Individual Details
Elijah Hillman Parrish
(21 Jan 1849 - 25 Jul 1944)
1930 Census. Beat 4, Chilton, AL, Hh 46
W. Lonnie Parrish, 39, married age 29, Doctor, Veterinarian
Annie M., wife, 33, married age 23
Ola M. dau, 8. W. Frank, son, 2.
Elijah H., father, 81. widowed, married at 18
Julia A., sister, 47, School Teacher
Mahala Jones, mother-in-law, age 53, widow, married at 18
Rufus Roberts, servant, Neg. age 52, widowed, married at 21, Farm Labor
1940 Census: Best 4, Clanton, Chilton, AL, Hh 1
Living on Higgins Ferry Road - they all lived in the same house in 1935
W. Lonnie Parrish, 47, Veterinary Doctor, private practice. Annie, M. wife, 43
Ola M. dau, 18. W. Frank, son, 10. Lois E., dau, 7.
Elijah H., father, 91, widow
Mahala Jones, Mother-in-law, 64, widow
Elijah's death record gives spouse as Charlotte Parrish, parents as Munroe Parrish and Sarah Mims.
The Union-Banner, Clanton, AL, 27 July 1944, Thursday, p.1
Elijah H. Parrish, 95, Died Tuesday A.M.
Elijah Hillman Parrish, age 95, died at the home of Dr. W. L. Parrish Tuesday morning. Services were held at Concord Wednesday afternoon, conducted by Rev. G. G. Williams and Dr. S. J. Ezell. Spigener was in charge.
Surviving are three sons - Sam Parrish of Marbury, Prof. John M. and Dr. W. L. Parrish of Clanton. There is one foster daughter, Mrs. Lettie Dupree Gafford, of Birmingham; two sisters, Mrs. Mattie Mims of Clanton and Mrs. Hale Robinson of Providence.
Born near what is now Clanton, January 21, 1849, Uncle Lige Parrish was probably the oldest person in the county. He has spent his entire life in this immediate vicinity, being well known, and during his active life was identified with Christian work and all things looking to the welfare of the county and community. He has been confined to his home for the past year or more.
Events
Birth | 21 Jan 1849 | Autauga County, Alabama | |||
Marriage | 5 Oct 1865 | Autauga County, Alabama - Charlotte Elizabeth Mims | |||
Death | 25 Jul 1944 | Chilton County, Alabama | |||
Burial | Concord Cemetery, Chilton County, Alabama |
Families
Spouse | Charlotte Elizabeth Mims (1849 - 1923) |
Child | Sarah Parrish (1867 - ) |
Child | Lettie Isabell Parrish (1869 - 1940) |
Child | Joseph Samuel Parrish (1877 - ) |
Child | Julia Parrish (1881 - ) |
Child | John Moses Parrish (1883 - 1945) |
Child | William Alonzo "Lonnie" Parrish (1890 - 1956) |
Father | James Monroe "Mon" Parrish (1818 - 1903) |
Mother | Martha Jane Mims (1828 - 1899) |
Sibling | James P. Parrish (1847 - ) |
Sibling | Monroe Jackson Parrish (1851 - 1934) |
Sibling | Mary Parrish (1853 - 1941) |
Sibling | George Parrish (1857 - ) |
Sibling | Rebecca Ann Parrish (1859 - 1938) |
Sibling | Thomas Pastell Parrish (1862 - ) |
Sibling | William H. Parrish (1865 - 1920) |
Sibling | Mahala Berlin Parrish (1868 - 1955) |
Sibling | Martha Parrish (1871 - ) |