William Jasper Parsley1

Family
TMG ID:63801, (24 Aug 1858 - 15 Feb 1941)

Primary Birth & Death

Union(s)

EventDetails/Notes
MarriageFriday, 1 Sep 1876, William, age 18 years and 8 days, and Mary Frances Pedigo, age 17 years, 2 months and 12 days were married at DeKalb County, TennesseeG.1
     

Children of: William Jasper Parsley and Mary Frances Pedigo

Citations

  1. [S807] RootsWeb.com, online http://tinyurl.com/jy5c4um, Glenn Merchant (e-mail address), updated as of 24 Dec 2008.
Last Edited1 Feb 2013

Mary Frances Pedigo1

Family
TMG ID:63802, (20 Jun 1859 - 24 Oct 1937)

Primary Birth & Death

Alias(es)

  • Name-Married: on Friday, 1 Sep 1876, her married name became Mrs. Parsley (née Pedigo).

Union(s)

EventDetails/Notes
MarriageFriday, 1 Sep 1876, Mary, age 17 years, 2 months and 12 days, and William Jasper Parsley, age 18 years and 8 days were married at DeKalb County, TennesseeG.1
     

Children of: Mary Frances Pedigo and William Jasper Parsley

Citations

  1. [S807] RootsWeb.com, online http://tinyurl.com/jy5c4um, Glenn Merchant (e-mail address), updated as of 24 Dec 2008.
Last Edited1 Feb 2013

Amon Filmore Parsley1

Family
TMG ID:63803, (21 Oct 1900 - 25 May 1984)
Father*William Jasper Parsley1 B: 24 Aug 1858, D: 15 Feb 1941
Mother*Mary Frances Pedigo1 B: 20 Jun 1859, D: 24 Oct 1937

Primary Birth & Death

'Non-primary' Vitals

Union(s)

EventDetails/Notes
MarriageAmon and Lillian Maude Johnson were married.1
     

Citations

  1. [S807] RootsWeb.com, online http://tinyurl.com/jy5c4um, Glenn Merchant (e-mail address), updated as of 24 Dec 2008.
Last Edited1 Feb 2013

Lillian Maude Johnson1

TMG ID:63804, (6 Aug 1905 - 24 May 1975)

Primary Birth & Death

Alias(es)

  • Name-Married: her married name became Mrs. Parsley (née Johnson).

Union(s)

EventDetails/Notes
MarriageLillian and Amon Filmore Parsley, son of: William Jasper Parsley and Mary Frances Pedigo, were married.1
     

Citations

  1. [S807] RootsWeb.com, online http://tinyurl.com/jy5c4um, Glenn Merchant (e-mail address), updated as of 24 Dec 2008.
Last Edited1 Feb 2013

Edward Parsley1

Family
TMG ID:63805, ( - b Sep 2007)
Relationship:8th cousin of Elsie Dora Lewis
Father*Noah Samuel Parsley1 B: 13 Apr 1886, D: 27 Feb 1920
Mother*Nancy Elizabeth Van Hooser1 B: 21 May 1893, D: 20 Mar 1920

Primary Birth & Death

  • Died before Sep 2007.1

'Non-primary' Vitals

Citations

  1. [S807] RootsWeb.com, online http://tinyurl.com/jy5c4um, Glenn Merchant (e-mail address), updated as of 24 Dec 2008.
Last Edited1 Feb 2013

Elmer Parsley1

Family
TMG ID:63806, ( - b Sep 2007)
Relationship:8th cousin of Elsie Dora Lewis
Father*Noah Samuel Parsley1 B: 13 Apr 1886, D: 27 Feb 1920
Mother*Nancy Elizabeth Van Hooser1 B: 21 May 1893, D: 20 Mar 1920

Primary Birth & Death

  • Died before Sep 2007.1

'Non-primary' Vitals

Citations

  1. [S807] RootsWeb.com, online http://tinyurl.com/jy5c4um, Glenn Merchant (e-mail address), updated as of 24 Dec 2008.
Last Edited1 Feb 2013

Odell Parsley1

Family
TMG ID:63807, ( - b Sep 2007)
Relationship:8th cousin of Elsie Dora Lewis
Father*Noah Samuel Parsley1 B: 13 Apr 1886, D: 27 Feb 1920
Mother*Nancy Elizabeth Van Hooser1 B: 21 May 1893, D: 20 Mar 1920

