Parsons Family History, Genealogy & Ancestry

The Parsons Family

7,261 Parsons records from public death, burial and census records and the old county histories, in all 12 Midwestern states we cover. Every name is a real person in the public record, and we follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

7,261Records in our database

1797Earliest birth

3Documented families

5Biographies

See the Parsons family trees →417 Parsons families pieced together from public birth and death records, county histories and old newspapers

At a glance

7,261 Parsons records in our database

From public death, burial and census records across 12 Midwestern states. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how). Tap a state or a decade to narrow the list of ancestors below.

Where

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When they were born

Most records: Missouri (1,710 of 7,261)
Most common birth decade: the 1910s
Earliest birth in the database: Andrew Parsons, born 1817, Michigan
Earliest in the county histories: Edward Parsons, born 1797

Most common first names

William191 Mary159 Robert133 Charles130 John125 James116 George84 Helen75 Dorothy69 Richard60 Thomas57 Donald56

Documented families

Parsons families we have traced

Written from county histories and public records, every fact cited. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

Family histories, generation by generation (1)

The Parsons family of Portage CountyOhioStarts: Edward Parsons (b. 1797)Most recent: Stephen B. Parsons (b. 1853)

Family records from county histories (2)

Lenore Parsons d. 1902Harrison County, MissouriStarts: Lenore ParsonsMost recent: Leroy Hill, Loren Hill, Lena Hill Edward Parsons d. 1874Starts: Moses Parsons, from Northampton, MassachusettsMost recent: Edward A. Parsons, Timothy Graves Parsons, Harriet J. Parsons

The earliest Parsonss in the county histories

Edward ParsonsBorn 1797Child of Moses Parsons and Esther (Kingsley) ParsonsPortage County, Ohio Erasmus D. ParsonsBorn 1808Medina County, Ohio Taylor Lougee ParsonsBorn 1810Des Moines County, Iowa Isaac Sewell ParsonsBorn 1825, Oxford countySaline County, Missouri Timothy G. ParsonsBorn 1832, Brimfield TownshipChild of Edward Parsons and Clementine (Janes) ParsonsPortage County, Ohio Timothy G. ParsonsBorn 1832Child of Edward Parsons and Clementine (Janes) ParsonsSummit County, Ohio

Family trees from the public record

417 Parsons families: parents, brothers and sistersFrom state birth and death indexes, county histories and old newspapers, most recent deaths first

In old newspapers

31 Parsons death notices, 1837 to 1925Obituaries and funeral notices from Midwest papers scanned by the Library of Congress, with the original pages

In the county history family index

32 Parsons people in 26 countiesBirth years, birthplaces, parents and spouses, from the old county histories

Biographies from the county histories (5)

Edward ParsonsBorn 1797 · Portage County, Ohio Edward A. ParsonsBorn 1829 · Portage County, Ohio Timothy G. ParsonsBorn 1832 · Portage County, Ohio John W. ParsonsBorn 1838 · Clark County, Ohio Stephen B. ParsonsBorn 1853 · Portage County, Ohio

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Common questions

Parsons genealogy: FAQ

Where were Parsons ancestors recorded?

Our database holds 7,261 Parsons records from all 12 Midwestern states. The most are in Missouri (1,710), then Ohio (1,478) and Michigan (732).

How far back does the Parsons family tree go?

The earliest Parsons birth in our database is 1817: Andrew Parsons, Michigan. The old county histories name Edward Parsons, born 1797. We have pieced together 417 Parsons family trees from public birth and death records.

Are living Parsons family members listed here?

Not knowingly. We follow set rules to leave living people out of our public pages. If you find a living relative listed here, email us and we will take the record down.

Is this my Parsons family?

Maybe. Many people share a name, so treat any match as a possible match until the dates and places line up with what you know about your family. Every person here links to their own page with the details, and we can trace your line for you.