Harry Joseph Blackburn and Jessie Mae Parsons. Following those early years, Joseph Blackburn Parsons married Antoinette Hudson Lennon, and their family grew to include Janet Lennon Parsons and Betty Ann Parsons. In the later years of life, Joseph Blackburn Parsons died in 1966 in Miltona, Douglas, Minnesota, USA.

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Parents

Harry Blackburn
1864 – 1911
Birth Location: Monmouth, Warren County, Illinois, United States of America
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Jessie Parsons
1868 – 1892
Birth Location: Illinois
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Spouses(s)

Antoinette Lennon
1895 – 1976
Birth Location: Wisconsin, USA
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Children(s)

Janet Parsons
1918 – 1996
Birth Location: Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, United States of America
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Betty Parsons
1926 – 2020
Birth Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
BP

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 13 Jan 1891
    Event Place: Monmouth, Warren, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, 1921 Census of Canada, 1940 United States Federal Census, 1950 United States Federal Census, Border Crossings: From U.S. to Canada, 1908-1935, Minnesota, Death Index, 1908-2017, Minnesota, Territorial and State Censuses, 1849-1905, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-1999, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War II Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) for the State of Minnesota; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Box or Roll Number: 659, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Purdue University; Year: 1913, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Purdue University; Year: 1912, Library and Archives Canada; 1908-1935 Border Entries; Roll: T-15316, Year: 1940; Census Place: St Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota; Roll: m-t0627-02003; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 90-277, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File, Registration State: Indiana; Registration County: Marion; Roll: 1504021; Draft Board: 06, Minnesota Department of Health; St Paul, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota, Death Index, 1908-2017, Year: 1900; Census Place: Winona Ward 2, Winona, Minnesota; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0199; FHL microfilm: 1240797, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 92; Census Place: Ward 6, Toronto South, Ontario; Page Number: 1, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Miltona, Douglas, Minnesota; Roll: 2845; Page: 34; Enumeration District: 21-29

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: abt 1891
    Event Place: Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: abt 1891
    Event Place: Illinois

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1895
    Event Place: Dodge Center, Dodge, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: Minnesota, Territorial and State Censuses, 1849-1905

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Winona Ward 2, Winona, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Winona Ward 2, Winona, Minnesota; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0199; FHL microfilm: 1240797

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1908
    Event Place: Winona, Winona, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Winona Ward 1, Winona, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1912
    Event Place: West Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-1999, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Purdue University; Year: 1912

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1913
    Event Place: West Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-1999, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Purdue University; Year: 1913

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1915
    Event Place: Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Catalogs, 1765-1935

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 26 Apr 1916
    Event Place: La Crosse, Wisconsin

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 26 Apr 1916
    Event Place: La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: Wisconsin, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-current, The La Crosse Tribune; Publication Date: 26 Apr 1916; Publication Place: La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Cited in the family tree "Shepard Family" created by "whiterabbitt1", Registration State: Indiana; Registration County: Marion; Roll: 1504021; Draft Board: 06

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 13 Jul 1919
    Event Place: Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada, Border Crossings: From U.S. to Canada, 1908-1935, Library and Archives Canada; 1908-1935 Border Entries; Roll: T-15316, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 92; Census Place: Ward 6, Toronto South, Ontario; Page Number: 1

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1 Jun 1921
    Event Place: Toronto South, Toronto South, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 92; Census Place: Ward 6, Toronto South, Ontario; Page Number: 1

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 4 Jan 1924
    Event Place: La Crosse, Wisconsin
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The La Crosse Tribune - 4 Jan 1924 - Page 1, William B. Parsons obit 4 Jan 1924

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 10 Jan 1924
    Event Place: Minneapolis, Minnesota

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 10 Jan 1924
    Event Place: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: California, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, Minnesota, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, The Los Angeles Times; Publication Date: 15 Jan 1924; Publication Place: Los Angeles, California, USA, Star Tribune; Publication Date: 10 Jan 1924; Publication Place: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; &terms=Joe_Blackburn_Parsons

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 15 Jan 1924
    Event Place: Los Angeles, California

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 17 Aug 1924
    Event Place: La Crosse, Wisconsin
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The La Crosse Tribune - 17 Aug 1924 - Page 5, Parsons family visit 17 Aug 1924

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 26 Apr 1926
    Event Place: La Crosse, Wisconsin
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The La Crosse Tribune - 26 Apr 1926 - Page 3, Parsons-Lennon marriage license 26 Apr 1926

    Genealogy Event 22
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1931
    Event Place: St Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 23
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1932
    Event Place: St Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 24
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1933
    Event Place: St Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 25
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1934
    Event Place: St Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 26
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: St Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: St Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota; Roll: m-t0627-02003; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 90-277

    Genealogy Event 27
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: St Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: St Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota; Roll: m-t0627-02003; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 90-277

    Genealogy Event 28
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1942
    Event Place: Saint Paul, Ramsey,Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War II Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) for the State of Minnesota; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Box or Roll Number: 659, Cited in the family tree "Shepard Family" created by "whiterabbitt1"

    Genealogy Event 29
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1948
    Event Place: St Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 30
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1950
    Event Place: Miltona, Douglas, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Miltona, Douglas, Minnesota; Roll: 2845; Page: 34; Enumeration District: 21-29

    Genealogy Event 31
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: Before 1951
    Event Place: Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 32
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 21 Jun 1966
    Event Place: La Crosse, Wisconsin
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The La Crosse Tribune - 21 Jun 1966 - Page 11, Joseph Blackburn Parsons obit 21 Jun 1966

    Genealogy Event 33
    Event Type: Adoption
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Cited in the family tree "Shepard Family" created by "whiterabbitt1"

    Genealogy Event 34
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Canada
    Record Source: Border Crossings: From U.S. to Canada, 1908-1935, Library and Archives Canada; 1908-1935 Border Entries; Roll: T-15316

    Genealogy Event 35
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Douglas, Minnesota
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Miltona, Douglas, Minnesota; Roll: 2845; Page: 34; Enumeration District: 21-29

    Genealogy Event 36
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Indianapolis
    Record Source: Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999, The La Crosse Tribune; Publication Date: 29/ Apr/ 1916; Publication Place: La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA; ,0.6484233,0.58212346,0.9821915&xid=

    Genealogy Event 37
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Catalogs, 1765-1935, U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Indiana; Registration County: Marion; Roll: 1504021; Draft Board: 06

    Genealogy Event 38
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Lake, Miltona, Douglas, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The La Crosse Tribune; Publication Date: 21/ Jun/ 1966; Publication Place: La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America; ,0.043970212,0.74

    Genealogy Event 39
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Saint Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War II Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) for the State of Minnesota; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Box or Roll Number: 659

    Genealogy Event 40
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 17 Jun 1966
    Event Place: Miltona, Douglas, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: Minnesota, Death Index, 1908-2017, Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Ohio, Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File, Ohio Department of Health; Columbus, Ohio; Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007, Minnesota Department of Health; St Paul, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota, Death Index, 1908-2017, The La Crosse Tribune; Publication Date: 21/ Jun/ 1966; Publication Place: La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America; ,0.043970212,0.74

    Genealogy Event 41
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin, United States of America
    Record Source: Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, The La Crosse Tribune; Publication Date: 21/ Jun/ 1966; Publication Place: La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America; ,0.043970212,0.74

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