William Jasper Parsons, nicknamed "Jap" was born 1869 Indiana died 1960 Buffalo OK, married Maybelle E. Peck 1905 in Lyon Co, Kansas. They became parents of Leonard E. Parsons (1909-1969), James A. Deverle Parsons (1911-1996), E. Imogene Parsons (Branch) (1913-19709), and Phillip K. Parsons (1922 - missing 1956), all of whom graduated from Buffalo High School.
When the nickname became unpopular during WWII, friends often called him "Bill". He signed legal papers as "Wm J. Parsons."
He homesteaded west of Alva in 1894, but sold the land to return to school. He graduated from Conway Springs KS Institute, Sam Houston TX Institute, and Chicago University IL. He taught school 25 years in TX, OK and KS, including at NWOSU Alva. In 1917 Wm J. and his brother A. C. Parsons bought the townsite of Dunlap (between Buffalo & May) and built a grain elevator and a community. Later he lived in Booker TX working as a grain buyer and also in Elkhart KS. Wm J also became a real estate agent and bought farms sight unseen, so the family enjoyed living for a time in Oregon, California and Arkansas.
Wm J. Parsons became manager of Buffalo Farmers Coop Elevator in Buffalo, now known as the historic Clay Tile Elevator, in 1926 and continued as manager for thirteen years. During that time he served as president of the Buffalo Chamber of Commerce and helped get State Highway-11 designated US-64. Wm J. had asthma and the doctor believed the NM climate would help so In 1939, the family moved to Albuquerque NM for his health. They ran a tourist court there for a few years. His asthma turned into Emphasema and health deteriorated, so in 1950 they moved back to Buffalo to be near family.
During Wm J. Parsons' time as elevator manager at Buffalo, his daughter Imogene taught school at the Austin Valley school and kept books at the elevator during harvest. The summer of 1930 she met a young bachelor farmer bringing wheat into the elevator, Ernest Branch, and they married the next spring, raising their family of three children in the Buffalo area: Wm E. "Bill" Branch (1933-1993), John Curtis Branch (1935-present) and Carolyn Branch (1937 --present), all of whom graduated from Buffalo High School.
1960: Up to a few weeks before his death at the age of 93, Wm J. Parsons walked the 10 blocks to town and back to get the mail, visiting and joking with friends all along the way.
When the nickname became unpopular during WWII, friends often called him "Bill". He signed legal papers as "Wm J. Parsons."
He homesteaded west of Alva in 1894, but sold the land to return to school. He graduated from Conway Springs KS Institute, Sam Houston TX Institute, and Chicago University IL. He taught school 25 years in TX, OK and KS, including at NWOSU Alva. In 1917 Wm J. and his brother A. C. Parsons bought the townsite of Dunlap (between Buffalo & May) and built a grain elevator and a community. Later he lived in Booker TX working as a grain buyer and also in Elkhart KS. Wm J also became a real estate agent and bought farms sight unseen, so the family enjoyed living for a time in Oregon, California and Arkansas.
Wm J. Parsons became manager of Buffalo Farmers Coop Elevator in Buffalo, now known as the historic Clay Tile Elevator, in 1926 and continued as manager for thirteen years. During that time he served as president of the Buffalo Chamber of Commerce and helped get State Highway-11 designated US-64. Wm J. had asthma and the doctor believed the NM climate would help so In 1939, the family moved to Albuquerque NM for his health. They ran a tourist court there for a few years. His asthma turned into Emphasema and health deteriorated, so in 1950 they moved back to Buffalo to be near family.
During Wm J. Parsons' time as elevator manager at Buffalo, his daughter Imogene taught school at the Austin Valley school and kept books at the elevator during harvest. The summer of 1930 she met a young bachelor farmer bringing wheat into the elevator, Ernest Branch, and they married the next spring, raising their family of three children in the Buffalo area: Wm E. "Bill" Branch (1933-1993), John Curtis Branch (1935-present) and Carolyn Branch (1937 --present), all of whom graduated from Buffalo High School.
1960: Up to a few weeks before his death at the age of 93, Wm J. Parsons walked the 10 blocks to town and back to get the mail, visiting and joking with friends all along the way.
