AAFA ACTION, Winter 1998
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AAFA ACTION The Official Publication of the Alford American Family Association Winter 1998 Vol. X, No. 3 The President’s Piece By Gilbert K. Alford, Jr. I tell ya! If it gets much better I don’t know if I’ll be able to stand it. It’s hard to believe that anyone can get so much pleasure and reward from something so simple and relatively inexpensive. Contents I just sit here at the computer for about 360 days a year communicat- ing with cousins or working on dealda. (I’ve coined a new word. I The President’s Piece 1 say “dead Alford data” so much that I had to come up with a way to New Member Lineages 3 shorten it—sort of an acronym. Say it as dell da.) Corrections & Additions 12 AAFA’s Memorial Program 13 What about the other five or so days? Those are the days we leave In Remembrance of AAFA the computer for the annual AAFA meeting and national Alford Members 14 Obituaries 20 reunion. That’s the frosting on the cake. I want to comment on the Wisconsin Vital Statistics, one we just experienced and the one coming up. As I do so I’ll also Pre–1907 37 comment on some of the items in this issue, so don’t quit reading if “Alfords” in the 1850 “meetings” turn you off. But first a few other items. South Carolina Census 40 1997 AAFA Century Group Members 43 OFFICIAL BUSINESS Letters, Part 2: Ellen Alfred Chase 44 As many of you know we began management of AAFA by commit- Maine Marriages, 1910–1966 47 tee last year. We’ve gone through some “birthing pains,” but I AAFA Mystery Phrase Word Game 48 believe there will be survival. This year we will rework some of the Nathaniel Cushman Alford, committees and take several actions to strengthen them. One com- 1834–1916 49 mittee that is key to the success of AAFA is the Human Resources “Alfords” in The Confederate Committee. Captain Lodwick Alford chairs this committee and last Veteran Magazine 53 year his committee consisted of himself, the secretary and the trea- Some Early California “ Alfords” 58 surer. These latter two have their hands full with their regular work. Thomas Wildcat Alford 60 The committee for this year will include, in addition to Wick: Connecticut Alfords 61 Roberta Alford Folds #049 GA; D.L. Alford, Jr. #054 TX; Robert B. Elisha Alvord of CT 62 Alford #207 TX; Doris Alford Vetri (treasurer) #303 NJ; James P. Katherine Bailey Alford “Posey” Alford #021 TX; Dovie Jean Alford #110 TX; Victor Echols and Her Family 63 Alabama Draft Registrants Alford #225 FL; and Ramona Alford Darden #715 TX. From this in WWI 65 group Wick will select about five members to serve as the Nomina- 1997 Annual Meeting tions Committee. in Pleasanton, CA 68 Welcome New AAFA Members 77 Index 78 (Continued on p. 2) Page 2 AAFA ACTION Winter 1998 AAFA Officers (The President’s Piece, cont. from p. 1) with some of the leadership. How great it was to learn that we had one of our Alford American Family Association record crowds present. P.O. Box 1586 MEMBERSHIP & AAFA Florissant, MO 63031-1586 MEMORIAL PROGRAM But! As it so often seems to happen, E-mail: [email protected] we connect a member’s death with our http://www.alford.com/alford/aafa/ I want to remind you of one of our meeting. JoLynn Long missed the homepage.html policies: “Once in AAFA—Always in meeting because she wanted to be with AAFA.” Once you join, there is no her aunt Francis, “Sister” to those of us BOARD OF DIRECTORS way out. If you pay your dues you are who knew her, who had suffered a an active member, have voting rights blood clot near the brain just before the Cecil O. Alford JoLynn Alford Long and receive the quarterly. If your dues Gilbert K. Alford, Jr. Lynn Shelley meeting. Sister died right after the Max Ray Alford Janice S. Smith fall behind you become an inactive meeting and you will read about her in Nolan David Alford Sally Stoewer member without voting rights and get the next issue. I suppose it’s to be Paul W. Alford Pamela Alford Thompson no quarterly—but we’re still interested expected in our age group, but we do Doris Alford Vetri in sharing genealogical information have what you might call a high PRESIDENT with you. When members die, they mortality rate. To do honor to those GILBERT K. ALFORD, JR. become deceased members, but they deceased members—remember, they 1403 Kingsford Drive will not be forgotten. Our memorial are still considered members—we are Florissant, MO 63031 program will keep them “alive” in the initiating a memorial program. You’ll (314) 831-8648 association for