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George Whitwell Parsons (August 26, 1850 – January 5, 1933) was a licensed attorney turned banker during the 19th century Old West. He kept a detailed daily diary of his life in the west, especially while he lived in Tombstone, Arizona Territory from 1879 to 1887.
Publication date. 1997. Topics. Parsons, George Whitwell, 1850-1933 -- Diaries, Frontier and pioneer life -- Arizona -- Tombstone, Tombstone (Ariz.) -- History, Tombstone (Ariz.) -- Biography. Publisher. Tombstone, Ariz. : Cochise Classics. Collection. internetarchivebooks; inlibrary; printdisabled. Contributor.
George Whitwell Parsons (August 26, 1850 – January 5, 1933) was a licensed attorney turned banker during the 19th century Old West. He kept a detailed daily diary of his life in the west, especially while he lived in Tombstone, Arizona Territory from 1879 to 1887.
Jul 3, 2006 · Parsons’ journal was originally published in 1939 by the Public Works Administration. It was republished in 1972 by The Tombstone Epitaph . The full title is The Private Journal of George Parsons .
Pioneer, cowboy, bookkeeper -- George Whitwell Parsons was born in Washington, D.C., on August 26, 1850 but grew up in Brooklyn, N.Y., where he took a degree in accounting and bookkeeping at Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute before studying law in his father's law firm.
George Whitwell Parsons was born in 1850 in Washington D.C. and later moved with his parents to Brooklyn, N.Y. As a youth he went to Florida and then to San Francisco. Upon arrival in California he heard about the mineral strikes in Tombstone, Arizona Territory. Parsons departed California and arrived in Tombstone in 1880.
Sep 2, 2016 · Much of what we know about the colorful characters of Tombstone is thanks to George Whitwell Parsons. An Easterner who was trained as a lawyer, Parsons went to the boomtown in 1879 to seek his fortune in mining.
