--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Family Group Record 0003 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Husband's Name Madison Ewing Alford Born: 13 Dec 1815 Place: Morgan County, Alabama Died: 26 Aug 1876 Place: Pike County, Arkansas Married: 02 Oct 1833 Place: Blount County, Alabama (B-131) Father: David Alford Mother: Mary (Polly) Ann Orrick --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wife's Name Nancy Jane Orrick Born: 03 May 1816 Place: South Carolina Died: 10 Nov 1875 Place: Pike County, Arkansas Father: William Orrick Mother: Celia Strickland --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Children --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Sex Name M William David Alford Born: 31 Mar 1835 Place: Alabama Died: 12 May 1923 Place: Murfreesboro, Pike, Arkansas Married: 15 May 1859 Place: Pike County, Arkansas (BR) Spouse: Mary Ellen Brewer Married: 18 Aug 1870 Place: Pike County, Arkansas (BR) Spouse: Rebecca Ann Sharp Married: 16 Nov 1899 Place: Pike County, Arkansas (B-9) Spouse: Mary (Mollie) A. Brewer --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Moved to Arkansas --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Sex Name M John M. Alford Born: 14 May 1837 Place: Arkansas Died: 03 May 1874 Place: Pike County, Arkansas Married: May 1870 Place: Pike County, Arkansas (CR) Spouse: Lorinda Lovana Alford --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Moved to Texas in 1837 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. Sex Name M James H. Alford Born: 12 Jan 1839 Place: Harrison County, Texas Died: Place: Married: Abt 1863 Place: Pike County, Arkansas Spouse: Sarah ....... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Moved to Pike County, Arkansas in 1841 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Sex Name M Andrew Jackson Alford Born: 12 May 1842 Place: Pike County, Arkansas Died: 1910 Place: Married: Aft 1860 Place: Pike County, Arkansas Spouse: Sarah (Brown) White --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. Sex Name F Martha Lorenda Alford Born: 23 Mar 1844 Place: Pike County, Arkansas Died: Place: Married: 20 Mar 1885 Place: Pike County, Arkansas Spouse: James W. Flemens --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. Sex Name F Mary Jane Alford Born: 12 May 1846 Place: Pike County, Arkansas Died: Place: Married: Place: Spouse: William Franklin --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mexican War Service --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. Sex Name F Sarah Anne (Ann) Alford Born: 19 Nov 1848 Place: Pike County, Arkansas Died: 17 Jun 1880 Place: Pike County, Arkansas --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8. Sex Name F Nancy L. Alford Born: 05 Aug 1851 Place: Pike County, Arkansas Died: 23 Jan 1852 Place: Pike County, Arkansas --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9. Sex Name F Eliza Ellen Alford Born: 13 Dec 1852 Place: Pike County, Arkansas Died: 15 Dec 1852 Place: Pike County, Arkansas --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10. Sex Name M Abner Acel (Ace) Alford Born: 13 Jan 1854 Place: Pike County, Arkansas Died: 14 May 1927 Place: Married: Abt 1871 Place: Pike County, Arkansas Spouse: Harriet Jane Brewer Married: Place: Spouse: Elsie Annis Bissell --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11. Sex Name M Joseph Warren Alford Born: 14 May 1857 Place: Pike County, Arkansas Died: 21 May 1922 Place: Married: Abt 1875 Place: Pike County, Arkansas Spouse: Nancy M. Higgins --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12. Sex Name M Franklin Ewing Alford Born: 16 Aug 1860 Place: Pike County, Arkansas Died: 09 Oct 1954 Place: Married: Abt 1881 Place: Pike County, Arkansas Spouse: Martha J. Higgins --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Civil War Service --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Husband's Pedigree Chart --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________________ _Robert Alford__________| | |________________________ _David Alford___________| | b 1785 | ________________________ | m |_Susannah_______________| | d 1860 |________________________ | |-Madison Ewing Alford | b 13 Dec 1815 ________________________ | d 26 Aug 1876 ________________________| | | |________________________ |_Mary Ann Orrick________| b 1790 | ________________________ d |________________________| |________________________ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wife's Pedigree Chart --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________________ ________________________| | |________________________ _William Orrick_________| | b 13 Aug 1783 | ________________________ | m 19 Feb 1805 |________________________| | d |________________________ | |-Nancy Jane Orrick | b 03 May 1816 ________________________ | d 10 Nov 1875 ________________________| | | |________________________ |_Celia Strickland_______| b 23 Jul 1787 | ________________________ d |________________________| |________________________ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pike County, Arkansas Census 1850 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Schedule 1. Free inhabitants in Thompson Township in the County of Pike, State of Arkansas enumerated by me, on the 16th day of November, 1850. William H. Preston, Ass't Marshal. 202-202 M.E. Alford 34 m Farmer Alabama Nancy Alford 34 f South Carolina Wm. Alford 15 m Alabama John Alford 13 m Arkansas James Alford 11 m Texas Andrew Alford 8 m Arkansas Martha Alford 6 f Arkansas Mary Alford 4 f Arkansas Sarah Alford 2 f Arkansas --------------------------------------------------------------------------- U.S. Federal Census, Pike County, Arkansas 1850, National Archives Microfilm Publication: M-432, Roll 23. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pike County, Arkansas Census 1860 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Schedule 1. Free inhabitants in Antoine Township in the County of Pike, State of Arkansas enumerated by me, on the 4th day of September, 1860. W.J. White, Ass't Marshal. Post Office: Redland 515-515 M.E. Alford 44 m Farmer Alabama Nancy Alford 44 f South Carolina J.M. Alford 23 m Arkansas J.H. Alford 21 m Texas A.J. Alford 18 m Arkansas M.L. Alford 16 f Arkansas M.J. Alford 14 f Arkansas S.A. Alford 11 f Arkansas A.A. Alford 6 m Arkansas J.W. Alford 3 m Arkansas F.E. Alford 1 mo m Arkansas --------------------------------------------------------------------------- U.S. Federal Census, Pike County, Arkansas 1860, National Archives, Microfilm Publication: T-7, Roll 10. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pike County, Arkansas Census 1870 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 201, Antoine Township, Post Office: Red Land D-36 Madison Alford 54 m w Farmer Alabama Nancy Alford 54 f w South Carolina Martha L. Alford 25 f w Arkansas Mary J. Alford 22 f w Arkansas Sarah A. Alford 20 f w Arkansas Abner A. Alford 16 m w Arkansas Joseph W. Alford 13 m w Arkansas Franklin E. Alford 9 m w Arkansas * Mary L. Alford 4 mo f w Arkansas ** John M. Alford 33 m w Arkansas ** Lorinda L. Alford 17 f w Arkansas * Born January census year, 1870; Census year beginning 01 Jun 1869 ending 31 May 1870. ** Married May census year, 1870; Census year beginning 01 Jun 1869 ending 31 May 1870. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1870 United States Census, Pike County, Arkansas, Dorothy Kennedy Partain, 1986, page 6. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- John E. Alford, M.D. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. John E. Alford, physician and surgeon, successfully practicing in Okolona, Arkansas, was born near Kirby, in Pike county, this state, May 22, 1871. His father, Dr. W.D. Alford, was born in Alabama and came to Arkansas with his parents when a small boy. The grandfather, the Rev. Ewing Alford, after serving in the Mexican war, being on active duty in Texas, came to Arkansas. In the early '40s he had removed from Texas to Pike county, this state, and cast in his lot with the pioneer settlers of that locality ... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Centennial History of Arkansas, Dallas T. Herndon, 1933, Volume 3, page 114, excerpt. