Audrey Bell Blackwell

Notes:

Obituary, copied from her FindAGrave memorial page created by SFC Duffie Moore:

Sabine Index, Many, La., Oct 29, 1987


Mrs. Audry Bell McComic, 83, died at Heritage Manor #1, on Oct. 21, 1987.

Services were held at Memorial Baptist Church, on Oct. 23, at 10 a.m., with Rev. Ben Isgitt, and Rev. Houston Tibbits officiating. Burial was at Zwolle Cemetery, under the direction of Warren Meadows Funeral Home.

Survivors were two daughters, Atarie Samaha of Baton Rouge, Dorothy Byles of Many; one brother, O. E. Blackwell of Many; one sister, Vivian Hardin of Shreveport; seven grandchildren; 14 great grandchildren; and a host of nieces and nephews.

Audrey married John N. McComic before 1926 in Sabine Parish, Louisiana. John (son of William Riley McComick and Mollie Craig) was born in Feb 1890 in Sabine Parish, Louisiana; died on 26 Aug 1973; was buried in Zwolle City Cemetery, Zwolle, Sabine Parish, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thomas married Mary Lou Alford. Mary (daughter of Joseph Seaborn Alford and Nancy Elizabeth Duggan) was born on 31 Jul 1876 in Louisiana; died on 6 May 1953; was buried in Fenders Cemetery, Many, Sabine Parish, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Obituary, from her FindAGrave Memorial Page, created by Keri Fuller Long

Mrs. Mary Lou Blackwell

14 May 1954 - Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Lou Blackwell, 77, who passed away May 6 in Zwolle were conducted 3:00 p.m. May 7 at Zwolle Methodist Church. Interment was in Fenders cemetery under direction of Warren Funeral Home.

Pallbearers were grandsons of Mrs. Blackwell.

Surviving relatives include: sons, Walter L. of Deridder, Willie. O. E. and Jim of Many; daughters, Mrs. Audie McComic and Mrs. Pearl McComic of Zwolle, Mrs Vivian Hardin, Mrs. Cardie Taylor and Mrs. Ida Stevens of Shreveport: brothers, Pate Alford of Many; sister Mrs Bessie Kilburn of Pineland, Texas; and 31 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.


FUNERAL RECORD - Mary Lou Blackwell

Given Name . . . . . . Mary Lou
Birth Surname. . . . . Alford
Married Surname. . . . Blackwell
Birth Date . . . . . . 7/31/1876
Death Date . . . . . . 5/6/1954
Approximate Age. . . . 78
Residence. . . . . . . Zwolle, La
Place of Birth . . . . Many, La
Place of Death . . . . Zwolle, La
Spouse . . . . . . . . Widowed
Father . . . . . . . . Alford, Sebram
Mother . . . . . . . . (Not Given)
Cemetery . . . . . . . Fenders
Next of Kin. . . . . . Blackwell, WL
Doctor . . . . . . . . Murdock

Notes:

Kathy Casagranda and Keri Fuller Long show that he married third Martha BOYCE.

His FindAGrave memorial page, created by Keri Fuller Long, has an image of his Application for a Military Headstone, posted to the memorial page by Robert Edwards, Sons of Confederate Veterans. It shows that J. S. Alford was a Private in Company G, 26th Louisiana Infantry, C.S.A. He was paroled on 10 Jun 1865. Date of death was shown as 15 Feb 1908. The headstone was to be shipped to F. R. Alford, Route 1, Many, Louisiana.

Joseph married Nancy Elizabeth Duggan on 5 Dec 1872 in Sabine Parish, Louisiana. Nancy (daughter of Edmund Duggan and Elizabeth Swint) was born on 27 Jan 1850 in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana; died between 1886 and 1894 in Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Julius Alford is the son of Jacob Alford and Frankie Seaborn. Jacob Alford is believed to be related to the Alford family of early North Carolina and Virginia. Going back in time, the parent of Jacob Alford is believed to be Lodwick Alford, John Alford, Sr, and then to William Alford born ca 1674. There is a Jacob Alford that received a land grant in Georgia for 450 acres in 1802. Sometime circa 1806 they moved to Louisiana and settled near Washington Parish in 1807. He is found in the 1812 in St. Tammany Parish on the tax list. Kathy Casagranda writes that he is a half brother to Needham Judge Alford. Also living in his household in 1850 is 22 year old Jasper Norris, a laborer born in Georgia. (1850 Census, page 27).

(Research):Census Listings:

1850 Census
Louisiana, Sabine Parish
(As transcribed by Kathy Casagranda)
29
Alford Julius 51 M Farmer $800 Ga
Alford, Elizabeth 47 F South Carolina
Alford, Laura 19 F Louisiana
Alford, Nancy 17 F Louisiana
Alford, Dicy 15 F Louisiana
Alford, Laura 19 F Louisiana
Alford, Martha 13 F Louisiana
Alford, Francis 10 F Louisiana
Alford, William 8 M Louisiana
Alford, Joseph 5 M Louisiana
Norris, Jasper 22 M Laborer Ga

Julius married Elizabeth Waddell. Elizabeth (daughter of John Waddell and Sarah ???) was born about 1803 in South Carolina; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Edmund married Elizabeth Swint on 13 Jul 1831 in Hancock County, Georgia. Elizabeth was born about 1812 in Hancock County, Georgia; died on 29 Jun 1878 in Sabine Parish, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Description: My research on ancestry.com indicates Elizabeth Swint died 29 Jun 1878 in Sabine Parish, Louisiana

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Married:
They were the parents of 13 children.