Carrie Adelaide SOPER

Father: Timothy Leonard SOPER
Mother: Weattha Adelaide DICKERSON

Family 1: John G. PARSELL

(1) Source: Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records via Ancestry.com.

  1. Dorothy Jeanne PARSELL
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 _Timothy Leonard SOPER ______|
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|--Carrie Adelaide SOPER
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|                                                       _// DICKERSON _____
|                              _Chilon Ford DICKERSON _|
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|_Weattha Adelaide DICKERSON _|
                              |                         _Christian HOWDER _
                              |_Susan HOWDER __________|
                                                       |_Mary HOUSTATER ___

Notes

Updated January 26, 2026. Compiled by Howder (www.howderfamily.com) from the following source(s):

(1) 1900 United States Census for Michigan, Tuscola Co., Fairgrove Twp.: Supervisor's District 8; Enumeration District 114; Sheet 13B; June 20, 1900.

Carrie A. SOPER is the daughter of Timothy and Adalaide W. SOPER. She was born November 1884 in Michigan and is 15 years old. She is attending school.

(2) Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records via Ancestry.com: County of Tuscola

- Record No.: 226
- Date of License: Nov. 26, 1906
- Name of Bride: Carrie SOPER
- Age: 22
- Residence: Fairgrove
- Birthplace: Michigan
- Parents: Timothy SOPER and Adelaide DICKERSON
- Previous Times Married: 0
- Name of Bridegroom: John PARSELL
- Age: 24
- Residence: Almer
- Birthplace: Michigan
- Occupation: Farmer
- Parents: Solon PARSELL and Elizabeth BOWER
- Previous Times Married: 0
- Date of Marriage: Nov. 28, 1906
- Place of Marriage: Fairgrove
- Officiant: Wm. J. BAILEY, Clergyman
- Witnesses: Lonella and Howard SOPER, both of Fairgrove, Mich.

(3) 1910 United States Census for Michigan, Bay Co., Bay City, Ward 3, Precinct 1: Supervisor's District 10; Enumeration District 39; Sheet 19B; April 29, 1910.

Carrie [SOPER] PARSELL is married to John PARSELL, head of household. Their daughter Dorothy also resides in the household.

- Address: 604 Jackson Street
- Age: 25; married for the past 3 years
- Motherhood: She has given birth to one child, which is presently living
- Birthplace: Michigan, with her father from Canada (English) and her mother from Michigan

(4) 1920 United States Census for Michigan, Tuscola Co., Fairgrove Twp., Ward 0275: Supervisor's District 7; Enumeration District 183; Sheet 12B, January 30, 31, 1920.

Carrie [SOPER] PARSELL is married to John PARSELL, head of household. Their daughter Dorothy also resides in the household.

- Home: The family a farm with a mortgage - Age: 32 - Birthplace: Michigan, with her father from Canada and her mother from Michigan

(5) Michigan, U.S., Divorce Records via Ancestry.com

- County: Tuscola
- Docket: 1283
- Name of Each: Carrie PARSELL and John PARSELL
- Where Married: Akron, Mich; Nov. 27, 1907
- Date of Petition: Jan. 11, 1924
- Libellant: Wife
- Was Case Contested: No
- Date of Decree or Judgment: May 7, 1924
- Cause: Non Support
- Was Alimony Granted: No
- Whether Divorce Granted, Refused or Withdrawn: Granted
- Whether Absolute or Conditional: Absolute
- Number of Children in Family: 1; Dorothy PARSEL, Age 17 Years
- Certification: Oct. 14, 1924; Gary G. HILL, Clerk of Circuit Court, County of Tuscola

(6) 1930 United States Census for Michigan, Tuscola Co., Indian Fields Twp., Caro Village, Supervisor's District 11, Enumeration District 77-22; Sheet 24A; April 28, 1930.

Carrie [SOPER] PARSELL is head of household. Her daughter Dorothy resides with her.

- Home ownership: no; rents at $20 per month
- Radio ownership: yes
- Age: 44 years old at time of census; a widow; 22 when first married
- Birthplace: Michigan, with her father from Canada-English and her mother from Michigan
- Occupation: Hairdresser, Beauty Shop (Code 8096)

(7) 1940 United States Census for Michigan, Tuscola Co., Indianfield Twp., Caro: Supervisor's District 7; Enumeration District 79-23; Sheet 34B; May 11, 1940.

Carrie A. [SOPER] PARSELL head of household. Her adult daughter Dorothy Jean PARSELL resides with her.

- Address: 224 N. State
- Home: Owner, valued at $3,000, it is not a farm
- Age: 54, widowed
- Highest Grade of School Completed: High School - 2nd Year
- Birthplace: Michigan
- Residence on April 1, 1935: Same Place
- At Work: Yes
- Number of hours worked previous week: 40
- Occupation: Beauty Operator; Beauty Parlor
- Occupation Code: 700-??-4 (Barbers, beauticians, and manicurists)
- Number of Weeks Worked in 1939: 52
- Salary: $0 (i.e., self-employed)
- Income Other Than Salary: Yes

(8) 1950 United States Census for Michigan, Tuscola Co., Indianfield Twp., Caro: Enumeration District 79-28; Sheet 8; April 3, 1950.

Carrie A. [SOPER] PARSELL resides with her daughter Dorothy J. PARSELL, head of household.

- Address: 224 N. Maine
- Farm: No; Acres: No
- Age: 64; widowed
- Birthplace: Michigan
- Occupation Category: Keeping House

(9) Michigan, U.S., Death Index via Ancestry.com

- Name: Carrie A PARSELL
- Birth Date: 17 Nov 1885
- Death Date: 18 Dec 1975
- Gender: Female
- Residence: Indianfields, Tuscola, Michigan
- Place of Death: Caro, Tuscola, Michigan

(10) Social Security Death Index via Ancestry.com

- Name: Carrie PARSELL
- Last Residence: 48723 Caro, Tuscola, Michigan, United States of America
- Born: 17 Nov 1884
- Died: Dec 1975
- State (Year) SSN issued: Michigan (Before 1951)

(11) Find a Grave

- Name: Carrie A SOPER PARSELL
- Birth: 17 Nov 1885; Akron, Tuscola County, Michigan, USA
- Death: 18 Dec 1975 (aged 90); Caro, Tuscola County, Michigan, USA
- Burial: Indianfields Township Cemetery; Caro, Tuscola County, Michigan, USA
- Memorial ID: 241893460
- Includes a copy of an article from the December 24, 1975 Tuscola County Advertiser: "CARRIE A. PARSELL, Caro. Funeral services for Carrie A. PARSELL, 90, were conducted Saturday from the Collon Funeral Home, Caro. Rev. Alex HOLMES of the First Presbyterian Church of Caro officiated with burial following in the Caro Cemetery. Carrie SOPER was born in 1885 in Akron. She married John PARCELL who predeceased her. Mrs. PARCELL died December 18 after a lingering illness at Caro Community Hospital. She had been a lifelong resident of Tuscola County and resided at 1100 East Riley Rd. She is survived by one daughter, Miss Dorothy Jeanne PARSELL of Caro."

(12) Soper family records, May 1, 2000.