Joseph Edgar Parrish

Brief Life History of Joseph Edgar

When Joseph Edgar Parrish was born on 23 May 1888, in Indiana, United States, his father, Francis Asbury Parrish, was 58 and his mother, Mary Jane Ritter Parrish, was 51. He married Bertha Jane Maners on 9 September 1908, in Owen, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in United States in 1949 and Clay Township, Owen, Indiana, United States in 1950. He died on 13 February 1985, in Owen, Indiana, United States, at the age of 96, and was buried in Spencer, Washington Township, Owen, Indiana, United States.

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Joseph Edgar Parrish
1888–1985
Bertha Jane Maners
1890–1972
Marriage: 9 September 1908
Noble Edgar Parrish
1910–1988
Loran Clifford Parrish
1923–1999
Martha Marie Parrish
1930–2006

Sources (24)

  • Joseph E Parrish, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Joseph Edgar Parrish, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014"
  • Joseph Parrish, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"

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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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