John Henry PARRISH (Cir 1825-)

Grisy Ann FRANKLIN (Cir 1827-1892)

John L. PARRISH (1865-1930)

 

Family Links Spouses/Children: Henrietta LEWIS Robert Leroy PARRISH Gladys Vivian PARRISH+ John L. PARRISH Born: 19 Jul 1865, , Walker County, Georgia 1 Died: 1930-1940, Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Virginia at age 65 2    Cause of his death was Suicide.2   Noted events in his life were: • Residence: Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Virginia. 2 • Alt. Birth, 1865, , , North Carolina. 3 • Census: 1870, 9 Jul 1870, Friendship, Guilford County, North Carolina. 3 • Census: 1880, 5 Jun 1880, Old Richmond, Forsyth County, North Carolina. 4 John married Henrietta LEWIS.

1 Corinne Murray, "PARRISH-GA-WALKER-L," Rootsweb, 5 Sep 1999; From: "Corinne Murray" <mscjm@worldnet.att.net <mailto:mscjm@worldnet.att.net>>
Subject: [PARRISH-GA-WALKER] Parrish
Date: Sun, 5 Sep 1999 20:47:10 -0700

I am searching for info about my grandfather's family. His name was John L. Parrish. His parents were John Henry Parrish and Grisey Ann Franklin. He was born July 19, 1865. His death certificate states he was born in Walker County, Ga. He was in Forsyth County, NC in the 1870 census. He and his father were both blacksmiths. I am excited to find a mailing list for Parrishs in Walker Co., Ga. Maybe John Henry had a father or brother living there.Thanks for any help. Corinne Murray, Greensboro, N. C.

2 Corinne J. Murray (Greensboro, North Carolina), interview by Autumn Brown, 19 Nov 2008; transcript;
Her grandfather was John L. Parrish. He apparently divorced his wife or left her after the birth of his second child. She said she went to Lawrenceville, VA and found his grave. One of his neighbors knew him as a child and gave her a picture of him. She has a copy of his death certificate. He committed suicide. She said she was told he went to the doctor that morning and came home and shot himself. He must have received bad news.

3 1870 U.S. census, Guilford, North Carolina population schedule, Friendship, p. 83, dwelling 98, family 98, John Parrish; digital images, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 10 Nov 2008); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593, roll M593_1140;
John, 47, a blacksmith, was living with his wife, Ann, 44, and children, Charlotte, 18, Mary, 15, Alice, 13, Virginia, 10, John, 5, and Lucy, 2 in Guilford County, North Carolina.

4 1880 U.S. census, Forsyth, North Carolina population schedule, Old Richmond, enumeration district (ED) 73, p. 285-3000, dwelling 78, family 78, J. Parish; digital images, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 18 Nov 2008); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll T9_963;
J. Parish, 53, a blacksmith, was living with his wife Grisy A., 52, and children, Anna, 18, John, 15, Lucy, 11, and Seelar, 7 in Old Richmond, Forsyth County, North Carolina.