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Steve and Pauline Jones’ Family History
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you won’t know where you are going.
You have to study your history. Gil Scott-Heron
Census transcript for Henry J. Parris (1856-?) and family
1860
(USA):
Adams,
La
Salle
County,
Illinois.
John
A.
Parris,
age
29.
Born
England
occ
Laborer.
Value
of
personal
estate
70.
Eliza
Parris,
age
29.
Born
England.
John
A.
Parris,
age
8.
Born
England.
Mark
A.
Parris,
age
6.
Born
England.
Henry J. Parris
, age 4. Born England. William Parris, age 2. Born England.
1870
(USA):
Earl,
La
Salle
County,
Illinois.
Henry
Parris
(male,
white)
age
14,
born
England.
Attended
school
within the year. Occ Farm laborer.
Henry is listed with George Stephens, a farmer, his wife and child
.
1880
(USA):
No
obvious
match.
A
Henry
and
Julia
Parris
appear
in
La
Salle
County,
Illinois,
but
both
birth
places
were
given
as
Massachusetts,
rather
than
England
and
New
York
respectively.
Plus,
Henry’s
age
is
6
years
older
than
might
be expected if it was the correct Henry
.
1890
(USA):
Not
available.
This
census
was
destroyed
by
a
fire
at
the
Commerce
Department,
Washington
DC,
on 10/1/1921.
1900
(USA):
Crofoot
Avenue,
Sandwich,
DeKalb
County,
Illinois.
Henry
Parris
(head,
male)
age
last
birthday
43.
Born
Nov
1856
in
England.
Married
25
years.
Year
of
immigration
to
US
1858,
number
of
years
in
US
42.
Occ
Teacaster.
Home
owned,
free
of
mortgage.
Julia
Parris
(wife,
female)
age
last
birthday
44.
Born
Feb
1856
in
New York. Married 25 years. Mother of 2 children, 1 still living.
1910
(USA):
Sandwich,
DeKalb
County,
Illinois.
Henry
Parris
(head,
male)
age
53,
married
33
years.
Born
England.
Year
of
immigration
to
US
1858;
naturalized
citizen.
Occ
Farmer
(farm
rented).
Julia
Parris
(wife,
female, white) age 54, married 33 years. Mother of 3 children, 1 living. Born New York. Occ None.