WISE COUNTY TEXAS - BIBLES - Columbus “Lum” C. & Rachel M. Parish ******************************************************************************* This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Virginia Bray Crowe Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ***************************************** Family Bible of Columbus “Lum” C. Parrish (1845-1907) & Rachel M. Parish (1840-1910), Wise County TX Submitted by - Virginia Bray Crowe, Rockwall TX Source - This material is retyped from a copy of the Family Bible that belonged to Lee Parrish Bray (1884-1968) at the time of her death in Bridgeport. As Written As Interpreted by Submitter Their Births R.M. Parish - Oct 24, 1840 Rachel Matilda Parish Columbus C. - May 26, 1845 Christopher Columbus “Lum” Parrish Births of Their Children: T.T. Parish - March 25, 1868 Thomas Tyre Parish Margie - May 18, 1871 Margie Parish W.E. - June 22, 1872 Willie E. Parish Minor S.C. Parish & W.M.- March 18, 1878 Seenia C. Parish & W.M. Parish (twins) J.M. - March 5, 1880 John M. Parish W.C. - Sept 16, 1882 William Calvin (Doc) Parish Lea - Aug 17, 1884 Lee Parish Bray Births of Their grandchildren: Chas M. - Aug 30, 1898 Charles S. Minor Clrbr P. - Dec 30, 1898 Cleburne Parish Albert M. Jan 29, 1900 Albert Minor Terrel P. - May 5, 1901 Terrel Parish Walter M. Feb 6, 1902 Walter Minor Ruby - June 7, 1904 Ruby Parish Ludington J.S. - Sept 22, 1905 Nellie’s twin sister - Jimmie ? Nellie P. - Sept 22, 1905 Nellie Parish Vernon P. - Dec 3, 1906 Vernon Parish Fred M. - Oct 28, 1906 Fred Minor Floyd C.P. - Oct 20, 1907 Floyd Christopher Parish Denver P. - Sept 25, 09 Denver Parish Vera P. - Jan 9, 1910 Vera Parish Dickerson Ruth P. - Oct 16, 1914 Ruth Parish Coffman Alma Lee P. - Feb. 11, 1915 Alma Lee Parish Reba - Sept 27, 1917 Reba Parish Boase R.M.P. - Aug 24, 1917 Rachel Naomi Parish Boydston J.C. Bray - June 17, 1920 J.C. (John) Bray Johnie P. - Apr. 3, 1920 Johnnie Parish J.E. Bray Jr. - Dec 17, 1924 James E. Bray Emma Dean P. - Feb 20, 1928 Emma Dean Parish Births of Their Great Grandchildren: C.S. Minor Jr - Jan 10, 1922 Charles S. Minor Jr. Sammie (?) Joe - Aug 10, 1925 Sammie Joe Minor Thomas Dale Minor - Sept 16, 1929 Thomas Dale Minor Margaret Marie Minor - Dec 24, 1930 Margaret Marie Minor Virginia Lee Bray - Oct 21, 1940 Virginia Lee Bray Crowe Mary Ann Bray - May 3, 1942 Mary Ann Bray Margaret Louise Bray - Feb 3, 1944 Margaret Louise Bray James Edward Bray - July 25, 1951 James Edward Bray Deaths C.C. Parish - Jan 26, 1907 Christopher Columbus Parish R.M. Parrish - Feb 10, 1910 Rachel Matilda Parish Walter M. - May 5, 1911 Walter Minor J.M. Minor - Nov 12, 1911 Joseph M. Minor W.C.P - April 4, 1918 William Calvin (Doc) Parish Nellie Parish - died Jan 7, 1928 Nellie Parish Terrell Parish - Jan 19, 1929 Terrell Parish T.T. Parish - March 30, 1932 Thomas Tyre Parish Grandma Junker - March 7, 1934 ? J.E. Bray - Dec 14, 1934 John Edward Bray John M. Parish died Oct 13, 1939 John M. Parish Albert E. Minor - March 23, 1942 Albert E. Minor Willie E. Minor - Mar 2, 1947 Willie E. Parish Minor Fred Minor - June 24, 1947 Fred B. Minor Seenia King - Jan 22, 1958 Seenia Parish King Maggie Lee Parish - Dec 6, 1965 Margaret Buck Parish Floyd C. Parish - Dec 24, 1967 Floyd Christopher Parish C.S. Minor - no date Charley Minor - no date Marriages - As Written Mr. Joe Minor & Willie Parrish - Oct 10, 1897 by Rev Jones of Wise Mr. T.T. Parrish & Miss Paris McCurry - Dec 30, 1897 by Judge Hughes of Jack Co. Mr. J.M. Parish & Miss Maggie Buck - Jan 15, 1905 by Judge Rolland of Tarrant Co. Mr. Bud Norris & Miss Seenia Parrish - June 18, 1918 (divorced May 28, 1919) Mr. J.E. Bray & Miss Lee Parrish - Feb 27, 1919 Pauline - Cleburne - Feb.12, 1922 Bill King - Jimmie - April 15, 1928 (Note - who was Jimmie ?) Fred B. Minor & Veda B. Thomas - Aug.18,1928 J.C. Bray & Mae Virginia Leather - Dec 29, 1939 in Caldwell Texas James E. Bray & Dottie Holloway - Oct 14, 1949 in Houston Texas ................................................................... Submitter's notes - 1) The original entries have been retyped in date order. Note the mixed use of Parish and Parrish spellings throughout. Different handwritings indicates that entries into the Bible were made by several different people over the years. 2) Columbus & Rachel Parrish immigrated to Wise County in 1890 from Bullock County Alabama. This family can be found in several U.S. censuses - in 1880 for Bullock County Alabama, sheet 276 and in 1900 for Wise County Texas, sheet 197. 3) Columbus & Rachel Parrish are buried in the Oaklawn Cemetery in Decatur, TX.