When Melinda Parrish was born about 1814, in Hart, Kentucky, United States, her father, Littleberry Parish Jr., was 35 and her mother, Elizabeth Thorpe, was 23. She had at least 2 daughters with Mr Martin. She lived in Springfield Township, Franklin, Indiana, United States in 1880.
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Indiana is the 19th state.
Historical Information 1817: Franklin, Indiana, United States
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
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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