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Wanda Rae Alford 1923–1989 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Aug 1923

Birth Location: Rising Star, Eastland, Texas, United States

Death Date: 3 Jul 1989

Death Location: Aransas Pass, San Patricio County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Benjamin Alford

Mother: Vera Bowden

Spouse(s): John Casall, Willie Smith

Children(s): John Jr.

Wanda Rae Alford was born in 1923 in Rising Star, Eastland, Texas, United States, the child of Benjamin Franklin Frank Alford And Vera Elizabeth Bowden. In 1930, Wanda Rae Alford resided in Precinct 6, Precinct 6, San Patricio, Texas, USA. In 1935, Wanda Rae Alford resided in Ingleside, San Patricio, Texas. Wanda Rae Alford married John Walter Casall, Willie Jack Smith, and had children including John Walter Casell Jr. Wanda Rae Alford passed away in 1989 in Aransas Pass, San Patricio County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Wanda Rae Alford was born in 1923 in Rising Star, Eastland, Texas, United States, the child of Benjamin Franklin Frank Alford And Vera Elizabeth Bowden.
  • In 1930, Wanda Rae Alford resided in Precinct 6, Precinct 6, San Patricio, Texas, USA.
  • In 1935, Wanda Rae Alford resided in Ingleside, San Patricio, Texas.
  • Wanda Rae Alford married John Walter Casall, Willie Jack Smith, and had children including John Walter Casell Jr.
  • Wanda Rae Alford passed away in 1989 in Aransas Pass, San Patricio County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Wanda Alford's Ancestors

Self
Wanda Alford
1923–1989
Birth Place: Rising Star, Eastland, Texas, United States
Parents
Benjamin Franklin "Frank" Alford
1898–1981
Rising Star, Eastland, Texas, United States
Vera (Elizabeth) Bowden
1899–2000
Clio, Brown, Texas, United States
Grandparents
Allen (Florentine) Bowden
1859–1938
Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA
Hattie (Dunlap) Carroll
1873–1965
Summerville, Chattooga County, Georgia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
William Bowden
1837–1914
Didama Nowlin
1838–1919
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Bowden
1806–1886
Elizabeth McAnally
1814–1848

Wanda Alford's Descendants

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Wanda (Rae) Alford (8 Aug 1923–3 Jul 1989) m. John (Walter) Casall (2 Aug 1922–18 Nov 1986) m. Willie (Jack) Smith (12 Apr 1919–20 Apr 1978)
  1. 1. John (Walter Casell) Jr. 1944–2022

Wanda Alford's Timeline

7 Records

1923
8 Aug 1923
Birth of Wanda Rae Alford in Rising Star, Eastland, Texas, United States
Rising Star, Eastland, Texas, United States
1930
1930
Age 7
Wanda Rae Alford resided here in Precinct 6, Precinct 6, San Patricio, Texas, USA
Precinct 6, Precinct 6, San Patricio, Texas, USA
1935
1935
Age 12
Wanda Rae Alford resided here in Ingleside, San Patricio, Texas
Ingleside, San Patricio, Texas
1940
1940
Age 17
Wanda Rae Alford resided here in J Precinct 6, San Patricio, Texas, USA
J Precinct 6, San Patricio, Texas, USA
1950
1950
Age 27
Wanda Rae Alford resided here in San Patricio, Texas, USA
San Patricio, Texas, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 28
Wanda Rae Alford resided here in Texas
Texas
1989
3 Jul 1989
Age 66
Death of Wanda Rae Alford in Ingleside, San Patricio County, Texas, United States
Ingleside, San Patricio County, Texas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Aug 1923
    Event Place: Rising Star, Eastland, Texas, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [4] Texas, U.S., Divorce Index, 1968-2015
    [5] Texas, U.S., Marriage Index, 1824-2019, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin, Texas; Texas Marriage Index, 1966-2019
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [8] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Corpus Christi Caller-Times; Publication Date: 5 Jul 1989; Publication Place: Corpus Christi, Texas, USA; ,0.715311,0.9742962,0.81141764&xid=3355
    [9] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: San Patricio, Texas; Roll: 4713; Page: 74; Enumeration District: 205-34

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Precinct 6, Precinct 6, San Patricio, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Ingleside, San Patricio, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: J Precinct 6, San Patricio, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: San Patricio, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: San Patricio, Texas; Roll: 4713; Page: 74; Enumeration District: 205-34

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Texas
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ingleside, San Patricio, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Corpus Christi Caller-Times; Publication Date: 5 Jul 1989; Publication Place: Corpus Christi, Texas, USA; ,0.715311,0.9742962,0.81141764&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Jul 1989
    Event Place: Ingleside, San Patricio County, Texas, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] Texas, U.S., Death Index, 1903-2000
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [5] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Corpus Christi Caller-Times; Publication Date: 5 Jul 1989; Publication Place: Corpus Christi, Texas, USA; ,0.715311,0.9742962,0.81141764&xid=3355
    [6] Web: Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S., Obituary Index, 1940-2010

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Aransas Pass, San Patricio County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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