This African-American family is unusual in that its ancestry can be traced to before the Civil War. The family started in Virginia, settled in Tennessee after the War, and then spread from there. Additional work is needed to reconstruct this family, which still has missing branches.

1. Henry Parrott was born in 1811 in Virginia.

General Notes: 1880 census lists his birth as 1793, but that is a bit far-feched given the dates of birth of his children.

Henry married Nellie. Nellie was born in 1814 in North Carolina.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 2 M    i. Thornton Parrott was born in May 1840 in Virginia.

   3 F    ii. Lucy Parrott Bell was born in 1841 in Fayette Co., Tennessee.

Lucy married William Neel on 27 Aug 1874 in Fayette Co., Tennessee.

+ 4 M    iii. Sam Parrott was born in 1848 in Tennessee and died on 15 Feb 1928 in Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee at age 80.

   5 M    iv. Frank Parrott was born in 1849 in Tennessee.

+ 6 M    v. Henry Parrott was born in 1850 in Fayette Co., Tennessee.

2. Thornton Parrott (Henry¹) was born in May 1840 in Virginia.

Thornton married Emma Emily Duglas. Emma was born in 1846 in Tennessee and died on 21 Aug 1925 in Macon, Fayette Co., Tennessee at age 79.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 7 M    i. Thornton Parrott was born in 1860 in Fayette Co., Tennessee.

   8 F    ii. Cora Parrott was born in Jan 1878 in Fayette Co., Tennessee.

Cora married Albert Penix on 1 Aug 1891 in Fayette Co., Tennessee.

Cora next married Frank Duncan on 20 Jan 1900 in Fayette Co., Tennessee. Frank was born in 1870 in Tennessee.

+ 9 M    iii. Hillary Parrott was born on 12 May 1882 in Fayette Co., Tennessee.

+ 10 M    iv. George Parrott was born in 1891 in Fayette Co., Tennessee and died on 27 Dec 1924 in Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee at age 33.

4. Sam Parrott (Henry¹) was born in 1848 in Tennessee and died on 15 Feb 1928 in Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee at age 80.

General Notes: Not sure if his father is Sam or Frank, but Sam might be more likely b/c would not have been so young when Kolbert was born.

Sam married someone.

His child was:

   11 M    i. Kolbert Parrott was born in 1867 in Fayette Co., Tennessee.

6. Henry Parrott (Henry¹) was born in 1850 in Fayette Co., Tennessee.

Henry married Henrietta. Henrietta was born in 1855 in Fayette Co., Tennessee.

Children from this marriage were:

   12 F    i. Phyllis Parrott was born in 1875 in Fayette Co., Tennessee.

   13 M    ii. Frank Parrott was born in 1877 in Fayette Co., Tennessee.

   14 M    iii. Joseph Parrott was born in 1878 in Fayette Co., Tennessee.

7. Thornton Parrott (Thornton², Henry¹) was born in 1860 in Fayette Co., Tennessee.

Thornton married Ella Sheffy Ervin on 4 Mar 1879 in Fayette Co., Tennessee. Ella was born in 1867 in Mississippi.

Children from this marriage were:

   15 M    i. John Parrott was born in 1887 in Mississippi.

   16 M    ii. William Henry Parrott was born on 12 Jul 1893.

   17 F    iii. Pearl Parrott was born in May 1894 in Mississippi.

9. Hillary Parrott (Thornton², Henry¹) was born on 12 May 1882 in Fayette Co., Tennessee.

General Notes: May have been a brother to Pomp Parrott

Hillary married Mariah P. Swift on 17 Jul 1908 in Fayette Co., Tennessee. Mariah was born on 25 Mar 1892 in Macon, Fayette Co., Tennessee.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 18 M    i. Ester Parrott was born on 10 Dec 1908 in Fayette Co., Tennessee and died in Dec 1975 in Tulsa Co., Oklahoma at age 67.

