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Elizabeth “Eliza” “Lizzie” Alford 1835 – 1879 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1835

Birth Location: Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: Bef. June 1879

Death Location: Tennessee, USA

Father: Peter Alford

Mother: Sarah Sawyers

Spouse(s): Allen Bowers

Children(s): William Bowers, John Bower

Elizabeth “Eliza” “Lizzie” Alford was born in 1835 in Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Peter or John William Alford and Sarah Sawyers. In 1850, Elizabeth “Eliza” “Lizzie” Alford resided in Subdivision 30, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA. Elizabeth “Eliza” “Lizzie” Alford married Allen Bowers, and had children including William Hutson Bowers, John Bower. Elizabeth “Eliza” “Lizzie” Alford passed away in 1879 in Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth “Eliza” “Lizzie” Alford was born in 1835 in Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Peter or John William Alford and Sarah Sawyers.
  • In 1850, Elizabeth “Eliza” “Lizzie” Alford resided in Subdivision 30, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA.
  • Elizabeth “Eliza” “Lizzie” Alford married Allen Bowers, and had children including William Hutson Bowers, John Bower.
  • Elizabeth “Eliza” “Lizzie” Alford passed away in 1879 in Tennessee, USA.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Elizabeth Alford's Ancestors

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Elizabeth Alford
1835 – 1879
Birth Place: Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Peter or John William Alford
1809 –
Virginia, United States
Sarah Sawyers
1809 – 1896
Virginia, United States
Grandparents
WILLIAM ALFORD
1760 –
North Carolina or South Carolina, USA
Sukey Squires
1770 –
North Carolina or South Carolina, USA
MR.UNKNOWN SAWYERS
North Carolina or Virginia, USA
Mary
1770 –
Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elizabeth Alford's Descendants

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Elizabeth (“Eliza” “Lizzie”) Alford (abt 1835 – Bef. June 1879) m. Allen Bowers
  1. 1. William (Hutson) Bowers (2 Feb 1861 – 31 Aug 1941)
  2. 2. John Bower (15 Oct 1863 – 5 May 1933)

Elizabeth Alford's Timeline

7 Records

1835
1835
Birth of Elizabeth “Eliza” “Lizzie” Alford in Tennessee
Tennessee
1835
abt 1835
Birth of Elizabeth “Eliza” “Lizzie” Alford in Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
1850
1850
Age 15
Elizabeth “Eliza” “Lizzie” Alford resided here in Subdivision 30, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
Subdivision 30, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
1860
1860
Age 25
Elizabeth “Eliza” “Lizzie” Alford resided here in District 3, River Bend Forge, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
District 3, River Bend Forge, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
1868
BET 1868 AND 1869
Age 33
Elizabeth “Eliza” “Lizzie” Alford resided here in Missouri, United States
Missouri, United States
1870
1870
Age 35
Elizabeth “Eliza” “Lizzie” Alford resided here in District 14, Tillico Plains, Monroe, Tennessee, USA
District 14, Tillico Plains, Monroe, Tennessee, USA
1879
Bef. June 1879
Age 44
Death of Elizabeth “Eliza” “Lizzie” Alford in Tennessee, USA
Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1835
    Event Place: Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1835
    Event Place: Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Subdivision 30, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Subdivision 30, Sullivan, Tennessee; Roll: 897; Page: 10a

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: District 3, River Bend Forge, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 3, Sullivan, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1275; Page: 24; Family History Library Film: 805275

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: BET 1868 AND 1869
    Event Place: Missouri, United States

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: District 14, Tillico Plains, Monroe, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 14, Monroe, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1550; Page: 135A

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Bef. June 1879
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA

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