Allen Josiah Alford b. 27 Feb 1844 Alabama d. 23 Jul 1923 Shelby County, Texas: Strong McLemore Ancestry

1844 - 1923 (79 years)

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Name	Allen Josiah Alford [1, 2, 3, 4]
Birth	27 Feb 1844	Alabama [1, 3]
Gender	Male
Death	23 Jul 1923	Shelby County, Texas [3]
Notes	Per "Shelby County, Texas in the Civil War" compiled by Kathryn Hooper Davis and Carolyn Reeves Ericson, Civil War Veteran, Buried in Fairview Cemetery, Shelby County. Private, Company F, 11th Texas Infantry. Enlisted 14 July 1862 at Camp Clough. Pension #16522. Parents Isham and Sylvia Ann (Hodges) Alford. In Texas since 1854. Left the service on 31 October 1862 "sick at home on furlo." (Research):Census Listings: 1880 Census Texas, Sabine County, Enumerated 22 Jun 1880 Page 8 D., SD 1, ED 85 76-77 Alford, Allen J. W M 35 Farmer Ala Geo Ala Alford, Nancy A. W F 24 Wf Keeping House Miss Geo Geo Alford, Lee E W M 8 Son Tx Alford, Ovada W F 7 Dtr Tx Alford, Benjamin W M 2 Son Tx Alford, Laura W F 9/12 Born Sept Dtr Tx Alford, Amanda W F 18 Servant Farm Laborer Tx 1900 Census Texas, Shelby County, JP 3 Enumerated 13 June 1900 SD 8 ED 88 Sheet 12A 180-184 Alford, Allen Hd W M Feb 1845 55 M 30 Ala Ga Ala Farmer Alford, Nancy Wf W F Aug 1852 48 M 30 11/8 Miss Miss Miss
Person ID	I1616	Strong Family Tree
Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

Father	Isham Alford, b. Abt 1817, Georgia d. 7 Jun 1888, Milam, Sabine County, Texas (Age ~ 71 years)
Mother	Sylvia Ann Hodges, b. Abt 1822, St. Clair County, Alabama d. 8 Nov 1884, Milam, Sabine County, Texas (Age ~ 62 years)
Marriage	15 Aug 1838	St. Clair County, Alabama [2]
Family ID	F852	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Nancy J. "Nannie" Land, b. Aug 1852, Mississippi d. 4 Sep 1926, Center, Shelby County, Texas (Age ~ 74 years)

Marriage 5 Jan 1871 Sabine County, Texas [1]

Children

	1. Lee Edmondson Alford, b. 12 Dec 1871, Texas d. Abt 1887, Shelby County, Texas (Age 15 years)
	2. Ovada L. Alford, b. 18 Jun 1873, Texas d. Yes, date unknown
	3. Almoth G. Alford, b. 18 Feb 1875, Texas d. Yes, date unknown
	4. Annie Rebecca Alford, b. 26 Jan 1876, Texas d. Yes, date unknown
	5. Benjamin Meador Alford, b. 24 Sep 1877, Texas d. Yes, date unknown
	6. Laura Frances "Fannie" Alford, b. 5 Sep 1879, Sabine County, Texas d. Yes, date unknown
	7. Bertha Mae Alford, b. 17 Nov 1881, Texas d. Yes, date unknown
	8. Mattie Florida Alford, b. 9 Nov 1883, Texas d. Yes, date unknown
	9. Willie Lee Alford, b. 18 Jun 1888, Texas d. Yes, date unknown
	10. Katherine "Kate" Alford, b. 11 Jul 1893, Texas d. Yes, date unknown

Family ID F1118 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 9 Dec 2006

Event Map

	Birth - 27 Feb 1844 - Alabama
	Marriage - 5 Jan 1871 - Sabine County, Texas
	Death - 23 Jul 1923 - Shelby County, Texas

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Sources

[S659] Davis, Kathryn Hooper & Ericson, Carolyn Reeves "Shelby County, Texas in the Civil War" c. 1993.
[S667] RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project, (The WorldConnect Project is a set of tools, which allow users to upload, modify, link, and display their family trees as a means to share their genealogy with other researchers. The program used to day has a genealogy of its own. RootsWeb announced the launch of the World Connect Project on November 10, 1999 after staff members and users submitted 5.5 million records during a four-week beta-testing period. The WorldConnect Project continues to grow, and as of January 2004 had more than 312 million records. GEDCOM is an acronym for GEnealogical Data COMmunications. It is a file format developed by the Family History Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS). It provides a flexible and uniform format for exchanging computerized genealogical data, and allows you to share files with other researchers who may not use the same genealogy program.), Gilchrist, Paulette (pgilchr@gmail.com) "St. Clair Tree s & Branches" (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm. cgi?db=pgilchr11) Ver. 2008-08-02 18:09:17 (Reliability: 3).
[S689] Smith, Janice "Known Descendants of Isham Alford and Anne Ferrell (1755 NC - 1832 GA)" http://www.alfordassociation.org/GENEALOGY/ISH755NC.pdf.
[S98] 1860 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. Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1860. M653, 1,438 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1860 United States Federal Census, the Eighth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, age as of the census day, sex, color; birthplace, occupation of males over age fifteen, and more. No relationships were shown between members of a household. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1860 Federal Census.), Texas, Sabine County, Redland Beat No. 4, PO Milam Enumerated 30 Jun 1860 Page 24 Stamped 330 178-178 (Reliability: 3).