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Judge Joseph W. Alford --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Judge Joseph W. Alford, a representative of the Hot Springs bar, who since 1914 has engaged in practice in this city, was born on a plantation near Murfreesboro, Pike county, Arkansas, May 14, 1857, and is a son of Madison Alford, who was a native of Alabama and who was a veteran of the Mexican war. He became a Methodist minister and for many years resided in Texas, from which state he removed to Arkansas in pioneer times, settling in Pike county. He and four of his sons were in the Confederate army during the Civil war and following the close of hostilities he returned to the plantation, devoting his attention to the management thereof and in the active work of the ministry. He was a slave owner prior to the war and one of his slaves remained with him throughout the entire war period and continued with the family to the time of his death. Madison Alford died at the age of seventy years ... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Centennial History of Arkansas, 1933, Dallas T. Herndon, Volume 3, page 433, excerpt. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Letter --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wed. April 7, 1982 ... I am sending a list of dates gathered from my grandfather Alford's Bible (William David Alford) ... His mother was Nancy Orrick. I just have our history in bits and pieces, but I know it is interesting to get involved with it ... Several years ago I taught English for one year at Kirby while waiting on my husband to get settled and I had a little student whose name was Orrick. I didn't know then about my great grandmother. I just wonder if she were from the same family line ... Madison Ewing Alford, Dec. 13, 1815-1876. Nancy Orrick, Feb. 3, 1816-1875. Madison and Nancy were married Oct. 20, 1833. Children: William David, March 31, 1835-1923. John M., 1837-1874. James W., 1839. Andrew J., 1842. Martha L., 1844. Mary Jane, 1846. Sarah Anne, 1848-1850. Nancy L., 1851-1852. Eliza Ellen, 1852-1852. Abner, Jan. 13, 1854. Joseph W., May 14, 1857, I remember. Franklin E., 1860. Grandpa Alford (William D.) was married 3 times. (They all died). William D. and Mary Ellen Brewer were married May 15, 1859. Children: James Albert, Nov. 19, 1860. William Marion, May 21, 1866. Henry Madison, Dec. 8, 1868. Mary Ellen died Feb. 23, 1869. She was born Sept. 14, 1835. William D. and Rebecca Ann Sharp were married Aug. 18, 1870. Rebecca Ann was born Nov. 24, 1840. Children: John Ewing Alford, May 22, 1871. My father Thomas Franklin Alford, March 13, 1874. Robert Newton Alford, Nov. 3, 1877. William D. and Mary A. Brewer were married (Mama referred to her as "Aunt Mollie"), Nov. 16, 1899. Emily Ruth (Darnell) * Nancy Orrick was born May 3, 1816 (BR) folio of parents William Orrick and Celia Strickland and married Madison Ewing Alford on October 2, 1833 in Blount County, Alabama (MR) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Letter, Emily Ruth Darnell, Murfreesboro, Arkansas to David Kelley. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sources of Information: Blount County, Alabama Marriage Record Volume B, 1830-1838, page 131; Census Records: Pike County, Arkansas 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880; Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Southern Arkansas, Goodspeed Publishing Co., Chicago, Nashville and St. Louis, 1890: Pike County, page 314; Pike County, Arkansas Marriage Record Book B, page 9; Centennial History of Arkansas, 1933, Volume 3, page 114, 433; Annals of Arkansas, 1947, Dallas T. Herndon, page 1710; William David Alford Bible notations, Emily Darnell, Murfreesboro, Arkansas, 07 Apr 1982,: additions provided by Morris Myers, 1999; William Orrick Bible folio, copy, Stan Orrick, Fort Worth, Texas, 10 Nov 1999; Eastern Cherokees Application 3079, Andrew J. Alford, National Archives, Washington, D.C., 1991; Cherokee By Blood, Records of Eastern Cherokee Ancestry in the U.S. Court of Claims 1906-1910, Volume 2, Applications 1551 to 4200, Jerry Wright Jordan, 1988, page 275. Key: (BR) Bible Record; (CR) Census Record (MR) Marriage Record --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 03.16.01 David Kelley 1999 FGR-0003.HTM ---------------------------------------------------------------------------