Robert S Parsons b 1815 Ashe Co NC d 2 Dec 1870 Wise Co VA s/o Solomon Parsons and Lydia Nancy Sturgill. Robert S Parsons m. 7 May 1832 to Elizabeth Wells. (1860 Wise Co VA Census). Children of Robert S Parsons and Elizabeth Wells;

1. Rebecca Parsons b 1834 VA

2. Abigail Parsons b 1836 VA

3. Ira Clay Parsons b 11 Jul 1840 Lee Co VA; m. 20 May 1860 Scott Co VA to Elizabeth F Robbins. Ira Clay Parsons m. 25 Jul 1871 Wise Co VA to Mary Elizabeth "Polly" Collier b 20 Jan 1848 Lee Co VA; d/o George Lytle Collier and Celia J Virginia Unknown.

4. Nancy Parsons b 1842 VA; m. 8 Sept 1859 Wise Co VA to Samuel A Shepherd

5. Margaret Parsons b 1844 VA; m. 4 Aug 1859 Wise Co VA to Thomas Robbins; s/o Isaac Robbins and Nancy Unknown.

6. Robert C Parsons b 1845 VA; m. 1 Feb 1866 Wise Co VA to Lucinda C Willis b 1848 VA; d/o Isaac Willis and Elizabeth Gilley.

Robert S Parsons b 1815 Ashe Co NC d 2 Dec 1870 Wise Co VA s/o Solomon Parsons and Lydia Nancy Sturgill.  Robert S Parsons m. 1846 to (2) Anna L Blanton b 1824 VA d/o William Blanton and Elizabeth Unknown. (1860 Wise Co VA Census). Children of Robert S Parsons and Anna L Blanton;

7. Craig Parsons b about 1847 VA; m. 4 Feb 1868 Wise Co VA to Elizabeth Sturgill b about 1851 VA; d/o Andrew Sturgill and Nancy J Boothe.

8. Lavina Parsons (aka Lovina) b about 1849 VA

9. Caldonia Parsons b 1852 VA d 10 Apr 1887; m. 28 Dec 1871 to Schuyler Stidham b 1851 VA; s/o James Stidham and Malinda Hamilton.

10. Elizabeth Parsons b about 1854 VA

11. Joseph Franklin Parsons b 1856 d 1901; occupation, coal miner; m. 3 Feb 1873 (or 6 Feb 1873) to Malinda Stidham b 1854 d 22 Jul 1938; d/o James Stidham and Malinda Hamilton.

12. Mary Ann Parsons b 1857 VA

13. John Lilburn Parsons b 1860 Wise Co VA; m. 20 Jul 1882 Wise Co VA to Lucy Jane Gardner b 3 Apr 1858 Wise Co VA; d/o George Washington Gardner and Elizabeth Wheatley.