Riley Alford

Notes:

William Scott shows that he married, in Sabine Parish, Emma Nancy MILLER, a daughter of Alexander MILLER.

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Census Listings:

1900 Census
Louisiana, Sabine Parish, Ward 3
Enumerated 5 July 1900
SD 4 ED 90 Sheet 17B
290-301
Alford, Nedam Head W M Mar 1863 37 M 10 La La La Farmer
Alford, Emma Wf W F 1870 30 m 10 2/2 La La La
Alford, Riley Son W M Sept 1893 6 S La La La
Alford, Eugene Son W M Sept 1899 8/12 S La La La

Needham married Emma Nancy Miller. Emma was born on 18 Jun 1871 in Louisiana; died on 17 May 1959 in Sabine Parish, Louisiana; was buried in Pilgrim Rest Cemetery, Many, Sabine Parish, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Obituary, from FindAGrave Memorial created by Mary Carter

Obituary of Emma Miller Alford
Sabine Index
Many, Sabine, Louisiana - 22 May 1959

Funeral sevices for Mrs. Emma Alford, age 87, who died at her home May 17, were conducted at Many Church of Christ at 3 p.m. May 18 ... Interment was in Pilgrims Rest Cemetery under the direction of Warren Funeral Home.

Survivors are daughters, Mrs. B. J. Tidwell, Sr., of Many; son, Eugen Alford of Houston; four grandsons, four granddaughters, and seven great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers were James Parmer, Thomas Welch, Virgie Welch, Wayne Tidwell, LeWayne Horton and Harry Walker.

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Census Listings:

1860 Census
Louisiana, Sabine Parish, P. O. Many
Enumerated 9 Jun 1860
Page 1
5-5
W. J. Alford 28 M Farmer La
Margaret Alford 19 F La
Martha Alford 1 F La
Mary Maxamillon 15 F Tx
Nancy Maxamillon 13 F Tx
Joseph Hull 49 M Farm Laborer La

1870 Census
Lousiana, Sabine Parish, Ward No. Three (3) PO Many
Enumerated 31 Aug 1870
Page 17 Stamped 331
130-130
Alford, Wm. T. 40 M W Farmer 240 370 La
Alford, Margaret 27 F W Keeping House La
Alford, Martha 10 F W At Home La
Alford, John W 8 M W At Home La
Alford, Needham J 6 M W At Home La
Alford, William T 4 M W Tx
Alford, Elizabeth 2 F W Tx

1880 Household:
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace O
ccupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
William ALFORD Self M Male W 49 LA Farmer GA MS
Margarett ALFORD Wife M Female W 39 LA Keeping House LA LA
Martha ALFORD Dau S Female W 20 LA At School LA LA
John W. ALFORD Son S Male W 18 LA Laborer LA LA
Nedam J. ALFORD Son S Male W 16 LA Laborer LA LA
William T. ALFORD Son S Male W 14 TX Laborer LA LA
Elizabeth ALFORD Dau S Female W 12 TX At Home LA LA
Sumantha ALFORD Dau S Female W 10 LA LA LA
Cansadia ALFORD Dau S Female W 8 LA LA LA
Letha ALFORD Dau S Female W 4 LA LA LA
Source Information:
Census Place Negreet, Sabine, Louisiana
Family History Library Film 1254467 NA Film Number T9-0467
Page Number 251D

1900 Census
Louisiana, Sabine Parish, Ward (3) Three, Negreet
Enumerated 30 Jun 1900
SD 4 ED 90 Sheets 14B and 15A
242-248
Alford, William Head W M 1832 68 M 42 La Ga Miss Farmer
Alford, Margaret Wf W F 1841 59 M 42 5/5 (sic) La La La
Alford, Samantha Dtr W F Sept 1874 25 S La La La
Alford, Leatha Dtr W F Oct 1876 23 S La La La
Alford, Sarah Dtr W F March 1877 22 S La La La
Alford, Ollie Dtr W F 1884 16 S La La La
Alford, Curtis Son W M 1996 14 S La La La Farm Laborer

William married Margaret Maximillian on 29 Dec 1857 in Sabine Parish, Louisiana. Margaret (daughter of John "Juan" Maximillian, Jr. and Marie Aimee Christy) was born on 3 Mar 1841 in Sabine Parish, Louisiana; died on 15 Nov 1903 in Sabine Parish, Louisiana; was buried in Pilgrim Rest Cemetery, Many, Sabine Parish, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
Louisiana Marriage Records, 1851-1900
William T. Alford Margaret Maxamillian 29 Dec 1857 Sabi (sic) Parish, Louisiana

They had at least 10 children that were born in raised in the parish. (Casagranda, 1850 Census, p 94).

Notes:

According to "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" by Edna McDaniel White and Blanche Finley Toole, Needham Judge Alford was a pioneer Methodist Preacher and was preaching the gospel in East Texas as early as 1832, while living in Sabine Parish, Louisiana and was a member of Jackson Lodge at Milam, Texas. He was the son of Jacob and Elizabeth Alford. Kathy Casagranda's 1850 Sabine Parish census is more specific, citing his parents as Jacob Alford and Elizabeth Bryant Alford of Warren County, North Carolina, and notes the family can be traced back to the Alford's of New Kent County, Virginia. He was listed as being elected to the board of the first parish administrators of public schools in 1843.

