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Benjamin Abraham Yager Parrish 1820–1904 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Dec 1820

Birth Location: Hardin, Kentucky, United States

Death Date: 14 May 1904

Death Location: Butler, Kentucky, United States

Father: JOHN PARRISH

Mother: LUCINDA YAGER

Spouse(s): Melvina CRUME, Minerva Hamilton

Children(s): Wesley Parrish, Charles Parrish, LEANDER PARRISH, Henry Parrish

The story of Benjamin Abraham Yager Parrish began in 1820 in Hardin, Kentucky, United States. Benjamin Abraham Yager Parrish married Melvina C Crume, Minerva Ann Hamilton, and had children including Charles Clinton Parrish, Henry Clay Parrish, Leander Hamilton Parrish, Wesley William Wes Parrish. Benjamin Abraham Yager Parrish passed away in 1904 in Butler, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Abraham Yager Parrish began in 1820 in Hardin, Kentucky, United States.
  • Benjamin Abraham Yager Parrish married Melvina C Crume, Minerva Ann Hamilton, and had children including Charles Clinton Parrish, Henry Clay Parrish, Leander Hamilton Parrish, Wesley William Wes Parrish.
  • Benjamin Abraham Yager Parrish passed away in 1904 in Butler, Kentucky, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

JOHN PARRISH
1795–1860
Birth Location: Washington, Kentucky, United States
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LUCINDA YAGER
1797–1842
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States
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Spouses(s)

Melvina CRUME
1840–1917
Birth Location: , , Kentucky, United States
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Minerva Hamilton
1821–1865
Birth Location: Hardin, Kentucky, United States
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Children(s)

Wesley Parrish
1869–
Birth Location: Coles County, Illinois, USA
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Charles Parrish
1867–1944
Birth Location: Mattoon, Illinois
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LEANDER PARRISH
1854–1932
Birth Location: McDonough County, Illinois, USA
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Henry Parrish
1842–1894
Birth Location: Nelson, Kentucky, United States
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Benjamin Parrish's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Parrish
1820–1904
Birth Place: Hardin, Kentucky, United States
Parents
JOHN L. PARRISH
1795–1860
Washington, Kentucky, United States
LUCINDA YAGER
1797–1842
Kentucky, United States
Grandparents
Abraham (Lincoln) Parrish
1767–1863
Charles City County, Virginia, USA
Eleanor Belt
1767–1846
Brunswick, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas PARRISH
1743–1793
Mary EDWARDS
1749–1793
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Parrish
1724–1790
Elizabeth Perkins
1722–1798

Benjamin Parrish's Descendants

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Benjamin (Abraham Yager) Parrish (27 Dec 1820–14 May 1904) m. Melvina (C) CRUME (12 Nov 1840–9 Jan 1917) m. Minerva (Ann) Hamilton (18 Jun 1821–15 Dec 1865)
  1. 1. Wesley (William "Wes") Parrish 1869– m. Pal (Bennie) Doby 1875–1970
    1. 1. Clifton (William) Parrish 1910–1993 m. Eileen (Rose) Parrish 1926–1990
    2. 2. Clifford (Columbus) Parrish 1908–1956
    3. 3. Laddie (Newman) Parrish 1912–1996
  2. 2. Charles (Clinton) Parrish 1867–1944
  3. 3. LEANDER (HAMILTON) PARRISH 1854–1932
  4. 4. Henry (Clay) Parrish 1842–1894

Benjamin Parrish's Timeline

2 Records

1820
27 Dec 1820
Birth of Benjamin Abraham Yager Parrish in Hardin, Kentucky, United States
Hardin, Kentucky, United States
1904
14 May 1904
Age 84
Death of Benjamin Abraham Yager Parrish in Butler, Kentucky, United States
Butler, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Dec 1820
    Event Place: Hardin, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 May 1904
    Event Place: Butler, Kentucky, United States
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