Some Wiregrass Ancestors and More


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Matthew Parrish

      Sex: M

Individual Information
     Birth Date: 24 Feb 1842 - Bulloch County, GA 6
    Christening: 
          Death: 5 Jan 1843 6
         Burial: 

Parents
         Father: Absalom Parrish
         Mother: Elizabeth Green


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Matthew A. Parrish

      Sex: M

Individual Information
     Birth Date: 17 Feb 1829 - Lowndes (now Berrien) County, Georgia 4
    Christening: 
          Death: 21 Oct 1862 - Lowndes (now Berrien) County, Georgia ( at age 33) 4
         Burial: 

Parents
         Father: Henry Parrish
         Mother: Nancy Williams

Spouses and Children
1. *Sarah Giddens
       Marriage: 1848 4
         Status: 


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Nancy Parrish

      Sex: F

Individual Information
     Birth Date: 24 Aug 1821 - Bulloch County, GA 6
    Christening: 
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Parents
         Father: Absalom Parrish
         Mother: Polly R. Wiiliams


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Timothy Parrish

      Sex: M

Individual Information
     Birth Date: 11 Dec 1836 - Bulloch County, GA 6
    Christening: 
          Death: 5 Sep 1846 -  ( at age 9) 6
         Burial: 

Parents
         Father: Absalom Parrish
         Mother: Elizabeth Green


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William Parrish

      Sex: M

Individual Information
     Birth Date: 1826 - Lowndes (now Berrien) County, Georgia 4
    Christening: 
          Death: Apr 1864 - Berrien Co., GA ( at age 38) 4
         Burial: 

Parents
         Father: Henry Parrish
         Mother: Nancy Williams

Notes
General:
PARRISH, WILLIAM.
1826-1864
BERRIEN

William Parrish, son of Henry and Nancy (Vol. 1), was born in Lowndes (now Berrien) County, in 1826, and died at his home in Berrien (now Cook) County in April, 1864. He was married twice. His first wife was Rebecca DeVane, born 1831, daughter of Francis DeVane (Vol. I). By her his seven children were born. She died soon after the birth of their last child, and Mr. Parrish married Feb. 17, 1864, Mrs. Martha (Gaskins) Connell, widow of Thomas K. Connell. He died sir weeks later. The seven children were:

1. Henry J.b. 1844, never married.
2. James F.b. 1847, m. Ist. Elizabeth Lindsey, Feb. 26, 1871, dau. of B. F.; 2nd. Lula Hagan, Dec. 6, 1874, dau. of John F.
3. Margaret Annb. 1848, m. Berry J. Connell, Sept. 6, 1865.
4. William J.b. 1850, never married.
5. Tabithsb. 1852, m. Wm. J. Taylor. Moved to Florida.
6. Gilbert A.b. 1856. m. Arkansas M. Lindsey, Oct. 28, 1876, dau. of B. F.
7. Rebecca Janeb. 1859, M. William Hass Griffin, Dec. 8, 1878.

Mr. Parrish served as Tar Collector of Berrien County, 18571858, and as a Judge of Berrien Inferior Court 18-63 until his death ' His brothers, Ezekiel W, and Absalom Parrish, were the administra. tors of his estate. He and his wives were buried in the Lois Cemetery in Berrien County.
The Parrish home was in present Berrien County, on the paved road from Nashville by Pleasant Church, and became the property of the late W. Hass Griffin, about 1880, and he and his wife lived there until their deaths.

Census Refs: 1850, Lowndes; 1860, Berrien.


picture William Emmet Parrish

      Sex: M

Individual Information
     Birth Date: 15 Oct 1850 - Bulloch County, GA 6
    Christening: 
          Death: 
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Parents
         Father: Absalom Parrish
         Mother: Elizabeth Green


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Mary Pate

      Sex: F

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Spouses and Children
1. *James Holt 6 
       Marriage: 12 Jan 1832 - Pulaski Co., GA 6
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       Children:
                1. Greenberry Holt


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Joseph Paterson

      Sex: M

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Spouses and Children
1. *Mary Crew 144 
       Marriage: 23 Mar 1785 144
         Status: 


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James Patten

      Sex: M

Individual Information
     Birth Date: 1796 - Camden District, South Carolina 13
    Christening: 
          Death: 1846 - Lanier Co., Georgia ( at age 50)
         Burial: 

Parents
         Father: William Patten 13
         Mother: 

Spouses and Children
1. *Elizabeth Lee
       Marriage: 1819 - Irwin Co., GA 13
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Leta Patten
                2. William Patten


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Leta Patten

      Sex: F

Individual Information
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Parents
         Father: James Patten
         Mother: Elizabeth Lee

Spouses and Children
1. *Ivy Register
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         Status: 


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