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Family: William R Parrish / Elizabeth Hamilton (F3156)

• Father | Male William R Parrish

  
  

  Born	9 Apr 1803	near Fairmont, WV
  Died	18 Feb 1885	Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia, USA
  Buried		Hereford (Parrish) Cemetery, Jackson Co, WV
  Married	22 Nov 1827  [1]	Monongalia County, West Virginia, USA  [1]
  Father	William Parrish | F3293 Group Sheet
  Mother

  
  

  Mother | Female Elizabeth Hamilton

  
  

  Born	1813	Virginia, USA
  Died	7 Dec 1895
  Buried		Hereford (Parrish) Cemetery, Jackson Co, WV
  Father
  Mother

  
  

  Child 1 | Male Joshua F Parrish

  
  

  Born	9 Oct 1829	Virginia, USA
  Died	17 Jul 1895
  Buried		Hereford (Parrish) Cemetery, Jackson Co, WV
  Spouse	Minerva H Kerns | F14698
  Married

  
  

  Child 2 | Male James H Parrish

  
  

  Born	Abt 1832	Virginia, USA
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried

  
  

  Child 3 | Female Maria J Parrish

  
  

  Born	Abt 1836	Virginia, USA
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried

  
  

  Child 4 | Female Clarissa E Parrish

  
  

  Born	Abt 1837	Virginia, USA
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried

  
  

  Child 5 | Female Sarah Ann L Parrish

  
  

  Born	Abt 1841	Virginia, USA
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried

  
  

  Child 6 | Male Richard Elmus Parrish

  
  

  Born	14 Mar 1845	Marion County, WV
  Died	17 Apr 1912
  Buried		Hereford (Parrish) Cemetery, Jackson Co, WV
  Spouse	Sarah Jane Wolfe | F3295
  Married	17 Oct 1867	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA

  
  

  Child 7 | Male William Parrish, Jr

  
  

  Born	Abt 1846	Virginia, USA
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried

  
  

  Child 8 | Male Calder Haymond Parrish

  
  

  Born	29 Jan 1848	Mannington, Marion Co, WV
  Died	27 Dec 1928	Roane County, West Virginia, USA
  Buried		Spencer Mausoleum, Spencer, Roane, West Virginia, USA
  Spouse	Mary Frances Parsons | F3155
  Married	12 Sep 1872	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA

  
  

  Child 9 | Male Zedekiah K Parrish, Sr

  
  

  Born	7 Mar 1850	Marion County, WV
  Died	28 Oct 1924
  Buried
  Spouse	Mary Ellen Wilson | F7549
  Married	4 Dec 1876	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA

  
  

  Child 10 | Male Henry Hamilton Parrish

  
  

  Born	12 May 1853	Monroe County, West Virginia, USA
  Died	7 Dec 1937	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
  Buried
  Spouse	Margaret L Cain | F6273
  Married	13 Nov 1873	Roane County, West Virginia, USA

  
  

  Child 11 | Female Mary E Parrish

  
  

  Born	Abt 1860	West Virginia, USA
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried

  
  

• Notes

  Monongalia Co, VA Marriages William R Parrish and Elizabeth Hamilton 11/22/1827 1830 Monongalia, VA William R Parish 1m 0-5 1m 20-30 1f 15-20 1840 West Monongalia, Monongalia, WV William Parrish 1m 5-10 [James] 1m 10-15 1m 30-40 1f 0-5 [Clarissa] 1f 5-10 [Maria] 1f 20-30 1850 Western Dist, Marion, VA # 470-472 all born Va William Parrish 47 Elizabeth 38 James H 18 Maria J 14 Clarissa E 13 Sarah Ann L 11 Richard E 8 William U 4 Clader H 3 Zedakiah K 4/12 1860 Wirt, VA # 471 all born Va William Parrish 54 Elizabeth 45 Sarah 19 Richard 17 William 14 Caldren 11 m Zedekiah 10 Henry H 7 Mary E 10/12 1870 Mill Creek. Jackson, WV # 416 William R 65 Elizabeth 25 [55?] Zachariah 20 Henry H 18 Mary E 10 Davis, Diana 42 William S, 19 1880 Census Place: Washington, Jackson, West Virginia Page 405D Wm. PARISH Self M M W 75 WV Elisibeth PARISH Wife F M W 66 WV Hereford Cemetery William R Parrish d. 2/18/1885, aged 81y10m9d Elizabeth Parrish d, 12/7/1895, aged 82y This sketch taken from "Pioneers of Jackson County", by John House, it appears in the section "Upper Mill Creek" Parish Family There is a village known as Parishtown at Joe's Run, and Gay is on Elk Fork a few miles from its mouth. The Parish family were descended from one William "Parrish" who came from England and was connected with the "celebrated Morgan family." His son, William, born near Fairmont, West Virginia, in 1804, married Elizabeth Hamilton, died at Ripley in 1896. He moved to Wirt County in 1855, and to Ripley in 1868. Calder H. Parish, his son, was born near Mannington, in 1848. He lived near the mouth of Joe's Run, and married Mary Frances Parsons, born at Middleport, Ohio. Their children were Clero A Parish. Della Parish, married Francis Huddleston. Libbie Parish, married Benjamin Staats, a Spencer baker. Homer C Parish. Grace E Parish, married A B Gainer, a Spencer butcher. Marie Parish, married E M Sinnett, of Spencer. Isabelle Parish, married Henry D Goff. John C Parish. Children of William Parish, Jr, were Nancy, wife of Wils Parsons, Hamp Parish, and Charley Parish.

  
  

• Sources

  [S565] Marriage Records, Monongalia County, WV.