End of a Name!

So in the last post we learned that our family was a part of the war!  Wow that is so cool! 

      Ok sorry I like history, especially if it involves our family!!  Awsome!

Ok now that I am back on track.  Where did we leave off? 

George Foster Parsons.  He is not the one that changed his name.  He married Susannah Hannah Lawrence in 1878. Together they had 3 kids that I can see right now. 

 

      Truman 1881-

      George Edwin   1887-1940

      Don D 1889-

 

Just a little back story to keep y’all coming back…George Foster Parson and his wife, after marriage, moved to Texas from Missouri.  Shortly after moving he became the County Commissioner for his district.   (See Photo)

 

So moving on…George Edwin…sometime before he married Sallie Robers he changed his name to Dupree.  It is still unknown as to why he would take his grandmothers name, some speculate that maybe he ran into some trouble and the law was looking for a George Edwin Parsons, but who knows, it’s just speculation. 

 

He and Sallie had several kids. 

 

      Albert 1905-1988

      Nora 1909-1985

      Allene 1911-2006

      Nita 1913-1985

      Thelma 1916-1996

      Huberta 1921-2002

      Etta Mae 1924-1998

      Everet 1926-

      Gene 1928-1998

 

So from there we go our own separate ways….Glad that you all read what I had to say and if you have any questions PLEASE ask!  Happy Hunting!

 

Oh and as for the question about the Deaths of Joseph and Daniel…They both died in war on the same day.  They were fighting together.  Neat right……

Part 2: Dupree vs Parsons

So we left off with Thomas William and the Birr Castle.  How did you like that!?  Pretty cool huh?  Sorry got off track :) 

So Thomas married Margret Hoskins and they had 6 children...

      William  1598-1625
      Thomas  1605-1661
      Maria  1617-1669
      Cornet  1620-1683
      Benjamin  1625-1689
      Christopher  1705-1760

So remember we follow our heritage....

Christopher Parsons married Lucy Weatherford and they had 1 child

      Thomas 1729-1824

Thomas married Elizabeth Sparks and they moved to Bedford, Tenn. sometime before they had their son Joseph.

      Joseph 1775-1846

Joseph married Elizabeth Helms Crenshaw.  They moved back to Virginia and only had one child...

      Daniel William Parsons 1802-1846

Daniel was married twice.  The first time he married Susan D Foster.  She only lived to the age of 35.  Together they had one child before her passing.

      Joseph George Parsons Lt. 1823-1862

The second marriage was to Mary Stephen Polly Cheatham.  That marriage bore no children.

Joseph Parsons is where it gets a little wonky.  Joseph married Mary Elizabeth Deupree and had one child.
     
      George Foster Parsons  1856-1948     

Now before we move on to George lets talk a little about Joseph.  Joseph served in the Civil war and died in the Siege of Corinth.  He was a Private in the 22nd Regiment, Mississippi Infantry for the Confederate Army.  He then moved up to be a 1st Lt. for the Missouri 5th Infantry Regiment. 


The following is a Story about the Siege of Corinth.
, http://americancivilwar.com/statepic/ms/ms002.html

After the Battle of Iuka, Major General Sterling Price's Confederate Army of the West marched from Baldwyn to Ripley where it joined Major General Earl Van Dorn's Army of West Tennessee. Van Dorn was senior officer and took command of the combined force numbering about 22,000 men. The Rebels marched to Pocahontas on October 1, and then moved southeast toward Corinth. They hoped to seize Corinth and then sweep into Middle Tennessee.

Since the Siege of Corinth, in the spring, Union forces had erected various fortifications, an inner and intermediate line, to protect Corinth, an important transportation center. With the Confederate approach, the Federals, numbering about 23,000, occupied the outer line of fortifications and placed men in front of them. Van Dorn arrived within three miles of Corinth at 10:00 am on October 3, and moved into some field works that the Confederates had erected for the siege of Corinth.

The fighting began, and the Confederates steadily pushed the Yankees rearward. A gap occurred between two Union brigades which the Confederates exploited around 1:00 pm. The Union troops moved back in a futile effort to close the gap. Price then attacked and drove the Federals back further to their inner line. By evening, Van Dorn was sure that he could finish the Federals off during the next day. This confidence--combined with the heat, fatigue, and water shortages--persuaded him to cancel any further operations that day.

Rosecrans regrouped his men in the fortifications to be ready for the attack to come the next morning. Van Dorn had planned to attack at daybreak, but Brig. General Louis Hébert's sickness postponed it till 9:00 am. As the Confederates moved forward, Union artillery swept the field causing heavy casualties, but the Rebels continued on. They stormed Battery Powell and closed on Battery Robinett, where desperate hand-to-hand fighting ensued. A few Rebels fought their way into Corinth, but the Federals quickly drove them out.

The Federals continued on, recapturing Battery Powell, and forcing Van Dorn into a general retreat. Rosecrans postponed any pursuit until the next day. As a result, Van Dorn was defeated, but not destroyed or captured, at Hatchie Bridge, Tennessee, on October 5.

Result(s): Union victory

Location: Alcorn County

Campaign: Iuka and Corinth Operations (1862)

Date(s): October 3-4, 1862

Principal Commanders: Major General William S. Rosecrans [US]; Major General Earl Van Dorn [CS]

Forces Engaged: Army of the Mississippi [US]; Army of the West Tennessee [CS]

Estimated Casualties: 7,197 total (US 2,359; CS 4,838


That is all for this time...Hope you enjoyed!

