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JOHN T. PARSONS, manufacturer of carriages, buggies, and road wagons, general blacksmith, etc., was born August 6, 1826, in Ontario, Canada. His father, William, a blacksmith by trade, was born in England, and died at the age of eighty-one years in 1877. His mother, Margaret (Trick) Parsons, was a native of England, and resides in Canada. Her children are: Mary A.; Elizabeth; John T; Julia; William H.; Silas R., and Thomas J. John T. Parsons was educated in the common schools of Canada and at a commercial college at Fort Edward, New York. At the age of fourteen years be began learning his trade with his father. He was married March 28, 1864, in Rochester, New York, to Roxyette Jones, daughter of T. W. and Hester A. (Davison) Jones, natives of Canada and Herkimer county, New York, respectively. Mr. Parsons began business for himself in Rochester, and has continued there and at Oil City ever since. He worked twelve years for D. L. Trax of the latter city, and in 1880 became the owner of the business, which has grown to be a very extensive one. His children are Thomas W. and Silas B. The elder is overseer of an industrial school at Rochester, New York, and the younger is with his father in the shop. He is a Prohibitionist, with his wife belongs to the Methodist Episcopal church, and is one of the best known citizens of Venango county.
History of Venango County, Pennsylvania
: its past and present, including its aboriginal history, the French and
British occupation of the country, its early settlement and subsequent
growth, a description of its historic and interesting localities, its rich
oil deposits and their development, sketches of its cities, boroughs,
townships, and villages, neighborhood and family history, portraits and
biographies of pioneers and representative citizens, statistics, etc.,
etc.
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