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Richard Sion Alford 1869–1955 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 March 1869

Birth Location: Mississippi

Death Date: 8 August 1955

Death Location: Crystal Springs, Copiah County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: Alexander Alford

Mother: Mary Bridges

Spouse(s): Carrie Slay

Children(s): Roy Alford, Ernest Alford, Richard Alford, Martha Martin, Mary Alford

Richard Sion Alford was born in 1869 in Mississippi, the child of Alexander Sanders Alford And Mary Caroline Bridges. In 1880, Richard Sion Alford resided in Beat 1, Copiah, Mississippi, USA. Richard Sion Alford married Ada Sexton, Carrie Bell Slay, and had children including Ernest Alford, Martha Martin, Mary Emma Alford, Richard Earl Alford, Roy Sion Alford. Richard Sion Alford passed away in 1955 in Crystal Springs, Copiah County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Richard Sion Alford was born in 1869 in Mississippi, the child of Alexander Sanders Alford And Mary Caroline Bridges.
  • In 1880, Richard Sion Alford resided in Beat 1, Copiah, Mississippi, USA.
  • Richard Sion Alford married Ada Sexton, Carrie Bell Slay, and had children including Ernest Alford, Martha Martin, Mary Emma Alford, Richard Earl Alford, Roy Sion Alford.
  • Richard Sion Alford passed away in 1955 in Crystal Springs, Copiah County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Richard Alford's Ancestors

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Richard Alford
1869–1955
Birth Place: Mississippi
Parents
Alexander Sanders Alford
1827–1912
North Carolina
Mary (Caroline) Bridges
1837–1920
Mississippi
Grandparents
Sion (Little) Alford
1796–1873
Robeson County, North Carolina, United States of America
Catherine McPhaul
1802–1831
Robeson County, North Carolina, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Warren Senior
1770–1844
Jennett Little
1778–1812
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacob Alford
1738–1814
Mary Pace
1752–1794

Richard Alford's Descendants

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Richard (Sion) Alford (13 March 1869–8 August 1955) m. Carrie (Bell) Slay (26 June 1881–16 November 1954)
  1. 1. Roy (Sion) Alford 1902–1961
  2. 2. Ernest Alford 1897–1898
  3. 3. Richard (Earl) Alford 1899–1990
  4. 4. Martha Martin 1919–2002
  5. 5. Mary (Emma) Alford 1911–2005

Richard Alford's Timeline

3 Records

1869
13 March 1869
Birth of Richard Sion Alford in Mississippi
Mississippi
1880
1880
Age 11
Richard Sion Alford resided here in Beat 1, Copiah, Mississippi, USA
Beat 1, Copiah, Mississippi, USA
1955
8 August 1955
Age 86
Death of Richard Sion Alford
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 March 1869
    Event Place: Mississippi
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Beat 1, Copiah, Mississippi; Roll: 645; Family History Film: 1254645; Page: 64D; Enumeration District: 018
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Beat 1, Copiah, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Beat 1, Copiah, Mississippi; Roll: 645; Family History Film: 1254645; Page: 64D; Enumeration District: 018

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 August 1955
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Crystal Springs, Copiah County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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