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I am researching my family tree and have put up my family lines for you to browse through. Please contact me if you should see someone you recognize or if you know of any errors. I have been researching for about eight years now and appreciate all the information that has been shared with me by new found family and friends!
My parents were the late Raymond Muncey and Betty Jo Dillender Muncey. They married in Tampa Florida where my brothers and I were born. We moved us to Otto, NC in 1974. My father died of mesothelioma in 1995 and my mother died in 2003 as a result of injuries from a car accident near her home. I sure do miss them!
My mother's father, James Newton Dillender's family was from Kentucky and all their descendents and similar names that may be remotely related. So far I have a file of 10,000 people who are related or have a similar name that I am trying to link. I am looking for Dillender, Dillinder and Dillanders primarily with a few Dillinger, Dillenger and Dilliners.
James was a coal miner and worked mines in Kentucky and died in Evansville, Indiana in 1945 when my mother was a small child. My grandmother was Nola Elizabeth Parris born in Kentucky and raised in Illinois. She and her husband were first cousins through the Parris line. Their Parris line goes back to the Salem Massachusetts Parris's.
My grandmother lived in Evansville Indiana for many years and supported her five children working as a housekeeper. She eventually re-married to W.J. Folz an attourney in Evansville, IN. When he retired in the mid 1950's they moved to Tampa Fl.
Her father and my great grandfather was Robert Huston Parris. He was born in Kentucky and mined most of his life. Uneducated he self taught himself math so he could become a mine inspector. He inspected mines in Kentucky, Illinois and Colorado.
My great grandmothers mother was Augusta Carroll and boy do I need help on this line! Her father was Josiah Carroll born in 1829 in Pennsylvania. I never have found his exact death date or burial location.
Her mother and my great great grand mother was Betty Shanks who was born in Kentucky and previously married. They married about 1880 and they lived in Mound City, Pulaski County, Illinois until they died there prior to 1910. My mother Betty Jo was named for this couple.
Betty Shanks Carroll ran a boarding house in Mound City while her husband was a police officer monitoring the rough and rowdy crowd who worked on the river boats that ran on the river by their home.
In addition, they had a daughter Almira. Almira Carroll married Thomas Parris, brother to Robert Huston Parris. These two brothers were attracted to Mound City by the gambling and such taking place along this same stretch of river.
Seems like this intermarry repetition would make my research easier but it really just confuses things! I have never been able to find Almira's exact death date or burial either.
My father parents were Warren Fisher Muncey and Rachel Wright Muncey. My father and many of his sibs was born in Cape May New Jersey. Cape May was next to heaven to hear my father tell it.
His family moved to Tampa FL in the early 1950's after his youngest brother, John, was blinded and had to go to school at the Florida School for the Blind.
My grandfather Warren Muncey's parents were James Pennal Muncey and Carrie Boyton. James' ancestry goes back to the early 1800's with my earliest patriarch being Robert Munce. Robert links in to the Lenappe Indian tribe in the Kent CO Delaware. His wife was Jemima Cork and her family was also in the Lenappe Indian tribe. I have not been able to find the parents for either of these persons.
If you are interested or know these families please contact me. Be sure to visit my family at my husbands website-www.bennettcarpenter.com
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- Robert Huston Parris Union CO, KY (641 KB)
Death certificate for my great,grandfather Robert Huston Parris who was born in Uniontown, Union CO, KY and died in Franklin, IL.
- My Great Grandfather Robert Huston Parris & Family (257 KB)
Robert Huston Parris with his wife Nettie Augusta Carroll and their children, Nola Elizabeth Parris, Carroll Peyton Parris, Ferrell David Parris and Viola Esther Parris. Photo taken about 1918. Sorry I don't know the dogs name.
- Nettie Augusta Carroll Parris Pulaski CO, IL (625 KB)
Death Certificate for my great grandmother Nettie Augusta Carroll Parris. she was born in M
- The Wedding of George Meinschein to EdithDillender (328 KB)
July 27, 1922 1l-r Henry & Woodrow Parris, Curt & Parris Smith, Edward & Evelyn & Stanley & Alline & Ruby Dillender, Edna Parris 2l-r AnnaBelle Dillender, George Meinschein, Edith Dillender Meinschein, Mae Parris Dillender w/Jesse Ruth, William Dillender w/Mary Leslie, Newton Dillender, Allie Parrish Dillender, Bill Smith 3l-r John L. Parris w/Robert, Nettie Christian, Charles Pate Parris w/J. R.,Maggie Baker Parris w/Margaret, Nola Winstead Parris, Francis Winstead Lutz,Francis Smith,Eva Parris Smith, Richard Smith, Annie Parris Smith
- David Joseph Parris Webster/Hopkins CO, KY (657 KB)
Death Certificate for my great great grandfather David Joseph Parris. His death certificate was delayed and somehow ended up being two different death certificates for him, indicating two different death places. This one indicates Sillent Run Township in Hopkins CO, KY.
- "Nola" Denolas Caldonia Winstead Parris Webster CO (742 KB)
Death certificiate for my great great grandmother Nola or Denolas Caldonia Winstead Parris. Nola was born in Arkansas but her death certificate says Kentucky. She died in Webster CO, KY.