posterity. [See read about it elsewhere and see a list of E-mail: [email protected] “AAFA’s Memorial Program” on page the deceased members to date. We will 13]. need your help in administering this VICE-PRESIDENT program. LYNN D. SHELLEY 1921 E. Nottingham Lane ARE YOU ONLINE? Springfield, MO 65804-7733 In a separate article prepared by Pam, E-mail: [email protected] We are doing more and more online our editor (Max, our secretary was and it is important that we have your unable to make this meeting) you will SECRETARY email address if you have one. You get details of the meeting. Note the MAX RAY ALFORD may already be communicating with large participation from California 427 Wheatridge some of us via email on a regular basis, members and, as usual, from the Texas Mesquite, TX 75150 and you’ve been receiving the Onliners folks. E-mail: [email protected] Newsletter from time to time if we TREASURER have your address. By the way, the I felt that there was more “coming DORIS ALFORD VETRI Onliners Newsletter is looking for a together” in the California meeting 981 Larkspur Place, N. new compiler, so if you’re interested, than any we have ever had. A few Mount Laurel, NJ 08054 contact AAFA ACTION Editor Pam examples: E-mail: [email protected] Thompson. Shortly before we left home for EDITOR, AAFA ACTION CALIFORNIA MEETING the meeting, I received a message from PAMELA ALFORD THOMPSON Richard and Loretta Alvord, who had 1017 Marilyn Drive seen our Web site and knew we were Mountain View, CA 94040 When we first considered a meeting (1) interested in “Alvord” and (2) E-mail: [email protected] way out on the west coast we were meeting in California. They made a All contents Copyright ©1998 by the very apprehensive. Al Alford, our quick decision to attend. Alford American Family Association events coordinator at the time, and On October 5 we received a unless copyrighted by individual contribu- several others of us were just not sure message from a Lon Stuart: “Wonder- tors or reprinted from published work. we would have enough folks show up ing if you have an address for a The Alford American Family Association to break even on our hotel contract. (If Richard Henry Alvord or his brother is a Missouri corporation which has been our members don’t occupy a certain Michael Alvord, or their sister Valana exempt from federal income tax by the number of sleeping rooms, we must Alvord? These three grew up in Internal Revenue Service as provided by pay for meeting space—otherwise the Ontario, California between 1950 thru Internal Revenue Code 501 (c7). The space is complimentary.) Even after Al Association has no paid staff or employees about 1970 or so and Richard may live and depends entirely on volunteer workers. had to resign because of a recurring ISSN 1082-3212 heart problem, the anxiety continued (Continued on p. 11) Winter 1998 AAFA ACTION Page 3 New Member Lineages Prepared by Gil Alford with the help of most of the members Due to space limitations, we do not repeat comments. listed. Contact the AAFA treasurer for back issues @ $6.00. ach of the lineages below was sent to the member It is important to note that the lineages begin with the first for review and comment. Appropriate changes and “Alford” ancestor—not always a parent. Dates are shown as Ecorrections were made on those that were returned. year, month, day. A “ca” following a date means “circa” or Those for which there was no response are being published “about.” A “?” means we are not sure or don’t know. “<” as is but are correct to the best of our knowledge. means before the date and “>” means after the date. “E” or “Est” means estimated. Locations are usually expressed as a The footnote numbers that appear for some records in the state and county abbreviation. far right column refer to comments in previous issues. In this issue, there are no new footnotes. Footnotes 1-14 were There is a delay between the time new members join AAFA published in AAFA ACTION as follows: and the time their lineages are published. So many new members were added at the California meeting that we are 1 - Winter 1994, pages 9-10 now very far behind. We’re not complaining, but want to 2 - Spring 1994, pages 9-12 shorten the lead time on publication of lineages. It is 3 - Summer 1994, pages 9-15 essential that members respond quickly when they receive a 4 - Fall 1994, pages 7-9 draft for review. 5 - Winter 1995, pages 10-13 6 - Spring 1995, pages 10-12 Remember that AAFA is not presenting this as proven 7 - Summer 1995, pages 8-9 factual data.