Parrish Washington (1852 - abt. 1944)

Born 1852 in Jefferson, Arkansas, United States

Husband of Mariah (Smith) Washington — married 12 Feb 1880 in Jefferson, Arkansas, United States

Died about 5 Jan 1944 at about age 92 in Jefferson, Arkansas, United States

Biography

Parrish Washington is a part of US Black heritage.

Parrish Washington was interviewed in Pine Bluff, Arkansas about 1937 about his life and his time as an enslaved person.

"I was born in 1852 -- born in Arkansas. Sam Warren was my old master."

"My father died in 1860 and my mother in 1865."

"I remember when peace was declared, the people shouted and rejoiced -- a heavy load had fell off. All the old hands stayed on the place. I stayed there with my uncle and aunt. We was treated better then. I was about 25 years old when I left there."

Slave Owners

1. Sam Warren

Interview: Parrish Washington was interviewed in Pine Bluff, Arkansas by Mrs. Bernice Bowden as part of the Federal Writer's Project of the Works Progress Administration (WPA). The results are made available by the Library of Congress. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ [1] Library of Congress - WPA - Slave Narrative - Parrish Washington - Vol. 2, Arkansas, part 7; pages 60-61, images 65-66 of 262.

• "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NM1D-G22 : 9 March 2021), Parish Washington, 12 Feb 1880; citing Marriage, Jefferson, Arkansas, United States, county offices, Arkansas; FHL microfilm 983,665.

• "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3XB-181 : 8 March 2022), Reverend Paris Washington, 1900.

• "Arkansas Death Index, 1914-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VJRP-763 : 27 November 2014), Parish R Washington, 05 Jan 1944; derived from "Arkansas, Death Index, 1914-1950," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); a multigenerational derivative citing Division of Vital Records, Arkansas Department of Health, Arkansas Death Index, 1914-1950 (Arkansas: Arkansas Genealogical Society).