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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.
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