Names: given: Arthur aka: surname: PARSONS Birth 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 date: 10 June 1873 place: At Sea Christening date: age: place: Marriage 5 date: 1895 age: 22 place: Death 9 date: 20 November 1940 age: 67 years, 5 months, 10 days place: Richmond Memorial Hospital, Richmond, New York cause: principal: arteriosclerotic heart disease, hemiplegsia; contributory: grancho-pneumonia Burial 7, 8, 9 date: 23 November 1940 place: Rocky Hill Cemetery, Montgomery Avenue, Rocky Hill, New Jersey. Grave is along the fence on left side of cemetery, approximately half-way up the entrance drive. Church affiliation: Education: Occupation: moulder2, presser, Terra Cotta, Rocky Hill, New Jersey3, 4, foreman, Terra Cotta, Rocky Hill, New Jersey5 Military Service: Sources/Documents: 1. Henry Parsons household, 1880 U.S. census, Warren County, New York, population schedule, Queens, enumeration district [ED] 122, supervisor's district [SD] 6, page 68, dwelling --, family 682. The 1880 census shows the first time that the Parsons family is in a U.S. census. Arthur is 7 years old and living with his parents and four siblings: Martha, 5; William, 3; Samuel, 2; and Mary, just three months old. 2. Arthur Parsons household, U.S. 1900 census, Warren County, New York, Queensburytown, enumeration district [ED] 105, supervisor's district [SD] 5, sheet 20, dwelling 491, family 500; downloaded from Ancestry.com, Image#41. By 1900, Arthur had been marrried to Anna for four years and they had two children:Wilbur M., 3; and Victor H. just a year old. Arthur was working as a brick moulder at this time, and the family was living at 14 Roberts Avenue in Queensburytown, New York. 3. Arthur Parsons household, U.S. 1910 census, Richmond County, Westfield Township, Tottenville Richmond Borough, New York, enumeration district [ED] 133a, supervisor's district [SD] --, sheet --, dwelling 403, family 407. By 1910 a lot of changes had occurred in the Parsons family. For a short period between 1900 and 1910 they had lived in Rocky Hill, New Jersey. Several of their children had been born and died between 1903 and 1907. Despite the losses, their family grew to include Mildred, 9; Ethelyn, 3; and Theodore, 1. By this time they had moved to Central Avenue, Tottenville, Richmond, New York. 4. Arthur Parsons household, U.S. 1920 census, Richmond, Westfield County, New York, enumeration district [ED] --, supervisor's district [SD] --, sheet --, dwelling 110, family 118. Arthur was now working as a foreman for Terra Cotta, Co. Their family now included an additional son, Ralph, who was already 8 years old by 1920. Victor was working as a sailor on a houseboat and Mildred was working in the gold room at S.S. Whites. They resided in 397 Elliot Street, Richmond, New York. 5. Arthur Parsons household, U.S. 1930 census, Richmond County, Tottenville, Staten Island, New York, enumeration district [ED] 43-288, supervisor's district [SD] 27, sheet 14A, dwelling 185, family 216. Arthur continued to work for Terra Cotta as a presser in 1930. At this point, the Parsons family had finally purchased their own home worth $5,000 at 130 Butler Avenue, Tottenville, New York. Mildred and Ralph remained unmarried, and Ethelyn who had married Raymond Peterson four years earlier were living with the Parsons as well. Mildred, Raymond, and Ethelyn all worked at S.S. Whites. 6. Arthur M. Parsons obituary, unknown newspaper, 1940. The funeral service for Arthur M. Parsons, for many years a South Shore resident, will take place tonight at 8 o'clock in the V--?-- Funeral Home, 99 Bentley street, Tottenville. The Rev. William Deissler, pastor of St. Paul's Methodist Church, Tottenville will officiate. Burial will be tomorrow morning in the Rocky Hill (N.J.) Cemetery. Mr. Parsons, 67, who lived at 130 Butler avenue, Tottenville, died Wednesday in Richmond Memorial Hospital, Dreyfus Foundation. He had suffered a stroke early this year. Born in Glens Falls, N.Y., Mr. Parsons moved to Staten Island many years ago. He had been a terra cotta worker for the Atlantic Terra Cotta Company, both in its Tottenville and Perth Amboy plants and at Rocky Hill, N.J. He also worked in later years for the S.S. White Dental Manufacturing Company plant in Princess Bay. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Anna Parson; two daughters, Mrs. John Dambach of Fords, N.J. and Mrs. Raymond Peterson of Tottenville; and three sons, Victor of Jacksonville, Fla.; Theodore and Ralph, both of Tottenville; and seven grandchildren. He also leaves seven brothers, none of whom live on Staten Island. 7. Parsons gravemarkers, Rocky Hill Cemetery, Rocky Hill, New Jersey; {photographed by Lorraine Rechten, May 2003.} 8. Arthur & Anna May Parsons gravemarker, Rocky Hill Cemetery, Rocky Hill, New Jersey; {photographed by Lorraine Rechten, May 2003.} 9. Arthur M. Parsons death certificate, no. 2209, (1940), Department of Health, Borough of Richmond, New York. Notes: Arthur was the first of the Parsons' children to be born of Henry and Frances Ellen Parsons. His birth certificate states that he was born "on the water". Arthur's father and mother were enroute to Canada along with Henry's brother and his wife, William and Mary. They arrived in Canada in 1873 and remained there for nearly 7 years. During this time, Frances Ellen birthed four more children. Soon after her fifth child was born in 1880, Henry, William and their families left for America. They settled in Queensbury, Warren County, New York. By this time, as shown in the 1880 U.S. Census, Arthur's siblings included Martha (5), William (3), Samuel (2), and Mary (3 mos.). His father was working at a pottery factory, most likely Terra Cotta in Rocky Hill, New Jersey. In 1886 Arthur married Anna May Adams and by 1900 they had two sons Wilbur M. (3), and Victor H. (1) born in New York. Arthur was now working as a moulder at Terra Cotta. The following year Mildred would be born and in 1902 Vivian. But tragedy would strike twice in 1903 when both Wilbert, then nearly 6 years old and Vivian barely a year would die. If that was not enough in 1907 Charles, not yet three years old would die of lobular pneumonia. In 1910 things had settled down and Arthur and Anna were living on Central Avenue in Tottenville, Staten Island. Their fourth son, Chester Theodore was born in 1909 and Arthur had advanced to "presser" at Terra Cotta Company. Two years after Chester, their last child, Ralph was born. In 1920, the Parsons family moved to 397 Elliot Street in Staten Island. Victor was working on a houseboat, and Mildred was working in the "gold room" at S.S. Whites. Arthur was now a foreman at Terra Cotta Company. With Arthur continuing to work at Terra Cotta, 130 Butler Avenue became the permanent residence of the Parsons family in 1930. At this time Ethelyn was living there as well with her husband Raymond Peterson. Mildred, Ethelyn and Raymond were all working at S.S.Whites, a dental equipment manufacturing company. In 1940, Arthur died and was buried alongside his three small children who had been buried at Rocky Hill Cemetery, in Rocky Hill, New Jersey not far from the Terra Cotta Company where he had worked for over 50 years. Arthur's spouse's maiden surname is derived from Chester Parson's birth certificate. See Chester's profile to view copy of birth certificate.