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Riley Alford 1865–1930 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1865

Birth Location: Kentucky

Death Date: Apr 1930

Death Location: Williamsburg, Whitley Co., Kentucky

Father: Daniel Alford

Mother: Armelda Alford

Spouse(s): China Young

Children(s): William Alford, Jesse Alford

Riley Alford was born in 1865 in Kentucky, the child of Daniel Lunsford Alford And Armelda Jane Alford. Riley Alford married China N Young, and had children including Jesse James Alford, William Garrett Alford. Riley Alford passed away in 1930 in Williamsburg, Whitley Co., Kentucky.

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Biography

  • Riley Alford was born in 1865 in Kentucky, the child of Daniel Lunsford Alford And Armelda Jane Alford.
  • Riley Alford married China N Young, and had children including Jesse James Alford, William Garrett Alford.
  • Riley Alford passed away in 1930 in Williamsburg, Whitley Co., Kentucky.

Immediate Family

Parents

Daniel Alford
1830–1883
Birth Location: Rutherford Co., North Carolina
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Armelda Alford
1834–1919
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Spouses(s)

China Young
1877–1929
Birth Location: Kentucky
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Children(s)

William Alford
1893–1981
Birth Location: Trasper Knot, Kentucky
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Jesse Alford
1899–1942
Birth Location: Knox Co., Kentucky
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Riley Alford's Ancestors

Self
Riley Alford
1865–1930
Birth Place: Kentucky
Parents
Daniel Lunsford Alford
1830–1883
Rutherford Co., North Carolina
Armelda (Jane) Alford
1834–1919
North Carolina
Grandparents
John Alford
1806–1880
Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA
Diarissa ("Daisy") Lunsford(Alford)
1806–1860
Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Andrew (J.) McCabe
1816–1870
Harlan, Kentucky
Elizabeth (Campbell) McCabe
1812–1882
, Knox, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Achilles Halford
1767–1830
Elizabeth Jones
1775–1813
Daniel Lunsford
1788–1861
Margaret Dornbush
1782–1842
James McCabe
1784–1870
Martha Hare
1786–1860
William Jr
1788–1840
Mary Logan
1788–1839
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Alford
1737–1798
Lucinda Bradley
1748–1810
Hardy 1812)
1755–1813
Anna Bradley
1760–
Elisha Lunsford
1760–1821
Eva Grant
1771–1855
John Dornbush
1770–1830
Catherine Tarlton
1760–1910
JAMES McCABE
1770–1806
FRANCES JOHNS
1763–1834
WILLIAM HARE
1745–1790
Martha McClenahan
1759–1850
William Campbell
1755–1831
Lyddie Camp
1750–
William Logan
1765–1824
Mary Logan
1765–1825

Riley Alford's Descendants

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Riley Alford (Abt 1865–Apr 1930) m. China (N) Young (1877–13 Sep 1929)
  1. 1. William (Garrett) Alford 1893–1981 m. Beryl (Thomas) Alford 1900–1970
  2. 2. Jesse (James) Alford 1899–1942

Riley Alford's Timeline

2 Records

1865
Abt 1865
Birth of Riley Alford in Kentucky
Kentucky
1930
Apr 1930
Age 65
Death of Riley Alford in Williamsburg, Whitley Co., Kentucky
Williamsburg, Whitley Co., Kentucky

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1865
    Event Place: Kentucky
    Record Source: Tennessee, U.S., Death Records, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 7

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Apr 1930
    Event Place: Williamsburg, Whitley Co., Kentucky
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