Parsons, Mary Margaret

Family/Spouse: Smith, Russell. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Smith, Elizabeth Marie
2. Smith, Eric Matthew

Notes:

Name: Clifford F Parsons
Age: 2
Estimated birth year: abt 1928
Relation to head-of-house: Son
Father's Name: Benjamine A Parsons
Mother's Name: Margaret M Parsons
Home in 1930: LaSalle, LaSalle, Illinois

Allen Township

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PARSONS, CLIFFORD F
S/1 US NAVY
WORLD WAR II
DATE OF BIRTH: 02/06/1928
DATE OF DEATH: 06/12/1985
BURIED AT: SECTION Q SITE 43-D
MARIETTA NATIONAL CEMETERY
500 WASHINGTON AVENUE MARIETTA , GA 30060
(770) 428-3258

Clifford married Ritter, Marie Elizabeth. Marie (daughter of Ritter, Jake and Lawlor, Isabelle) was born on 05 Feb 1928 in Ransom, LaSalle, Illinois; died on 27 Nov 1999 in Tucker, Dekalb, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Obituary can be obtained from archives using this information:PARSONS, Marie (RITTER); 71; Tucker GA; Atlanta Journal; 1999-12-1; kat

Other Events:

• OCCU: , , Illinois; Coal Miner for Zinc Company

Notes:

Father and Mother both from England

Benjamine married Margaret M. about 1914. Margaret was born in 1896 in , , Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• OCCU: , , Illinois; Laborer at Oil Plant

Notes:

Jake Ritter's father listed as born in Germany, his mother may be from Missouri, but the Census is not clear.

Name Family Members Home in 1930
(City,County,State) Estimated Birth Year Birthplace Relation View Image

Jake Ritter Isabelle Ritter Ransom, LaSalle, IL abt 1884 Minnesota Head
Isabelle Ritter Jake Ritter Ransom, LaSalle, IL abt 1888 Wife
Harold Ritter Jake Ritter,
Isabelle Ritter Ransom, LaSalle, IL abt 1917 Son
Mildred Ritter Jake Ritter,
Isabelle Ritter Ransom, LaSalle, IL abt 1921 Daughter
Allen Ritter Jake Ritter,
Isabelle Ritter Ransom, LaSalle, IL abt 1925 Son
Marie Ritter Jake Ritter,
Isabelle Ritter Ransom, LaSalle, IL abt 1928 Daughter
Jake Ritter John F Ritter,
Elizabeth Ritter Du Quoin, Perry, IL abt 1912 Son

Jake married Lawlor, Isabelle. Isabelle was born in 1888 in , , Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In the 1930 United States Census Isabelle's father is listed as being from the "Irish Free States".

Source: MaggieMcQuade.com
"Ireland, throughout most of history, was governed as one unit, i.e. there was no Northern Ireland. It was one country. The country was whole, with the Irish cultivating their own language, laws, and culture.

For centuries, the British have fought to control the island and the Irish, by colonization, merciless rule and, in the 19th century, they attempted genocide, by starving the people of Ireland, evectively cutting the Irish population in half, through death and emigration, forced or willing.

During the years between 1916-1921, Irish Nationalists waged a campaign against British rule, forcing the British to reevaluate their position. Their answer to the Irish rebellion was partition; a division of the island into areas, north and south. The south became the Irish Free States (Republic of Ireland) and consisted of 26 out of 32 counties. The north became Northern Ireland, with the remaining 6 counties, and was populated by a Unionist (British ) majority