Parish, Isham S

Birth Name Parish, Isham S
Gender male
Age at Death 67 years, 10 months, 1 day

Events

Type Date Place Description Notes
Birth 1819-06-03 North Carolina    
Residence 1880    
Death 1887-04-04 Robertson, TX  
  1. County probate says "filed Feb 21, 1887" Mount Vernon Cemetery records say April 4, 1887
Burial   Robertson, TX  
  1. Mount Vernon Cemetery

Parents

Father Parish, John
Mother , Biddy

Families

Married Wife Baxter, Francis
  Marriage at
  Children
  1. Parish, Alvarado
  2. Parish, Adelia
  3. Parish, Leonidas Henderson
  4. Parish, Matthew
  5. Parish, Charles Emmerson
  6. Parish, Mary Rosaline
  7. Parish, Eliza
  8. Parish, William John
  9. Parish, Gilla
  10. Parish, Inis

Narrative

Early teachers are given praise for their sincerity and dedication. Among them were ... J.S. Parish, a Tennesseean who settled at Mount Vernon...(A History of Robertson County, Texas)

Narrative

The people of western Robertson County supported the Southern cause with enthusiasm. ... At a secession meeting in Owensville on September 15, 1860, William Hamman inspired them with his oratory. The following men from the Little Brazos area were on the resolutions committee: James Talbot, W.P. Townsend, Thomas Webb, Aaron Wood, and I.S. Parish. (A History of Robertson County, Texas)

Narrative

Isham Parish of Tennesee brought his wife, Francis, and their seven children to his farm six miles from Calvert, in 1854. To this union four more children were born. Parish remained on the land until the time of his death in 1887. The most distinguished son of Isham Parish was L. H. Parish, who fought in the Civil War and later returned to Calvert as a merchant and cotton buyer. L.H. Parish was a partner in the Parish and Proctor Company. He also owned stock in the Farmers' Market, The First National Bank, and the Calvert Compress Company. (A History of Robertson County, Texas)

Source References

  1. Robertson County Probate Index
  2. Cemeteries in Robertson County, Texas
  3. A History of Robertson County, Texas

Pedigree

  1. Parish, John
    1. , Biddy
      1. Parish, Isham S
        1. Baxter, Francis
          1. Parish, Alvarado
          2. Parish, Adelia
          3. Parish, Leonidas Henderson
          4. Parish, Matthew
          5. Parish, Charles Emmerson
          6. Parish, Mary Rosaline
          7. Parish, Eliza
          8. Parish, William John
          9. Parish, Gilla
          10. Parish, Inis

Ancestors