John Christopher PARRISH
He was a painting contractor. His last wife was named Hattie. He was believed to have been widowed twice before. Source of information was from daughter, Corinne Parrish Hamlin. Marriage certificate, dated 18 April 1887 in Lynchburg, Va., showed wife as Bettie Virginia Parrish, his birthplace as Lynchburg, Va. and his parents as Jno. W. & Caroline Parrish. His age was 24. 1870 census showed John as age 8. See Campbell County, City of Lynchburg., Va. T8-412, page 64, dwelling No. 576/577.
Virginia and husband, John, were first cousins. Marriage certificate, dated 18 April 1887 in Lynchburg, Campbell County, Va, shows her name as Bettie Virginia Parrish, age 19, born in Lynchburg,Va. Her parents were shown as Jas. C. and Martha A. Parrish. Birth certificate in Petersburg, Va. shows Va. Parrish, daughter of J. C. Parrish and M. A. Parrish, born 21 Nov. 1867 in Petersburg, Va. See page 72, line 44, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Richmond , Va.
Percy died in infancy per his sister, Corinne. He must have lived until 1891 as a letter from the Spring Hill Cemetery Ass'n stated he was buried 5 Jan 1891. It also listed his name as Perry D. Parrish, one year old.
Arizona Temple Ordinance #7700613 33. Birth and birthplace from personal knowledge of sister Corinne Matilda Parrish Hamlin. Maud was Tom's wife. Her last name is currently unknown. They had an adopted son named Ralph. He was born around 1915, plus or minus a couple of years. The family lived in Richmond, Va. Tom is believed to have been a painter. Death date from social security records in genealogy center at LDS church.
Personal knowledge of Alan P. Hamlin. Corinne grew up in favorable circumstances. Her father was a painting contractor who was able to provide quite well for his family. She went to a finishing school in Virginia. Her first job was with the telephone company. She enjoyed playing tennis. After twelve years of marriage she was widowed and left with three children. She took a course in secretarial work at a business college and,since it was in the middle of the depression, 1933-1934, she got on with the PWA, WPA, NRA, etc. set up by Pres. Roosevelt. Later she was hired by the Mission Inn doing secretarial work.She was a tireless worker and learned how to stand up for her rights. She was a loving mother and a good provider altho her income was small. We made do with what we had. She learned to drive, bought a car, drove her friends all over, also her children. She loved to play bridge and had a group of friends who got together frequently for forty or more years until they started passing away. She was a great mother and always tried to provide us with the things that other kids had. We were able to go to summer camp and take piano lessons or dance lessons. She was a great example to me of what a widowed mother could do if she put her mind to it. She was also an eternal optimist. I, Alan, have a picture of her when she was in her late teens or early 20's. She was slim and trim on the tennis court and looked very pretty. I believe she normally was about 5'4" and somewhere around 100 pounds. She had light skin and probably dark brown hair. In her later years she had shrunk to about
He married Virginia Elizabeth Parrish 18 Apr 1887 at Lynchburg, Va . Virginia Elizabeth Parrish was born at Petersburg, Va 21 Nov 1867 daughter of James C. Parrish and Martha Ann Minatree .
They were the parents of 4
children:
Percy (Perry) D. Parrish
born 1889.
Thomas Edward Parrish
born 5 Nov 1891.
Corinne Matilda Parrish
born 16 Jun 1894.
John Ward Parrish
born 3 Apr 1896.
John Christopher Parrish died 20 Jun 1935 at Philadelphia, Pa .
Virginia Elizabeth Parrish died 4 Apr 1897 at Lynchburg, Va .