58 Alfred Myers Parlier

58Alfred Myers Parlier

Key Facts

Snapshot:	farmer/laborer
Parents:	116John W. T. Parlier 117Mary Duckett
Born:	25 March 1867 Floyd County, Georgia
Died:	30 March 1940 Fulton County, Georgia
Buried:	Crest Lawn Memorial Park, Fulton County, Georgia Coordinates: N33.8083 W84.4468

58Alfred Myers Parlier was born 25 March 18671,2 in Floyd County, Georgia to parents 116John W. T. Parlier and 117Mary Duckett.1

The 1880 census shows him with his family in Floyd County.3

1880: 58Alfred's family in Floyd County, Georgia. Full page.3

He married 59Sallie McClellan on 25 November 1886 in Bartow County, Georgia.4

58Alfred's and 59Sallie McClellan's marriage record. Full page.4

Details are lacking, but 59Sallie seems to have died young, and 58Alfred re-married to Josie ___ circa 1896, as explained in the problem section below.

Problem: Resolved
If 58Alfred married 59Sallie McClellan, why do subsequent censuses show his wife as "Nancy?"

First, let's look at 58Alfred's household in the 1900 census:5

As you can see, the census-taker originally wrote "13" in 58Alfred's column for "number of years married," then scratched it out and wrote "4." The "13" seems to refer to 58Alfred's first marriage to 59Sallie, and the "4" to his (second) marriage to Josie.

As further evidence, notice the 10-year gap between the births of John W. and Ella May. This loosely implies that 58Alfred was probably a widower for some time.

Now let's see the 1910 census:6

The 1910 census explicitly notes that 58Alfred was on his second marriage ("M2"), and that he'd been married for 13 years (i.e., since about 1897).

This census also shows that Josie was the mother of six children (See the full page; the relevant portion isn't visible in the excerpt above.), all still living, and thus she was almost certainly the mother of the six children listed with 58Alfred's household in this 1910 census.

Therefore, we can also conclude that 58Alfred's two older children shown in the 1900 census (i.e., Mary Lee and John W.) were borne by 59Sallie.

By 1900 58Alfred had relocated his family to Cleburne County, Alabama, where they would spend the next few decades.5-7

1900: 58Alfred's family in Cleburne County, Alabama. Full page.5

1910: 58Alfred's family in Cleburne County, Alabama. Full page.6

1920: 58Alfred's family in Cleburne County, Alabama. Full page.7

Around 1923, 58Alfred relocated to Fulton County, Georgia,8-10 where he would spend the rest of his life. He moved a few times within Fulton County; below is a summary of his known addresses, and years when he lived at each.

Address	Year(s) There	Source Citations
45 Franklin Street	1923-1925	10-12
703 Paynes Ave NW	1930	13, 14
801 Bankhead Ave NW	1937	15
851 Bankhead Ave NW	1938-1940	1, 16, 17

45 Franklin Street seems to be what is now 699 Paines Avenue NW (judging by overlaying this 1911 Sanborn map over a modern map of the same area). 699 and 703 Paines Ave NW are next door to each other. Bankhead Ave NW was later renamed Donald Lee Hollowell Pkwy NW; the 801 and 851 house numbers are both just a short walk from Paines Avenue.

1930: 58Alfred's family in Fulton County, Georgia. Full page.14

58Alfred died on 1 April 1940. His death certificate,1 obituary,18 and funeral notice19 are below.

58Alfred is buried in Crest Lawn Memorial Park, Fulton County, Georgia at coordinates N33.8083 W84.4468. Below is a photo of his tombstone.2

Sources Cited:

1: Fulton County, Georgia death certificate 7125 for Alfred Myers Parlier, who died 30 March 1940.

2: Tombstone of Alfred M. Parlier (b 25 March 1867, d 30 March 1940), Crest Lawn Memorial Park, Fulton County, Georgia, coordinates N33.8083 W84.4468. Photograph taken by 1Bryant Knight, 10 November 2010.

3: 1880 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule). Floyd County, Georgia. Enumeration district 69, page 30, dwelling 274, family 274, John W. P. Parlier household. NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 146. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YB6-SHQ5?i=29&cc=1417683&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AM8LY-8RL>, accessed 28 April 2021.

4: Bartow County, Georgia. Marriage book H (1882-1889), page 406, marriage of Alfred Myers Parlier and Sallie McClellan, dated 25 November 1886. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-8BZC-4HG?cc=1927197&cat=236338&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AKXJT-6J8>, accessed 5 May 2021.

5: 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 _. 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.

6: 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.

7: 1920 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule). Precinct 8, Cleburne County, Alabama. Enumeration district 62, sheet 14B, family 255, A. M. Parlier household. NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 7. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RJM-ZD?cc=1488411&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AMXZ3-6W8>, accessed 5 May 2021.

8: Atlanta City Directory Co., Atlanta City Directory 1921 (Atlanta, Georgia), page 889. 58Alfred is not listed, so he presumably still lived in Alabama at this time.

9: Atlanta City Directory Co., Atlanta City Directory 1922 (Atlanta, Georgia), page 886. 58Alfred is not listed, so he presumably still lived in Alabama at this time.

10: Atlanta City Directory Co., Atlanta City Directory 1923 (Atlanta, Georgia), page 904. 58Alfred is listed.

11: Atlanta City Directory Co., Atlanta City Directory 1924 (Atlanta, Georgia), page 868.

12: Atlanta City Directory Co., Atlanta City Directory 1925 (Atlanta, Georgia), page 911.

13: Atlanta City Directory Co., Atlanta (Georgia) City Directory 1930 Vol. LIII (Atlanta, Georgia), page 889.

14: 1930 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule). Block 181, city ward 5, Atlanta borough, Fulton County, Georgia. Enumeration district 61-71, sheet 22B, dwelling 320, family 465, Alfred M. Barlier household. NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 362. 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.

15: Atlanta City Directory Co., Greater Atlanta (Fulton County, Ga.) City Directory 1937 (Atlanta, Georgia), page 1064.

16: Atlanta City Directory Co., Greater Atlanta (Fulton County, Ga.) City Directory 1938 (Atlanta, Georgia), page 1069.

17: Atlanta City Directory Co., Greater Atlanta (Georgia) City Directory 1939 (Atlanta, Georgia), page 963.

18: "Alfred M. Parlier," The Atlanta Constitution (Atlanta, Georgia), 31 March 1940, page 12D.

19: "Funeral Notices," The Atlanta Constitution (Atlanta, Georgia), 31 March 1940, page 7D.