Milas Roberson "Burney" Parker
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.
30.1547° N, 96.4104° W
Where to Find It
Prairie Lea Cemetery, Prairie Lea and 6th Sts., marker in SW corner of cemetery, Brenham.
Nearby Markers
- 0.1 mi NE George Washington Petty Brenham
- 0.1 mi NE Moses Baine Brenham
- 0.2 mi NE Prairie Lea Cemetery Brenham
- 0.5 mi NE Blinn College Brenham
- 0.6 mi NE Brenham Presbyterian Church Brenham
- 0.6 mi N Mt. Zion United Methodist Church Brenham