1. Willis Melvin Parsons was born on 12 Jan 1860 in Letcher County, Kentucky. He died on 20 May 1948 in Eolia, Letcher County, Kentucky; s/o David Parsons and Derinda Emeline Privett..
Willis married Elizabeth "Betsy" Duff on 5 Jun 1886 in Perry County, Kentucky. Elizabeth was born on 14 Feb 1871 in Grayson County, Virginia. She died on 14 Sep 1939 in Eolia, Letcher County, Kentucky.
They had the following children:
+ 2 M i Joseph Litten Parsons was born on 26 Sep 1887. He died after 1914. 3 M ii Baby Boy Parsons was born on 2 Jul 1888. He died after 1888. + 4 M iii Daniel L. Parsons was born on 28 Jun 1889. He died on 2 Apr 1968. 5 F iv Lydia Adeline Parsons was born on 9 Sep 1892 in Letcher County, Kentucky. She died on 17 Apr 1956 in Arcadia, Los Angeles County, California. Lydia married Harry Warner in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. Harry was born in 1892. He died after 1922. + 6 F v Delilah Griselda Parsons was born on 16 Jun 1894. She died on 14 Jul 1988. 7 F vi Martha Alice Parsons was born on 21 Mar 1896 in Oven Fork, Letcher County, Kentucky. She died on 27 Oct 1971 in Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky. Martha married James Garvey in 1948 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. James was born in 1896. He died after 1916. + 8 M vii William Lemuel Parsons was born on 29 Nov 1898. He died on 14 Jan 1997. + 9 M viii David Arlo Parsons was born on 26 Mar 1901. He died on 20 Jul 1971. 10 F ix Myrta Isabella Parsons was born on 2 Apr 1903 in Oven Fork, Letcher County, Kentucky. She died on 2 Dec 1991 in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Myrta married Paul Joseph Modica. Paul was born in 1900. He died after 1921. + 11 M x Robert Logan Parsons was born on 24 Apr 1905. He died on 13 Jun 1990. + 12 F xi Alta Marie Parsons was born on 31 May 1909. She died on 30 Jan 1994. 13 F xii Patricia Elizabeth Parsons was born on 3 Aug 1910 in Oven Fork, Letcher County, Kentucky. She died on 28 Sep 1988 in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. + 14 M xiii Elmer Duff Parsons was born on 12 Apr 1913. He died on 11 Jul 1979.