When George Lafayette Parrish was born on 26 March 1876, in Chowan, North Carolina, United States, his father, John Duncan Parrish, was 38 and his mother, Virginia C Byrum, was 27. He married Millie Roberta White on 25 November 1896, in Chowan, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Rockyhock, Chowan, North Carolina, United States in 1910 and Township 2 Middle, Chowan, North Carolina, United States in 1930. He died on 13 November 1959, in Edenton, Chowan, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Edenton, Chowan, North Carolina, United States.