Brief Life History of Mary Jane
When Mary Jane Parrish was born on 13 August 1858, in Harrison, West Virginia, United States, her father, Daniel David Parrish, was 30 and her mother, Melvina Hess, was 25. She married Floyd Lyon on 4 April 1880, in Harrison, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Sardis, Harrison, West Virginia, United States for about 20 years and Sardis District, Harrison, West Virginia, United States in 1940. She died on 20 October 1941, in Wallace, Harrison, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 83.
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- Mary J Parish in household of Daniel D Parish, "United States Census, 1870"
- Mary Jane Parrish, "West Virginia Births and Christenings, 1853-1928"
- Mary J Parrish, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"
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1861 · The Battle of Manassas
The Battle of Manassas is also referred to as the First Battle of Bull Run. 35,000 Union troops were headed towards Washington D.C. after 20,000 Confederate forces. The McDowell's Union troops fought with General Beauregard's Confederate troops along a little river called Bull Run.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
Name Meaning
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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