William Jasper Parsons, nicknamed "Jap" was born 1869 Indiana died 1960 Buffalo OK, married Maybelle E. Peck 1905 in Lyon Co, Kansas. They became parents of Leonard E. Parsons (1909-1969), James A. Deverle Parsons (1911-1996), E. Imogene Parsons (Branch) (1913-19709), and Phillip K. Parsons (1922 - missing 1956), all of whom graduated from Buffalo High School.
When the nickname became unpopular during WWII, friends often called him "Bill". He signed legal papers as "Wm J. Parsons."
He homesteaded west of Alva in 1894, but sold the land to return to school. He graduated from Conway Springs KS Institute, Sam Houston TX Institute, and Chicago University IL. He taught school 25 years in TX, OK and KS, including at NWOSU Alva. In 1917 Wm J. and his brother A. C. Parsons bought the townsite of Dunlap (between Buffalo & May) and built a grain elevator and a community. Later he lived in Booker TX working as a grain buyer and also in Elkhart KS. Wm J also became a real estate agent and bought farms sight unseen, so the family enjoyed living for a time in Oregon, California and Arkansas.
Wm J. Parsons became manager of Buffalo Farmers Coop Elevator in Buffalo, now known as the historic Clay Tile Elevator, in 1926 and continued as manager for thirteen years. During that time he served as president of the Buffalo Chamber of Commerce and helped get State Highway-11 designated US-64. Wm J. had asthma and the doctor believed the NM climate would help so In 1939, the family moved to Albuquerque NM for his health. They ran a tourist court there for a few years. His asthma turned into Emphasema and health deteriorated, so in 1950 they moved back to Buffalo to be near family.
During Wm J. Parsons' time as elevator manager at Buffalo, his daughter Imogene taught school at the Austin Valley school and kept books at the elevator during harvest. The summer of 1930 she met a young bachelor farmer bringing wheat into the elevator, Ernest Branch, and they married the next spring, raising their family of three children in the Buffalo area: Wm E. "Bill" Branch (1933-1993), John Curtis Branch (1935-present) and Carolyn Branch (1937 --present), all of whom graduated from Buffalo High School.
1960: Up to a few weeks before his death at the age of 93, Wm J. Parsons walked the 10 blocks to town and back to get the mail, visiting and joking with friends all along the way.
When the nickname became unpopular during WWII, friends often called him "Bill". He signed legal papers as "Wm J. Parsons."
He homesteaded west of Alva in 1894, but sold the land to return to school. He graduated from Conway Springs KS Institute, Sam Houston TX Institute, and Chicago University IL. He taught school 25 years in TX, OK and KS, including at NWOSU Alva. In 1917 Wm J. and his brother A. C. Parsons bought the townsite of Dunlap (between Buffalo & May) and built a grain elevator and a community. Later he lived in Booker TX working as a grain buyer and also in Elkhart KS. Wm J also became a real estate agent and bought farms sight unseen, so the family enjoyed living for a time in Oregon, California and Arkansas.
Wm J. Parsons became manager of Buffalo Farmers Coop Elevator in Buffalo, now known as the historic Clay Tile Elevator, in 1926 and continued as manager for thirteen years. During that time he served as president of the Buffalo Chamber of Commerce and helped get State Highway-11 designated US-64. Wm J. had asthma and the doctor believed the NM climate would help so In 1939, the family moved to Albuquerque NM for his health. They ran a tourist court there for a few years. His asthma turned into Emphasema and health deteriorated, so in 1950 they moved back to Buffalo to be near family.
During Wm J. Parsons' time as elevator manager at Buffalo, his daughter Imogene taught school at the Austin Valley school and kept books at the elevator during harvest. The summer of 1930 she met a young bachelor farmer bringing wheat into the elevator, Ernest Branch, and they married the next spring, raising their family of three children in the Buffalo area: Wm E. "Bill" Branch (1933-1993), John Curtis Branch (1935-present) and Carolyn Branch (1937 --present), all of whom graduated from Buffalo High School.
1960: Up to a few weeks before his death at the age of 93, Wm J. Parsons walked the 10 blocks to town and back to get the mail, visiting and joking with friends all along the way.
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