Adam Charles Parrish

Brief Life History of Adam Charles

When Adam Charles Parrish was born on 4 November 1876, in Marion, West Virginia, United States, his father, Daniel P Parrish, was 33 and his mother, Hannah Jane Toothman, was 32. He had at least 1 son and 2 daughters with Inzie Bell Matthews. He lived in Paw Paw, Marion, West Virginia, United States for about 10 years and Paw Paw District, Marion, West Virginia, United States in 1940. He died on 26 June 1963, in Fairview, Marion, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 86.

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Family Time Line

Adam Charles Parrish
1876–1963
Inzie Bell Matthews
1879–
Martha Beryl Parrish
1898–1988
Goldie Jane Parrish
1901–
Chester Renn Parrish
1907–1984

Sources (12)

  • Charlie Parish, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Adam Charles Parris, "West Virginia Births, 1853-1930"
  • Adam Charles Parish, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

World Events (8)

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.

1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act

A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.

1900 · Gold for Cash!

This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.

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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