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From: "svanwyk" <>
Subject: Re: [VA-CENSUS-LOOKUP] [Re: VA-CENSUS-LOOKUP-D] Parrish Family
Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2004 09:46:55 -0500
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Hi Andrea,

The 1880 US census is free and searchable online at
www.familysearch.org
Just click on the tab called search
Then click on census on the left side
Good Luck,
Sandra Van Wyk

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Subject: [VA-CENSUS-LOOKUP] [Re: VA-CENSUS-LOOKUP-D] Parrish Family


>
> My name is Andrea Parrish. I am from Charlottesville, VA. I am looking
for
> information on my father (Phillip Parrish's) side of the family. My
great
> grand parents were Lucien N. and Nannie Parrish who were both born in
Virginia
> but I don't know where within the state. Also I don't know Nannie's
maiden
> name. Lucien and Nannie had two son's Lucien Jr. and Robert (my
grandfather,
> whom I never knew).
>
> I am told that I look like my Great-Grandmother Nannie and I would love
to
> eventually find a picture of her and the other members of my family. I
am
> told that Lucien Sr. (also known as "Daddy Jack") had a trucking business
of
> some sort in Philadelphia he also owned three homes. I have also been
told that
> my grandfather Robert, was a mortician's helper in Philadelphia. Lucien
> Sr. worked for the railroad as a porter in Philadelphia and Lucien Jr.
worked
> for the U.S. Postal service in Philadelphia.
>
> Lucien N. Parrish Sr. born in VA approx. Dec of 1874 died approx. 1947
> Nannie Parrish born in VA approx. 1875 (death date?)
> Lucien N. Parrish Jr. born 1905 in PA (death date?)
> Robert M. Parrish born in PA 1912 (death date ?)
>
> I have seen my Great-grandfather Lucien N. Parrish Sr. listed on the 1900
> census and he was single and a boarder in Philadelphia with a family by
the
> surname of Teal. I have also seen my family listed on the 1910, 1920 and
1930
> (1930 census family listed as Paruch). I don't know Nannie's maiden name
and
> I cant' find Lucien Sr. before 1900 such as on the 1880 census. I can't
find
> any of my family in the social security index but I did find a Nannie
> Parrish born in VA and died in PA but the birth date is off by 10 years.
>
> CURRENT GOAL: I want to find my Great Grandfather Lucien Sr. on the 1880
> census. He would have been approx. 6 years old and living in Virginia.
I saw
> a 1920-1921 Philadelphia city directory and it listed an Arthur Parrish
in
> the same household as Lucien. I would like to find out what relation
this man
> may have been to Lucien. Can someone help me find Lucien and Arthur on
the
> 1880 census?
>
> If you know of any information on this family or have any genealogy tips
you
> could share, ESPECIALLY for African-Americans, and recovering slave
> records, or tracing the slave holders information please correspond with
me at
> (mailto:)
>
> Any help anyone can share would be greatly appreciated.
> Andrea
>
>
> My Family Tree Includes:
> Parrish, Solomon, Wright, Lindsay, Harris, Mills, Johnson, Randolph,
Murray,
> Magruder, Jones, Boykin, Gwynn, Burley, Goodall, Strother, Smith,
> Tyree-Tyre, Brown, Wheeler, Carpenter
>
> "Genealogy, life in the past lane"
>
>
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>


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