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 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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1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
1906 · Gary, Indiana, Is Founded
The town of Gary, Indiana, was founded by the United States Steel Corporation in 1906. The Gary Works steel mill was the largest integrated mill in North America. The city of Gary was named after Elbert Henry Gary who was the founding chairman of the United States Steel Corporation and American lawyer and county judge. Gary partnered with J.P. Morgan, Andrew Carnegie, and Charles M. Schwab to found the United States Steel Corporation.
1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
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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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