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 |
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Residence |
1880 |
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Death |
1887-04-04 |
Robertson, TX |
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- County probate says "filed Feb 21, 1887" Mount Vernon Cemetery records say April 4, 1887
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Burial |
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Robertson, TX |
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- Mount Vernon Cemetery
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Families
Married |
Wife |
Baxter, Francis |
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Marriage |
at |
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Children |
- Parish, Alvarado
- Parish, Adelia
- Parish, Leonidas Henderson
- Parish, Matthew
- Parish, Charles Emmerson
- Parish, Mary Rosaline
- Parish, Eliza
- Parish, William John
- Parish, Gilla
- Parish, Inis
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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)
Pedigree
- Parish, John
- , Biddy
- Parish, Isham S
- Baxter, Francis
- Parish, Alvarado
- Parish, Adelia
- Parish, Leonidas Henderson
- Parish, Matthew
- Parish, Charles Emmerson
- Parish, Mary Rosaline
- Parish, Eliza
- Parish, William John
- Parish, Gilla
- Parish, Inis