- Carroll Payton Parris Hopkins CO, KY (845 KB)
Death certificate for my great uncle Carroll Payton Parris who was born in Dalton in Hopkins CO, KY and died in California.
- Elizabeth Nola Parris Dillender Folz, Christian KY (894 KB)
Death certiciate for my grandmother Elizabeth Nola Parris Dillender Folz. My grandmother is thought to have been born in Hopkinsville, Christian CO, KY. After my grandfather James Dillender died my grandmother re-married to William John Folz. My grandmother died in Franklin, Macon CO, KY.
- James Dillender Webster CO, KY (317 KB)
Death Certificate of my grandfather James Dillender born in Providence, Webster CO, KY and died in Evansville, Vanderburgh CO, IN.
- Thomas Dillander and Julia Agnes Mattingly (7 KB)
Thanks to Linda Boles for this great photo!!
- Rebecca Skinner Parrish Webster CO, KY (670 KB)
Death certificate for my great great aunt of Rebecca Skinner Parrish who died in Webster CO, KY.
- Allie Elizabeth Parrish Dillender Webster CO, KY (604 KB)
Death Certificate for my great grandmother, Allie Elizabeth Parrish Dillender who died Webster CO, KY
- 1.ME and a friend at the Rainforest cafe at Disney (88 KB)
This is a picture of me taken in October of this year while on vacation this year in Florida. I would have loved to have taken this handsome fellow home with me for sure!!
I have loved frogs since I was a little girl. I have collected armies of them and decorated my cubicle at work with them. I love their bright colors and their cheerful smiles.
- David Joseph Parris (62 KB)
Thanks to my great aunt Louise Dillender Skinner Nelson for preserving these photos her mother had pinned to the wall of her home. My great uncle Bill Dillender visited her home recently and photographed this picture. He plans to revisit her soon to get a better photo.
- Mae Parris Dillender Webster CO, KY (358 KB)
Death certificate for my great grandmother, Mae Parris Dillender who was born in KY. She raised her children in Webster CO, KY. She left her husband and moved to Evansville, IN and died.
- Denolas Caldonia "Nola" Winstead Parris (91 KB)
My great aunt Louise Dillender Skinner Nelson has carefully preserved this photo of her grandmother that her mom had pinned to the wall of her home. Thanks to her for sharing and for her brother Bill Dillender for taking this photo of that photo.
- Osley Stanley Dillender Webster, KY (404 KB)
Death certificate for my uncle Osley Stnaley Dillender who was born in Webster CO, KY and died in Evansville, IN.
- Elizabeth Nola Parris and Jim Newton Dillender (21 KB)
This is my grandmother with her first husband, and my mother's father when they had first wed around 1922.
- Children of Mae E.Parris and William E. Dillender (114 KB)
Photo taken in 1997. Left to right
Evelyn Hattie Dillender Perkins Turnham,
Jesse Ruth Dillender Shirley Stephans Richardson,
Ruby Elizabeth Dillender Holmes,
Edith N. Dillender Meinschein,
Edward David Dillender,
William Thomas Dillender
Mary Leslie Dillender Wedding Murray,
Aline Dillender Mullen Leathco Reese Skinner.
Missing from photo were Louise Dillender Skinner Nelson who was still alive in 2000.
James Dillender died in 1945,
Juanita Dillender died in 1923,
Anna Belle Dillender McIntosh Malone Taylor Girard in 1955
and Stanley Dillender died in 1978.
- 5. Frogalina and Kermit smile (2590 KB)
Frogalina and Kermit are two White’s Frogs or Dumpy frogs I have had over a year now.
- Nola Winstead and David Joseph Parris wprized dogs (135 KB)
This is my ancestor Denolas Nola Caldonia Winstead and her husband David Joseph Parris with their obviously prized hound dogs. The little boy was their grandson Parris Smith, who they babysat.Parris was born in 1910 and I estimate this phot to have been taken in 1917. Thanks to Viola Parris Lambert for identifying her grandparents and cousin.
- 3. Wazy Iguana (2834 KB)
Wazy is a juvenile iguana who shares his bterrarium with dumpy frogs, bullfrogs, a red bellied frog and two salamanders.
- Parris Family (41 KB)
This is a photo of the Parris family. I believe the gentlemen on the right rear row is David Josph Parris. The woman in front of him may be his wife or daughter. I suspect this was a wedding gathering and the gentleman on the right of the woman at the extreme left is not included in the photo-just his suit sleeve. If you recognize any of these folks I sure would like to see them identified!
- 4. Lady Gouldian finches in aviary (3473 KB)
I share my bedroom with 4 Lady gouldian finches. They rarely make any noise and are so beautiful and entertaining to watch.
- 2. My little barn (4488 KB)
My barn is elevated due to close proximity to a creek and flooding. The llama, cats and goats like to lay up in it in the heat of the day because I keep a large fan going for them.
- Lyman Scott Dillander and his sons Evan and Willie (7 KB)
Thanks to Linda Boles for these great pictures!!!
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