Rev. Needham Bryant Alford

1826 - 1908  (81 years)

• Name	Needham Bryant Alford  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Prefix	Rev.
  Birth	30 Jul 1826	Sabine Parish, Louisiana   [3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Death	7 Apr 1908	Sabine County, Texas   [3, 4, 5]
  Burial	Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas   [4, 5]
  Notes	Barbara Yancey Dore notes he married third a Dicey, Mrs. Graves, on 30 July 1906 in Sabine County. Dicey was the daughter of Julius C. Alford, and a cousin of his. (Research):Census Listings: 1860 Census Louisiana, Sabine Parish, Many Enumerated 7 July 1860 Page 52 358-358 N.B. Alford 33 M Farmer $200 $1000 La Ruthie Alford 30 F La Alexander Alford 7 M La George Alford 5 M La Mary Alford 1 F La Flora Norsis 23 M Farmer Laborur La C.D. Carroll 34 M Farmer $850 $270 NC 1870 Census Texas, Sabine County, Hemphill Beat No. 1 Enumerated 28 June 187 Page 5, Stamped 3 36-36 Alford, N.B. 42 M W Farmer $200 $800 La Alford, Francis A 34 F W Keeping House Miss Alford, Needham L 9 M W La Alford, Ruth L 7 F W La Alford, Samantha 4 F W Tx Alford, Jesse 1 m W Tx Ellen Steele 10 F W Orphan Tx Susan Steele 8 F W Orphan Tx 1880 Federal Census Household: Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Oc cupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Needham B. ALFORD Self M Male W 53 LA Farmer GA LA Francies A. ALFORD Wife M Female W 45 MS Keeps House TN MS Ellen Z. STEEL SDau S Female W 21 LA Farm Laborer KY TN Susan N. STEEL SDau S Female W 18 LA Farm Laborer --- --- Ruth A. STEEL Dau S Female W 16 LA Farm Laborer --- --- Jessie P. ALFORD Son S Male W 9 TX At School --- --- Francies H. ALFORD Dau S Female W 8 TX --- --- Source Information: Census Place Precinct 1, Sabine, Texas Family History Library Film 1255325 NA Film Number T9- 1325 Page Number 234B
  Person ID	I2058	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Needham Judge Alford,   b. 12 Jul 1789, North Carolina d. 19 Sep 1869, Groesbeck, Limestone County, Texas (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Martha Waddell,   b. Abt 1798, South Carolina d. 7 Nov 1876, Limestone County, Texas (Age ~ 78 years)
  Marriage	18 Feb 1815	Franklin County, Mississippi   [5, 6]
  Family ID	F1350	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Ruth Morris,   b. Abt 1830, Louisiana d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1853	Sabine County, Texas   [7, 8]
  Children	1. Alexander Alford,   b. Abt 1853, Louisiana d. Yes, date unknown   2. George Alford,   b. Abt 1855, Louisiana d. Yes, date unknown   3. Mary Alford,   b. Abt 1859, Louisiana d. Yes, date unknown   4. Needham L. Alford,   b. Abt 1861, Louisiana d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F1349	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Oct 2008

  
  

  Family 2	Frances Ann Partin,   b. 11 Nov 1834, Mississippi d. 20 Jan 1902, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	Y  [7, 8]
  Children	1. Ruth L. Alford,   b. Abt 1863, Louisiana d. Yes, date unknown   2. Samantha Alford,   b. Abt 1866, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   3. Jesse Powell Alford,   b. 18 Dec 1870, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas d. 13 Oct 1898, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas (Age 27 years)   4. Frances "Fannie" Harriet Alford,   b. 27 Apr 1873, Sabine County, Texas d. 10 Jul 1927, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas (Age 54 years)
  Family ID	F1347	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Oct 2008

  
  

  Family 3	Dicy Alford,   b. Abt 1835, Louisiana d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	30 Jul 1906	Sabine County, Texas   [9]
  Family ID	F10446	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Oct 2008

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 30 Jul 1826 - Sabine Parish, Louisiana Marriage - Abt 1853 - Sabine County, Texas Marriage - 30 Jul 1906 - Sabine County, Texas Death - 7 Apr 1908 - Sabine County, Texas Burial - - Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Documents

  Many, Louisiana Masonic Lodge #88 Listed as Worshipful Master

  
  

• Sources

  [S461] White & Toole, "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" c. 1972, p 63 (Reliability: 3). [S416] Casagranda, Kathy "Sabine Parish The 1850 Census with added Family Information" (May, 1999: P.O. Box 2195, Palmer, Alaska 99645), p 78 (Reliability: 3). [S677] Polk, Billy "Descendants of James Alford" ; http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/p/o/l/Billy-F-Polk/FILE/0039text.txt. [S60] McCary, Kay P. "Hemphill City Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas" Cemetery Index ; http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txsabine/burials/. [S416] Casagranda, Kathy "Sabine Parish The 1850 Census with added Family Information" (May, 1999: P.O. Box 2195, Palmer, Alaska 99645), p 94 (Reliability: 3). [S461] White & Toole, "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" c. 1972. [S349] Schluter & Toole, "1850 Sabine County, Texas Census with Added Family Information and Corrections" c. 1979. [S434] Toole, Blanche "Sabine County Marriages 1875-1900 1900-1910 Prior to 1875" c. 1983. [S683] Miller, Bob (miller148@bellsouth.net) "Pioneers of Central Louisiana" ; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=bogeyman.