In the spring of 1832, Needham Alford and Sumner Bacon, a Cumberland Presbyterian, held a 2-day meeting in Sabine County, near the town of Milam; meetings had been forbidden by the Mexican officials and there was other opposition. Just before the meeting began, a person appeared on the grounds declaring he would horsewhip the first preacher who entered the stand. Alford arrived and someone repeated the threat to him. "Well," he said, "I am as able to take a whipping as any man on this ground." He was muscular, strongly built and a stranger to fear who had gone by the name of "Bulldog Preacher" in Louisiana. The antagonist looked for a moment at the brawny arm of Alford stretched out at full length over the buckboard and quietly retired. He was commended to the Texans by letter from the Presiding Elder of the San Augustine District Texas Conference as he travelled through Texas (Rep. TX, Sabine July 5, 1848).

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Needham married Martha Waddell on 18 Feb 1815 in Franklin County, Mississippi. Martha (daughter of John Waddell and Sarah ???) was born about 1798 in South Carolina; died on 7 Nov 1876 in Limestone County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

William Scott and some others show his middle name as Nepucimo.

The History of Sabine Parish, Louisiana (author John Belisle, The Sabine Banner Press, 1912) states that "in 1860 the white population of Sabine Parish numbers about four thousand, and there were less than two thousand slaves. There were few really wealthy people in the parish, and many owned not more than one of two slaves." The owners of six or more in 1861 included John Maximillian.

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Madge Lois Tipton Strickland, in a self published article published in a DRT heritage book, stated that it was John Maximillian Jr, and not his father for whom he was named, that was a participant in the Battle of Nacogdoches in 1832.

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Census Listings:

1850 Census
Louisiana, Sabine Parish
Enumerated 7 Sept 1850
225-227
John Maximillian 72 M Farmer 1800 Louisiana
Clary Maximillian 38 F La
226-228
Joseph Maximillian 30 M Farmer 800 La
Martha Maximillian 30 F Tenn
Mary Maximillian 4 La
227-229
Edmund Hilder family
228-230
Martine Bow family
229-231
John Maximillian 37 M Farmer 1000 Tx
Anna Maximillian 24 F La
John Maximillian 10 M Tx
Louisa Maximillian 8 F La
Margaretta Maximillian 8 F La
Joseph Maximillian 6 M La
Ellen Maximillian 5 F La
Anna Maximillian 4 F La
Catharine Maximillian 2 F La
Mary Maximillian 5/12 F La

1860 Census
Louisiana, Sabine Parish, PO Many
Enumerated 5 Jun 1860
16-16
John Maxey 47 M Farmer 2100 510 Tx
Ama Maxey 42 F La
Louisa Maxey 21 F La
Joseph Maxey 16 M F L La
Ellen Maxey 14 F La
C Maxey 12 F La
M Maxey 11 F La
R Maxey 7 F La
T Maxey 4 M La
F Maxey 7/12 F La
17-17
John Maxey Sr 78 M Farmer 2500 600 La
C Maxey 55 F La
18-18
Jo S Maxey 43 M Farmer 1500 300 La
M. Mary Rhodus 14 F La
John Maxey 23 M FL Tx

1870 Census
Louisiana, Sabine Parish, Ward No. 5, PO Many
Enumerated 5 Aug 1870
Page 8
62-62
Maximillian, John 58 M W Farmer 300 475 Tx
Maximillian, Anny/Amy 50 M (sic) W Keeping house La
Maximillian, Anny/Amy L 28 F W At Home La
Maximillian, Catherine 21 F W At home La
Maximillian, Polley 18 F W At home La
Maximillian, Rachard 17 M W Works on farm La
Maximillian, Antonio 16 M W Works on Farm La
Maximillian, Thomas 14 M W Works on Farm La
Maximillian, Frances 11 F W At Home la
63-63
Maximillian, Joseph 26 M W Farmer --- 500 La
Maximillian, Minerva 22 F W Keeping house La
Maximillian, Allice 4 F W La
Maximillian, Elliott 2 M W La

1880 Census
Louisiana, Sabine Parish, Fifth Ward
Enumerated 23 Oct 1880
Page 100 SD 2 ED 45 Stamped 232
443-458
Vines, William R W m 32 Farmer La SC NC
Vines, Catherine W F 30 Wf Keeping House La Tx Unk
Vines, George W M 7 Son La La La
Vines, Lee W M 6 Son La La La
Vines, William W M 4 Son La La La
Vines, Elizabeth W F 3 Dt La La La
Vines, Louis W M 2 Son La La La
Vines. Margaret W F ? Dtr La La La
444-459
Maximillian John W M 65 Farmer Tx Mexico Tx
Maximillian Amy W F 32 Dtr Keeping House La Tx Unk
Maximillian, Frances W F 20 Dt At Home La Tx Unk

John married Marie Aimee Christy. Marie was born on 16 Sep 1820 in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana; died on 21 Feb 1871 in Zwolle, Sabine Parish, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Shown by some researchers as Marie Aimee CHRISTY or Polly CHRISTY. William Scott shows her as a daughter of Remy Jacques CHRISTY and Lolette OFENEAU, born 16 Sept 1820 in Natchitoches and christened 12 Oct 1820 in Immaculate Conception Church, Natchitoches. He further shows that she died 21 Feb 1871 in Zwolle, and was buried in the Old Catholic Cemetery in Zwolle.