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Steve and Pauline Jones’ Family History
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Census transcript for James William Parris (1867-1949) and family
1870
(USA):
Adams,
La
Salle
County,
Illinois.
James
Parris,
age
39
(male)
occ
Farmer.
Value
of
personal
estate
$390.
Born
England.
Fannie
M.
Parris,
age
32
(female)
occ
Keeping
house.
Born
England.
Francis
Parris,
age
9
(male).
Born
Illinois.
Attended
school
within
the
year.
Fannie
Parris,
age
8
(female).
Born
Illinois.
Attended
school
within
the
year.
Sarah
E.
Parris,
age
6
(female).
Born
Illinois.
Esther
J.
Parris
[sic]
,
age
5
(female).
Born
Illinois.
Cora
Parris,
age
3
(female).
Born
Illinois.
James
W.
Parris
,
age
2
(male).
Born
Illinois.
Mary
Ann
Parris,
age 6/12 (female). Born Illinois. Born within year – Nov.
1880
(USA):
Little
Rock,
Kendall
County,
Illinois.
James
Parris
(male)
age
49,
occ
Farmer.
Born
England.
Fannie
M.
Parris
(female,
wife)
age
43,
occ
keeps
house.
Born
England.
Frank
E.
Parris
(male,
son)
age
19,
occ
at
home.
Born
Illinois.
Attended
school
in
the
census
year.
Fannie
Parris
(female,
dtr)
age
18,
occ
at
home.
Born
Illinois.
Attended
school
in
the
census
year.
Esther
J.
Parris
[sic]
(female,
dtr)
age
15,
occ
at
home.
Born
Illinois.
Attended
school
in
the
census
year.
Cora
Parris
(female,
dtr)
age
13,
occ
at
school.
Born
Illinois.
Attended
school
in
the
census
year.
James
W.
Parris
(male,
son)
age
12,
occ
at
school.
Born
Illinois.
Attended
school
in
the
census
year.
Mary
A.
Parris
(female,
dtr)
age
10,
occ
at
school.
Born
Illinois.
Attended
school
in
the
census
year.
John
B.
Parris
(male,
son)
age
7,
occ
at
school.
Born
Illinois.
Attended
school
in
the
census
year.
Victoria
Parris
(female,
dtr)
age
2,
occ
at
school.
Born
Illinois.
Bryan
Thomas
(male,
servant)
age
24,
occ
Farm
laborer.
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):
318
Jefferson
Street,
Hanover,
Jo
Daviess
County,
Illinois.
J.
W.
Parris
(head,
male)
born
Dec
1868,
age
31.
Married
7
years.
Born
Illinois.
Occ
School
teacher.
Cora
W.
Parris
(wife,
female)
born
Jul
1873,
age
26.
Married
7
years.
Mother
of
3
children,
all
still
living.
Born
Indiana.
Edna
A.
Parris
(dtr,
female)
born
Jun
1894,
age
5.
Single.
Born
Illinois.
Lester
Parris
(son,
male)
born
Apr
1897,
age
3.
Single.
Born
Illinois.
Noel
C.
Parris
(son, male) born Sept 1899, age 8 months. Single. Born Illinois.
1910
(USA):
143
Hermitage
Street,
Chicago,
Cook
County,
Illinois.
James
Parris
(head,
male)
age
39,
married
16
years.
Born
Illinois.
Occ
School
teacher.
Home
owned,
with
mortgage.
Cora
Parris
(wife,
female)
age
35,
married
16
years.
Mother
of
8
children,
7
still
living.
Born
Illinois.
Edna
Parris
(dtr,
female)
age
15.
Single.
Born
Illinois.
Lester
Parris
(son,
male)
age
12.
Single.
Born
Illinois.
Noel
Parris
(son,
male)
age
10.
Single.
Born
Illinois.
Ray
Parris
(son,
male)
age
8.
Single.
Born
Illinois.
Kenneth
Parris
(son,
male)
age
6.
Single.
Born
Illinois.
Helen
Parris (dtr, female) age 3. Single. Born Illinois. Esther Parris (dtr, female) age 2. Single. Born Illinois.
1920
(USA):
1028
Randolph
Street,
Oak
Park,
Cook
County,
Illinois.
James
W.
Paris
[sic]
(head,
male)
age
49,
married.
Born
Illinois.
Occ
High
school
teacher.
Home
owned,
with
mortgage.
Cora
Paris
(wife,
female)
age
46,
married.
Born
Indiana.
Occ
High
school
teacher.
Chas.
Hippshaw
(son
in
law,
male)
age
21,
married.
Born
Illinois.
Occ
Apprentice
[illegible]
.
Edna
Hippshaw
(dtr,
male)
age
25,
married.
Born
Illinois.
Occ
Teacher.
Nole
[sic]
Paris
(son,
male)
age
18,
single.
Born
Illinois.
Raymond
Paris
(son,
male)
age
16,
single.
Born
Illinois.
Kenneth
Paris
(son,
male)
age
13,
single.
Born
Illinois.
Helen
Paris
(dtr,
female)
age
11,
single.
Born
Illinois.
Esther Paris (dtr, female) age 10, single. Born Illinois.
1930
(USA):
Lowell
Road,
Fort
Lowell,
Pima
County,
Arizona.
Noel
C.
Parris
(head,
male)
age
30,
married.
Age
at
first
marriage
29.
Born
Illinois.
Occ
Poultryman.
Esther
E.
Parris
(wife,
female)
age
24,
married.
Age
at
first
marriage
23.
Born
Illinois.
Occ
None.
James
W.
Parris
(
[illegible]
,
male)
age
59,
married.
Age
at
first
marriage
22. Born Illinois. Occ Educator, public school.