Primary Birth & Death

  • Died before Sep 2007.1

'Non-primary' Vitals

Citations

  1. [S807] RootsWeb.com, online http://tinyurl.com/jy5c4um, Glenn Merchant (e-mail address), updated as of 24 Dec 2008.
Last Edited1 Feb 2013

Lou Parsley1

Family
TMG ID:63808, (c 1914 - 4 Sep 2007)
Relationship:8th cousin of Elsie Dora Lewis
Father*Noah Samuel Parsley1 B: 13 Apr 1886, D: 27 Feb 1920
Mother*Nancy Elizabeth Van Hooser1 B: 21 May 1893, D: 20 Mar 1920

Primary Birth & Death

Obituary & Burial

  • An Obituary for Lou Parsley appeared on Wednesday, 5 Sep 2007, Obituary
    93 year old Lou Harrison Puckett of Smithville died Tuesday at DeKalb Community Hospital. She was a gardener, a retired farmer, and a member of the Buckner's Chapel United Methodist Church. The funeral will be Friday at 10:00 a.m. at the Chapel of Love-Cantrell Funeral Home. Michael Carpenter will officiate and burial will be in the Burton-Ponder Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m., Thursday from 2:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m., and Friday from 9:00 a.m.until the time of the funeral. Puckett was preceded in death by her husband, Richard Harrison Puckett; her parents, Noah Samuel Parsley and Nancy Elizabeth Vanhooser Parsley; brothers, Edward and Elmer Parsley; and a sister, Odell Shriver. Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Richard Hearon Puckett and Ann Nixon Puckett; granddaughters, Tecia Lou Puckett Pryor and Mary Ann Puckett; grandsons-in-law, John Pryor and Jack Barton; and great grandchildren, Harrison Puckett Pryor and Tess Annabel Barton all of Smithville. Sisters-in-law, Jewell Love of Woodbury, Rhea Nell Parsley of Chesterfield, Michigan and Sue Parsley of Logansport, Indiana.1

'Non-primary' Vitals

Alias(es)

  • Name-Married: her married name became Mrs. Puckett (née Parsley).

Union(s)

EventDetails/Notes
MarriageLou and Richard Harrison Puckett were married.1
     

Citations

  1. [S807] RootsWeb.com, online http://tinyurl.com/jy5c4um, Glenn Merchant (e-mail address), updated as of 24 Dec 2008.
Last Edited15 Feb 2013

Richard Harrison Puckett1

TMG ID:63809, ( - b Sep 2007)

Primary Birth & Death

  • Died before Sep 2007.1

Union(s)

EventDetails/Notes
MarriageRichard and Lou Parsley, daughter of: Noah Samuel Parsley and Nancy Elizabeth Van Hooser, were married.1
     

Citations

  1. [S807] RootsWeb.com, online http://tinyurl.com/jy5c4um, Glenn Merchant (e-mail address), updated as of 24 Dec 2008.
Last Edited1 Feb 2013

George Washington Kirby1

Family
TMG ID:63810, (6 Mar 1851 - 24 Nov 1924)

Primary Birth & Death

Union(s)

EventDetails/Notes
MarriageThursday, 9 Oct 1873, George, age 22 years, 7 months and 3 days, and Sarah Elizabeth Van Hooser, age 17 years, 5 months and 28 days, daughter of: Sampson O. Van Hooser and Nancy Elizabeth Cantrell, were married at DeKalb County, TennesseeG.1
     

Children of: George Washington Kirby and Sarah Elizabeth Van Hooser

Citations

  1. [S807] RootsWeb.com, online http://tinyurl.com/jy5c4um, Glenn Merchant (e-mail address), updated as of 24 Dec 2008.
Last Edited1 Feb 2013

James S. Kirby1

Family
TMG ID:63811, (1876 - )
Relationship:7th cousin 1 time removed of Elsie Dora Lewis
Father*George Washington Kirby1 B: 6 Mar 1851, D: 24 Nov 1924
Mother*Sarah Elizabeth Van Hooser1 B: 11 Apr 1856, D: 27 Jul 1927

Primary Birth & Death

'Non-primary' Vitals

Citations

  1. [S807] RootsWeb.com, online http://tinyurl.com/jy5c4um, Glenn Merchant (e-mail address), updated as of 24 Dec 2008.
Last Edited1 Feb 2013

