Notes for Peter Parsons: [Brøderbund WFT Vol. 13, Ed. 1, Tree #2752, Date of Import: Jul 29, 2001]
Excerpt from OBITUARY in a Farmington, NM newspaper; Oct. 1927.
Peter M. Parsons was born at Brighton, Sussex county, England on Feb. 2, 1841. Died at his home in Farmington, NM on Oct. 9, 1927; age 86 years, 8 months, 8 days, on his 50th wedding anniversary.
He came to the U. S. at the age of 10 with his parents. In 1877, at the age of 36 years, he was married to Mrs. Alcena Draper of Burden, Kansas, to who four children were born: Frank, Effie, Isa, and Lula.
Mr. Parsons was a man of splendid principles and lived a clean, upright life, honest and straight-forward in his dealings with his fellow man; a kindly and sympathetic neighbor and worthy to be called friend.
Remains laid to rest in Greenlawn cemetery.
More About Peter Parsons: Baptism (LDS): SUBMITTED. Date born 2: 02 Feb 1841, Brighton, Sussex Co. England.285 Date born 3: 02 Feb 1841, Lewes, Sussex Co., England.286 Comment 1: Came to US when 11 years old..287 Died 2: 09 Oct 1927, Farmington, San Juan Co., NM.288 Endowment (LDS): SUBMITTED. Ethnicity/Relig.: English.289 Occupation: Farmer.289 Sealed to parents (LDS): SUBMITTED.
More About Peter Parsons and Alcena Susan Ripley: Marriage 1: 09 Aug 1875, Vernon County, Missouri. Marriage 2: 08 Oct 1877, Fredonia, Wilson Co., KS.290 Marriage 3: 08 Oct 1877, Freedonia, Kansas.291 Sealed to spouse (LDS): SUBMITTED.
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