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29miner. On August 3, 1936 Edward Lee was declared legally insane, and there was a hearing in LeFloreCounty, Oklahoma Courthouse, regarding the matter <strong>of</strong> his guardianship. He died on December 17, 1949in Logan County, Arkansas (Booneville).Children:+ 157. i Evelyn Estelle <strong>Alford</strong> #9371 b. 9 Aug 1907.+ 158. ii Bonnie Adele <strong>Alford</strong> #11793 b. 15 Jul 1911.159. iii Edward Lee <strong>Alford</strong>, Jr. #11794 b. 1914, Dora (Walker County), Alabama, m. NeverMarried #11819. Edward died 1936, Wyoming, buried: 1936, Dora (Walker County),Alabama. (523) Edward Lee <strong>Alford</strong>, Jr., son <strong>of</strong> Edward Lee <strong>Alford</strong>, was born in 1914 inDora, Alabama. He never married and traveled around the country, working wherever hecould. In 1936 he was living at a Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Camp in Wyoming.Edward Lee, Jr. died in 1938. He is buried in Dora, Alabama. He never married and had nochildren.+ 160. iv Pauline <strong>Alford</strong> #11795 b. 10 Dec 1916.161. v Viola <strong>Alford</strong> #11796 b. 1917, Dora (Walker County), Alabama, m. _____ Unknown #11825.Viola died 25 Jun 1918, Dora (Walker County), Alabama, buried: 1918, Dora (WalkerCounty), Alabama.97. James Egbert <strong>Alford</strong> #9089 (21.George 3 , 3.George 2 , 1.<strong>Clinton</strong> 1 ) b. 12 Dec 1885, C<strong>of</strong>feeville (YalubushaCounty), MS, m. Mary Ellen Furry #11826, b. 29 Nov 1886, Unknown, d. 1 Jan 1985, StanislausCounty, California, buried: 1985, Modesto Pioneer Cemetery. James died 31 Jul 1952, Stanislaus County,California, buried: 1952, Modesto Pioneer Cemetery. (208) James Egbert "J.E."<strong>Alford</strong>, son <strong>of</strong> GeorgeTowns <strong>Alford</strong>, was born on December 12, 1885 in Yalubusha County, Mississippi (C<strong>of</strong>feeville). In 1900,Egbert, along with his brother, Edward Lee <strong>Alford</strong>, were boarding with John Roane in Hoyle (PontotocCounty), Mississippi as farm labor. In 1909, he married Mary E. Furry (11/29/1886-1/1985) inMississippi. That same year the couple followed the lead <strong>of</strong> his older sister, Della, and moved to LefloreCounty, Oklahoma, where he shows on the 1910, 1920 and 1930 censuses in the town <strong>of</strong> Bokoshe, livingon Water Street. On September 12, 1918, James Egbert, a coal miner by occupation, registered for thedraft at Bokoshe. Sometime, after 1935, due to the harsh conditions <strong>of</strong> the Dust Bowl Era in Oklahoma,Egbert moved his family to California, in search <strong>of</strong> work. He died on July 31, 1952 in Stanislaus County,California (SSDI).Children:+ 162. i Arthur Harold <strong>Alford</strong> #11827 b. 4 Aug 1910.163. ii Doyle C. <strong>Alford</strong> #11828 b. 1913, Bokoshe (Leflore County), Oklahoma, m. Never Married#11832. Doyle died 1934, Bokose (Leflore County), Oklahoma, buried: 1934, Unknown.(527) Doyle C. <strong>Alford</strong>, son <strong>of</strong> J. Egbert <strong>Alford</strong>, was born in 1913, possibly in in LeFloreCounty, Oklahoma. He died there in 1934, and is buried at Bokoshe. Ne never married andhad no children.98. Charles Whitfield <strong>Alford</strong> #1599 (21.George 3 , 3.George 2 , 1.<strong>Clinton</strong> 1 ) b. 26 Dec 1886, C<strong>of</strong>feeville(Yalubusha County), MS, m. Rosia Savannah Rice #11833, b. 2 Nov 1887, Alabama, d. 4 Apr 1977,Birmingham (Jefferson County), Alabama, buried: 1977, East Dora Cemetery in Walker County, Al.Charles died 13 Dec 1969, Birmingham (Jefferson County), Alabama, buried: 1969, East Dora Cemeteryin Walker County, Al. Charles Whitfield "Whit" <strong>Alford</strong>, son <strong>of</strong> George Towns <strong>Alford</strong>, was born onDecember 26, 1886 in Yalubusha County, Mississippi (C<strong>of</strong>feeville). In 1895 he moved to Walker County,Alabama with the family <strong>of</strong> his older sister, Della, who was now his guardian. His mother had died in1893, and his father was unable to care for him. On July 4, 1908, "Whit" <strong>Alford</strong> married Rosia SavannahRice (11/2/1887-4/4/1977) in Walker County. Charles "Whit" was the only child <strong>of</strong> George Towns <strong>Alford</strong>to stay in Walker County, Alabama, home <strong>of</strong> his mother and maternal grandparents. In 1910, "Whit" andRose were living with Rose's parents in Dora, Alabama. On June 5, 1917, "Whit" registered for the WWI

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