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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.