William Thomas Kirby1

Family
TMG ID:63812, (11 Aug 1879 - 27 Jun 1938)
Relationship:7th cousin 1 time removed of Elsie Dora Lewis
Father*George Washington Kirby1 B: 6 Mar 1851, D: 24 Nov 1924
Mother*Sarah Elizabeth Van Hooser1 B: 11 Apr 1856, D: 27 Jul 1927

Primary Birth & Death

  • Born: William Thomas Kirby was born on Monday, 11 Aug 1879, at DeKalb County, TennesseeG.1
  • Died on Monday, 27 Jun 1938 at age 58 years, 10 months and 16 days.1

'Non-primary' Vitals

Alias(es)

  • Nick-Name: his nickname was "Will"2

Union(s)

EventDetails/Notes
Marriagecirca 1900, William and Mary Etta Summers were married at DeKalb County, TennesseeG.1
     

Child of: William Thomas Kirby and Mary Etta Summers

Citations

  1. [S807] RootsWeb.com, online http://tinyurl.com/jy5c4um, Glenn Merchant (e-mail address), updated as of 24 Dec 2008.
  2. [S826] Find A Grave, online <http://tinyurl.com/5xkq9>. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
Last Edited17 Aug 2014

Mary Etta Summers1

Family
TMG ID:63813, (1 Dec 1878 - )

Primary Birth & Death

Alias(es)

  • Name-Married: circa 1900, her married name became Mrs. Kirby (née Summers).

Union(s)

EventDetails/Notes
Marriagecirca 1900, Mary and William Thomas Kirby, son of: George Washington Kirby and Sarah Elizabeth Van Hooser, were married at DeKalb County, TennesseeG.1
     

Child of: Mary Etta Summers and William Thomas Kirby

Citations

  1. [S807] RootsWeb.com, online http://tinyurl.com/jy5c4um, Glenn Merchant (e-mail address), updated as of 24 Dec 2008.
Last Edited1 Feb 2013

Emma Lee Kirby1

Family
TMG ID:63814, (26 Jan 1902 - 27 Oct 1993)
Relationship:8th cousin of Elsie Dora Lewis
Father*William Thomas Kirby1 B: 11 Aug 1879, D: 27 Jun 1938
Mother*Mary Etta Summers1 B: 1 Dec 1878

Primary Birth & Death

'Non-primary' Vitals

Alias(es)

  • Name-Variation: She was also known as Emma K.2
  • Name-Married: on Sunday, 12 Oct 1919, her married name became Mrs. Cantrell (née Kirby).

Union(s)

EventDetails/Notes
MarriageSunday, 12 Oct 1919, Emma, age 17 years, 8 months and 16 days, and William Norman Cantrell, age 24 years, 7 months and 17 days, son of: Jerome E. Cantrell and Nancy Catherine E. Fuston, were married at DeKalb County, TennesseeG, Related: 5th cousins once removed and 6th cousins.1,3
     

Children of: Emma Lee Kirby and William Norman Cantrell

Census Records

CensusDate/Location/CommentOthers Same Household
Census-19409 Apr 1940, West Main Street, Sparta, White County, TennesseeGWilliam Norman Cantrell, Bernice Cantrell, Bertha Mae Cantrell, Will Etta Cantrell and William N. Cantrell4

Occupation(s)

DateLocationOccupation/Industry
circa Apr 1940Sparta, White County, TennesseeGclerk Cantrell Grocery4

Witnessed Events & Occasions

ActivityDetails
DeathMonday, 5 Feb 1990, Emma Lee Kirby was the informant on the death certtificate for Bertha Mae Cantrell.1,5

Citations

  1. [S807] RootsWeb.com, online http://tinyurl.com/jy5c4um, Glenn Merchant (e-mail address), updated as of 24 Dec 2008.
  2. [S85] Social Security Death Index, Master File, Social Security Death Index, Social Security Death Index (http://tinyurl.com/jqkwdlq: RootsWeb, various). Hereinafter cited as SSDI.
  3. [S815] RootsWeb.com, online https://tinyurl.com/ycmb8s9t, Ray Holt (unknown location), updated as of 17 Feb 2009.
  4. [S1004] 1 Apr 1940, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y7ojnd8p Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940.
  5. [S2139] Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice, The Orlando Sentinel, Orlando, FL, 7 Feb 1990, http://tinyurl.com/ltrhvkp. Hereinafter cited as Orlando Sentinel.
Last Edited17 Aug 2014

William Jefferson Fuston1

Family
TMG ID:63815, (6 Feb 1835 - 1883)

