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Edgar Ray Parsons

Male 1887 - 1976  (88 years)


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  • Name Edgar Ray Parsons  [1
    Birth 28 Sep 1887  Ashley, Pike County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Death Jan 1976  Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 
    • Known as Roy. Lynell Cordell found the information copied below:

      World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
      Name: Edgar Ray Parsons
      City: Chickasha
      County: Grady
      State: Oklahoma
      Birthplace: Ashley, Missouri; United States of America
      Birth Date: 28 Sep 1887
      Race: A huge letter C is on top of this line (Colored? Caucasian?)
      Occupation: Produce Truck Driver for Morrison Parsons Produce, Chickasha, OK
      Dependents: Wife and Baby
      Tall height, Medium build
      Brown eyes, black hair
      Roll: 1851777
      DraftBoard: 1
      ~~~~~~~~~~~
      This may be Roy and Maggie in 1930:
      1930 census Oklahoma Co. OK ED 55-154 Pg. 165A
      3300 Prospect St.
      32/34 Parsons, Ray E., head, MW, 43, M, age when first married 19, MO MO TX
      Margaret A ., wife, 37, M, age when first married 19, AR TX AR
      ~~~~~~~~~
      SSDI - EDGAR PARSONS 28 Sep 1887 Jan 1976 73107 (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, OK) (none specified) 441-01-0222 Oklahoma
    Person ID I6376  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father Columbus "Lum" Parsons,   b. 3 Mar 1854, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Jun 1943, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years) 
    Mother Virginia E. "Jennie" Gentry,   b. Jun 1859, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1930, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 71 years) 
    Marriage 1878  [1
    Family ID F3077  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Maggie Wright Seibert,   b. Abt 1893, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage 5 Jun 1912  [1
    • Edgar Roy Parsons, 24, farmer of Arthur, s/o Lum and Jennie
      Maggie Wright Seibert, 19, of Arthur
      married on June 5, 1912 by Rev. J.J. Ward
      in the presence of J.J. Ward of Velma and Mrs Pearl Gentry of Arthur.
      ~~~~~~~~~~~
      Roy Parsons of Arthur and John Ward of Velma witnessed two marriages on
      July 2, 1911.
      1. James D. Tussey of Tussey to Flossie Jackson of Tussey and
      2. Henry Tussey of Tussey to Miss Maudie Lee Clever, guardian R.B. Peddycoat consents. By J.J. Ward.

      (Courtesy Lynell Cordell)
    Family ID F3205  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Dec 2006 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 28 Sep 1887 - Ashley, Pike County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Jan 1976 - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S124] Harvey, Kenneth C--Family Member; Gedcom, Printed Descendants Reports of Payne and Gentry Families, Correspondence.

    2. [S98] 1860 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004., (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1860. M653, 1,438 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1860 United States Federal Census, the Eighth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, age as of the census day, sex, color; birthplace, occupation of males over age fifteen, and more. No relationships were shown between members of a household. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1860 Federal Census.).

    3. [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.