Mary Ellen Parsons ^{1 2}

   FamilySearch ID: LYYW-MFP.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census in 1930 in Docena, Jefferson, AL. ⁴ The 1930 census recorded Thomas J. Parsons, coal miner, 45, living with wife Cora, 37; Mary E., 12; and Charles T., 6. All were born in Alabama except Cora in North Carolina. The record states they were married when Thomas was 29 and Cora 21 years old (about 1914).

2. Census in 1940 in Graysville, Jefferson, AL. ⁵ The 1940 census recorded at 310 Fourth Avenue: Thomas J. Parsons, section foreman, 55, living with wife Cora, 46; Mary E., sales lady in department store, 21; and Thomas C., paper boy, 16. All were born in Alabama except Cora in North Carolina.

3. Residence: on 6 Apr 1964 in Atlanta, Fulton, GA. ¹

4. Obituary: Atlanta Constitution: obituary of Mary Parsons Gray on 16 Mar 1998 in Atlanta, Fulton, GA. ³ Mrs. Mary Parsons Gray, 79 of Atlanta, died Sunday, March 15, 1998. She was the widow of the late Herbert H. Gray, Jr. Mrs. Gray was a native of Jefferson County, Alabama and a descendant of early Jefferson County settlers. She graduated from Birmingham-Southern College and taught in the Fairfield, Alabama Public Schools during World War II. She later worked as a social worker for the American Red Cross in Nashville and Chattanooga. The majority of her adult life was spent as a home-maker raising and caring for her family. She was especially devoted to her three granddaughters. She is survived by daughter in-law and two sons, Leah and Herbert H. Gray, III and Thomas Parsons Gray, all of Atlanta; a brother, Charles Thomas Parsons of Hoover, Alabama and three grandduaghters. The funeral will be held Tuesday, March 17, 1998 at 1:00 p.m. at Spring Hill, 1020 Spring Street, Atlanta, Reverend Peter Gorday, officiating. Interment will be at Arlington Memorial Park in Sandy Springs. The family will receive friends from 6-9 p.m. on Monday, March 16, 1998 at Spring Hill. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that contributions be made in her memory to Birmingham-Southern College, 900 Arkadelphia Road, Birmingham, Alabama 35254. Arrangements by H M. Patterson Son, Spring Hill Chapel, 404-876-1022.

Mary married Herbert Harold Gray Jr. (Herbert Harold Gray Jr. was born on 20 Sep 1919 in Crumley Chapel, Jefferson, AL,⁶ died on 16 Jul 1979 in Atlanta, Fulton, GA ⁶ and was buried in Sandy Springs, Fulton, GA ⁶.)