Primary Birth & Death

  • Born: William Jefferson Fuston was born on Friday, 6 Feb 1835.1
  • Died in 1883 at age 47 years.1

Union(s)

EventDetails/Notes
MarriageWilliam and Mary Mariah Byars were married.1
     

Child of: William Jefferson Fuston and Mary Mariah Byars

Citations

  1. [S815] RootsWeb.com, online https://tinyurl.com/ycmb8s9t, Ray Holt (unknown location), updated as of 17 Feb 2009.
Last Edited1 Feb 2013

Mary Mariah Byars1

Family
TMG ID:63816, (15 Jun 1840 - 5 May 1909)

Primary Birth & Death

  • Born: Mary Mariah Byars was born on Monday, 15 Jun 1840.1
  • Died on Wednesday, 5 May 1909 at age 68 years, 10 months and 20 days.1

Alias(es)

  • Name-Married: her married name became Mrs. Fuston (née Byars).

Union(s)

EventDetails/Notes
MarriageMary and William Jefferson Fuston were married.1
     

Child of: Mary Mariah Byars and William Jefferson Fuston

Citations

  1. [S815] RootsWeb.com, online https://tinyurl.com/ycmb8s9t, Ray Holt (unknown location), updated as of 17 Feb 2009.
Last Edited1 Feb 2013

Martha Cantrell1

Family
TMG ID:63817
Relationship:7th cousin 1 time removed of Elsie Dora Lewis
Father*Jerome E. Cantrell1 B: 20 Apr 1868, D: 28 Apr 1924
Mother*Nancy Catherine E. Fuston1 B: 17 Jun 1872, D: 2 Mar 1938

'Non-primary' Vitals

Citations

  1. [S815] RootsWeb.com, online https://tinyurl.com/ycmb8s9t, Ray Holt (unknown location), updated as of 17 Feb 2009.
Last Edited1 Feb 2013

John Cantrell1

Family
TMG ID:63818
Relationship:7th cousin 1 time removed of Elsie Dora Lewis
Father*Jerome E. Cantrell1 B: 20 Apr 1868, D: 28 Apr 1924
Mother*Nancy Catherine E. Fuston1 B: 17 Jun 1872, D: 2 Mar 1938

'Non-primary' Vitals

Citations

  1. [S815] RootsWeb.com, online https://tinyurl.com/ycmb8s9t, Ray Holt (unknown location), updated as of 17 Feb 2009.
Last Edited1 Feb 2013

Bernice Cantrell1

Family
TMG ID:63819, (10 Sep 1924 - 10 Dec 1968)
Relationship:8th cousin of Elsie Dora Lewis
Father*William Norman Cantrell1 B: 25 Feb 1895, D: 1 Jun 1961
Mother*Emma Lee Kirby1 B: 26 Jan 1902, D: 27 Oct 1993

Primary Birth & Death

  • Born: Bernice Cantrell was born on Wednesday, 10 Sep 1924, at IndianaG.2,3
  • Died on Tuesday, 10 Dec 1968 at age 44 years and 3 months.1,3

'Non-primary' Vitals

Alias(es)

  • Name-Married: her married name became Mrs. Goodwin (née Cantrell).

Union(s)

EventDetails/Notes
MarriageBernice and (?) Goodwin were married.1
     

Census Records

CensusDate/Location/CommentOthers Same Household
Census-19409 Apr 1940, West Main Street, Sparta, White County, TennesseeGWilliam Norman Cantrell, Emma Lee Kirby, Bertha Mae Cantrell, Will Etta Cantrell and William N. Cantrell2

Known Address(es)

Citations

  1. [S807] RootsWeb.com, online http://tinyurl.com/jy5c4um, Glenn Merchant (e-mail address), updated as of 24 Dec 2008.
  2. [S1004] 1 Apr 1940, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y7ojnd8p Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940.
  3. [S826] Find A Grave, online <http://tinyurl.com/5xkq9>. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
Last Edited17 Aug 2014

(?) Goodwin1

TMG ID:63820

Union(s)

EventDetails/Notes
Marriage(?) and Bernice Cantrell, daughter of: William Norman Cantrell and Emma Lee Kirby, were married.1
     

Citations

  1. [S807] RootsWeb.com, online http://tinyurl.com/jy5c4um, Glenn Merchant (e-mail address), updated as of 24 Dec 2008.
Last Edited1 Feb 2013