Individual Details

James Monroe "Mon" Parrish

(22 Feb 1818 - 11 Feb 1903)



1850 Census. Chestnut, Autauga, AL
James M. Parish, 32. Maria J., 22
James P. 3. Elijah H. age 1

1860 Census. Chestnut Creek, Autauga, AL
J. M. Parrish, 42. Jane, 32.
James 13. Elijah 11. Monroe, 9. Mary, 7. George 3. Rebecca, 1.

1870 Census. Prec 4, Baker, AL, Chestnut Creek P.O.
Jas. M. Parrish, 52, County Treasurer, b. NC. Jane, 42, b. AL.
Mary E. 17. Geo. W. 13. Rebecca A. 11. Thos. P. 8. Wm. H. 6. Mahala B. 2, and Martha H. age 3 months.

1880 Census. Clanton, Chilton, AL, Hh 75
J.M. Parrish, 62, b. NC. Jane, wife, 52, b. AL.
T. P. 18, son. W. H., 14, son. Mahala, 12. dau. Martha, 9 dau.

Photo and article from Chilton County and her People, posted on Ancesty:
James Monroe & Jane Mims Parrish.
Treasurer of Baker County and Chilton County from 1869 until the county was twenty-four years old. He was born in Charleston, SC, February 22, 1818; died February 11, 1905. He was one of the first school teachers of this section; was a crack marksman and deer hunter.
Mrs. Parrish was Jane Mims, daughter of Elijah Mims and sister of George (Dock) Mims, pioneer citizens of this County. This family likewise came to Alabama from South Carolina.

Note: The above article gives death as 1905 - the memorial # 111929127 on FindAGrave has 1903 - the stone is not pictured.

Events

Birth22 Feb 1818Kershaw County, South Carolina
Marriage11 Dec 1845Autauga County, Alabama - Martha Jane Mims
Death11 Feb 1903Chilton County, Alabama
BurialWalnut Creek Cemetery, Clanton, Chilton County, Alabama

Families

SpouseMartha Jane Mims (1828 - 1899)
ChildJames P. Parrish (1847 - )
ChildElijah Hillman Parrish (1849 - 1944)
ChildMonroe Jackson Parrish (1851 - 1934)
ChildMary Parrish (1853 - 1941)
ChildGeorge Parrish (1857 - )
ChildRebecca Ann Parrish (1859 - 1938)
ChildThomas Pastell Parrish (1862 - )
ChildWilliam H. Parrish (1865 - 1920)
ChildMahala Berlin Parrish (1868 - 1955)
ChildMartha Parrish (1871 - )