Thomas Redden Alford

Notes:

Janice Smith shows that he married first Abbie VICKERS and later Sarah Matilda COLLIER, and that he had children by both wives.

(Research):
Census Listings:

1880 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Precinct 4
FHL Film # 1255325 NA Film # T9-1325
Page # 242D
Thomas Alford S M M W 25 Tx Farmer Ga Al
Sarah Alford W M F W 18 Tx Keeps House Ms Ms
Adron Alford Son M W 4 Tx Tx Tx
Earnest Alford Son S M W 1 Tx Tx Tx
Harrison Polley Other S M W 20 Tx Wrks on Farm Tx Tx

Thomas married Abbie Jane Vickers before 1876. Abbie (daughter of Harrison "Harris" Vickers and Sarah Ann Mason) was born about 1856 in Texas; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thomas married Sarah M. "Sallie" Collier on 18 Feb 1878 in Sabine County, Texas. Sarah (daughter of George Washington Collier and Sarah Elizabeth Tatum) was born on 18 Feb 1863 in Mississippi; died on 7 Sep 1925. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JDNT-J9Z
name: Thomas E. Alford
death date: 12 Jun 1935
death place: Sabine, Texas
gender: Male
race: white
death age: 56 years 4 months 18 days
estimated birth date:
birth date: 26 Jan 1879
birthplace: Sabine Co., Texas
marital status: Married
spouse's name: Minnie J. Alford
father's name: Thomas R. Alford
father's birthplace: Georgia
mother's name: Sally Collier
mother's birthplace: Texas
occupation: Merchant
place of residence:
cemetery: Myrtle Spring
burial place:
burial date: 13 Jun 1935
additional relatives:
film number: 2116472
digital film number: 4166560
image number: 1792
reference number: cn 30205
Collection: "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976," Thomas E. Alford, 1935

Thomas married Minnie Jane McCall on 11 Feb 1902 in Sabine County, Texas. Minnie was born on 18 Mar 1882 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 5 Feb 1959 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas; was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park and Funeral Home, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Janice Smith shows that he descends from Thomas>Isham>Baldy>Isham.

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JFLZ-1YS
name: Clarence V. Alford
death date: 24 Oct 1930
death place: San Augustine, San Augustine, Texas
gender: Male
race: White
death age: 42 years 11 months 10 days
estimated birth date:
birth date: 14 Nov 1887
birthplace: Sabine Co., Tex
marital status: Married
spouse's name:
father's name: Thomas R. Alford
father's birthplace: Miss
mother's name: Sallie Collier
mother's birthplace: Miss
occupation: Laborer
place of residence: San Augustine, San Augustine, Texas
cemetery: Jeneva
burial place:
burial date: 25 Oct 1930
additional relatives:
film number: 2135427
digital film number: 4141698
image number: 1889
reference number: 50334
Collection: "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976," Clarence V. Alford, 1930

Family/Spouse: Laura Lee Carter. Laura (daughter of Benjamin Bradford Carter and Della Mary Russell) was born in Apr 1893 in Sabine Parish, Louisiana; died on 3 Dec 1963 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas; was buried in Geneva Cemetery, Geneva, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KS8T-7ZP
name: Iva Virginia Alford Vickers
titles & terms:
event: Death
event date: 26 Nov 1978
event place: Precinct 7, Brazoria, Texas, United States
gender: Female
age: 86
estimated birth year: 1892
father: Thomas Alford
father's titles & terms:
mother: Sally Collier
mother's titles & terms:
certificate number: 91093
digital folder number: 004991354
image number: 00108
Collection: "Texas, Deaths, 1977-1986," Iva Virginia Alford Vickers, 1978

Ivy married Thomas Bennett Vickers on 4 Jan 1910 in Sabine County, Texas. Thomas (son of Judge Joseph Jefferson Vickers and Sarah Elizabeth "Bettie" Bennett) was born on 7 Aug 1890 in Sabine County, Texas; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J6CK-5MJ
name: Daniel Alexander Alford
death date: 28 Jun 1970
death place: San Augustine, San Augustine, Texas
gender: Male
race:
death age: 76 years
estimated birth date: 1894
birth date:
birthplace:
marital status:
spouse's name:
father's name: Thomas Alford
father's birthplace:
mother's name: Sally Collier
mother's birthplace:
occupation:
place of residence:
cemetery:
burial place:
burial date:
additional relatives:
film number: 2218857
digital film number: 4169069
image number: 2851
reference number: 51977
Collection: "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976," Daniel Alexander Alford, 1970

(Research):

Census Listings:

1930 Census
Texas, San Augustine County, San Augustine Precinct, San Augustine Town
Enumerated April 21, 1930
ED 203-1 SD 19 Sheet 8B
210-220
Alford, Daniel Head M W 36 M 19 Tx Tx Miss Manager Oil Co
Alford, Vera Wf F W 33 M 16 Tx Tx Tx
Alford, Virgil Son M W 16 S Tx Tx Tx
Alford, Foy Son M W 14 S Tx Tx Tx
Alford, Dorette Dtr F W 9 S Tx Tx Tx

Daniel married Mattie Vera Mason before 1915. Mattie (daughter of Rev. James G. Mason, Jr. and Nannie Rebecca Meador) was born on 23 Sep 1896 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 8 Oct 1988 in San Augustine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Obituary (From FindAGrave)

James V. Alford, on Wednesday, February 8, 1985 at 10:30 a.m., beloved husband of Juliette Clement Alford; father of Donald and Ronald Alford both of Houston, TX; son of Vera M. Alford and the late Daniel Alford; brother of Thomas F. Alford of Texarkana, AR and Dorette Barr of San Augustine, TX; also survived by 5 grandchildren; age 71 years a native of Texas and a resident of Laplace for the past 29 years.

Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend funeral services from Millet Funeral Home, Laplace on Friday, February 8, 1985 at 10:30 a.m. followed by religious services at St. Joan Of Arc Catholic Church. Interment in St. Peter Cemetery, Reserve, LA?.

Notes:

The Sabine County Reporter
January 1, 2009, Page 8

Dorette Barr

Funeral services for Dorette Barr, 88, of San Augustine, were held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, December 29, 2008 at San Augustine First Baptist Church. Burial followed at Liberty Hill Cemetery in San Augustine County. Rev. Kent Pate, Rev. Chet Hensley Jr., Dr. Sam Wayman and Rev. David Burcham officiated. She died December 25, 2008 in San Augustine.

Dorette Barr was born in Geneva on October 8, 1920 to Dan Alford and Vera Mason Alford. She worked for the San Augustine Independent School District. She organized the first choral program at San Augustine High School and was a member of San Augustine First Baptist Church.

She is survived by her daughter, Linda Gay Goller and husband Bill of San Augustine; son Dr. Frank Barr and wife, Judith of Oakland, California; two grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; sisters-in-law, Judy Alford of Laplace, LA, Pauline Barr of Dallas and Billie Barr of Center.

Wyman Roberts Funeral Home in San Augustine ws in charge of arrangements.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, January 2009)

A nearly identical obituary appeared in the December 31, 2008 Sabine County Reporter, and in the Lufkin Daily News on December 27, 2008.

Dorette married Frank Ervay Barr, Sr. before 1943. Frank was born on 21 Sep 1914 in Texas; died on 7 Aug 1998 in San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas; was buried in Liberty Hill Cemetery, Bland Lake, San Augustine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]