James W Parsley1

#15974, (19 September 1805 - )
Father*Abraham Parsley2 (c 1766 - )
Mother*Elizabeth Gray2

Family

Sarah Moran b. c 1817
Children 1.William F Parsley7 (c 1840 - )
 2.Emeline A Parsley7 (c 1842 - )
 3.George W Parsley7 (c 1845 - )
 4.Andrew J Parsley7 (c 1848 - )
 5.Richard M Parsley7 (c 1850 - )
 6.Mary Parsley8 (c 1857 - )
James W. Parsley, one of the oldest pioneers of the county now [1885] living, is a native of Rutherford County, Tenn., born September 19, 1805, being one of two surviving members of a family of fourteen children born to the marriage of Abraham Parsley and Elizabeth Gray. He grew to manhood in his native State, receiving no education in his youth, but after his marriage, he learned to "read, write and cipher." In 1829 he came to this county with his parents, and settled on the land where he now lives. He cleared and improved the place, undergoing all the hardships of a pioneer Life, and provided for his parents as long as they lived. August 15, 1839, he married Sarah Moran a native of Kentucky, by whom he is the father of twelve children, six of whom, William F., Emiline A. (wife of L. C. Frisbie). George W., Andrew J., Richard M. and Mary J. (widow of A. L. Carlisle), are living. Mr. Parsley has always been an enterprising and prosperous farmer, and now owns a farm of 200 acres. He is a member of the Baptist Church, and his wife is a Methodist."2 
Birth*19 September 1805He was born on 19 September 1805 at Rutherford Co., TennesseeG.2 
Marriage*14 August 1839He married Sarah Moran on 14 August 1839 at Spencer Co., IndianaG.1,3 
1840He and Sarah Moran appeared on the census of 1840 at Spencer Co., IndianaG; neis. Jas. Parsly (20-29); Samuel Parsley (20-29.)4) 
14 October 1850He and Sarah Moran appeared on the census of 14 October 1850 at Ohio Twp., Spencer Co., IndianaG; nei. Elizabeth (63), Abraham (84) Parsley, fam. 807.5 
19 June 1860He and Sarah Moran appeared on the census of 19 June 1860 at Ohio Twp., Spencer Co., IndianaG; nei. Nancy (Paisley) Edwards, fam. 469.6 

Citations

  1. [S181] History of Warrick, Spencer and Perry Counties (Chicago: Goodspeed Bros., 1885), p. 47.
  2. [S181] History of Warrick, Spencer and Perry Counties, p. 477.
  3. [S198] Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941 [database], Jordan Dodd, Liahona Research and Works Progress Administration, compilers, online Ancestry.com, James Parsley and Sarah Moran, marr. Spencer Co. 14 Aug 1839.
  4. [S54] 1840 U.S. Federal Census. Jas. (20-29); F (20-29) [Sarah].
  5. [S20] 1850 U.S. Federal Census. James (39), b. TN, farmer; Sarah (33), b. KY.
  6. [S19] 1860 U.S. Federal Census. James (45), b. TN, farmer; Sarah (44), b. KY.
  7. [S20] 1850 U.S. Federal Census.
  8. [S19] 1860 U.S. Federal Census.