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Caroline Ransom Alston 1815–1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Aug 1815

Birth Location: Hancock, Georgia

Death Date: Mar 1897

Death Location: Fork, Warren, North Carolina

Father: Robert Sr.

Mother: Henrietta Green

Spouse(s): Samuel Sr.

Children(s): Richard Reid, Henrietta Reid, Robert Reid, Samuel Jr.

Caroline Ransom Alston was born in 1815 in Hancock, Georgia, the child of Robert West Alston Sr And Henrietta Green. In 1850, Caroline Ransom Alston resided in Leon, Florida. In 1860, Caroline Ransom Alston resided in Thomas, Georgia. Caroline Ransom Alston married Samuel B Reid Sr, and had children including Henrietta Etta Reid, Richard Reid, Robert A Reid, Samuel B Reid Jr. Caroline Ransom Alston passed away in 1897 in Fork, Warren, North Carolina.

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Biography

  • Caroline Ransom Alston was born in 1815 in Hancock, Georgia, the child of Robert West Alston Sr And Henrietta Green.
  • In 1850, Caroline Ransom Alston resided in Leon, Florida.
  • In 1860, Caroline Ransom Alston resided in Thomas, Georgia.
  • Caroline Ransom Alston married Samuel B Reid Sr, and had children including Henrietta Etta Reid, Richard Reid, Robert A Reid, Samuel B Reid Jr.
  • Caroline Ransom Alston passed away in 1897 in Fork, Warren, North Carolina.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Caroline Alston's Ancestors

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Caroline Alston
1815–1897
Birth Place: Hancock, Georgia
Parents
Robert West Alston Sr.
1781–1859
Halifax, North Carolina
Henrietta Green
1784–1844
Bridal Creek, Warren, North Carolina
Grandparents
John (William) Alston
1730–1784
Oxford, Granville, North Carolina
Ann (Hunt) Macon
1745–1798
Granville, North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Alston
1702–1781
Elizabeth Chancey
1701–1736
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John III
1673–1758
Mary Clarke
1677–1765

Caroline Alston's Descendants

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Caroline (Ransom) Alston (22 Aug 1815–Mar 1897) m. Samuel (B Reid) Sr. (1815–Bfr 1850)
  1. 1. Richard Reid 1836–
  2. 2. Henrietta ("Etta") Reid 1838–
  3. 3. Robert (A) Reid 1841–
  4. 4. Samuel (B Reid) Jr. 1845–1915

Caroline Alston's Timeline

6 Records

1815
22 Aug 1815
Birth of Caroline Ransom Alston in Hancock, Georgia
Hancock, Georgia
1850
1850
Age 35
Caroline Ransom Alston resided here in Leon, Florida
Leon, Florida
1860
1860
Age 45
Caroline Ransom Alston resided here in Thomas, Georgia
Thomas, Georgia
1870
1870
Age 55
Caroline Ransom Alston resided here in Thomasville, Thomas, Georgia
Thomasville, Thomas, Georgia
1880
1880
Age 65
Caroline Ransom Alston resided here in Thomasville, Thomas, Georgia
Thomasville, Thomas, Georgia
1897
Mar 1897
Age 82
Death of Caroline Ransom Alston in Fork, Warren, North Carolina
Fork, Warren, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Aug 1815
    Event Place: Hancock, Georgia
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Thomasville, Thomas, Georgia; Roll: 167; Family History Film: 1254167; Page: 346C; Enumeration District: 82; Image: 0194.
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Thomasville, Thomas, Georgia; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .
    [3] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: , Thomas, Georgia; Roll: ; Page: 113; Image: 113.
    [4] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 7241.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: CCC.
    [5] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Division 8, Leon, Florida; Roll: M432_59; Page: 65A; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Leon, Florida
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Division 8, Leon, Florida; Roll: M432_59; Page: 65A; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Thomas, Georgia
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: , Thomas, Georgia; Roll: ; Page: 113; Image: 113.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Thomasville, Thomas, Georgia
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Thomasville, Thomas, Georgia; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Thomasville, Thomas, Georgia
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Thomasville, Thomas, Georgia; Roll: 167; Family History Film: 1254167; Page: 346C; Enumeration District: 82; Image: 0194.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Mar 1897
    Event Place: Fork, Warren, North Carolina

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