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Thomas Richard Alston 1881–1960 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Jul 1881

Birth Location: Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA

Death Date: 30 Jan 1960

Death Location: Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, USA

Father: Thomas Alston

Mother: Synthia Holt

Spouse(s): Edna Skinner

Children(s): Clara Alston, Richard Alston, Thomas Alston, Grace Tamlin

The story of Thomas Richard Alston began in 1881 in Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA. In 1935, Thomas Richard Alston resided in Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado. Thomas Richard Alston married Edna Mae Skinner, and had children including Clara Priscilla Alston, Grace Tamlin, Richard Leslie Alston, Rita E Alston, Thelma R Alston, Thomas Edgar Alston. Thomas Richard Alston passed away in 1960 in Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Thomas Richard Alston began in 1881 in Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA.
  • In 1935, Thomas Richard Alston resided in Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado.
  • Thomas Richard Alston married Edna Mae Skinner, and had children including Clara Priscilla Alston, Grace Tamlin, Richard Leslie Alston, Rita E Alston, Thelma R Alston, Thomas Edgar Alston.
  • Thomas Richard Alston passed away in 1960 in Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas Alston's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Alston
1881–1960
Birth Place: Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA
Parents
Thomas Watkins Alston
1834–1912
England
Synthia (Priscilla) Holt
1842–1924
Smith County, Mississippi, United States of America
Grandparents
Robert Holt
1817–
Kentucky
DORCUS (or Do Rey) HOLT
1821–1870
Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Alston's Descendants

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Thomas (Richard) Alston (20 Jul 1881–30 Jan 1960) m. Edna (Mae) Skinner (25 Sep 1905–29 May 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

Thomas Alston's Timeline

7 Records

1881
20 July 1881
Birth of Thomas Richard Alston in Fort Smith, Arkansas
Fort Smith, Arkansas
1881
20 Jul 1881
Birth of Thomas Richard Alston in Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA
Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA
1935
1935
Age 54
Thomas Richard Alston resided here in Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado
Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado
1940
1940
Age 59
Thomas Richard Alston resided here in E P 26, Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, USA
E P 26, Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, USA
1950
1950
Age 69
Thomas Richard Alston resided here in Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, USA
Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, USA
1960
30 January 1960
Age 79
Death of Thomas Richard Alston in Colorado Springs, CO
Colorado Springs, CO
1960
30 Jan 1960
Age 79
Death of Thomas Richard Alston in Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, USA
Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 July 1881
    Event Place: Fort Smith, Arkansas
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Jul 1881
    Event Place: Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: E P 26, Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 January 1960
    Event Place: Colorado Springs, CO

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Jan 1960
    Event Place: Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, USA

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