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Velma Alice Parrish 1909–1981 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Apr 1909

Birth Location: Pleasant Grove Twsp, Johnston, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 24 Nov 1981

Death Location: Durham, Durham, North Carolina, USA

Father: Stephen Parrish

Mother: Sadie Parrish

Spouse(s): Carlie Benson

Children(s): Thurldean Ferrell, Leona Benson, Mary Benson

Velma Alice Parrish was born in 1909 in Pleasant Grove Twsp, Johnston, North Carolina, USA, the child of Stephen Aldridge Parrish And Sadie Alice Parrish. Velma Alice Parrish married Carlie Preston Benson, and had children including Leona Frances Benson, Mary Alice Benson, Thurldean Benson Ferrell. Velma Alice Parrish passed away in 1981 in Durham, Durham, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Velma Alice Parrish was born in 1909 in Pleasant Grove Twsp, Johnston, North Carolina, USA, the child of Stephen Aldridge Parrish And Sadie Alice Parrish.
  • Velma Alice Parrish married Carlie Preston Benson, and had children including Leona Frances Benson, Mary Alice Benson, Thurldean Benson Ferrell.
  • Velma Alice Parrish passed away in 1981 in Durham, Durham, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Stephen Parrish
1885–1959
Birth Location: Pleasant Grove Twp, Johnston, North Carolina, USA
SP
Sadie Parrish
1893–1973
Birth Location: Harnett, North Carolina, USA
SP

Spouses(s)

Carlie Benson
1902–1973
Birth Location: Pleasant Grove Twsp, Johnston, North Carolina, USA
CB

Children(s)

Thurldean Ferrell
1931–2000
Birth Location: Pleasant Grove Twsp, Johnston, North Carolina, USA
TF
Leona Benson
1926–2007
Birth Location: Pleasant Grove Twsp, Johnston, North Carolina, USA
LB
Mary Benson
1928–2002
Birth Location: Pleasant Grove Twsp, Johnston, North Carolina, USA
MB

Velma Parrish's Ancestors

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Velma Parrish
1909–1981
Birth Place: Pleasant Grove Twsp, Johnston, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Stephen Aldridge Parrish
1885–1959
Pleasant Grove Twp, Johnston, North Carolina, USA
Sadie (Alice) Parrish
1893–1973
Harnett, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
James ("Jimmy" Cephas) Adams
1862–1908
Harnett County, North Carolina, United States of America
Elizabeth ("Betsy" Francis) Weeks
1865–1952
Johnston County, North Carolina, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Adams
1829–1908
Lucetta Ogburn
1836–1900
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Jr
1798–1894
Margaret Johnson
1804–1859

Velma Parrish's Descendants

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Velma (Alice) Parrish (19 Apr 1909–24 Nov 1981) m. Carlie (Preston) Benson (17 Sep 1902–22 Jan 1973)
  1. 1. Thurldean (Benson) Ferrell 1931–2000 m. Marlon (Landon) Barbee 1929–1981
  2. 2. Leona (Frances) Benson 1926–2007 m. Doyle Neilson 1927–1988 m. Joseph Mallick 1915–2004
  3. 3. Mary (Alice) Benson 1928–2002

Velma Parrish's Timeline

2 Records

1909
19 Apr 1909
Birth of Velma Alice Parrish in Pleasant Grove Twsp, Johnston, North Carolina, USA
Pleasant Grove Twsp, Johnston, North Carolina, USA
1981
24 Nov 1981
Age 72
Death of Velma Alice Parrish in Durham, Durham, North Carolina, USA
Durham, Durham, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Apr 1909
    Event Place: Pleasant Grove Twsp, Johnston, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Nov 1981
    Event Place: Durham, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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