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George Washington Alford

Male 1879 - 1941  (62 years)


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  • Name George Washington Alford  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
    Born 6 Oct 1879  Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8
    Gender Male 
    Died 22 Nov 1941  Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4, 7
    Buried Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4, 7
    Notes 
    • Janice Smith shows him as a Sheriff in Sabine County.

      https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JDPW-1S8
      name: George Washington Alford
      death date: 22 Nov 1941
      death place: Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas
      gender: Male
      race: white
      death age: 62 years 1 month 16 days
      estimated birth date:
      birth date: 06 Oct 1879
      birthplace: Sabine Co., Texas
      marital status: Married
      spouse's name:
      father's name: B. T. Alford
      father's birthplace: Ga.
      mother's name: Elizabeth Collier
      mother's birthplace: Miss.
      occupation: Deputy Sheriff
      place of residence: Hemphill, Sabine, Texas
      cemetery:
      burial place: Hemphill, Texas
      burial date: 24 Nov 1941
      additional relatives: X
      film number: 2138748
      digital film number: 4030529
      image number: 2617
      reference number: cn 51356
      Collection: "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976," George Washington Alford, 1941
    • (Research):Census Listings:

      1900 Census
      Texas, Sabine County, Milam, ED 71
      Enumerated 12 & 13 June 1900 by James N. Drawhorn
      SD 8, ED 81 Sheet No 7A, stamped 135
      110-110
      Alford Geo Hd W M Oct 1879 21 M1 Tx Ala ?? Farmer
      Alford Jennie Wife W F June 1883 16 M 1 1/1 Tx Tx ??
      Alford, Abney Son W M Nov 1899 6/12 S Tx Tx Tx

      1910 Census
      Texas, Sabine, 4 J-pct, ED 134
      Enumerated 28 Apr 1910 Reginald G. Goodrich
      SD 2, ED 134 Sheet 7B
      97-102
      Alford, George W Hd M W 30 M2 4 Tx Al Miss Farmer
      Alford, Clara J Wife F W 24 M1 4 2/2 Tx Ga Ga
      Alford, Abner J Son M W 10 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Labor
      Alford, Bertice J Son M W 9 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Labor
      Alford, Robert B. Son M W 3 S Tx Tx Tx
      Alford, Jennie V F W 1 3/12 S Tx Tx Tx

      1920 Census
      Texas, Sabine County, JP 1
      Enumerated 13 Jan 1920
      SD 326 ED 168 Sheet 12A
      George W. Alford Hd M W 40 Tx Ga Miss Peace Officer Sheriff
      Clara J. Alford Wife F W 34 Tx Ga Ga
      Abna J. Alford Son M W 20 Tx Tx Tx
      Bertis T. Alford Son M W 18 Tx Tx Tx
      Genevive Alford Dtr F W 10 Tx Tx Tx
      George N. Alford Son M W 8 Tx Tx Tx
      Collis L. Alford Son M W 6 Tx Tx Tx
      Bennie A. Alford Son M W 3 2/12 Tx Tx Tx
      Rosa L. Alford Dtr F W 4/12 Tx Tx Tx

      1930 Census
      Texas, Sabine County, JP 1, Hemphill
      Enumerated April 12, 1930
      ED 202-2 SD 19 Sheet 5A Stamped 19
      91-108
      Alford, George W Hd O $2000 M W 50 M18 Tx Ga Ala Freight Agent
      Alford, Clara Wf F W 44 M 20 Tx Ala Ga
      Alford, George Son M W 19 S Tx Tx Tx Laborer Saw Mill
      Alford, Collis Son M W 16 S Tx Tx Tx
      Alford, Bennie Son M W 13 S Tx Tx Tx
      Alford, Rosalie Dtr F W 10 S Tx Tx Tx
      Alford, Temple Son M W 7 S Tx Tx Tx
    Person ID I6498  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father Burtis Terry Alford, Sr.,   b. 16 Sep 1845, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Apr 1901, Geneva, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth "Lizzie" Katherine Collier,   b. Abt 1854, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married Abt 1869  Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Family ID F861  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Jennie J. Vickers,   b. 30 Jun 1884, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Feb 1902, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 17 years) 
    Married Bef 1899 
    Children 
     1. Abner Jefferson Alford, Sr.,   b. 23 Nov 1899, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jan 1982, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     2. Bertis T. Alford,   b. Abt 1902, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 17 Sep 2008 
    Family ID F8132  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Clara J. Chambers,   b. Aug 1885, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Mar 1973, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 87 years) 
    Married 12 Nov 1905  Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4
    Children 
     1. Robert Belton Alford,   b. 23 Sep 1906, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jul 1918, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 11 years)
     2. Genevive Alford,   b. Abt 1910, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. George Alford,   b. Abt 1912, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Collis Alford,   b. Abt 1914, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Benjamin Allen Alford,   b. 12 Oct 1916, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Apr 1972, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years)
     6. Living
     7. Living
    Last Modified 28 Mar 2012 
    Family ID F2563  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 6 Oct 1879 - Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 12 Nov 1905 - Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 22 Nov 1941 - Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S594] Davenport, Linda King-Family Researcher (dlkkport@hotmail.com) Emails, Family Group Sheets, Descendancy Trees, etc.

    2. [S327] Dore, Barbara Yancey (RootsLady@rootslady.com) "Southeast Texas Regional Gedcom Project" http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=bydore_1, (Dore, Barbara Yancey "Southeast Texas Regional Gedcom Project"; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=bydore_1 ; Updated Tue Feb 24 22:17:40 2004 This Gedcom contains many regionally located but sometimes unconnected Southeast Texas persons. Some of the information has been collected during Barbara's past 35 years of family research. Many undocumented families in the area are included. ALWAYS verify!!).

    3. [S384] 1900 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1900 United States Federal Census, the Twelfth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, relationship to the head of household, color or race, sex, month and year of birth, age at last birthday, marital status, number of years married, the total number of children born of the mother, the number of those children living, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, if the individual was foreign born, the year of immigration and the number of years in the United States, the citizenship status of foreign-born individuals over age twenty-one, occupation, and more. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1900 Federal Census.), Texas, Sabine County, Milam, ED 71 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S60] McCary, Kay P. "Hemphill City Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas" Cemetery Index ; http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txsabine/burials/.

    5. [S689] Smith, Janice "Known Descendants of Isham Alford and Anne Ferrell (1755 NC - 1832 GA)" http://www.alfordassociation.org/GENEALOGY/ISH755NC.pdf.

    6. [S308] 1880 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005., (1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ? Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1880. T9, 1,454 rolls. This database is an index to 50 million individuals enumerated in the 1880 United States Federal Census. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, occupation, relationship to the head of household, race, sex, age at last birthday, marital status, place of birth, parents? place of birth. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1880 Federal Census.), Census Place Precinct 4, Sabine, Texas Family History Library Film 1255325 NA Film Number T9-1325 Page Number 240D (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S33] FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, (http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/).

    8. [S60] McCary, Kay P. "Hemphill City Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas" Cemetery Index ; http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txsabine/burials/, shows year of birth as 1878 (Reliability: 3).

    9. [S434] Toole, Blanche "Sabine County Marriages 1875-1900 1900-1910 Prior to 1875" c. 1983.