However , his wife died just three years later , leaving him with an infant son , Stephen Kearney Parsons .
Returning to Missouri after the war , he married Mary Wells on September 18 , 1850 .
His wife died just three years later , leaving him with an infant son , Stephen Kearney Parsons .
Returning to Missouri after the war , he married Mary Wells on September 18 , 1850 .