Individual Details

John Moses Parrish

(26 Jan 1883 - 29 Jan 1945)



The Union-Banner, Clanton, AL, 27 Dec 1906, Thursday, p.1
Happily Mrried.
On the afternoon of Dec 23, at 3 o'clock at the residence of the bride's parents, Mr. & Mrs. H. A. J. Harris, the marriage rite was solemnized between Miss Elsie Harris and Mr. John Parrish, Rev.W. Parrish officiating. The home was beautifully decorated....

1910 Census. Prec 4, Chilton, AL
John M. Parrish, 26. Elsie, wife, 26 Married 4 years. One child.
Russell, son, age 2

12 Sep 1918 World War I Draft Registration:
John Moses Parrish Jr. of Rt. 5, Clanton, Chilton, AL was age 38, born 28 Jun 1883. He was a farmer and a teacher employed to County Board of Education. Elsie Parrish was his nearest relative.
Tall, stout build, blue eyes, black hair. Signed as John Moses Parrish Jr - he must have been named for a relative, not his father.

1920 Census. Clanton, Chilton, AL, Hh 548
Elija H. Parrish, 71. Charlott, wife, 70.
Julia, dau 36.
Lonnie, son, 29. Annie, dau-in-law, 22.
Next door:
John W. Parrish, 36. Elsie, wife, 35.
Russell, son, 12. Nelson, son, 7.

1930 Census. Beat 4, Chilton, AL
John M. Parrish, 46. Elsie, 45
Nelson, son, 17.

1940 Census. Beat 4, Chilton, AL, Hh 6
Higgins Ferry Road - same house in 1935
John M. Parrish, 56, Teacher, public schools
Elsie, 55, wife

Apparently died in Birmingham, Jefferson, AL on 29 Jan 1945. He was widowed - his wife was Elsie Parrish. Father was Elijah H. Parrish; his mother Charlotte Mims. Buried Walnut Creek Cemetery.

Indiana Death Certificate #108840
Henry Nelson Parrish died 12 Dec 1997, at the Pine Tree Healthcare Center, Indianapolis, Marion Co, IN of pneumonia and cerebral vascular disease. He was born 14 Aug 1912, Chilton Co, AL to John M. Parrish and Elsie Harris. He was widowed, a civil engineer, in naval avionics. His regular residence was 1302 Lesley Ave in Indianapolis. The informant was Mrs. Nancy Ruth Wier, of Las Vegas, his daughter. Buried Dec 17th, Memorial Park Cemetery, Indianapolis.

Events

Birth26 Jan 1883Alabama
Death29 Jan 1945Jefferson County, Alabama
BurialWalnut Creek Cemetery, Clanton, Chilton County, Alabama

Families

FatherElijah Hillman Parrish (1849 - 1944)
MotherCharlotte Elizabeth Mims (1849 - 1923)
SiblingSarah Parrish (1867 - )
SiblingLettie Isabell Parrish (1869 - 1940)
SiblingJoseph Samuel Parrish (1877 - )
SiblingJulia Parrish (1881 - )
SiblingWilliam Alonzo "Lonnie" Parrish (1890 - 1956)