Jesse Donald Alford

1929 - 1995  (66 years)

• Name	Jesse Donald Alford  [1, 2]
  Born	4 Jan 1929	Sabine County, Texas   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	21 Feb 1995	Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas   [2]
  Buried	23 Feb 1995	Forest Lawn Cemetery, West Orange, Orange County, Texas   [2]
  Notes	The Sabine County Reporter March 1, 1995, Page 10 J. D. Alford Jessie (sic) Donald "J.D." Alford, 66, of West Orange died Tuesday, Feb. 21, at a Beaumont hospital. Alford was born Jan. 4, 1929, in Sabine County and had lived in Orange County since 1948, where he was retired from E. I. DuPont's Sabine River Works as a storekeeper, and was a member of the McDonald Memorial Baptist Church and Madison Masonic Lodge #126. Alford had formerly served as mayor and a city council member of West Orange. Survivors: wife, Joanna Alford of West Orange; daughters, Judy Schahn of St. Louis, Missouri, and Kay Jones of Tyler; sons, Joe Alford of West Orange and Brent Alford of Denton; a sister, Gweneth Tinsley of Buna; six grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Funeral services were held Feb. 23 at Claybar Funeral Home's chapel, Orange, with Bro. Joe Orr officiating. Interment was at Forest Lawn Cemetery, West Orange. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, April 2009)
  Person ID	I13892	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	28 May 2016

  
  

  Father	Jesse B. Alford,   b. 30 Dec 1897, Sabine County, Texas ,   d. 16 Apr 1974, Sabine County, Texas  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Verda Ray Easley,   b. 17 Jan 1899, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas ,   d. 27 Aug 1986, Jefferson County, Texas  (Age 87 years)
  Married	Abt 1918
  Family ID	F3570	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Joann Hendrix,   b. 10 Nov 1929, Los Angeles County, California ,   d. 21 Nov 2021, Tomball, Harris County, Texas  (Age 92 years)
  Married	Abt 1948
  Children	1. Joe Donald Alford,   b. 26 Mar 1949, Jefferson County, Texas ,   d. 26 May 2016, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas  (Age 67 years)   2. Living   3. Living   4. Living
  Last Modified	2 Apr 2009
  Family ID	F10689	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 4 Jan 1929 - Sabine County, Texas Died - 21 Feb 1995 - Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas Buried - 23 Feb 1995 - Forest Lawn Cemetery, West Orange, Orange County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S564] 1930 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002., (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. Containing records for approximately 123 million Americans, the 1930 United States Federal Census is the largest census released to date and is the most recent census available for public access. The census gives us a glimpse into the lives of Americans in 1930, and contains information about a household?s family members and occupants including: birthplaces, occupations, immigration, citizenship, and military service. The names of those listed in the census are linked to actual images of the 1930 Census.), Texas, Sabine County, JP 1 (Reliability: 3). [S336] The Sabine County Reporter, P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas (Published Weekly), (Founded in 1883, The Sabine County Reporter (USPS 474-660) is published once a week on Wednesday. The Reporter is Published by Sabine County Reporter, Inc. Postmaster: Send change of address to P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas 75948-0700. The Sabine County Reporter and The Rambler merged March 1, 1988. Member National Newspaper Association and Texas Press Association.), March 1, 1995, Page 10 (Reliability: 3).