John R., son of William Thomas Parsley & Eisora Gordon, was born Jun 1867 Conway Co AR, died Conway Co AR & buried at Woolverton Mountain Cemetery, Conway Co AR
Occupation: Farmer
Married: Ruth R. Telia Sep 16, 1891 Conway Co AR. She was born Jun 13, 1867 AR, died Jun 19, 1927 Conway Co AR & buried at Grandview Cemetery, Conway Co AR.

Children:
1. John Henry born Oct 22, 1893 Conway Co AR, died May 29, 1919 Conway Co AR & buried at Grandview Cemetery, Conway Co AR.
2. Stella Naomi born Aug 1898 Conway Co AR
3. Zella born 1903 Conway Co AR
4. Christmas E. "Chris" born 1907 Conway Co AR

Notes:
1. Aug 29, 1870 Conway Co AR census record shows William Parsley age 22, Isura age 35, Mary age 16, Sarah age 14, Nancy age 9, Hinkle age 7 & John age 3 living in Lick Mountain township. William is a farmer. (pg 50a, #20)
2. Jun 2, 1880 Conway Co AR census record shows Thomas Parsley age 32, Isora age 47 & John age 13 living in Lick Mountain township. Thomas is a farmer. (pg 341b, #15)
3. Jun 7, 1880 Conway Co AR census record show Caleb Starkey age 67, Sarah age 67, Nancy age 46, Elizabeth age 42, granddaughter Ruth R. Telia age 13 & nephew Jesse age 35 living in Lick Mountain township. Caleb is a farmer. (pg 346a, ##95)
4. Sep 16, 1891 John R. Parsley age 24 married Ruth Starkey age 24 in Conway Co AR. (Marriage Book G, pg 544) Note: Starkey is her grandparents surname.
5. Jun 14, 1900 Conway Co AR census record shows John R. Parsley age 33, Ruth age 32, John H. age 6 & Stella N. age 2 living in Lick Mountain township. They had been married 10 years, had 4 children with 2 living. John is a farmer. Ruth cannot read or write. All were born in Arkansas. (pg 82b, #136)
6. Apr 23, 1910 Conway Co AR census record shows Ruth Parsley age 40, John age 16, Stella age 12, Zella age 7, Chris age 3 & Polly Gordon age 66 living in Lick Mountain township. Ruth is a farmer & John, Stella & Zella are farm laborers. Polly is Ruth's sister. Ruth is a widow. Polly was born in TN & all others in AR. (pg 96a, #143)
7. Jan 2, 1920 Conway Co AR census record shows Ruth Parsley age 50, Stella age 22, Zella age 16 & Chris age 14 living in Lick Mountain township. Ruth is a farmer. All were born in AR. (pg 216b, #18)
8. Apr 14, 1930 Conway Co AR census record shows Chris Parsley age 22 & his sister Stella age 30 living in Lick Mountain township. Both were born in AR. They are farmers. (pg 79b, #79)
9. John R. Parsley is my 1C3R.

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