Prince Battle Paris Sr. ^{2 3 4}

   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. 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. ⁹

5. Residence: on 13 Mar 1958 in Aberdeen, Moore, NC. 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. ³

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

8. Residence: 465 South Ashe St., Southern Pines, NC on 12 Feb 1963 in Southern Pines, Moore, NC. 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.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 ^{11 12} and was buried on 6 Jan 1978 in Haw River: Salem United Methodist Cemetery, Alamance, NC ^{11 12 13}.)