Martha Ella "Mattie" Williams

1879 - 1972  (93 years)

• Name	Martha Ella "Mattie" Williams  [1, 2, 3]
  Nickname	Mattie
  Birth	26 Jan 1879	Isla, Sabine County, Texas   [1, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Death	15 May 1972	Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas   [1]
  Burial	Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas   [1]
  Notes	Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Matt Williams of the Isla community.
  Person ID	I39226	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	13 Nov 2012

  
  

  Family	Julius Preston Alford,   b. 21 Jan 1873, Isla, Sabine County, Texas d. 21 Sep 1962, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	21 Sep 1894	Sabine County, Texas   [1, 4]
  	"Old Timers of Sabine County, Texas" by Virgie Collier Speights September 27, 1962 J. Preston Alford, age 89 years old, died September 21, 1962 at his home in Hemphill, Texas. It was the sixtieth-eighth wedding anniversary for Mr. and Mrs. Alford. Mr. Alford, a member of a prominent pioneer family of Sabine County, was a retired farmer. He was married on September 21, 1894 to Miss Ella Williams, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Matt Williams of the Isla community. Mr. and Mrs. Alford were both born within a mile of each other in the Isla community and lived there after their marriage until 1919. At that time they moved to Hemphill where they had lived ever since. They had only one child, a daughter, Mrs. Carrie A. J. Neal of Hemphill. Grandsons William Neal of Pineland and G. A. Neal of Hemphill. Great grandsons, Tommy and Bobby Neal of Hemphill and Jimmy Neal of Pineland. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, November 2012)
  Children	1. Carra G. "Carrie" Alford,   b. 8 Jun 1895, Isla, Sabine County, Texas d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F6102	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Nov 2012

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 26 Jan 1879 - Isla, Sabine County, Texas Marriage - 21 Sep 1894 - Sabine County, Texas Death - 15 May 1972 - Hemphill, 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

  
  

• Sources

  [S60] McCary, Kay P. "Hemphill City Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas" Cemetery Index ; http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txsabine/burials/. [S689] Smith, Janice "Known Descendants of Isham Alford and Anne Ferrell (1755 NC - 1832 GA)" http://www.alfordassociation.org/GENEALOGY/ISH755NC.pdf. [S374] Speights, Virgie "Old Timers of Sabine County, Texas Vignettes of Pioneer Families" (S. Malone, c. 1983), p. 4 (Reliability: 3). [S374] Speights, Virgie "Old Timers of Sabine County, Texas Vignettes of Pioneer Families" (S. Malone, c. 1983), p. 3 (Reliability: 3).