Columbus "Lum" Parsons

1854 - 1943  (89 years)

• Name	Columbus "Lum" Parsons  [1]
  Nickname	Lum
  Birth	3 Mar 1854	Missouri   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	16 Jun 1943	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma
  Notes	Lynell Cordell emailed in April, 2006 that "I may have found Columbus with his parents. In 1860 he was 6 years old with William and Margaret Parsons in Hickory Co. MO. In 1870 he was 18 years old with William and Margaret in Lincoln Co. MO. William and Margaret and more children were still in Lincoln Co. in 1880. Since Pike Co. is next door to Lincoln Co., and if William and Margaret are Lum's parents, then it's possible that Lum and Jennie lived near them during the years between 1880 and 1900 but I'm just wondering where the info came from. This was the only Columbus I found and I tried searching for Parson and Lum and every combination I could think of so I think it's probably him. Makes me wonder what he was doing in Texas in the first place." Ken Harvey writes that he was known as Uncle Lum. He facinated the younger generation by being able to hold a pencil between his nose and his chin. Lynell Cordell recalls that after his wife died, Lum lived with his brother-in-law, James Edwin Gentry, in Stephens Couty. Harold Gentry, a great-nephew, repeated a story that his Uncle Lum told about living in Missouri during the Civil War. His father was with the Union forces and Confederate soldiers would regularly stop by their home asking where his father was. One day, as Lum was on his way to the mill with a sack of corn the Confederates stopped him and asked again where his father was. When Lum wouldn't tell them anything, they took his sack of corn and slowly poured it out on the ground as they rode along. His death certificate showed him as widowed, with an address of Duncan, Oklahoma. He died of benin prostatic hypertrophy with acute urinary retintion. He was buried at Fairlawn, probably in Grady County, Oklahoma. He was shown as being buried at the Fairlawn Cemetery, but Charles Strong was unable to find verification of this after personally visiting this cemetery. Even after consulting the cemetery records, a burial spot was not located. (Research): Census Listings: Lynell also found the following census listings for Lum and Jennie. Living with Johnson family on 1880 census. 1880 Census Wise Co. TX Pg. 226 Columbus PARSONS Self M Male W 26 MO Farmer MO MO Jennie PARSONS Wife M Female W 22 MO Keeping House (VA) (VA) ~~~~~~~~~~ 1900 census Pickens Co., Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory ED 163 Pg. 289B Twp. 1NR5W 218/221 Parsons, Columbus, head, WM, March 1854, 46, M-20, MO KY MO FARMER Virginia, wife, W F, JAN 1855, 45, M-20, 5/5 children, MO -- TN Charles, son, WM, July 1881, 18, TX MO MO William H., son, WM, Jan. 1884, 16, MO MO MO Edwin Malcolm, son, WM, Sept.1887, 12, MO MO MO Edwin Roy, son, WM, Sept. 1887, 12, MO MO MO Arthur George, son, WM, Nov. 1891, 8, MO MO MO ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1910 census Grady Co. OK ED 90 Pg. 14A Amber Twp. 185/187 Parsons, Lum, head, MW, 54, M 32, MO KY MO Virginia, wife, FW, 50, M 32, 6/5 children, MO KY VA Edwin M., son, MW, 22, MO Edgar R., son, MW, 22, MO George, son, MW, 19, MO ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1920 census Oklahoma Co. OK ED 113 Pg. 34B 132/136 Parsons, Columbus, Head, MW, 65, M, MO MO MO Virginia, wife, FW, 60, M, MO KY TN ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 1925 City Directory Page 563 Parsons, Columbus (Virginia) farmer r1520 E. 34th ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1930 census Oklahoma Co. OK ED 55-156 Pg. 164B 1630 E. 24th (address is hard to read) 18/19 Parsons, Lum, head, MW, 76, M, age when first married 25, MO MO MO Virginia E., wife, FW, 72, M, age when first married
  Person ID	I6332	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Family	Virginia E. "Jennie" Gentry,   b. Jun 1859, Missouri d. Aft 1930, Oklahoma (Age ~ 71 years)
  Marriage	1878  [1]
  Children	1. Charles Parsons,   b. Jul 1881, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   2. William Hardy Parsons,   b. Jan 1884, Missouri d. Yes, date unknown   3. Edwin Malcolm Parsons,   b. 28 Sep 1887, Missouri d. Aug 1910, Amber, Grady County, Oklahoma (Age 22 years)   4. Edgar Ray Parsons,   b. 28 Sep 1887, Ashley, Pike County, Missouri d. Jan 1976, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma (Age 88 years)   5. Arthur George Parsons,   b. 19 Nov 1891, Pike County, Missouri d. Jul 1966, Oklahoma (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F3077	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 3 Mar 1854 - Missouri Death - 16 Jun 1943 - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Trawick and Gentry Reunion, ca 1939 L-R: Emma (Green) & John Price Gentry, Mary (Trawick) Rennels, George and Belle (McCauley) Trawick, James Edwin and Zada (Trawick) Gentry, Columbus and Virginia (Gentry) Parsons, John O. and Susie (Trawick) McMinn, UNKNOWN, UNKNOWN. PLEASE HELP US IDENTIFY THE UNKNOWN COUPLE.

  
  

  Documents

  Parsons, Columbus Husband of Jennie Gentry. Although his parents are not listed on his death certificate, it appears from census records that he is likely to son of William and Margaret Parson of Hickory County, Missouri.

  
  

• Sources

  [S124] Harvey, Kenneth C--Family Member; Gedcom, Printed Descendants Reports of Payne and Gentry Families, Correspondence. [S315] Rainey, Juanita (sparklestree@aol.com) "Juanita's Family Tree" Ver. Jun 23 22:39:06 2003; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=gentry536.