PARISH, E. from the "Biographical History of Pottawattamie County, Iowa"

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E. PARISH, a prominent citizen of Hanzel Dell Township, was born in 
Canada West, October 9, 1841, the sixth child of nine in the family 
of Hiram and Anna (Bullard) Parish, the former a native of Vermont 
and the latter of Canada.  He was eight years of age when his 
parents came with him to Lee County, Iowa, where they passed the 
remainder of their lives.  Brought up to the arts of agriculture, he 
was at the early age of thirteen years compelled in a great measure 
to look out for himself.  He was in Knox County, Illinois, from the 
age of fifteen to twenty, when, during the war, he enlisted, in 
October, 1861, in Company L, Eighth Missouri Volunteer Infantry, but 
was soon transferred to Company I. After faithful service for three 
years, participating in the noted battles of Fort Henry, Fort 
Donelson, Shiloh, Corinth, Holly Springs, Lookout Mountain, Mission 
Ridge, Kenesaw Mountain, Russell House, Atlanta, Jonesboro, and a 
number of skirmishes, he was honorably discharged, at East Point, 
Georgia.  He was married October 30, 1866, to Miss Jane, daughter of 
Josiah and Margaret Nelson, who was born in Knox County, Illinois, 
in November, 1848.  After a three years' residence in Illinois he 
came to Pottawattamie County and purchased a tract of "raw" prairie 
on section 3, Hazel Dell Township, of forty acres.  Here he erected 
a small frame residence, 14 x 16, in which he made his home for five 
or six years, while he was subduing his land to cultivation.  He now 
possesses 159 acres, all of which has been improved.  He has now a 
neat frame residence, 26 x 24 and 16 x 20, and barns, etc., in good 
style.  He is particularly interested in improved breeds of stock, 
making a specialty of Durham cattle.  He is a self-made man, having 
risen by his own efforts to his present high standing, and he has 
also done much for the public welfare.  He is a Republican in his 
political sympathies; he has served his township as Constable and 
member of the School Board, Road Supervisor, and is now Township 
Clerk.

He has had twelve children, viz.: John N., at home; Dora B., wife of 
George Smith, and residing, in Boomer Township; Peter, Minnie, Mary 
and George, at home; Cyrus, deceased; Etta, Bertha, Elmer, Cora and 
Ella Myrtle.