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Burtis Terry Alford, Sr.

Male 1845 - 1901  (55 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Burtis Terry Alford, Sr. was born on 16 Sep 1845 in Alabama; died on 13 Apr 1901 in Geneva, Sabine County, Texas.

    Notes:

    (Research):Census Listings:

    1880 Federal Census
    Household:
    Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Oc
    cupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
    Burtis ALFORD Self M Male W 31 TX Farmer AL AL
    Lizzie ALFORD Wife M Female W 26 MS Keeps House MS MS
    Carrie ALFORD Dau S Female W 10 TX At Home TX MS
    Isam ALFORD Son S Male W 9 TX TX MS
    Preston ALFORD Son S Male W 7 TX TX MS
    Geo. W. ALFORD Son S Male W 1 TX TX MS
    Robert ALFORD Other S Male B 16 TX Wks On Farm TX TX
    Source Information:
    Census Place Precinct 4, Sabine, Texas
    Family History Library Film 1255325 NA Film Number T9-1325
    Page Number 240D

    Burtis married Elizabeth "Lizzie" Katherine Collier about 1869 in Sabine County, Texas. Elizabeth (daughter of George Washington Collier and Sarah Elizabeth Tatum) was born about 1854 in Mississippi; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Carrie Alford  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1869 in Texas; and died.
    2. 3. Isham Brittain Alford  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Apr 1871 in Texas; died on 4 May 1944 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Milam Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas.
    3. 4. Julius Preston Alford  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Jan 1873 in Isla, Sabine County, Texas; died on 21 Sep 1962 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.
    4. 5. George Washington Alford  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Oct 1879 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 22 Nov 1941 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.
    5. 6. Jennie V. Alford  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Oct 1880 in Texas; died on 7 Dec 1903 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Myrtle Springs Cemetery, Geneva, Sabine County, Texas.
    6. 7. Burtis Terry Alford, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Oct 1883 in Texas; and died.
    7. 8. Willie Elwood Alford  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Jul 1886 in Texas; and died.
    8. 9. Carrie Lela Alford  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Sep 1889 in Texas; and died.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Carrie Alford Descendancy chart to this point (1.Burtis1) was born about 1869 in Texas; and died.

    Notes:

    Barbara Yancey Dore shows that she married R.S. GOODRICH on 17 Oct 1888 in Sabine County, Texas.


  2. 3.  Isham Brittain Alford Descendancy chart to this point (1.Burtis1) was born on 29 Apr 1871 in Texas; died on 4 May 1944 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Milam Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas.

    Notes:

    Barbara Yancey Dore shows that he married Lula M. PAYNE on 16 Feb 1902 in Sabine County, Texas. Janice Smith shows that he married first Mary Belle THOMAS, having one son named Wendell, and second Lula Mae PAYNE, by whom he had two sons.


  3. 4.  Julius Preston Alford Descendancy chart to this point (1.Burtis1) was born on 21 Jan 1873 in Isla, Sabine County, Texas; died on 21 Sep 1962 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.

    Notes:

    In her sketch about Lee Smith of Sabine County, Virgie Speights notes that one of his teachers at the one room log school at Beach Grove was J. P Alford, who taught alongside Miss Belle Smith, Clint Arthur, and Miss Mattine Hines. (Speights, Old Timers of Sabine County, p. 26).

    https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JDFP-5HL
    name: J. Preston Alford
    death date: 21 Sep 1962
    death place: Hemphill, Sabine, Texas
    gender: Male
    race: White
    death age: 89 years
    estimated birth date:
    birth date: 21 Jan 1873
    birthplace: Texas
    marital status: Married
    spouse's name:
    father's name: Burtis Alford
    father's birthplace:
    mother's name: Lizzie Collier
    mother's birthplace:
    occupation: Farmer
    place of residence: Hemphill, Sabine, Texas
    cemetery: Hemphill
    burial place: Hemphill, Texas
    burial date: 22 Sep 1962
    additional relatives:
    film number: 2117116
    digital film number: 4028546
    image number: 2828
    reference number: cn 58153
    Collection: "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976," J. Preston Alford, 1962

    Julius married Martha Ella "Mattie" Williams on 21 Sep 1894 in Sabine County, Texas. Martha was born on 26 Jan 1879 in Isla, Sabine County, Texas; died on 15 May 1972 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 10. Carra G. "Carrie" Alford  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Jun 1895 in Isla, Sabine County, Texas; and died.

