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William Emmett Parsons 1868–1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 September 1868

Birth Location: Virginia

Death Date: 1 March 1942

Death Location: Pennington Gap, Lee County, Virginia, USA

Father: David Parsons

Mother: Amy Parsons

Spouse(s): Alice Parsons

Children(s): Albert Parsons, Burley Parsons, Cecil Parsons, Grace Parsons, Harold Parsons, Maude Parsons, Virginia Parsons, Wade Parsons

In 1868, William Emmett Parsons entered the world in Virginia, born to David Perry Parsons And Amy Parsons. In 1880, William Emmett Parsons resided in Clarks Creek, Morris, Kansas, USA. William Emmett Parsons married Alice Leonia Parsons, and had children including Albert Junior Parsons, Burley Minor Parsons, Cecil Cray Parsons, Grace Parsons, Harold Parsons, Maude Pearl Parsons, Virginia Pearl Parsons, Wade Otis Parsons. William Emmett Parsons passed away in 1942 in Pennington Gap, Lee County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1868, William Emmett Parsons entered the world in Virginia, born to David Perry Parsons And Amy Parsons.
  • In 1880, William Emmett Parsons resided in Clarks Creek, Morris, Kansas, USA.
  • William Emmett Parsons married Alice Leonia Parsons, and had children including Albert Junior Parsons, Burley Minor Parsons, Cecil Cray Parsons, Grace Parsons, Harold Parsons, Maude Pearl Parsons, Virginia Pearl Parsons, Wade Otis Parsons.
  • William Emmett Parsons passed away in 1942 in Pennington Gap, Lee County, Virginia, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Parsons's Ancestors

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William Parsons
1868–1942
Birth Place: Virginia
Parents
David Perry Parsons
1840–1917
Lee County, Virginia, United States of America
Amy Parsons
1846–
Virginia
Grandparents
John (Simmons) Parsons
1802–1857
Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Rebecca Pennington
1805–1890
Lee County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Parsons
1754–1808
Mary Feathers
1758–1856
Edward Pennington
1769–1860
Martha Flanary
1779–1852
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Micajah Pennington
1743–1813
Rachel Jones
1739–1841
John Flanary
1748–1842
Phoebe Boggs
1754–1842

William Parsons's Descendants

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William (Emmett) Parsons (12 September 1868–1 March 1942) m. Alice (Leonia) Parsons (15 March 1874–16 November 1952)
  1. 1. Albert (Junior) Parsons 1911–1996
  2. 2. Burley (Minor) Parsons 1896–1990
  3. 3. Cecil (Cray) Parsons 1909–1987 m. Imogene (C) Parsons 1919–1997 m. Jean (J) Parsons 1920–
  4. 4. Grace Parsons 1905–2006
  5. 5. Harold Parsons 1915–1994
  6. 6. Maude (Pearl) Parsons 1894–1988
  7. 7. Virginia (Pearl) Parsons 1899–1985
  8. 8. Wade (Otis) Parsons 1901–1970

William Parsons's Timeline

3 Records

1868
12 September 1868
Birth of William Emmett Parsons in Virginia
Virginia
1880
1880
Age 12
William Emmett Parsons resided here in Clarks Creek, Morris, Kansas, USA
Clarks Creek, Morris, Kansas, USA
1942
1 March 1942
Age 74
Death of William Emmett Parsons in Pennington Gap, Lee County, Virginia, USA
Pennington Gap, Lee County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 September 1868
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Clarks Creek, Morris, Kansas; Roll: 390; Page: 372D; Enumeration District: 130
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Clarks Creek, Morris, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Clarks Creek, Morris, Kansas; Roll: 390; Page: 372D; Enumeration District: 130

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 March 1942
    Event Place: Pennington Gap, Lee County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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