Emma Agnes Parish

Brief Life History of Emma Agnes

When Emma Agnes Parish was born on 29 March 1890, in North Carolina, United States, her father, John Duncan Parrish, was 50 and her mother, Virginia Caroline Byrum, was 40. She married Richard Wilmer Warren SR on 16 February 1912, in Norfolk, Norfolk County, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Pleasant Grove District, Norfolk County, Virginia, United States for about 10 years and Portsmouth, Virginia, United States in 1950. She died on 22 April 1960, in Norfolk, Norfolk County, Virginia, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Riverside Memorial Park, Norfolk, Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

Richard Wilmer Warren SR
1883–1946
Emma Agnes Parish
1890–1960
Marriage: 16 February 1912
Richard Wilmer Warren Jr
1914–1962
Pauline A Warren
1925–2003

Sources (18)

  • Emma P Warren, "United States Census, 1950"
  • Emma Parrish Warren, "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987"
  • Mrs Emma Warren, "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011"

World Events (8)

1894 · Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument

On May 30, 18944 the Confederate Soldiers and Sailors’ Monument was unveiled. It is 73 feet high and over looks Libby Hill Park. the statue represents the 13 Confederate States.

1897 · First Bill for Women Suffrage

In 1897, Senator J.L. Hyatt introduced the woman suffrage bill in North Carolina. The bill did not make it past the committee.

1917 · Camp Lee Training Facility

Camp Lee was the sight of where Europeans first came face to face with the Powhatan Confederation. Than during the Civil War  the Union forces used it as a surprise attack and blocked Lee’s army from the supply base. When World War II started Fort Lee became Camp Lee and was used as a training facility.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Paris .

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

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