Laura Grace Parrish

Brief Life History of Laura Grace

When Laura Grace Parrish was born on 1 October 1883, in Wasco, Oregon, United States, her father, Rolando Parrish, was 35 and her mother, Martha Angenette Helm, was 27. She married Orval Davis on 6 January 1909, in Crook, Oregon, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Cross Keys, Crook, Oregon, United States in 1900 and Portland City Election Precinct 130, Multnomah, Oregon, United States in 1940. She died on 9 March 1968, in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States.

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Family Time Line

Orval Davis
1877–1943
Laura Grace Parrish
1883–1968
Marriage: 6 January 1909
Rolando Eneles Davis
1910–1991
Lucille Angenette Davis
1912–1916

Sources (19)

  • Grace L Davis in household of Orvil Davis, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Laura Grace Parrish, "Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Births, 1842-1917"
  • Marriage record: Grace Parrish & Orval Davis, Crook County Oregon, 6 Jan 1909

World Events (8)

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

1898 · Oregon Historical Society

The Oregon Historical Society was founded on December 17, 1898, for the “collection, preservation, exhibition, and publication of material of a historical character, especially that relating to the history of Oregon and of the United States.” 

1906 · Saving Food Labels

The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.

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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