Hiram Louis Parsons

Notes:

Mason Co deaths
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=29108&Type=Death
Harm Louis Parsons, married to Jocie Ann Parsons, 5/23/1938, age 67y 19d, born Jackson Co, parents George Parsons & Jane Rhodes, informant Mrs Flo Robson, Dunbar, WV

Hiram married Josephine A 'Josie' Garnes on 19 Jun 1892 in Jackson County, West Virginia. Josephine was born in Dec 1864 in Jackson County, West Virginia; died on 23 Apr 1944. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

1900 JC Ripley Dist
Hiram L Parsons 5/1871 m 8y
Josie A 12/1864 7-7
Alice M 5/86
Ioma V 12/92
Chalres E 1/95
Russel D 10/97
Joseph C 1/1900
George D 1/1900
Honaker, Eliza A, mil 9/1837 wd 5-2

Buried in Lone Oak Cem., Pt. Pleasant, Mason Co, WV

George married Sarah Jane Rhodes on 23 Feb 1866 in Jackson County, West Virginia. Sarah (daughter of James C M Rhodes and Anne Casto) was born on 25 Jun 1844 in Jackson County, West Virginia; died on 12 Dec 1878; was buried in Parsons Cemetery, near Kentuck, Jackson Co, WV. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

1870 Mill Creek, Jackson, WV # 303
George W, 26
Sarah Jane, 25
Joshua, 3
Charles, 1

1880 Census Place: Ripley, Jackson, West VirginiaPage 433A
George W. PARSONS Self M M W 34 WV
Elizabeth S. PARSONS Wife F M W 36 WV
Joshua PARSONS Son M S W 13 WV
Charles PARSONS Son M S W 11 WV
Hiram S. PARSONS Son M S W 8 WV
Icydora PARSONS Dau F S W 4 WV
David PARSONS Son M S W 8M WV

1890 Veterans Schedules
Veteran's Name: G W Parsons
Home in 1890: Washington, Jackson, West Virginia
Year enlisted: 8/1/1861
Year discharged: 7/16/1865
Rank: Private
Company: K
Regiment or vessel: 8 WV INf
Length of service: 4y11m15d
PO Address: Kentuck

Buried Parsons Cemetery on old David Parsons farm near Kentuck PO

Notes:

Rhodes, James C. M. corporal 41 (Casto) mustered in Rpiley; 7/20/63also private, (J. Johnson); he mustered in 5/6/63; mustered out 8/2074 also private (Kennedy); he mustered in Ripley 8/20/64; musted out 4/30/65; paroled P. O. W., s/o Christopher and Catherine Peters Rhodes, Elk Fork, married Ann d/o John and Nancy Parsons Casto 10/8/1840

James married Anne Casto on 8 Oct 1840 in Jackson County, West Virginia. Anne was born in Oct 1818 in Mason County, West Virginia; died in Jun 1902. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

1850 Jackson, VA # 290-294 8/14/1850
Roads J.C.M. 31 M Farmer Va Roads Anne 31 F Va can't r/wX
Roads Elizabeth 8 F Va Roads Mary 6 F Va Roads Sarah J 4 F Va Roads Charles 2 M Va Roads Nancy 3/12 F Va

1860 Jackson County, VA # 1020-958 taken 7/28/1860
Rhodes, Jas C M, 41,VA
Ann, 41, VA
Mary, 16, Kids all Jxn
Jane, 14
Chas, 12
Nancy, 10
Sylvester, 8
Susan, 6
Sinobeth, 3
Albert, 1/12

1870 Jackson, WV p 193
Rhodes, James C M, 40, farmer, Tug Fork, 400-200, Rockbridge Co
Ann, 40, JC
Nancy, 21
Susan, 14
Elizabeth, 12
Sylvester, 18
Albert, 10
Melvin, 2

1880 Census Place: Washington, Jackson, West Virginia Page 424B
James C. M. RHOADS Self M M W 61 WV
Ann RHOADS Wife F M W 61 WV
Susan RHOADS Dau F S W 25 WV
Albert A. RHOADS Son M S W 19 WV
Louis M. RHOADS GSon M S W 12 WV
Isa D. RHOADS GDau F S W 4 WV

1900 Washington Dist, Jackson WV l/w dau Mary
Anie Rhodes, mil, 10/1818, wd, 12-8, WV WV WV

From Joyce Mertens:
Roane Co Deeds
James C. M. Rhodes by Mary A. D. Bruen and others by their deed bearing dates on the 15 day of December 1883.

So he bought some of the Bruen land. I'm not sure of the spelling of that. By 1889 he is deceased and the deed is between Miles and Silvester and wife Helena. One mentions Charles B. Rhodes & wife. The early one is bordered by T. A. E. Wesson & Wife & Charles B. Rhodes & wife. 1891 mentions Martin Casto.
The 1894 one has Rhodes spelled Rhoads but on the outside has it Rhodes. This year they sell this 39 acres to D. W. Rhoads and in 1895 he sells it back to Melissa Jane. It is bordered by: Situated on the head of Bare Fork of Mill Creek in Harper District, Roane County, W. Va. and bounded on the North by Charles Moore and East by Andrew Westfall, on the south by Silvester Rhoads and on the west by J. F. Cobb
(Julian Frank Cobb)

Anna Rhodes, Charles B. Rhodes 7 Sylvester & Helena Rhodes sold land to Miles in 1891. Another ones shows Miles and Melissa Rhodes bought land in Roane co. From Sylvester's widow Ann, Charles B. Rhodes and Malinda Litton Tolley in 1892.

