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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 John Alfred Parris (1831-?) and family
1841
:
Upper
Halling,
Kent.
James
Parris,
age
40,
born
in
County
-
Y
occ
Labourer.
Mary
Parris,
age
30,
born
in
County
-
Y.
Eliza
Parris,
age
13,
born
in
County
-
Y.
William
Parris,
age
12,
born
in
County
-
Y.
James
Parris,
age
10,
born
in
County
-
Y.
John
Parris
,
age
9,
born
in
County
-
Y.
Harriot
[sic]
Parris,
age
6,
born
in
County
-
Y.
Henry
Parris,
age
5,
born
in
County
-
Y.
Jane
Parris,
age
2,
born
in
County
-
Y.
Hanah
[sic]
Parris,
age
3
months,
born in County - Y.
NA ref HO107/4549/3 page 4 sch 3
.
1851
:
Upper
Halling,
Kent.
John
Parris
(head)
age
17,
born
Halling
Kent
occ
Agricultural
labourer.
Eliza
Parris
(wife) age 18, born Halling Kent.
NA ref HO107/1609/533 page 7 sch 22
.
1860
(USA):
Adams,
La
Salle
County,
Illinois.
John
A.
Parris,
age
29,
male,
occ
laborer.
Value
of
personal
estate
70.
Born
England.
Eliza
Parris,
age
29,
female,
born
England.
John
A.
Parris,
age
8,
male,
born
England.
Mark
A.
Parris,
age
6,
male,
born
England.
Henry
J.
Parris,
age
4,
male,
born
England.
William
Parris,
age
2,
male,
born
England.
1870
(USA):
Somonauk
Township,
DeKalb
County,
Illinois.
John
A.
Parris
(male)
age
47,
married.
Occ
Farmer.
Born
England.
Eliza
Parris
(female)
age
47,
married.
Born
England.
Amos
Parris
(male)
age
19,
single.
Occ
Farm
laborer.
Born
Illinois.
Albert
Parris
(male)
age
18,
single.
Born
Illinois.
Melvin
Parris
(male)
age
14,
single.
Born
Illinois. Ella A. Parris (female) age 12, single. Born Illinois.
1880
(USA):
Somonauk
Township,
DeKalb
County,
Illinois.
John
A.
Parris
(male)
age
47,
married.
Occ
Farmer.
Born
England.
Eliza
Parris
(female)
age
47,
married.
Born
England.
Amos
Parris
(male)
age
19,
single.
Occ
Farm
laborer.
Born
Illinois.
Albert
Parris
(male)
age
18,
single.
Born
Illinois.
Melvin
Parris
(male)
age
14,
single.
Born
Illinois. Ella A. Parris (female) age 12, single. Born Illinois.
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.
John
A.
Parris
(head,
male),
born
May
1834,
age
last
birthday
66.
Married
50
years.
Born
England.
Year
of
immigration
to
US
1857.
Occ
Comon
[sic]
laborer,
months
not
employed
10.
Eliza
Parris
(wife,
female),
born
August
1833,
age
last
birthday
65.
Married
50
years.
Mother
of
11
children, number living 8. Born England. Year of immigration to US 1858.