Individual Details

James Harvey Parsons

(18 Dec 1847 - 17 Apr 1933)

Events

Birth	18 Dec 1847	Date of birth listed on his death certificate. Grave marker is inscribed with 1855 as his birth year. - Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas, United States
Residence	1850	Living with his parents William Hugh and Elizabeth Wilcox Parsons at his maternal grandparents Nathan and Samantha Wilcox home. - Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas
Residence	1860	Age in 1860: 12 James Harvey is living with his maternal grandparents Nathan and Samantha Wilcox. What happened to his parents William Hugh and Elizabeth Parsons? - Prairie, Washington, Arkansas, United States
Residence	1870	Residence Post Office: Lebanon - Osage, Laclede, Missouri, USA
Marriage	3 Jul 1873	A.F. Shadel J.P. - Laclede, Missouri - Margaret Alice Jones
Residence	1880	Age 31 living with wife Margaret and children James 6. Mary 4 , Manda 2 and William 10 months. He is a farmer. Can not read or write. - Liberty, Pulaski, Missouri, United States
Residence	1900	Age 55 living with wife Margaret, son Ben 15, Esebell 14, daughter M.A. 12, Jenettie 10, Samuel 8. He is a farmer, the children attend school. - Liberty, Pulaski, Missouri
J.H. Parsons, Mr. & Mrs. Ben Parsons, Miss Nettie Parsons, P	12 Mar 1909	Tip New about J.H. Parsons, Mr& Mrs. Ben Parsons, Nettie Parsons, Burgess' and Pesterfields - Pryor, Oklahoma
Residence	1910	Age 64 living wife Margaret and children Nettie 19, Sam 17. Living on a farm. Everyone in the household can read and write except James Harvey. - Center, Mayes, Oklahoma, USA
Residence	1920	James is 72 living with his wife Margaret 67 and grandson J.L. age 5. (James L. Parsons son of Nathan Parsons is 3 and listed with his parents in the 1920 census. Could be the same child listed twice with an error made by the grandparents as to his age. ) - Adair, Mayes, Oklahoma, USA
Residence	1925	Widower age 77 living with daughter Nettie Parsons Darrow and her family. - Coldwater, Comanche, Kansas
Residence	1930	Listed as Harvey 82 widower living with his son William and family. - River, Mayes, Oklahoma
Death	17 Apr 1933	Death Certificate lists his birthday as 18 Dec 1847. Marker has 1855 inscribed. - Mayes, Oklahoma, USA
Obituary for James R Parsons (James H. Parsons)	20 Apr 1933	Article in Adair, Oklahoma paper. Middle initial is an error. - Adair, Oklahoma
Burial		Buried at Bryan Chapel Cemetery, Boatman, Mayes County, Oklahoma. - Mayes County, Oklahoma, USA

Families

Spouse

Mary J Parsons (1845 - )

Spouse	Margaret Alice Jones (1852 - 1922)
Child	James Albert Parsons (1874 - 1933)
Child	Amanda Lee Parsons (1876 - 1910)
Child	Mary S. Parsons (1878 - 1937)
Child	William Thomas Parsons (1879 - 1970)
Child	Florence Parsons (1882 - 1933)
Child	Nathan Benjamin Parsons (1884 - 1962)
Child	Isabelle Parsons (1885 - )
Child	Mahalie Alice Parsons (1888 - 1967)
Child	Nettie Parsons (1890 - 1967)
Child	Samuel Lafayette Parsons (1893 - 1956)

Father	William Hugh Parsons (1829 - )
Mother	Elizabeth Wilcox (1824 - )
Sibling	William H Parsons (1852 - 1930)

Endnotes

1. Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006), Year: 1910; Census Place: Center, Mayes, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1262; Page: 8a; Enumeration District: 0084; FHL microfilm: 1375275.

2. Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010), Year: 1880; Census Place: Liberty, Pulaski, Missouri; Roll: 710; Page: 391C; Enumeration District: 145.

3. Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), Year: 1920; Census Place: Adair, Mayes, Oklahoma; Roll: T625_1472; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 47.

4. Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004), Year: 1900; Census Place: Liberty, Pulaski, Missouri; Roll: 882; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 0113.

5. Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas; Roll: 31; Page: 438a.

6. Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Prairie, Washington, Arkansas; Roll: M653_52; Page: 644; Family History Library Film: 803052.

7. Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002), Year: 1930; Census Place: River, Mayes, Oklahoma; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0018; FHL microfilm: 2341647.

8. Ancestry.com, Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1925 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: KS1925_27; Line: 6.

9. Ancestry.com, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).

10. Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Year: 1870; Census Place: Osage, Laclede, Missouri; Roll: M593_786; Page: 75A.

11. Ancestry.com, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2019), The Adair Citizen; Publication Date: 20 Apr 1933; Publication Place: Adair, Oklahoma, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/748544027/?article=4e47693a-0f37-4198-b9a7-d8fcd5b6f0a6&focus=0.5204896,0.31398815,0.67367613,0.41926196&xid=3355.