Dallas County, Texas--- Parrish Cemetery in Coppell =========================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the internet, material may be freely used by not-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of this file. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. =========================================================================== Information from Wanda Parrish Blair bwflair@gateway.net This cemetery has received a Texas Historical Commission Marker Parrish Family Cemetery "James and Eliza Record Parrish Received a 640 acre Peters Colony Land Grant and settled here in 1853. When James died later that year , Eliza set aside one -half acre of land for a family burial ground. Since then, more than 35 members of the Parrish family have been buried here, including Eliza d.1918, her second husband Henry Parrish, (Jame's Brother d.1866) and 6 of their 7 children and their descendants. Eliza's Father, Josiah Record, and two of her brothers, John and Silas,are also buried here. The Cemetery Records this extended Familily's Long-Time presence in Coppell" 1992 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eliza Jane Record Parrish Askey 9-3-1828 - 2-1-1918 Silas Record 1872 Josiah Record 1-12-1809 - 8- 13-1861 John Record 1869 James Parrish 32 SM in 1844- Land Grant 1853 Henry Sefret Parrish 1819 - 7-13-1866 James A. Parrish 5-3-1875 Richard H. Parrish (Infant) 1859 - 1860 Ida Parrish Moore Griner 10-1866 - 1924 Joseph J. Parrish 7-15-1857 - 3-4-1935 Frank M. Parrish 10-3-1862 - 11-17-1932 Otis H. Parrish 1855 - 2-17-1890 Mary E. Parrish 12-2-1865 - 7-5- 1968 Almeda W. Parrish 8-12-1861 - 10-22-1922 W.H. Parrish 4-22-1902 - 9-19-1969 J.F. Griner 5-24-1854 - John W. Askey - 1881 Jessie H. Parrish 9-27-1881 - 11-11-1882 James Anderson Parrish 1-28-1880 - 3-3-1880 Cornelius Parrish 5-19-1884 - 11-5- 1962 Vert Sefret Parrish 1-21-1895 - 2-20-1986 Allie Moore Parrish 2-9-1908 - 3-18- 1984 Howard Eligie Parrish 7-19-1930 - 3-9-1982 ...............Russell Infant of Minnie Parrish Russell Infant Parrish Bennet-Missanair wife of J.H. 9-18-1855 - 3-19-1874 Martha E.Askey 1895 - 1896 John J. Askey 1897 - Henry E. Askey 1901 - 1902 Gene Thomas Petty - 12-19-1941 .............Petty 12-25-1939 - 7 -12-1940 ........... Petty A.M.Moore - Oct. 1878 J.H.Byers - 1868 W.C. Crow 3-4-1861 - 12 -24- 1881 S.P.Crow dau. of S.R. & M.D. 5-1-187? - 1880 Burns (child) Burns (child) Mattie Ester Parrish 10-22-1910 - 1-15-1991 Wm.Denning Parrish 11-29-1905 - 9-1985 Glenn Edward Parrish 3-13-1933 - 12- 1- 1993 W.J. Thomas ? - 1992