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Mary “Polly” Parrish

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Mary “Polly” Parrish

Birth
Wake County, North Carolina, USA
Death
1902 (aged 72–73)
Wake County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
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She was the daughter of Gilliam Parrish and Nancy Ferrell. She had five children but only 3 lived to adulthood. Her family fell on hard times around the late 1850's and she had to work as a prostitute to help feed the family. This is how she had her children. An unnamed baby Parrish, Micajah Parrish, Arrentha Florence Parrish, Lenora "Elnora" Parrish and Mary Parrish.

William Henry Ellis was given as the dad of Arrentha Florence Parrish.
Mary's cousin Henry Parrish was the father of Lenora, Mary and Micajah.
She was the daughter of Gilliam Parrish and Nancy Ferrell. She had five children but only 3 lived to adulthood. Her family fell on hard times around the late 1850's and she had to work as a prostitute to help feed the family. This is how she had her children. An unnamed baby Parrish, Micajah Parrish, Arrentha Florence Parrish, Lenora "Elnora" Parrish and Mary Parrish.

William Henry Ellis was given as the dad of Arrentha Florence Parrish.
Mary's cousin Henry Parrish was the father of Lenora, Mary and Micajah.


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