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Thomas Watkins Alston 1834–1912 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Mar 1834

Birth Location: England

Death Date: 27 May 1912

Death Location: Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado

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Spouse(s): Synthia Holt

Children(s): Thomas Alston, Sarah Austin, George Sr

Thomas Watkins Alston was born in 1834 in England, the child of Thomas Alston And Unknown. In 1880, Thomas Watkins Alston resided in Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA. Thomas Watkins Alston married Synthia Priscilla Holt, and had children including George William Alston Sr, Sarah Ann Austin, Thomas Richard Alston. Thomas Watkins Alston passed away in 1912 in Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado.

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Biography

  • Thomas Watkins Alston was born in 1834 in England, the child of Thomas Alston And Unknown.
  • In 1880, Thomas Watkins Alston resided in Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA.
  • Thomas Watkins Alston married Synthia Priscilla Holt, and had children including George William Alston Sr, Sarah Ann Austin, Thomas Richard Alston.
  • Thomas Watkins Alston passed away in 1912 in Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado.

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Thomas Alston
1834–1912
Birth Place: England
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Thomas Alston's Descendants

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Thomas (Watkins) Alston (26 Mar 1834–27 May 1912) m. Synthia (Priscilla) Holt (11 May 1842–16 Jan 1924)
  1. 1. Thomas (Richard) Alston 1881–1960 m. Edna (Mae) Skinner 1905–2006
    1. 1. Clara (Priscilla) Alston 1929–1995
    2. 2. Richard (Leslie) Alston 1941–2004
    3. 3. Thomas (Edgar) Alston 1934–2019 m. Janice (Ruth Goins) Alston 1935–2008
    4. 4. Grace Tamlin 1926–2022 m. William (Verdel) Tamlin 1922–1988
  2. 2. Sarah (Ann) Austin 1876–
  3. 3. George (William Alston) Sr 1883–1913

Thomas Alston's Timeline

3 Records

1834
26 Mar 1834
Birth of Thomas Watkins Alston in England
England
1880
1880
Age 46
Thomas Watkins Alston resided here in Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA
Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA
1912
27 May 1912
Age 78
Death of Thomas Watkins Alston in Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado
Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Mar 1834
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas; Roll: 56; Page: 543c; Enumeration District: 178

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas; Roll: 56; Page: 543c; Enumeration District: 178

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 May 1912
    Event Place: Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado

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