Notes:

War of 1812

Will pg 48 1 Sept 1854
wife Catherine, daughters Polly Rollins and Sophia Rhodes, son-in-law Watson Rollins, R. R. Riley, Executor, Witnesses Robert R Riley & Andrew Waugh; Probated Mar 1858

Christopher married Catherine Peters on 2 Jun 1801 in Rockbridge Co, VA. Catherine was born about 1790 OR 1777 in PA; died between 1870 and 1880. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Data Source: Virginia Marriages, 1740-1850
CHRISTOPHER RODES CATHERINE PEETERS 2 Jun 1801 Rockbridge

Christopher Rhodes:
1810 Rockbridge co. Va. 1m 0-10 1m 26-45 4f 0-10 2f 26-45
1820 Rockbridge co. Va. 2m 0-10 1m 16-26 1m 45-up 5f 0-10 1f 10-16 1f 16-26 1f 26-45

10/11/1837 Rockbridge co. Va. Deed Book V p 163 sold to John A. Reynolds
They came from near Natural Bridge to Wood co. (now Jackson Co, WV) Va.

1830 Rockbridge Co, VA
Christopher Rhodes
1m 5-10
1m 10-15
1m 20-30
1m 50-60
1f 0-5
1f 5-10
1f 10-15
3f 15-20
2f 20-30
1f 40-50

1840 Jackson co. Va. #216
1m 10-15
1m 15-20
1m 70-80 no females
Next are Benjamin Roads, then Peter Roads, Samuel was 2nd before Chris.

1850 Jackson co #451-456 8/27/1850
Rodes Christipher, 78 M Farmer Va, can't r/w, deaf
Rodes Catherine 60 F Va can't r/w
Rodes Sophia 38 F Va can't r/w
Rodes Jacob 24 M Farmer Va
Rodes Polly 22 F Va can't r/w
Rodes Peter 60 M Farmer Va can't r/w
Tolly Gilbert 13 M Va

1860 Jackson, VA # 955-900 living with Watson & Mary Rollins
Catherine, 83
Sophia, 48

JCWR:
Christopher Rhodes, appraisal Feb 1859; died Nov 1858

Will, 9/1/1854, prv, Mar term 1858
2 daughters now living with me: Peggy Rollins & Sophia Rhodes (single dau)
property not subject to debts of Polly's husband Watson Rollins or Sophia's if she marries
wife Catherine
friend RR Riley, Exec


Know all men by these present that we Christopher Rhodes & Christian Varner are held and firmly bound to James Monroe governor of the commonwealth of Virginia or his successor in the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars to which payment well & truly to be made we bind ourselves our Heirs Execution & jointly and severally firmly by these present Witness our hands and seald this 2nd Day of May in 1801
The condition of the above obligation is such that whereas there is a marriage shortly intended to be esteminized between the above bounded Christophber Rhodes & Catherine Peters daughter of Jonas Peters Decd.

If thereforethere shall be no lawful cause to the same then this obligation to be void or else remain in full force.

teste Christoph ?

A. M. Reid Jr. C. E ?

Christoph Rhodes' last will & Testament
In the name of God, Ame. I Christopher Rhodes of the County of Jacko in the state of Virginia being of sound mind and meory butbeing weak in body and calling to mind the uncertainty of human life and wishing to make a proper distribution and arrangement of such worldly good as I am possessed of do make publish and declare this my last will and testament in maner and form folling that is I say.

I will and desire that my funeral expenses shall be first paid but if my two daughters now linving with me Polly Rollins and my single daughter Sophia shall settle the expenses attending my funeral and burial then I will and bequeath to my said two daughters all my estate both real and personal of every kind and description considering as I conscientiouly do that I do not owe anything to any man on earth and therefore deem it unnescessary to make any arrangement or provision for the payment of debts. But in making the above bequest to my said two daughters I desire that the estate thus devised shall remain the property of my said two daughters and not subject to the control of or bleable: for the debts of Watson Rollins, the husband of Polly Rollins or the husband of Sophia if she should here after marry. Nor is it my desire to interfere with the dower right of my beloved wife Catharine who I will and desire shall receive her legal share of all my estate.
Lastly I nominate and appoint my friend R. R. Riley executor of this my last will and testament and hereby revoking all to give bond and security uipon gualifing as such ex
My seal this 1 day of Sept 1854,
Christopher S his mark Rhodes

Signed Sealed and acknowledged in the presence of us who at his instance and in his presence have subscrited our names as witness
Robt R. Riley
Andrew Waugh

Virginia Jackson Co.
March First 1858
The last will and testament of Christopher Rhodes ded was this day produced in court and proven by the oaths of Andrew Waugh and R. r. Riley subscribing witness there and order to be recorded and on the motion of the said R. R. Riley executor there in named who tookthe oath as prescribed by law certificate is granted him for obtaining probate of the said willl in due form the said decedent having reauested on his said mile? that his said executor should not upon his qualifying give bond and security as such ex.
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Teste Jas Greer ClerkVa:Big Sandy INDEX_90.Preparer:Index of Names31 January 2012PAGE33T VaRockbridge Co. Catherine Peters and Christopher Marion Rhodes were married on 2 Jun 1801 in Rockbridge Co., Va.