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Clay County, Kentucky, farmer. Virginia native. Son of Joseph Parsons and Margaret Parsons. Married to Sarah A. Pennington Parsons in Clay County, Kentucky, on February 19, 1857. Father of Jasper Parsons, Barbara Parsons, William Parsons, and Joseph H. Parsons. Resident of Lee County, Virginia, in 1850. Farmer in Clay County, Kentucky, in 1860.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Virginia, Lee County, District 31, p. 412A.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Clay County, p. 134.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Estill County, Station Camp, p. 300B.

Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll 994031, Clay County Marriages.

Citation

Parsons, John. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32203004 (November 12, 2026).

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