1935: The Parishes & Bowes in Palos Park
Editor’s Note: The still picture above was taken in Palos Park, Illinois by my mother Mary Gwinn Bowe in 1935. It shows my father, William John Bowe, Sr., with his arms around his mother, Ellen Canavan Bowe and her sister, Catherine Canavan Parish. Also present is [...]
2021 The Skura Family
Editor's Note:Â In the summer of 1976, I was visiting my mother Mary Gwinn Bowe at her apartment when Ova Parish dropped by.Â
2021 The Parish Families
The first thing to know about the Parish families over the generations is that many of the males have William as a first name. Many others share the name Varnum or Anthony. Of those named William, about half have [...]
1987 (5) Catherine Canavan Parish (1859-1940) and William Wallace Parish (-1944)
John also remembers the 3rd youngest child of Anthony Canavan and Ann Hughes, Catherine Canavan Parish, who married William Wallace Parish of Momence, Illinois
The Children of Anthony Canavan and Ann Hughes
Long story short: they quit after 13.
2023 Anthony Canavan and Ann Hughes Descendants
Descendants of Anthony Canavan & Ann Hughes Index of Individual Canavan Descendants Index of Canavan Descendant Locations
Cathy Parish Skura Remembers her Parents’ Era in Momence, Illinois
Editor's Note: Cathy Parish Skura may have left Momence to live elsewhere as an adult, but she didn't leave fond memories behind. The Paris Bank, founded in 1914, was private until it became state-chartered in the 1920s as Parish [...]
The Families Vol. 2 Website Launches
November 29, 2020 Well over 50 people joined the Zoom launch meeting yesterday for The Families: Vol. 2 website. They came from the West Coast, from France and from all points in between. The festivities began with a meet [...]
