Known Descendants of Clinton Alford - Alford American Family ...

12Family Cemetery six miles south of Joaquin, Texas (Shelby County).Children:71. i William John "Willie" Alford #9824 b. OCT 1890, Joaquin (Shelby County), Texas, m.Never Married #10842. William died 17 Jan 1917, Douglas (Cochise County), Arizona,buried: 1917, City of Douglas Cemetery in, Arizona. (187) William John "Willie" Alford,son of John Turner Alford, was born in October 1890 in Shelby County, Texas. He grew uparound Paxton (Spivey), just east of Teneha. In June 1895 "Willie's" father, John TurnerAlford, left him, his mother, and two younger brothers for some unknown reason, six weeksafter his youngest brother, Fred, was born. He then went to live with his grandmother,Samantha Owens Alford, while his brothers went with their mother to live with their paternalgrandfather, James Latimer. In 1900 he was still living with his grandmother, SamanthaAlford, in Shelby County, where they both boarded with Martha Braly. He was no longerliving with his grandmother or mother in the 1910 census, so he was living on his ownsomewhere as a twenty-one year old. Not much is known of "Willie", but he later worked forthe Western Union Telegraph Company. After spending Christmas of 1916 at home in Texas,he arrived in Douglas (Cochise County), Arizona on January 3, 1917 to do work for WesternUnion. He fell ill on January 9, 1917 when he was taken to the local Calumet Hospital. Hedied as a single man nine days later on January 17, 1917, and was buried on January 27, 1917in Douglas, and is buried in the City of Douglas Cemtery. Nothing further is known of him.+ 72. ii Thomas Luther Alford #9825 b. 22 Apr 1892.+ 73. iii Fred Eugene Alford #10841 b. 17 Apr 1895.16. Henry Marion Alford #1115 (2.William 2 , 1.Clinton 1 ) b. 5 May 1868, Darlington (Walton County),Florida, m. Lela Estelle Sandlin #5133, b. 9 Jun 1872, Louisiana, (daughter of Jessie B. Sandlin #12744)d. 5 Nov 1958, Huntsville (Walker County), Texas, buried: 8 Nov 1958, Ramah Cemetery in Teneha(Shelby, Texas. Henry died 3 Jan 1924, Port Neches (Jefferson County), Texas, buried: 6 Jan 1924,Ramah Cemetery in Teneha (Shelby, Texas. Henry Marion Alford, son of William Henry Alford, namedfor his father, William Henry, and 2nd cousin, Francis Marion Alford, was born on May 5, 1868 in WaltonCounty, Florida. He moved with his parents to Holmes County around 1873, just next door to WaltonCounty. In 1885 (state census) Henry, a railroad worker, had moved from home, and was living with hissister, Susan Marie Antoinette, and her husband, Ruben Davis, in the New Hope community of northernHolmes County. In 1886, Henry Marion, along with his parents, moved to the small community of Paxton(Shelby County), Texas, apparently taking advantage of Henry's job with the railroad, which was justcompleted to Shelby County in 1886. Paxton (also known as Spivey for a while), was located on therailroad, just outside of Teneha. On February 18, 1890, in nearby Caddo Parrish, Louisiana, Henrymarried his wife, Lela Estelle Sandlin (6/9/1872-11/5/1958), daughter of Reverend Jesse B. Sandlin andLela Elizabeth Latimer, a fellow minister of Henry's father, William Henry Alford. On July 18, 1892,Henry bought 45 acres of land from a Mr. Brown in Shelby County (Paxton). He bought another 25 acresfrom G.A. Hayden on January 2, 1895, and 50 acres from E.D. Bradham on January 14, 1899. Henry'sfather, William Henry, passed away in 1897. On January 14, 1899, Henry sold 25 acres to E.D. Bradham.Henry Marion, a carpenter by occupation, was living still in Shelby County, Texas, in 1900, according tothe federal census. At this time he was raising the children of his apparently deceased sister, Susan MarieAntoinette Alford Davis. On April 10, 1901, Henry bought land from L.C. Bussey and on December 14,1903 from W.W. Newby. Again on February 3, 1906, Henry bought land from J.W. Paxton. Henry soldone acre to Lillie Alford, his sister-in-law and widow of his deceased brother, Julius Charles Alford, onOctober 11, 1906. On February 26, 1907, Henry bought 50 acres of land from J.B. Burns, but on the sameday, sold 50 acres to Jacob Patterson. Henry and two of his children, Smithie and William Earl, sued theHouston East and West Texas Railrod Company in Shelby County Civil Court, but lost. Henry sold 45acres of land to C.L. Jopling on February 9, 1913. On January 16, 1917, Henry sold apparently his lastland holding in Shelby County, setting up the move of him and his family to Liberty County. By 1918,