  4. 5.  George Washington Alford Descendancy chart to this point (1.Burtis1) was born on 6 Oct 1879 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 22 Nov 1941 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.

    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

    George married Jennie J. Vickers before 1899. Jennie (daughter of Judge Joseph Jefferson Vickers and Sarah Elizabeth "Bettie" Bennett) was born on 30 Jun 1884 in Texas; died on 18 Feb 1902 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Old Vickers Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 11. Abner Jefferson Alford, Sr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Nov 1899 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 28 Jan 1982 in Sabine County, Texas.
    2. 12. Bertis T. Alford  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1902 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.

    George married Clara J. Chambers on 12 Nov 1905 in Sabine County, Texas. Clara (daughter of Levi "Lee" Chambers and Rosa Anna Lord) was born in Aug 1885 in Sabine County, Texas; died in Mar 1973 in Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 13. Robert Belton Alford  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Sep 1906 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 20 Jul 1918 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.
    2. 14. Genevive Alford  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1910 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.
    3. 15. George Alford  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1912 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.
    4. 16. Collis Alford  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1914 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.
    5. 17. Benjamin Allen Alford  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Oct 1916 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 8 Apr 1972 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.
    6. 18. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    7. 19. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  5. 6.  Jennie V. Alford Descendancy chart to this point (1.Burtis1) was born on 15 Oct 1880 in Texas; died on 7 Dec 1903 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Myrtle Springs Cemetery, Geneva, Sabine County, Texas.

    Notes:

    In her annotated transcription of the Myrtle Springs Cemetery, Kay Parker McCary writes that her headstone is inscribed "Wife of James A. Dorsey - We will meet again."

    Jennie married James Allen Dorsey on 2 Nov 1902 in Sabine County, Texas. James (son of Joseph Taylor Dorsey and Mary Elizabeth "Mollie" Hamilton) was born on 15 Dec 1880 in Geneva, Sabine County, Texas; died on 15 May 1959; was buried in Myrtle Springs Cemetery, Geneva, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 20. Milton Dorsey  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 7 Dec 1903 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 5 Feb 1906; was buried in Myrtle Springs Cemetery, Geneva, Sabine County, Texas.
    2. 21. Hamilton Dorsey  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 7 Dec 1903 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 7 Dec 1903 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Myrtle Springs Cemetery, Geneva, Sabine County, Texas.

  6. 7.  Burtis Terry Alford, Jr. Descendancy chart to this point (1.Burtis1) was born in Oct 1883 in Texas; and died.

    Notes:

    Jancie Smith shows that he died in Boyce, Rapides Parish, LA, and that he was the father of Joseph Cullen ALFORD, Sr.


  7. 8.  Willie Elwood Alford Descendancy chart to this point (1.Burtis1) was born in Jul 1886 in Texas; and died.

  8. 9.  Carrie Lela Alford Descendancy chart to this point (1.Burtis1) was born in Sep 1889 in Texas; and died.


Generation: 3

  1. 10.  Carra G. "Carrie" Alford Descendancy chart to this point (4.Julius2, 1.Burtis1) was born on 8 Jun 1895 in Isla, Sabine County, Texas; and died.

    Notes:

    She was the mother of Willard and G. A. Neal of Hemphill.

    Family/Spouse: Austin Neal. Austin was born about 1891 in Texas; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 22. Willard Neal  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1917 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.
    2. 23. Gerard Austin "PeeWee" Neal  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Sep 1919; died on 30 Mar 1985 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.

  2. 11.  Abner Jefferson Alford, Sr. Descendancy chart to this point (5.George2, 1.Burtis1) was born on 23 Nov 1899 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 28 Jan 1982 in Sabine County, Texas.

    Notes:

    SABINE COUNTY REPORTER 15 January 1997 "Back In Time--1982 Fifteen Years Ago" Mr. and Mrs. A.J. Alford of the Fairmount community marked their 50th wedding anniversary.


