Mary Parrish Mitchell

Brief Life History of Mary Parrish

When Mary Parrish Mitchell was born about 1805, in Tennessee, United States, her father, Marcus Mitchell, was 32 and her mother, Elizabeth Parham, was 28. She married Francis Lee McNairy about 1830, in Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons. She died in 1853, in Giles, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 49.

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Family Time Line

Francis Lee McNairy
1802–1837
Mary Parrish Mitchell
1805–1853
Marriage: about 1830
Robert Lee McNairy
1831–1904
William James McNairy
1837–1863
Marcus McNairy
1833–1915
John F. McNairy
1835–

Sources (3)

  • Mary P Leftwich, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Mary Mitales in entry for Mark Mcnary, "Tennessee Death Records, 1914-1955"
  • Mary P Mcnary, "United States Census, 1840"

World Events (8)

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

Name Meaning

English and Scottish: from the vernacular pronunciation in Middle English and Older Scots of the personal name Michael . See Michelson .

English and Scottish: nickname for a big man, from Middle English michel, mechel, muchel ‘big’.

Irish (County Connacht): surname adopted as equivalent of Mulvihill .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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