James Monroe Paris
(1858-1941)
Dora Lee Thompson
(1869-1929)
Prince Battle Paris Sr.
(1895-1963)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Mary Lillian Beeker

Prince Battle Paris Sr. 2 3 4

  • Born: 23 Jul 1895, Saxapahaw, Alamance, NC, USA 2 3 5
  • Marriage (1): Mary Lillian Beeker on 1 Sep 1919 in Gilmer Township, Guilford, NC, USA 1
  • Died: 12 Feb 1963, Fayetteville, Cumberland, NC, USA at age 67 2 3 6
  • Buried: 15 Feb 1963, Haw River: Salem United Methodist Cemetery, Alamance, NC, USA 2 3 6

   Another name for Prince was Prince B. Parrish.5 7

   FamilySearch ID: MSKV-6QZ.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. He has conflicting birth information of His death certificate has 23 Jul 1893 birth but his tombstone has 23 Jul 1895., 23 Jul 1893 and Saxapahaw, Alamance, NC, USA. 3

2. Newspaper: Greensboro Record: Beeker - Parris Wedding, 3 Sep 1919, Greensboro, Guilford, NC. 8 On Monday evening, September 1, at the home of the bride's sister, Mrs. Geo. L. Smith North of the city, Miss Mary Beeker became the bridge of Mr. Prince Parris of Michigan. Only a few friends and relatives of the bride were present. Rev. A. C. Gibles, pastor of Walnut Street M. E. church, officiated. After spending a few days here with relatives, Mr. and Mrs. Parris will leave for Michigan where they will make their home.

3. Census in 1930 in Greensboro, Guilford, NC. 5 The 1930 census recorded owning a $1500 home at 1500 Ridgewood Avenue: Daniel W. Beeker, 78, living with wife Lundy, 65; son-in-law Prince B. Parrish, dry cleaner laundry, 34; daughter Mary, 35; granddaughters Katherine Parrish, 9; Virginia Parrish, 7; and grandsons James Parrish, 5; Prince B. Parrish Jr., 3; and Harold Parrish, 10 months. Everyone and their parents were born in North Carolina.

4. Residence: on 13 Jan 1947 in Pinebluff, Moore, NC, USA. 9

5. Residence: on 13 Mar 1958 in Aberdeen, Moore, NC, USA. 7

6. Cause of Death: Prince died at Veterans Administration Hospital from early biliary cirrhosis , obstruction of common bile duct, carcinoma of pancreas, 12 Feb 1963, Fayetteville, Cumberland, NC, USA. 3

7. Occupation: hotel clerk on 12 Feb 1963 in Southern Pines, Moore, NC, USA. 3

8. Residence: 465 South Ashe St., Southern Pines, NC on 12 Feb 1963 in Southern Pines, Moore, NC, USA. 3

9. Obituary: The News and Observer: obituary of Prince B. Paris on 14 Feb 1963 in Raleigh, Wake, NC. 6 PINEBLUFF \emdash Prince Battle Paris, 67, died Tuesday at the VA Hospital in Fayetteville. Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at Salem Methodist Church in Alamance County by the pastor the Rev. W. L. Crowell. Burial will be in the church cemetery. He was a veteran of World War I and moved here from Greensboro about 22 years ago. Surviving are his wife, the former Mary Beeker of Greensboro; three daughters, Mrs. B.J. Casey of Auburn, N.Y., Mrs. Harold Morrison and Mrs. William L. Wilson of Southern Pines; three sons, Edwin H. of Houston, Tex., P. B. Jr. of Washington and James D. of Butner; one sister, Miss Lila Paris of Mooresville; one brother, Duke B. of Graham; and 14 grandchildren.


Prince married Mary Lillian Beeker, daughter of Daniel Monroe Beeker and Helen Lunda Cornelison, on 1 Sep 1919 in Gilmer Township, Guilford, NC, USA.1 (Mary Lillian Beeker was born on 2 Nov 1894 in , Rowan, NC,5 10 11 12 died on 4 Jan 1978 in Saxapahaw, Alamance, NC, USA 11 12 and was buried on 6 Jan 1978 in Haw River: Salem United Methodist Cemetery, Alamance, NC, USA 11 12 13.)


Sources


1 FamilySearch.org, North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F88X-KXB P. B. Parris m. Mary Beeker 1 Sep 1919 Guilford Co NC.

2 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=33497137.

3 Ancestry.com, North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976 (North Carolina State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics. North Carolina Death Certificates. Microfilm S.123. Rolls 19-242, 280, 313-682, 1040-1297. North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, North Carolina.), Certificate 4293. Prince Battle Paris. Father James M. Paris. Mother Dora L. Thompson. Spouse Mary B. Paris.

4 Salisbury Evening Post (Salisbury, North Carolina) (Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina), 11 June 1920, page 1. Death of Mrs. Miller.

5 1930 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X337-RT9 Daniel W. Beeker, Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina District ED 11 Sheet 3B Household 55.

6 The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC), 14 Feb 1963, page 29, obituary of Prince B. Paris.

7 Greensboro Daily News (Greensboro, NC), 14 Mar 1958, page 4. Obituary of Albert Beeker.

8 Greensboro Record (Greensboro, NC), 3 Sep 1919, page 2.

9 Greensboro Record (Greensboro, NC), 13 Jan 1947, page 7. Obituary of Thomas Jefferson Beeker.

10 1900 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSBL-6NS David M Becker, Salisbury Township (north part excl. Salisbury city), Rowan, North Carolina, United States; citing sheet 12B, family 221.

11 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=33497134.

12 FamilySearch.org, North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FG5Y-1N1 Mary Beeker Paris, 04 Jan 1978; citing Southern Pines, Moore, North Carolina, certificate 3035.

13 "The Herald-Sun (Durham, NC)," 6 Jan 1978, page 29. Obituary of Mary B. Paris.



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