Honey Grove, Texas

Benjamin Parrish

Published in the Honey Grove Signal-Citizen about 1938
Written by H. P. Allen, assisted by W. J. Erwin

Benjamin Parrish was born in Adair County, Ky., Aug. 8, 1829. He was one of the early settlers, having come in November 1845. He was a brother of Mrs. Gilmer, Mrs. Allen, Mrs. Nicholson and Mrs. Sallie Stapp. He homesteaded 160 acres of land bout three and one-half miles northwest of Honey Grove, which is yet held by his family. After getting a home prepared he married Miss Tabitha Cheatham, daughter of Josiah Cheatham, who was from Cumberland County, Ky. To this union two daughters and three sons were born, all now deceased. Early in 1868, his wife passed away. Ben Parrish was the son of William D. Parrish, born in 1792, was in the war of 1812, represented Adair county in the state legislature two terms, was appointed as recorder of deeds by Governor Bramlett, who was the father of Dr. Eugene Bramlett, who lived and practiced medicine, and died in Honey Grove 40 or 45 years ago.

In 1869, Ben Parrish married Miss Sallie Rodgers, who with relatives had settled in Honey Grove. To this union a large family of sons and daughters were born and reared, several of them living in and around Honey Grove. Mrs. Parrish is a most excellent woman, but is an invalid, and has been confined to her bed nine years or more. She is comfortably and kindly cared for at the home of Mr. Cravens and wife, they being son-in-law and daughter. Ben Parrish died May 30th, 1895. He was serving his second term as county commissioner. The court appointed his son to fill out his unexpired term; then Joe was elected two or three terms before he died. Joe's wife and son Frank and wife have remained in Honey Grove. The other son, Eugene, and wife reside in Dallas.

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