Samuel
Joseph
Parrish
Born in Kershaw, South Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Samuel Parrish
and Elizabeth (Ledbetter) Parrish
Brother of
Roxanna (Parrish) Hatter [half], Josiah Parrish, Richardson Parrish, Hamilton Parrish, Rebecca (Parrish) Ratliff, James Parrish, Mary (Parrish) Chancey, Ephraim Parrish, Benjamin S Parrish and Jackson Parrish
Husband of
Margaret A (Brown) Parrish
— married
29 Jan 1839 in Clarke, Georgia, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Charles Thomas Parrish and Martha A. (Parrish) Ellis
Died
at age 47
in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 22 Oct 2015
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Biography
Private Samuel Parrish Died in Military Service during US Civil War.
Samuel Parrish served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: Jan 1863
Mustered out: 23 Nov 1863 (KIA)
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): Georgia 4th Cavalry, State Guards
Enlisted: Jan 1863
Mustered out: 23 Nov 1863 (KIA)
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): Georgia 4th Cavalry, State Guards
Samuel Joseph Parrish was born in 1816. He was the son of Samuel Parrish and Elizabeth Ledbetter. He served with the Confederacy in the Civil with the Georgia 4th Cavalry (State Guards). May of 1863 he fought in the Battle of Chattanooga/Chickamauga Campaign. On Nov 23, 1863 He fought in the Battle of Orchard Knob, where he was shot and killed. According to the Historical Society of Gwinnett County he was buried in a mass grave at Orchard Knob in 1863, but his son later had a stone made for him.
Samuel was born about 1818. He passed away about 1863.
Sources
- "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q289-5YDQ : 22 July 2021), Samuel I Parish and Margaret A Brown, 29 Jan 1839; citing Marriage, Clarke, Georgia, United States, Georgia Department of Arc...
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZYP-55L : 20 December 2020), Samuel J Parish, Gwinnett, Georgia, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archi...
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZM6-43Q : 18 February 2021), S J Parish, 1860.
- "Georgia Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFH4-F93 : 24 December 2014), S J Parrish, 1863; from "Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations ...
- Find A Grave: Memorial #155265028 memorial page for Samuel Joseph Parish (Jun 1816–23 Nov 1863), Find a Grave Memorial ID 155265028, citing Sardis Methodist Church Cemetery, Buford, Gwinnett County, Georgia, USA ; Maintained by Theron Rogers (contributor 46889755) .
- Buried in Sardis, AL
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Samuel by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
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- Don Parrish
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup Y19410, FTDNA kit #259094 - Charles Parrish :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 700 markers, haplogroup Y19410, FTDNA kit #N89266
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~3.12%
Shanon (Gilbert) Blanton :
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
~12.50%
Ron Head :
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch XX7460554 [compare], Ancestry member RonHead
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~1.56%
~12.50%
Virginia Stanley :
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch QA3794700 [compare], yourDNAportal VIR975c2e34, Ancestry member VLStanley
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Living DNA
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~1.56%
Clayton Davis :
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
Joyce Noojin :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member JoyceNoojin20
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~1.56%
Susan (Oliver) Talley :
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
Glenn Stanley :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch QA3794700 [compare], yourDNAportal BIL9bf4efa2, Ancestry member BillyGlennStanley
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch QA3794700 [compare], yourDNAportal BIL9bf4efa2
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~1.56%
Clayton Davis :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Mark Laviolette :
23andMe, GEDmatch MQ7574076 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch AM4565576 [compare], Ancestry member m_laviolette1
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~0.78%
Janice (Merrill) Johnt :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member janice_johnt
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Parrish-1741 and Parrish-3345 appear to represent the same person because: They match up with wife and children. And dates.
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