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Allen Josiah Alford

Male 1844 - 1923  (79 years)


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  1. 1.  Allen Josiah Alford was born on 27 Feb 1844 in Alabama; died on 23 Jul 1923 in Shelby County, Texas.

    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

    Allen married Nancy J. "Nannie" Land on 5 Jan 1871 in Sabine County, Texas. Nancy was born in Aug 1852 in Mississippi; died on 4 Sep 1926 in Center, Shelby County, Texas; was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Center, Shelby County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Lee Edmondson Alford  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Dec 1871 in Texas; died about 1887 in Shelby County, Texas.
    2. 3. Ovada L. Alford  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Jun 1873 in Texas; and died.
    3. 4. Almoth G. Alford  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Feb 1875 in Texas; and died.
    4. 5. Annie Rebecca Alford  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Jan 1876 in Texas; and died.
    5. 6. Benjamin Meador Alford  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Sep 1877 in Texas; and died.
    6. 7. Laura Frances "Fannie" Alford  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 Sep 1879 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.
    7. 8. Bertha Mae Alford  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Nov 1881 in Texas; and died.
    8. 9. Mattie Florida Alford  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Nov 1883 in Texas; and died.
    9. 10. Willie Lee Alford  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Jun 1888 in Texas; and died.
    10. 11. Katherine "Kate" Alford  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Jul 1893 in Texas; and died.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Lee Edmondson Alford Descendancy chart to this point (1.Allen1) was born on 12 Dec 1871 in Texas; died about 1887 in Shelby County, Texas.

  2. 3.  Ovada L. Alford Descendancy chart to this point (1.Allen1) was born on 18 Jun 1873 in Texas; and died.

    Notes:

    Janice Smith shows that she married Thomas H. BRITTAIN on 27 Sept 1890, and that they were the parents of six Children.


  3. 4.  Almoth G. Alford Descendancy chart to this point (1.Allen1) was born on 18 Feb 1875 in Texas; and died.

  4. 5.  Annie Rebecca Alford Descendancy chart to this point (1.Allen1) was born on 26 Jan 1876 in Texas; and died.

  5. 6.  Benjamin Meador Alford Descendancy chart to this point (1.Allen1) was born on 24 Sep 1877 in Texas; and died.

    Notes:

    Janice Smith shows that he married first Addie Bell CANNON on 20 Feb 1897 in Shelby County and second Clara BAKER on 1 Jun 1920, in Center, Shelby County. He had 12 children by Addie Bell, and two more by Clara.


  6. 7.  Laura Frances "Fannie" Alford Descendancy chart to this point (1.Allen1) was born on 5 Sep 1879 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.

    Notes:

    Janice Smith shows that she married on 25 Dec 1899 in Shelby County Isaac Dudley COOK. They were the parents of five.


  7. 8.  Bertha Mae Alford Descendancy chart to this point (1.Allen1) was born on 17 Nov 1881 in Texas; and died.

    Notes:

    Janice Smith shows that she married Eugene Anderson DOGGETT on 15 Nov 1897 in De Soto Parish, LA. They were the parents of six children.


  8. 9.  Mattie Florida Alford Descendancy chart to this point (1.Allen1) was born on 9 Nov 1883 in Texas; and died.

    Notes:

    Janice Smith shows that she married first Charles Murray COOK on 15 Nov 1903 in Shelby County and second to Sam WATSON. She had four children by Charles COOK.


  9. 10.  Willie Lee Alford Descendancy chart to this point (1.Allen1) was born on 18 Jun 1888 in Texas; and died.

    Notes:

    Janice Smith shows that she married Floyd Pinkney SWANZY on 22 Aug 1907 in Shelby County, Texas. They had seven children.


  10. 11.  Katherine "Kate" Alford Descendancy chart to this point (1.Allen1) was born on 11 Jul 1893 in Texas; and died.

    Notes:

    Janice Smith shows that she married Jessie Martin COMBS on 25 Dec 1910 in Shelby County, Texas. He was a State Representative to Congress. Both of them died in Beaumont. They were the parents of two sons.



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