When William E. Parrish was born about 1868, in Edenton, Chowan, North Carolina, United States, his father, John Duncan Parrish, was 32 and his mother, Virginia C Byrum, was 20. He lived in North Carolina, United States in 1870 and Township 2 Middle, Chowan, North Carolina, United States in 1880. He died in 1874, at the age of 7.
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1838–1920 Male
1849–1902 Female
1865–1952 Female
1868–1874 Male
1869–1957 Female
1871–1971 Female
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English (mainly southern): from the Old French habitational name and personal name Paris . Parrish is the most common form of the name in English, and is the result of confusion between -s and -sh (compare Norris ), reinforced by folk etymological association with the modern English word parish.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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