Wells Family - Person Sheet
Wells Family - Person Sheet
NameDr. James C. Alford 
Birthabt 1844, Alabama
Census25 Jun 1880, White Twp, Pike Co, AR
Memoroll#9, pg 53
Deathabt 1898, Gillham, Sevier Co, AR
OccupationDoctor, Farmer
FatherCalvin H. Alford (1813-1880)
MotherMary A. Snow (1820-)
Misc. Notes
He was a doctor. He was appointed as a U.S. Postmaster for Red Sand, Pike Co, AR from 27 Jun 1877 thru 26 Mar 1883.
In 1880 census he is listed as a farmer (36) with his wife and 4 children; Mattie, Clay, Horace, and Maudie.
In 1880 census he is listed as a farmer (36) with his wife and 4 children; Mattie, Clay, Horace, and Maudie.
Spouses
Birth1 Jun 1848, Floyd Co, GA
Death8 Aug 1913, Paris, Lamar Co, TX
BurialLittle Vine Cem, Paris, Lamar Co, TX
FatherJoseph Fullbright Cagle (1808-1873)
MotherElizabeth S. Jinks (1812->1880)
Misc. Notes
She is listed in the 1900 census as head of household, widowed farmer (51) born Nov 1848 in Alabama with 6 of her 10 children living, 5 of them being with her - Harris (Horace), Manda (Maude), Harvey, Allis, and Bobby.
In 1910 she is listed as Laurah J. Alford (61, GA) widowed along with son Robert living with the family of her daughter Allis and husband of 9 yrs Robert Copelen, their 3 sons and a daughter in Oklahoma.
[Obituary] Morning News. Dallas, TX - Monday, 11 August 1913
PARIS, Tex., Aug. 10—Mrs. Laura Alford, 64 years old, who had just moved to Paris from Antlers, OK, fell dead from heart disease while eating breakfast at the home of her daughter, Mrs. L.L. Roper [Maude Eddie Alford Roper].
In 1910 she is listed as Laurah J. Alford (61, GA) widowed along with son Robert living with the family of her daughter Allis and husband of 9 yrs Robert Copelen, their 3 sons and a daughter in Oklahoma.
[Obituary] Morning News. Dallas, TX - Monday, 11 August 1913
PARIS, Tex., Aug. 10—Mrs. Laura Alford, 64 years old, who had just moved to Paris from Antlers, OK, fell dead from heart disease while eating breakfast at the home of her daughter, Mrs. L.L. Roper [Maude Eddie Alford Roper].
Marriageabt 1 Jan 1869
ChildrenHarvey Lee (1882-1956)