Virginia Caroline Byrum

Brief Life History of Virginia Caroline

When Virginia Caroline Byrum was born on 8 October 1849, in Edenton, Chowan, North Carolina, United States, her father, Joseph J Byrum, was 34 and her mother, Elizabeth Privett, was 40. She married John Duncan Parrish on 1 September 1863. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 11 daughters. She lived in Township 2 Middle, Chowan, North Carolina, United States in 1880 and Township 1, Chowan, North Carolina, United States in 1900. She died on 13 September 1902, in Edenton, Chowan, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 52, and was buried in Beaver Hill Cemetery, Edenton, Chowan, North Carolina, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Duncan Parrish
1839–1920
Virginia Caroline Byrum
1849–1902
Marriage: 1 September 1863
Caroline E. Parrish
1865–1952
William E. Parrish
1868–1874
Eulalie L Parrish
1869–1957
Gabriella E. Parrish
1871–1971
Elizabeth Lavenia Parrish
1874–1975
George Lafayette Parrish
1876–1959
Allie Virginia Parrish
1878–1930
Kate Parrish
1878–
Annie Bell Parrish
1880–1953
Mary Parrish
1883–1939
Martha Winborne or Pat Parrish
1884–1952
Kate White Parrish
1889–1969
Emma Agnes Parish
1890–1960

Sources (47)

  • Jennie Parrish in household of John Parrish, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Jennie Parrish, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
  • Virginia Caroline Byrum Parrish, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1853 · First State Fair

The first state fair in North Carolina was held in Raleigh and was put on by the North Carolina State Agricultural Society in 1853. The fair has been continuous except for during the American Civil War and Reconstruction and WWII.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1865

Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Byron .

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

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