Fredrick Mortimer Parrish (1918 - 1965)

Born 20 Mar 1918 in North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Died 31 Dec 1965 at age 47 in Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States

Biography

Fred Parrish was born in Appalachia, in North Carolina.

Fredrick Mortimer Parrish was born on March 20, 1918 in North Carolina, United States, son of Frederick Mortimer Parrish (1880–1943) and Inez Hewes (1892–1986).^[1]

Fred was a Lieutenant in the USNR during WWII per his headstone.^[2]

Fred died on December 31, 1965 in Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, aged 47. He is commemorated at Forsyth Memorial Park.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Memorial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50953894/fredrick-mortimer-parrish: accessed April 14, 2023), memorial page for Fredrick Mortimer “Fred” Parrish Jr. (20 Mar 1918–31 Dec 1965), Find a Grave Memorial ID 50953894, citing Forsyth Memorial Park, Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by HVJ-64 (contributor 50868539).
2. ↑ Military: "U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1970"
   National Archives at St. Louis, MO; St. Louis, MO, USA; Applications for Headstones, 1/1/1925 - 6/30/1970; NAID: NAID 596118; Record Group Number: 92; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2375 #2586758 (accessed 14 April 2023)
   Name: Fred Mortimer Parrish Jr; Rank: Lt; Birth Date: 20 Mar 1918; Service Number: 120 277 406 48 09; Service Branch: Navy, Navy Reserve; Enlistment Date: 14 May 1948; Discharge Date: 23 Feb 1946; Death Date: 31 Dec 1965; Cemetery: Forsyth Memorial Park; Cemetery Location: Winston- Salem, North Carolina, USA.

• 1920 Census: "1920 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1920; Census Place: Winston-Salem Ward 1, Forsyth, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1298; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 86
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6061 #11219722 (accessed 14 April 2023)
  Fredrick Parish (1), single son, in household of Fredrick M Parish (39) in Winston-Salem Ward 1, Forsyth, North Carolina. Born in North Carolina.

• 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census"
  United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina; Roll: 910; Sheet Number: 73; Enumeration District: 106-46
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #150899444 (accessed 14 April 2023)
  Frederick Parrish Jr (32), married, Lawyer General, head of household in Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, USA. Born in North Carolina.

• Death: "North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976"
  North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1121 #1168851 (accessed 14 April 2023)
  Frederick Mortimer Parrish Jr death 31 Dec 1965 (born 20 Mar 1918), son of Fred M Parrish & Inez Hewes, in Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, USA.