Joseph Parish, a farmer, is a native of New Jersey, and a son of William, and Margaret (Bingham) Parish, the former a native of England, and the latter of Germany.  His father, who was a school teacher and artist, came to Ohio more than half a century ago and settled near Zanesville, where be spent the remainder of his life farming.  Our subject was raised on the farm, receiving a limited education, and has devoted most of his life to agricultural pursuits.  He now owns a farm of 140 acres, and has given his children eighty acres.  He was married October 30, 1838, to Keziah Ramey.  Her parents were Virginians, of German descent, and her father was a Captain in the war of 1812.  By her marriage, she has had six children, viz.: William A.; Daniel; Elizabeth, wife of James Moore; Frances Ellen, wife of D. F. Carr; Joseph; and Louise, wife of Perry Barker.  The parents are members of the Methodist Church. in which he has been a steward and trustee.  He is a Republican in politics.  He had two sons in the Union army, and both were taken prisoners.