Rev. Needham Bryant Alford

1826 - 1908  (81 years)

• Name	Needham Bryant Alford  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Prefix	Rev.
  Born	30 Jul 1826	Sabine Parish, Louisiana   [3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Died	7 Apr 1908	Sabine County, Texas   [3, 4, 5]
  Buried	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)
  Married	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
  Married	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
  Last Modified	2 Oct 2008
  Family ID	F1349	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Frances Ann Partin,   b. 11 Nov 1834, Mississippi ,   d. 20 Jan 1902, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas  (Age 67 years)
  Married	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)
  Last Modified	3 Oct 2008
  Family ID	F1347	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 30 Jul 1826 - Sabine Parish, Louisiana Married - Abt 1853 - Sabine County, Texas Married - 30 Jul 1906 - Sabine County, Texas Died - 7 Apr 1908 - Sabine County, Texas Buried - - 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.