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John Crowell Alston 1826 – 1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Dec 1826

Birth Location: Halifax, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 30 Apr 1916

Death Location: Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States

Father: John Alston

Mother: Dorothy Crowell*

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Munford*

Children(s): Robert Alston*, Benjamin Alston, Mary Alston*, John Alston, Elizabeth Alston, Lucy Alston, Lucy Alston*, Mark Alston

In 1826, John Crowell Alston entered the world in Halifax, North Carolina, United States, born to John Alston and Dorothy Miriam Dolly Crowell*. John Crowell Alston married Elizabeth Roberta Munford*, and had children including Robert Munford Alston*, Benjamin Crowell Alston, Mary Alston*, John Allen Alston, Elizabeth Munford Bettie M Alston, Lucy C Alston, Lucy Cora Alston*, Mark Perry Alston. John Crowell Alston passed away in 1916 in Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1826, John Crowell Alston entered the world in Halifax, North Carolina, United States, born to John Alston and Dorothy Miriam Dolly Crowell*.
  • John Crowell Alston married Elizabeth Roberta Munford*, and had children including Robert Munford Alston*, Benjamin Crowell Alston, Mary Alston*, John Allen Alston, Elizabeth Munford Bettie M Alston, Lucy C Alston, Lucy Cora Alston*, Mark Perry Alston.
  • John Crowell Alston passed away in 1916 in Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States.

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John Alston's Ancestors

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John Alston
1826 – 1916
Birth Place: Halifax, North Carolina, United States
Parents
John Alston
1792 – 1843
Halifax, North Carolina, USA
Dorothy (Miriam Dolly) Crowell*
1798 – 1854
North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
John (Benjamin) Crowell
1761 – 1828
Halifax, North Carolina, USA
Dorothea (Miriam) BRADFORD
1769 – 1828
Enfield, Halifax, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Bradford
1730 – 1787
Dorothea Burgess
1743 – 1772
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John BRADFORD
1662 – 1735
Rebecca Pace
1706 – 1794

John Alston's Descendants

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John (Crowell) Alston (Dec 1826 – 30 Apr 1916) m. Elizabeth (Roberta) Munford* (1827 – Aft. 1881)
  1. 1. Robert (Munford) Alston* (Jun 1852 – 24 Sep 1927)
  2. 2. Benjamin (Crowell) Alston (Jan 1854 – 28 Feb 1936)
  3. 3. Mary Alston* (28 Sep 1854 – 11 Oct 1942)
  4. 4. John (Allen) Alston (04 Apr 1857 – 29 Jun 1943) m. Lucy (Adeline) Bobbitt (18 Jun 1863 – 19 Feb 1922)
    1. 1. Nellie (M) Alston (Mar 1872 – 02 Jan 1946)
    2. 2. Addie (Burr) Alston (07 Apr 1884 – 20 Dec 1976)
    3. 3. Elizabeth (Pryor) Alston (Feb 1887 – 03 Nov 1985)
    4. 4. Elizabeth (P) Allston (Abt. 1890 – )
    5. 5. Charles (Allen) Alston (03 Jan 1890 – 15 Jun 1962)
  5. 5. Elizabeth (Munford Bettie M) Alston (1858 – 21 Mar 1937)
  6. 6. Lucy (C) Alston (1860 – )
  7. 7. Lucy (Cora) Alston* (Jun 1860 – 22 Dec 1933)
  8. 8. Mark (Perry) Alston (15 Oct 1861 – 30 Jun 1951)

John Alston's Timeline

2 Records

1826
Dec 1826
Birth of John Crowell Alston in Halifax, North Carolina, United States
Halifax, North Carolina, United States
1916
30 Apr 1916
Age 90
Death of John Crowell Alston in Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States
Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Dec 1826
    Event Place: Halifax, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Apr 1916
    Event Place: Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States

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