Joel Granville Parris

Brief Life History of Joel Granville

When Joel Granville Parris was born on 19 January 1857, in Overton, Tennessee, United States, his father, Willis Huddleston Paris, was 34 and his mother, Margaret Jane Phillips, was 28. He married Nancy Katherine Jarvis on 25 November 1880, in Overton, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Justice Precinct 5, Knox, Texas, United States in 1910 and Red River Township, Tillman, Oklahoma, United States in 1940. He died on 19 June 1944, in Grandfield, Tillman, Oklahoma, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Gillespie Cemetery, Knox, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Joel Granville Parris
1857–1944
Nancy Katherine Jarvis
1861–1944
Marriage: 25 November 1880
Willis Parris
1881–1881
Sarah Bell Parris
1883–1979
James Benton Parris
1885–1960
William Bates Parris
1887–1976
Emma Viola Parris
1889–1892
Cordell J Parris
1892–1905
George Wesley Parris
1894–1977
Luther Bryan Parris
1896–1969
Mary Lou Parris
1898–1996
Posey Leo Parris
1901–1994
Luther L Parris
1902–1909

Sources (11)

  • J G Parris, "United States Census, 1940"
  • J G Parris, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
  • Joel Granville Parris, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1858

Historical Boundaries: 1858: Knox, Texas, United States

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1881 · Construction of the Fort Worth & Denver Railway

Grenville M. Dodge oversaw the construction of the Fort Worth & Denver Railway. Work began at Hodge Junction, and eventually extended to the New Mexico border by 1888. Service began on April 1, 1888, with trains travelling between Fort Worth and Denver.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Paris .

French: rare variant of Paris and, in North America, (also) an altered form of this.

History: Samuel Parris, of Salem witchcraft fame, was a clergyman born in London and came to Boston, MA, in or before 1674. He had five children from two marriages and lived out his years in Sudbury, MA. — This surname (see 2 above) is listed in the register of Huguenot ancestors recognized by the Huguenot Society of South Carolina.

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

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