SHACKELFORD COUNTY TEXAS – PARRISH CEMETERY

Contributed by:  Alice Parrish Branham 

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PARRISH CEMETERY

Indexed by Alice Parrish Branham 2000

Parrish Cemetery is located on the Parrish family farm approximately six miles 
north of Moran in what was once the Deep Creek Community.  Six generations of 
the Parrish family have resided on this farm since William Mickens "Uncle Billy" 
Parrish  and Rebecca Bryson Parrish established it in the spring of 1876. 
Originally from North Carolina, William and Rebecca came to Texas in 1872, first 
settling in Bell County.  Four years later, they moved to southeastern 
Shackelford County, permanently settling on Deep Creek, a few miles north of the 
future site of Hulltown, later known as Moran.  The oldest known grave marker in 
the family's cemetery belongs to that of Marion Parrish, the two year-old son of 
James Alvice Parrish and grandson of William Parrish.  Marion was buried in 
1883.  In all, four generations of the Parrish family are buried in the 
cemetery, the last generation being James David Parrish (infant son of David & 
Eletha Parrish), who was buried there in 1928. In addition to Parrish family 
members, there are a few unknown sandstone markers in the cemetery.  The Parrish 
farm is now owned and operated by Alvice and Eva Bailey Parrish.  Alvice is a 
great-grandson of William M. "Uncle Billy" and Rebecca Bryson Parrish.  All of 
the known markers in the cemetery are listed below. 


NAME                               BIRTH      DEATH      NOTES

Parrish, Amanda Jane West        10/13/1839   4/26/1907  Wife of E.W. Parrish 

Parrish, James Alvice             9/04/1854  11/26/1928  Son of W.M. & R.E. 
                                                         Parrish 

Parrish, J. D.                       ?          ?        Infant Child of J.A. & 
                                                         R.E. Parrish 

Parrish, James David             10/25/1928  11/01/1928  Son of David & Eletha 
                                                         Parrish 

Parrish, M. S.                       ?          ?        Infant Child of J. A. & 
                                                         R. E. Parrish 

Parrish, Marion                   3/23/1881   ?/?/1883   Son of J. A. & R. E. 
                                                         Parrish 

Parrish, Mollie S. Thomason       3/21/1869   2/18/1888  Wife of W. L. Parrish 

Parrish, Rachel E. Reynolds       8/11/1861  12/11/1921  Wife of J. A. Parrish 

Parrish, Rebecca Elvira Bryson    5/01/1832   3/26/1918  Wife of W. M. Parrish 

Parrish, Unknown                     ?          ?        Infant Child of J. A. & 
                                                         R. E. Parrish 

Parrish, William Mickens         10/11/1832   9/15/1928  Nicknamed "Uncle Billy" 

Payne, Margaret Emaline Parrish   5/10/1868   9/08/1888  Wife of D. C. Payne