[or-roots] Parrish Descendant - World War I

[Dan M]

I think I have seen that Gilliam some place in my line.
Yes, I agree about the archives.
Wish we were not so far away.
Dan
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Denise Sproed" <DeniseSproed at onlinenw.com>
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Sent: Sunday, February 23, 2014 10:06 AM
Subject: [or-roots] Parrish Descendant - World War I


>I do have one PARRISH descendant.
> George Edward Parrish b 28 Sep 1899 Richmond, Oregon; s/o Lucy E Gilliam 
> (1878 OR - 5 Oct 1899 Wheeler Co OR) & George Edward Parrish (1868 OR - 
> 1926 Hood River); grandson of Mary Elizabeth Smith & Edward Evans Parrish 
> Jr. (27 Nov 1837 - 22 Jan 1883) & Francis Marion Gilliam (1847-1929) & 
> Mary Annabell Menefee (1853-1936)
>
> This fine young gentleman had his mother die shortly after his birth and 
> then he served in the military in WW I, dying that that service and is 
> buried in Oise-Aisne American Cemetery in France.  I am thankful for the 
> Oregon State Archives War Defense Record Set - see 
> http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/pages/exhibits/war/defhist.html
>
> It was within those files that I located the burial place for this fine 
> young gentleman.  Use the Index http://genealogy.state.or.us/ and filter 
> for World War I record type to locate the Defense records.  They are a 
> fantastic resource, when they exist for relatives.
>
> Denise Sproed
> A member of the Association of Professional Genealogists
>
> The web page I made for my parents is at: 
> http://freepages.family.rootsweb.com/~merritt/
>
> My genealogy recorded in The Master Genealogist with the webpage created 
> using John Cardinal's Second Site
> http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~sproed/
> and http://freepages.misc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~merritt/
>
>
>
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