Louisville, Kentucky, actor and minister (Methodist). Hartford County, Connecticut, native. Married to Emily C. Oldham Parsons in Floyd County, Indiana, on December 7, 1830. Father of Charles W. Parsons, Henry B. Parsons, Arabella C. Parsons, Edward Y. Parsons, Frank Parsons, and Clarence W. Parsons. Minister in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1850. Owned two enslaved persons in Louisville in 1850. Minister in Louisville in 1860. Owned two enslaved persons in Louisville in 1860.