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A native Texan and the grandson of a pioneer Nueces County sheriff, Milas Roberson "Burney" Parker grew up in Lee and Washington counties. He served as Washington County Road Superintendent for fourteen years before he was elected county treasurer in 1908. He resigned that office in 1914 to run for sheriff, a position he held during the difficult period of World War I and Prohibition. In 1926 Parker and his family moved to Houston, where he died in 1932.
Milas Roberson "Burney" Parker is a historical marker in Brenham, Washington County, dedicated in 1990. It is one of 155 historical markers documented in Washington County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 355 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.1547, -96.4104 near Brenham. The nearest cataloged historic site is Prairie Lea Cemetery (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include B'Nai Abraham, Prairie Lea Cemetery, and Home Improvement Club (HIC).
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5477008377. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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