29Mary Lee in a photograph probably taken circa 1903 (judging by the apparent ages of the children).1 Cropped from a larger portrait. I've colorized and enhanced the image; use the slider to see the image in its more original appearance, or see my unedited scan of the full portrait or the scan juxtaposed with a colorized enhancement.
29Mary Lee Parlier
Key Facts
Snapshot:died young
Parents:58Alfred Myers Parlier
59Sallie McClellan
Born:1887
either Alabama or Georgia (There is conflicting evidence.)
Died:1918
presumably Cleburne County, Alabama
Buried:Antioch Cemetery, Cleburne County, Alabama
Coordinates: N33.6402 W85.3966

29Mary Lee in a photograph probably taken circa 1903 (judging by the apparent ages of the children).1 Cropped from a larger portrait. I've colorized and enhanced the image; use the slider to see the image in its more original appearance, or see my unedited scan of the full portrait or the scan juxtaposed with a colorized enhancement.


29Mary Lee in a photograph probably taken circa 1903 (judging by the apparent ages of the children).1 Cropped from a larger portrait; see my unedited scan of the full portrait.

29Mary Lee Parlier was born in 18872 in either Alabama3 or Georgia.4 Her father was 58Alfred Myers Parlier,3 and there is adequate evidence to prove that her mother is 59Sallie McClellan.

The 1900 census shows her in Cleburne County, Alabama with her father, stepmother, and some siblings.3


1900: 29Sallie's family in Cleburne County, Alabama. Full page.3

She married 28Hiram Wesley Brown on 4 June 1904 in Cleburne County.5 For more information about their marriage, their lives together, etc., see his profile since that information won't be repeated here.

29Mary Lee died in 1918.2 She may have died in the infamous 1918 flu pandemic, although I have no evidence to prove so.

She's buried in Antioch Cemetery, Cleburne County, Alabama at coordinates N33.6402 W85.3966. Below is a photo of her tombstone.2

Sources Cited:

1: Photograph of 28Henry O. Brown, 57Margaret Ada Hanes, 28Hiram W. Brown, 29Mary Lee Parlier, and others. Copy provided to me by 7Carolyn Jean Brown, granddaughter of 28Hiram W. Brown. You can see my unedited scan and a description of who's who.

2: Tombstone of Mary Lee (1887-1918) and Hiram Wesley (1884-1942) Brown, Antioch Cemetery, Cleburne County, Alabama at coordinates N33.6402 W85.3966. Photograph taken by 1Bryant Knight on 6 February 2021.

3: 1900 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule). Precinct 8 (Abernathy), Cleburne County, Alabama. Enumeration district 140, sheet 9B, dwelling 157, family 158, Alfred Parlier household. NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 9. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6XS5-P2?i=17&cc=1325221&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AM987-ZNR>, accessed 5 May 2021.

4: 1910 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule). Precinct 8, Cleburne County, Alabama. Enumeration district 57, sheet 4B, dwelling 70, family 70, Alph M. Parlier household. NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 7. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RK9-D3N?cc=1727033&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AMKQ3-WLD>, accessed 5 May 2021.

5: Cleburne County, Alabama. Marriage book H, page 345, marriage of Hiram Wesley Brown and Mary Lee Parlier, dated 4 June 1904. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89HV-69L5?i=212&cc=1743384&cat=37923>, accessed 1 March 2021.