Dupree vs Parsons

• Funny thing about those Dupree's are the newer ones are not really Dupree's :)  Well they are just not in the Paternal sense.  Around 1887 they went from being Parson's to Dupree's, I haven't been able to find anyone that know's why that is yet but one day I will.  Let's just agree to disagree on that for now shall we! 

So like I said the Dupree's started out as Parsons and the first one that I have seen was Thomas Parsons.  He was born in Great Milton, Oxfordshire, England in 1530 and died on May 23, 1597.  He was married to Catherine Hester and they had 3 Children....

      Hugh 1561-1642
      Thomas 1562-1634
      Richard 1566-1597

Our family will follow Hugh.  They were all born and raised in England but we have Irish decendents.  Hugh married a lady named Coventry.  They had 7 children.....
  
      Thomas William 1588-1653
      Robert 1610-
      Sarah 1611
      Maria 1612-
      Hugh 1616-1684
      Katherine 1617-
      Benjamin 1628-1689

Now I have a little story to share with you all and a Picture of Mr. Thomas William Parsons....

EARL OF ROSSE, a title borne by the Irish family of Parsons. James Parsons, a native of Leicestershire, who flourished in the 16th century, was the father. of Sir William Parsons 1570-1650), one of the lords justices of Ireland. Having crossed to Ireland in early life, William Parsons became surveyorgeneral in 1602 and obtained land in various parts of the country. In 1620 he was made a baronet; in 1643 he was deprived of his office as lord justice, and he died early in 1650. His greatgrandson, Sir Richard Parsons, bart. was created Baron Oxmantown and Viscount Rosse in 1681, and Richard's son and successor, Richard (d. 1741), was made earl of Rosse in 1718. The titles became extinct when Richard, the 2nd earl, died in August 1764.

Sir William Parsons had two brothers, Sir Lawrence and Sir Fenton Parsons. Sir Lawrence, second baron of the Irish exchequer, left a son, William (d. 16J3), who defended Birr Castle, King's County, for over a year against the Irish during 1 Figures again vary in different authorities. The above figure is that given by Berndt, Zahl im Kriege. e the rebellion of 1641, and whose son, Sir Lawrence Parsons (d. 1698), was made a baronet in 1677. This Sir Lawrence was a strong Protestant, and was found guilty of high treason, being attainted and sentenced to death during the brief period of James II.'s ascendancy in Ireland. He was not executed, however, and afterwards he took some part in the struggle against the supporters of James II. His descendant, Lawrence Harman Parsons (1749-1807), was created Baron Oxmantown in 1792, Viscount Oxmantown in 1795, and earl of Rosse in 1806. He died on the 20th of April 1807, and was succeeded by his nephew Lawrence.

Lawrence Parsons, 2nd earl of Rosse (1758-1841), the eldest son of Sir William Parsons, bart. (d. 1791), of Birr Castle, was born on the 21st of May 1758. Educated at Trinity College, Dublin, he entered the Irish parliament as member for the university in 1782, and soon came to the front in debate. A friend and follower of Henry Flood, he has been described as "one of the very, very few honest men in the Irish House of Commons." He favoured some measure of relief to Roman Catholics and also parliamentary reform, a speech which he delivered on this question in 1793 being described by W. E. H. Lecky as "exceedingly valuable, to students of Irish history"; but he disliked and opposed the union of the parliaments of Great Britain and Ireland. After this event, however, he represented King's County in the united parliament until 1807, and he was a representative peer for Ireland from 1809 to 1841. He died at Brighton on the 24th of February 1841. Rosse wrote Observations on the Bequest of Henry Flood to Trinity College, Dublin, with a Defence of the Ancient History of Ireland (Dublin, 1795). His eldest son was the astronomer William Parsons, 3rd earl of Rosse     

     

Kindler time!!!

So I will try to tell you what I know about the Kindlers.  It isn't much and I may be wrong on somethings seeing that there isn't anyone I can go to for information on this side of the family.  So here we go, strap in and enjoy the ride!

Fred Kindler is where we start this one off...

     He was born in Switzerland on November 1868.  He met and married his sweetheart Louise Frick while in Switzerland.  All of their kids were born in America. 

This means that we, having Kindler blood, are immigrants in a way.  haha...  Ok so the children were...

      Fred Kindler Jr. 1893-
      Charles Carl 1895-
      John Allen 1897-1971
      Christan Earl 1899-1974
      Anna K 1901-1993
      Samuel 1904-
      Edmond 1906-
      Alfred 1908-

Now if you have read the others you know that I only follow my liniage so in doing that we will follow John Allen Kindler.

John Allen was born on March 30, 1897 in Louisville, Ohio.  He died November 8, 1971 in Houston, Texas.  He married Dorthy Velma Dunwiddie (I have no records on file for their marriage).  I do know that they had three Kiddo's.

Mary Lou Kindler <3

      John Oliver Kindler
      Mary Lou Kindler  1937-2001
      Roger Allen Kindler 1938-2000

Now I will continue with my Grandma Mary.  She married Coy Starcher and they had several kids one of which was my dad.


It would be great if I could find a photo of someone else in this tree but beggers can't be choosers :)