Eileen, I'll tell what I think. 1. Mary, Agnes, and Mary Agnes Parsons are one and the same. Richard Parsons is her father. 2. I have seen Joseph Parsons listed as father of Richard. I think there was an error made in the pension application. 3. I think dates were picked up wrong and reported wrong for John Midkiff's and Mary Agnes Parsons birth dates. I think the Johns you discuss are one and same. What do you think? James M. Midkiff