   19 F    ii. Emma Parrott Willis was born on 28 Nov 1912 in Fayette Co., Tennessee and died on 27 Feb 1997 in Macon, Fayette Co., Tennessee at age 84.

Emma married Sylvester Lewis on 14 Feb 1929 in Fayette Co., Tennessee. Sylvester was born on 10 Apr 1910 and died on 9 Nov 1972 in Washingon Co., Georgia at age 62. {FGID: 73310346}

   20 F    iii. Tharp Laddie Parrott was born in 1915 in Fayette Co., Tennessee and died on 11 Jul 1996 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., Wisconsin at age 81.

Tharp married Robert Lee Galloway on 13 Jul 1929 in Fayette Co., Tennessee. Robert was born on 26 Aug 1912 in Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee and died on 4 Feb 1988 in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois at age 75.

   21 F    iv. Rosena Parrott Johnson Gumbus was born on 29 May 1915 in Fayette Co., Tennessee and died on 8 Nov 2005 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., Wisconsin at age 90.

+ 22 M    v. Fred Parrott was born on 10 Feb 1919 in Macon, Fayette Co., Tennessee and died on 12 Oct 1993 in Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee at age 74.

+ 23 M    vi. Thornton Parrott was born on 10 Oct 1921 in Fayette Co., Tennessee and died on 29 Apr 2000 in Arizona at age 78.

   24 M    vii. John James Parrott was born on 5 Dec 1921 in Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee and died on 25 Apr 1995 in Los Angeles Co., California at age 73.

   25 M    viii. Nelson A. Parrott was born on 20 Apr 1922 in Fayette Co., Tennessee and died on 16 Oct 2002 in Los Angeles Co., California at age 80. {FGID: 116874921}

Nelson married Iola Taylor on 11 Jul 1944 in Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee.

Nelson next married Lizzie Beatrice Goodlow on 31 Oct 1973 in Los Angeles Co., California. Lizzie was born on 13 Jun 1930 in Itasca, Hill Co., Texas and died on 22 Jul 2002 in Los Angeles Co., California at age 72. {FGID: 116874796}

   26 M    ix. Hillary Parrott Jr. was born on 12 Jul 1923 in Macon, Fayette Co., Tennessee and died on 12 May 1973 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., Wisconsin at age 49. {FGID: 152328533}

   27 F    x. Georgia Parrott was born on 25 Apr 1925 in Fayette Co., Tennessee and died on 26 Mar 2011 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., Wisconsin at age 85. {FGID: 213865681}

Georgia married Mack Harris. Mack was born on 22 Nov 1911 in Tennessee and died on 8 Jul 1984 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., Wisconsin at age 72. {FGID: 213865665}

10. George Parrott (Thornton², Henry¹) was born in 1891 in Fayette Co., Tennessee and died on 27 Dec 1924 in Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee at age 33.

George married Florence Alexander. Florence was born in 1827 in Fayette Co., Tennessee.

Children from this marriage were:

   28 F    i. Cora Parrott was born on 25 Dec 1912 in Fayette Co., Tennessee and died on 31 Mar 1928 in Fayette Co., Tennessee at age 15.

+ 29 M    ii. John Henry Parrott was born on 13 Mar 1916 in Tennessee and died on 21 Mar 1978 in Fayette Co., Tennessee at age 62.

   30 F    iii. Martha Parrott was born in 1917 in Fayette Co., Tennessee.

   31 F    iv. Katie Parrott was born in 1921 in Fayette Co., Tennessee.

Katie married Willie Franklin Watson on 17 Jan 1938 in Fayette Co., Tennessee. Willie was born on 14 Jun 1908 in Elba Fayette Co., Tennessee.

