Ellen T Parish b. abt 1835 in Bloomington, Monroe county, Indiana. Mother--Eliza Reeves b. abt 1814 near Bardstown, Nelson county, Ky. Father--Eli Hobbs Parish b. abt 1813 in Bardstown, Nelson county, Ky Eli and Eliza married in Ky then moved with both of their parents to Owen and Monroe counties in Indiana. About 1838 Mr. Reeves died so Eli and his wife worked the Reeves farm in Monroe county Indiana. Then Eli and Eliza moved to Sangamon county, near Springfield, Il. Then on to Mt. Auburn in Christian county, Il. Eliza died in 1854 in Mt Auburn. Is her father Benjamin Reeves 1783-1847?