Carra G. "Carrie" Alford

1895 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Carra G. "Carrie" Alford  [1, 2, 3]
  Nickname	Carrie
  Birth	8 Jun 1895	Isla, Sabine County, Texas   [1, 3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Notes	She was the mother of Willard and G. A. Neal of Hemphill.
  Person ID	I39826	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	14 Nov 2012

  
  

  Father	Julius Preston Alford,   b. 21 Jan 1873, Isla, Sabine County, Texas d. 21 Sep 1962, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas (Age 89 years)
  Mother	Martha Ella "Mattie" Williams,   b. 26 Jan 1879, Isla, Sabine County, Texas d. 15 May 1972, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas (Age 93 years)
  Marriage	21 Sep 1894	Sabine County, Texas   [5, 6]
  	"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)
  Family ID	F6102	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Austin Neal,   b. Abt 1891, Texas d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Willard Neal,   b. Abt 1917, Sabine County, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   2. Gerard Austin "PeeWee" Neal,   b. 16 Sep 1919   d. 30 Mar 1985, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas (Age 65 years)
  Family ID	F12498	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Nov 2012

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 8 Jun 1895 - Isla, Sabine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [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). [S564] 1930 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002., (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. Containing records for approximately 123 million Americans, the 1930 United States Federal Census is the largest census released to date and is the most recent census available for public access. The census gives us a glimpse into the lives of Americans in 1930, and contains information about a household?s family members and occupants including: birthplaces, occupations, immigration, citizenship, and military service. The names of those listed in the census are linked to actual images of the 1930 Census.), Texas, Sabine County, JP 1, Hemphill Town Enumerated April 7, 1930 ED 202-2 SD 19 Sheet 1A 11-11 (Reliability: 3). [S374] Speights, Virgie "Old Timers of Sabine County, Texas Vignettes of Pioneer Families" (S. Malone, c. 1983), p. 4, no date of birth given, location only (Reliability: 3). [S60] McCary, Kay P. "Hemphill City Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas" Cemetery Index ; http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txsabine/burials/. [S374] Speights, Virgie "Old Timers of Sabine County, Texas Vignettes of Pioneer Families" (S. Malone, c. 1983), p. 3 (Reliability: 3).