Brief Life History of Richard Parsons
When Richard Parsons Willett was born on 10 February 1827, in McNairy, Tennessee, United States, his father, Andrew Willett, was 28 and his mother, Julia Benson Shropshire, was 19. He married Elisabeth Ann Barr on 26 December 1849, in Washington, Arkansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Franklin Township, Bourbon, Kansas, United States in 1880. He died on 8 March 1905, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States.
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Sources (10)
- R P Willett in entry for Lena W Hilton, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
- R P Willet, "United States Census, 1870"
- Richard P. Willett in entry for Frank M. Hilton and Lena Willett Chapman, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
Spouse and Children
1827–1905 Male
1832–1888 Female
Children (11)
1852–1875 Male
1853–1942 Female
1854–1935 Male
1856–1928 Female
1859–1859 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1798–1836 Male
1807–1893 Female
Siblings (7)
1825–1899 Male
1827–1905 Male
1829–1903 Male
1830–1904 Male
1832–1893 Male
+2 More Children
World Events (8)
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Age 3
1835 · The Hermitage is Built
Age 8
1850 · Los Angeles Is Incorporated
Age 23
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English personal names Wilot, Wilet, pet forms of Will , itself a short form of William .
English: sometimes a variant of Willard .
English: perhaps occasionally a habitational name from Willet, in Elworthy (Somerset). It is from an earlier name of Doniford Stream, which rises at Willet, and is probably a compound of Old English wiell, will ‘spring’ + an unrecorded gīete ‘stream’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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