Calvin E. Parish

(1832-1898)

Biographical Data

Calvin was called Squire Parish.

Important Dates

Calvin E. Parish was born on February 14, 1832. He died on November 20, 1898.

Places of Residence

• Hillsborough, NC [1].

Occupations

• Lawyer [1].
• State Representative [1].

Relatives

• Spouse: Elizabeth Palmer Lynch  (1833-1918), married on March 16, 1859 [1].
  Children:
  
  • one son, Harry Lynch Parish (1862-1917) [1].
  • three daughters, Margaret Parish (1864-1949) [1], Agnes Parish [1] and Elizabeth Clancy Parish (1872-1914) [1].
• Other children:
• Others: Margaret Palmer (mother-in-law) [1], Lemuel Lynch (father-in-law, 1808-1893) [1], A.J. Wooton (son-in-law) [1], Samuel Mallett Gattis (son-in-law) [1], V.L. Epes (son-in-law) [1] and Virginia Epes (granddaughter) [1].

References

1. Mary Claire Engstrom. The Book of Burwell Students: Lives of Educated Women in the Antebellum South. (Hillsborough: Hillsborough Historic Commission, 2007).