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Carra G. "Carrie" Alford

Female 1895 - Yes, date unknown


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  • Name Carra G. "Carrie" Alford  [1, 2, 3
    Nickname Carrie 
    Born 8 Jun 1895  Isla, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4
    Gender Female 
    Died 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 Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Sep 1962, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Mother Martha Ella "Mattie" Williams,   b. 26 Jan 1879, Isla, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 May 1972, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years) 
    Married 21 Sep 1894  Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Children 
     1. Willard Neal,   b. Abt 1917, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Gerard Austin "PeeWee" Neal,   b. 16 Sep 1919,   d. 30 Mar 1985, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
    Last Modified 14 Nov 2012 
    Family ID F12498  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 8 Jun 1895 - Isla, Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S689] Smith, Janice "Known Descendants of Isham Alford and Anne Ferrell (1755 NC - 1832 GA)" http://www.alfordassociation.org/GENEALOGY/ISH755NC.pdf.

    2. [S374] Speights, Virgie "Old Timers of Sabine County, Texas Vignettes of Pioneer Families" (S. Malone, c. 1983), p. 4 (Reliability: 3).

    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).

    4. [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).

    5. [S60] McCary, Kay P. "Hemphill City Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas" Cemetery Index ; http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txsabine/burials/.

    6. [S374] Speights, Virgie "Old Timers of Sabine County, Texas Vignettes of Pioneer Families" (S. Malone, c. 1983), p. 3 (Reliability: 3).