Sharon, here is a bit more about Sarah Parris(Jackson Co):
Lynda

Fiv. Sarah Parris, born 10 October 1832 in NC. She married
Wallace Alexander Ward. Sarah died 22 June 1921, and was buried in Ward Cemetery, Camp Creek

Sharon, If I am interpreting the data correctly, your Sarah is the daughter of James Parris and Amy McIntire, and sister to my gggrandmother, Mary, who married Rev Wilse Ensley. See below. There are several Parris/Ensley ties on the tree.
Lynda

(4) James Parris b. Aug 16, 1805, m. Amy McIntire, b. 1808, d. 1890. James died 1847.

(a) Drucilla Ellender Parris b. 1826, d. 1912.
(b) Mary Ann "Polly" Parris b. May 16, 1829, NC, m. July 20, 1845, in Haywood Co., NC, Wilson Coleman Ensley, b. Mar. 30, 1824, McMinn Co., TN, (son of William Ensley and Judith Lackey) occupation Preacher, d. Feb. 27, 1901, Cope Creek, Jackson Co., NC, buried: Ensley Cemetery, Cope Creek, Jackson NC. Mary died July 17, 1906, Cope Creek, Jackson Co., NC, buried: Ensley Cemetery, Cope Creek, Jackson NC. other death date Oct 17, 1906 Wilson: "Wilse"
(c) Lucretia Belle Parris b. 1830, d. 1885.
(d) Sarah Parris b. 1832, d. 1921.
(e) Martha Parris b. 1835, m. Robert Ensley, b. 1837, (son of William Ensley and Judith Lackey) d. 1915. Martha died 1919.
(f) William E. Parris b. 1837, occupation Private CSA. CSA, NC 16 Infantry Wounded Seven Pines Va, May 31, 1862. Wounded Hand and Leg Second Manassis, Aug 29, 1862. NC 16 Inf. transferred to Thomas Legion
(g) James Merrion Parris b. 1839, occupation Private, CSA, d. 1913. CSA Co. B, 25th NC Infantry
(h) Alfred Washington Parris b. 1840, occupation Private CSA, d. 1935. CSA, Co. B, 25th NC Infantry
(i) Elizabeth Jane Parris b. 1842, d. 1933.
(j) Lucinda Parris b. 1846.

I'm looking for a connection between my gg grandmother Sarah Jane Parris and the Ensley family. of Jackson County NC. She was married to Wallace Ward about 1849 and she lived to be nearly 90. She died in 1921. My mother remembers someone telling her when she was young that she was related to the Ensley family but she can't remember any other details.
We think Sarah's father was John David Parris and her mother was Hannah Ensley but we are having difficulty with the dates and with sorting out all the Parris and Ensley families down there.

Any help would be *greatly* appreciated.

Sharon Winsatt

Sharon,
I feel obliged to contact the person who supplied the data to obtain permission to release extended data to you. I don't forsee a problem, but please contact me privately by the end of next week if you don't hear from me.
The Parris family originated in England, the data going back to 1565. They migrated to Barbados, MA,CT, and VA before ending up in Jackson Co, NC.
Lynda

Thank you so much for the information. This will help us out a lot.
Do you have any more history of the Parris family that goes further back...when they came to this country or when they first arrived in North Carolina or even Jackson County NC? Any information about them at all will be welcome.

Sharon Winsatt

As far as I kno..the children of Wallace Alexander Ward and Sarah Parris were

1.Mary(Martha)Elizabeth Ward
born Jan 1850 Haywood County NC
death date unknown

2.James W. Ward
born 1853 Jackson Co NC
died 7 Aug 1915 Jackson County NC

3. William Alexander Ward

born 10 December 1860

died 16 December 1913

spouse: Mary Taylor

4..Amy Ward

5. Lilly Ward

I'm sure there were more.

William Alexander Ward was my great grandfather. Mary was his second wife. His oldest child of his second wife, George Washington Ward was my grandfather. George's youngest daughter, Virginia is my mother.

My grandfather remembered his grandmother Sarah Parris Ward and told us stories about her.

Thanks for responding and for the advice about the Parris family.

Sharon

A response from "down there": Sarah Parris Ward was a daughter of James Parris and Amy McEntire. Three of her sisters married Ensley brothers. I descend from Lucretia, who married William Ensley. Be judicious about accepting Parris information. The closest that anyone has yet verified about our Parris folks is that James was one of the sons of David and Mary Morrow Parris, who moved to what is now Jackson County from the Spartanburg, SC area. They are most likely Virginia Parrises. I would be interested in knowing how you descend from Sarah Parris Ward. I don't think I can name all of the children in that family.

Larry Crawford

I recently came across this message board and your message! Check out this web site - www.bcooper.aaahosting.net. It has info on Ensleys and Parris. There might be something new on there for you. I too am related to Ensleys - Eva Palestine Ensley Harris was my g grandmother: daughter of Sims Wilson Ensley and Margaret Haseltine Queen. Good luck. Sue

Thanks for your reply. Bernie and I have been in contact for some time. If you need more info, you might try Dillard Ensley: ensley@planttel.net
Good luck to you, too.
Lynda

Do you have any information about William Alexander Kirk Ward's first wife ? I am trying to make a connection to my great grandmother, Pearl Perlie Ward Shuler, b. 11 Aug 1882, Jackson Co., NC., possibly, as his daughter. In an interview with Pearl's youngest and only living daughter, Pallie (now age 91), Pearl's father's name was Kirk Ward. Wm Alexander Ward is listed as William A K Ward in the 1870 US Census, and as Kirk Ward on the death certificate of his son John H Ward(with his second wife, Mary Taylor).
Concerning William A Kirk Ward's mother, Sarah Parris. I have a copy of her death certificate from Jackson County, NC and it lists her father as William Parris and her mother as Ama Parris. I have been unable to reconcile Wm Parris with the James Parris that most list as her father.

Info from Death Certificate of Sarah(Parris)Ward
Qualla township, Jackson, NC.
Name: Sarah Ward
female/ white
husband: Wallace A Ward
birth: abt 1829
date of death: 22 June 1921
age at death: 92 years, 8 mos, 12 days
occupation: housekeeper
Father: William Parris, birthplace: GA
Mother: Ama Parris, birthplace unknown
informant: M L Blanton
no physician attending:
cause of death: Flux and Old age
buried: Ward Grave Yard, 23 June 1921