  3. 12.  Bertis T. Alford Descendancy chart to this point (5.George2, 1.Burtis1) was born about 1902 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.

  4. 13.  Robert Belton Alford Descendancy chart to this point (5.George2, 1.Burtis1) was born on 23 Sep 1906 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 20 Jul 1918 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.

  5. 14.  Genevive Alford Descendancy chart to this point (5.George2, 1.Burtis1) was born about 1910 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.

  6. 15.  George Alford Descendancy chart to this point (5.George2, 1.Burtis1) was born about 1912 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.

  7. 16.  Collis Alford Descendancy chart to this point (5.George2, 1.Burtis1) was born about 1914 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.

  8. 17.  Benjamin Allen Alford Descendancy chart to this point (5.George2, 1.Burtis1) was born on 12 Oct 1916 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 8 Apr 1972 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.

    Notes:

    Janice Smith shows that her married Bessie Mae SMITH. Virgie Speights wrote, in her June 11, 1964 "Old Timers of Sabine County" column, that B. A. Alford had been a member of the Hemphill City Council.

    https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JN7C-SLY
    Name: Benjamin Allen Alford
    Death Date: 08 Apr 1972
    Death Place: Hemphill, Sabine, Texas, United States
    Gender: Male
    Race: White
    Death Age: 55 years
    Estimated Birth Date:
    Birth Date: 12 Oct 1916
    Birthplace: Texas
    Marital Status:
    Spouse's Name:
    Father's Name: George Alford
    Father's Birthplace:
    Mother's Name: Clara Chambers
    Mother's Birthplace:
    Occupation:
    Place of Residence:
    Cemetery:
    Burial Place:
    Burial Date:
    Additional Relatives:
    Film Number: 2223768
    Digital Film Number: 4005476
    Image Number: 03114
    Reference Number: 30926
    Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976


  9. 18.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (5.George2, 1.Burtis1)

  10. 19.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (5.George2, 1.Burtis1)

  11. 20.  Milton Dorsey Descendancy chart to this point (6.Jennie2, 1.Burtis1) was born on 7 Dec 1903 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 5 Feb 1906; was buried in Myrtle Springs Cemetery, Geneva, Sabine County, Texas.

    Notes:

    In her annotated transcription of the Myrtle Springs Cemetery, Kay Parker McCary writes that his headstone is inscribed "Little Milton Dorsey 7 Dec 1903 - 5 Feb 1906 Son of James & Jennie Dorsey - Sleep on sweet babe and take thy rest God called thee home he thought it best"


  12. 21.  Hamilton Dorsey Descendancy chart to this point (6.Jennie2, 1.Burtis1) was born on 7 Dec 1903 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 7 Dec 1903 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Myrtle Springs Cemetery, Geneva, Sabine County, Texas.

    Notes:

    In her annotated transcription of the Myrtle Springs Cemetery, Kay Parker McCary writes that the headstone was inscribed "Hamilton Dorsey 7 Dec 1903 - 7 Dec 1903, Son of J. & Jennie V. Dorsey."

    She also indicates in her notes that this might be the same as Little Milton Dorsey....though it seems more likely they were twins, with the same dates of birth but differing dates of death?



Generation: 4

  1. 22.  Willard Neal Descendancy chart to this point (10.Carra3, 4.Julius2, 1.Burtis1) was born about 1917 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.

  2. 23.  Gerard Austin "PeeWee" Neal Descendancy chart to this point (10.Carra3, 4.Julius2, 1.Burtis1) was born on 16 Sep 1919; died on 30 Mar 1985 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.

    Gerard married Pauline Lemmie Gooch before 1950. Pauline (daughter of Robert Lawrence Gooch and Ida Youngblood) was born on 11 Aug 1925 in Sabinetown, Sabine County, Texas; died on 5 Dec 2010 in Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, Texas; was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 24. Tommy Lynn Neal  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Feb 1950 in San Augustine County, Texas; died on 10 Jun 2023 in Nacogdoches County, Texas; was buried on 14 Jun 2023 in Spring Hill Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.
    2. 25. Living  Descendancy chart to this point