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Steve and Pauline Jones’ Family History
If you don’t know where you came from, you won’t know where you are going. You have to study your history. Gil Scott-Heron
Census transcript for John Henry Parris (1889-1977) and family
1890 (USA): Not available. This census was destroyed by a fire at the Commerce Department, Washington DC, on 10/1/1921. 1900 (USA): Sandwich, DeKalb County, Illinois. Alford [sic] Parris (head, married) born Feb 1852, England. Age 48. Married 13 years. Occ Farmer. Elizabeth M. Parris (wife, married) born Jul 1853, New York. Age 44. Married 13 years. Mother of 5 children, all still living. Eva G. Parris (dtr, single) born Dec 1887, Illinois. Age 12. John H. Parris (son, single) born Dec 1889, Illinois. Age 10. Charles H. Fraise (step-son, single) born Apr 1874, Iowa. Age 24. Occ Farm Labour. 1910 (USA): Sandwich, DeKalb County, Illinois. Alfred [sic] Parris (head, male) age 57, married 23 years. Born England. Year of immigration to US 1858, naturalized. Occ Farmer. Farm owned, free of mortgage. Lisa [sic] Parris (wife, female) age 54, married 23 years. Mother of 5 children all still living. Born New York. Occ none. John Parris (son, male) age 20. Born Illinois. Occ Laborer - farm. Ethel Parris (dtr in law, female) age 19. Born Iowa. Occ none. John Huber (boarder, male) age 56, single. Born Germany. Year of immigration to US 1857, naturalized. Occ Trainer - horses. Joseph Mousnic (servant, male) age 30, married 2 years. Born Austria, Bohemian. Year of immigration to US 1907, alien. Occ Laborer - farm. 1920 (USA): Sandwich, DeKalb County, Illinois. H. John Parris [sic] (head, male) age 30. Married. Born Illinois. Occ Manager, farm. Ethel Parris (wife, female) age 29. Married. Born Iowa. Occ none. Granville Parris (son, male) age 9. Born Illinois. Harvey Parris (son, male) age 5. Born Wisconsin. Mearl [sic] Parris (son, male) age 5 months. Born Illinois. Occ none. Alonso Olmstead (labour, male) age 32. Single. Born Iowa. Occ Labour, farm. 1930 (USA): Sandwich, DeKalb County, Illinois. John Parris (head, male) age 40. Age at marriage 19. Born Illinois. Occ Farmer. Owns a radio set. Ethel Parris (wife, female) age39. Age at marriage 18. Born Iowa. Occ none. Granville Parris (son, male) age 19. Born Illinois. Occ Farm laborer. Harvey Parris (son, male) age 15. Born Illinois. Occ none. Merle Parris (son, male) age 10. Born Illinois. Occ none. Shirley Parris (dtr, female) age last birthday 5. Born Illinois. Occ none. 1940 (USA): Sandwich, DeKalb County, Illinois. John H. Parris (head, male) age 50, birth year 1890. Married. Birthplace Illinois. Live on farm - Y. Occ Farmer, working on own account. Ethel L. Parris (wife, female) age 46, birth year 1894. Married. Birthplace Iowa. Merle C. Parris (son, male) age 20, birth year 1920. Single. Birthplace Illinois. Occ Laborer, unpaid family worker. Shirley M. Parris (dtr, female) age 15, birth year 1925. Born Illinois.
Steve & Pauline Jones’ Family History
If you don’t know where you came from,you won’t know where you are going.You have to study your history. Gil Scott-Heron
© S M Jones Content is free for most uses - see legal stuff. Last update 10 Jun 2020
Census transcript for John Henry Parris (1889-1977) and family
1890 (USA): Not available. This census was destroyed by a fire at the Commerce Department, Washington DC, on 10/1/1921. 1900 (USA): Sandwich, DeKalb County, Illinois. Alford [sic] Parris (head, married) born Feb 1852, England. Age 48. Married 13 years. Occ Farmer. Elizabeth M. Parris (wife, married) born Jul 1853, New York. Age 44. Married 13 years. Mother of 5 children, all still living. Eva G. Parris (dtr, single) born Dec 1887, Illinois. Age 12. John H. Parris (son, single) born Dec 1889, Illinois. Age 10. Charles H. Fraise (step-son, single) born Apr 1874, Iowa. Age 24. Occ Farm Labour. 1910 (USA): Sandwich, DeKalb County, Illinois. Alfred [sic] Parris (head, male) age 57, married 23 years. Born England. Year of immigration to US 1858, naturalized. Occ Farmer. Farm owned, free of mortgage. Lisa [sic] Parris (wife, female) age 54, married 23 years. Mother of 5 children all still living. Born New York. Occ none. John Parris (son, male) age 20. Born Illinois. Occ Laborer - farm. Ethel Parris (dtr in law, female) age 19. Born Iowa. Occ none. John Huber (boarder, male) age 56, single. Born Germany. Year of immigration to US 1857, naturalized. Occ Trainer - horses. Joseph Mousnic (servant, male) age 30, married 2 years. Born Austria, Bohemian. Year of immigration to US 1907, alien. Occ Laborer - farm. 1920 (USA): Sandwich, DeKalb County, Illinois. H. John Parris [sic] (head, male) age 30. Married. Born Illinois. Occ Manager, farm. Ethel Parris (wife, female) age 29. Married. Born Iowa. Occ none. Granville Parris (son, male) age 9. Born Illinois. Harvey Parris (son, male) age 5. Born Wisconsin. Mearl [sic] Parris (son, male) age 5 months. Born Illinois. Occ none. Alonso Olmstead (labour, male) age 32. Single. Born Iowa. Occ Labour, farm. 1930 (USA): Sandwich, DeKalb County, Illinois. John Parris (head, male) age 40. Age at marriage 19. Born Illinois. Occ Farmer. Owns a radio set. Ethel Parris (wife, female) age39. Age at marriage 18. Born Iowa. Occ none. Granville Parris (son, male) age 19. Born Illinois. Occ Farm laborer. Harvey Parris (son, male) age 15. Born Illinois. Occ none. Merle Parris (son, male) age 10. Born Illinois. Occ none. Shirley Parris (dtr, female) age last birthday 5. Born Illinois. Occ none. 1940 (USA): Sandwich, DeKalb County, Illinois. John H. Parris (head, male) age 50, birth year 1890. Married. Birthplace Illinois. Live on farm - Y. Occ Farmer, working on own account. Ethel L. Parris (wife, female) age 46, birth year 1894. Married. Birthplace Iowa. Merle C. Parris (son, male) age 20, birth year 1920. Single. Birthplace Illinois. Occ Laborer, unpaid family worker. Shirley M. Parris (dtr, female) age 15, birth year 1925. Born Illinois.