Mary Ann Lakey

Brief Life History of Mary Ann

When Mary Ann Lakey was born on 26 February 1871, in Cowee, Macon, North Carolina, United States, her father, John Erwin Lakey, was 27 and her mother, Nancy Ann Collins, was 25. She married John Ephriam Parrish on 5 January 1890. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Yadkin, North Carolina, United States in 1880 and Cowee Township, Macon, North Carolina, United States in 1900. She died on 30 March 1949, in Franklin, Macon, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Cowee, Macon, North Carolina, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Ephriam Parrish
1868–1946
Mary Ann Lakey
1871–1949
Marriage: 5 January 1890
Nathaniel Henderson Parrish
1891–1892
Effie Julia Parrish
1893–1960
Nannie Susan Parrish
1897–1969
Iona Nina Parrish
1899–1984
Inez Violet Parrish
1901–1997
Alice June Parrish
1903–1977
Carr Nichols Parrish
1906–1964
Vance Tildon Parrish
1909–1992
Jesse Franklin Parrish
1912–1987

Sources (41)

  • Mary J Lakey en la familia de John E Lakey, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Mary Lakey, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
  • Mary Lakey Parrish, "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994"

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Name Meaning

English: unexplained.

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

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