   32 M    v. Emerson Parrott was born on 24 Aug 1922 in Fayette Co., Tennessee and died on 22 Apr 2007 in Fayette Co., Tennessee at age 84. {FGID: 214045379}

   33 M    vi. George Parrott Jr. was born on 4 May 1926 in Fayette Co., Tennessee and died on 21 Aug 1926 in Fayette Co., Tennessee. {FGID: 121905927}

18. Ester Parrott (Hillary³, Thornton², Henry¹) was born on 10 Dec 1908 in Fayette Co., Tennessee and died in Dec 1975 in Tulsa Co., Oklahoma at age 67.

Ester married Lula Beatrice Brown on 19 Jan 1936 in Fayette Co., Tennessee. Lula was born in 1918 in Tennessee.

22. Fred Parrott (Hillary³, Thornton², Henry¹) was born on 10 Feb 1919 in Macon, Fayette Co., Tennessee and died on 12 Oct 1993 in Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee at age 74.

General Notes: FRED PARROTT, 74, of Memphis, formerly of Rossville, Tenn., retired City of Memphis employee, died Tuesday at St. Joseph Hospital. Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Philadelphia Baptist Church in Rossville with burial in the church cemetery. B.T. Auston & Son Funeral Home has charge. Mr. Parrott, the husband of Carrie Parrott, also leaves five daughters, Emma Parrott, Rose Parrott and Arnetta Parrott, all of Memphis, Georgia Portwood of Milwaukee, Wis., and Catherine Bobo of Wichita, Kan.; four sons, Fred Parrott, George Parrott and Joseph Parrott, all of Memphis, and Jesse Parrott of Los Angeles; four sisters, Georgia Parrott, Laddie Parrott and Roszena Parrott, all of Milwaukee, and Emma Parrott of Memphis; three brothers, Thorner Parrott, John Parrott and Nelson Parrott, all of Los Angeles, 16 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.

The Commercial Appeal, 14 Oct 1993 p B3

Fred married Carrie B. Carrie was born on 6 Mar 1923 and died on 9 Jan 2012 in Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee at age 88.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 34 M    i. George G. Parrott was born on 14 Aug 1948 in Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee and died on 15 Mar 2016 in Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee at age 67.

   35 M    ii. Joseph Parrott was born on 21 May 1952 and died on 11 Oct 2015 in Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee at age 63.

Joseph married Earlean Woods

23. Thornton Parrott (Hillary³, Thornton², Henry¹) was born on 10 Oct 1921 in Fayette Co., Tennessee and died on 29 Apr 2000 in Arizona at age 78. {FGID: 36508113}

Thornton married Claudia Cora Grant on 26 Sep 1938 in Marion Co., Arizona. Claudia was born on 7 Jan 1928 and died on 22 May 2011 in Arizona at age 83. {FGID: 71371675}

29. John Henry Parrott (George³, Thornton², Henry¹) was born on 13 Mar 1916 in Tennessee and died on 21 Mar 1978 in Fayette Co., Tennessee at age 62. {FGID: 214045380}

John married Paralee L. Banks on 28 Oct 1950 in Marion, Crittenden Co., Arkansas.

34. George G. Parrott (Fred⁴, Hillary³, Thornton², Henry¹) was born on 14 Aug 1948 in Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee and died on 15 Mar 2016 in Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee at age 67.

General Notes: George Parrott, 67, retired U.S. Postal worker and U.S. Marines Vietnam veteran, passed March 15, 2016. Visitation, Wednesday, March 23 from 4-6 p.m. at Joe Ford Funeral Home. Graveside service, 11:30 a.m., Thursday, March 24 in West Tennessee Veterans Cemetery. He leaves his companion, Sharon Beck; three sons, Joseph L. Parrott (Temekia), Christopher M. Parrott (Felicia), Preston Parrott; four sisters, Catherine Bobo (Perry), Georgia Portwood, Emma Parrott, Rose Jones; two brothers, Jessie Parrott, Fred Parrott (Katherine); nine grandchildren, host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. -

The Commercial Appeal, Mar. 17, 2016

George married someone.