Born in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
Ancestors 
Daughter of George Parks
and Elizabeth (Sharp) Parks
Sister of
James M Parks, Moses Allen Parks, John Moore Parks, William M Parks, Margaret Ann (Parks) Morrow, Hugh Moore Parks, Elizabeth A (Parks) Query and George Dickerson Parks
Wife of
James Minor Rea
— married
21 Aug 1842 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
Wife of
Robert Grier
— married
16 Jul 1861 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
Descendants 
Mother of
John Calvin Grier
Died
at age 52
in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
Profile last modified
| Created 6 Oct 2020
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Biography
Mary was born in 1818. She was the daughter of George Parks and Elizabeth Sharp. She passed away in 1870.
Sources
- "Moses Park 1738-1828", by Clara Cammack Park and Wilbur Goolsby Park, 1991, Gateway Press Inc., Baltimore [[1]]
- "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW82-6ND : 19 March 2020), Mary Grier in entry for Robert Grier, 1870.[2]
- "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVG1-8PDR : 3 August 2020), Mary Parks Rea, ; Burial, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States of America, Providence Presbyterian Church Cemetery; citing record ID 129348552, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com. [3]
- Data Source: County court records located in Charlotte, North Carolina or Family History Library microfilm # 0546461-054666 and 0812963-0812964 [4]
- "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP9R-NXZ1 : 10 March 2021), James M Rea and Mary Parks, 21 Apr 1842; citing Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm .
- "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP9R-Q6HD : 9 March 2021), Robert Grier and Mary Rea, 16 Jul 1861; citing Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm .
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
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~1.56%
~6.25%
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