Mildred M Jordan1

F, #25461, b. 2 October 1927, d. 18 July 2000
Last Edited24 Sep 2016
     She was born on 2 October 1927 at Shelby County, Texas, USA.1
     Mildred M Jordan died on 18 July 2000 at age 72 died of lung cancer.1
     Mildred M Jordan was buried at Newburn Cemetery, Shelby County, Texas, USA.1,2

Citations

  1. [S2728] Watson and Sons Funeral Home, Shelby County, TX, online http://www.shelbycountytexashistory.org/Shelby/Watson/…, Verdine , Mildred M.. Hereinafter cited as Watson and Sons Funeral Home.
  2. [S2677] Newburn Cemetery, Shelby County, online http://www.shelbycountytexashistory.org/Shelby/cem_pics/…, Mildred Verdine. Hereinafter cited as Newburn Cemetery.

William Eynon Pollard1,2,3

M, #25463, b. 7 December 1847, d. 13 February 1921
Father*John Pollard1,4
Mother*Elizabeth Jardine1,4
Last Edited1 Sep 2021
     He was born on 7 December 1847 at Darlington Twp., Durham County, Canada West, United Province of Canada,1; or, circa 1849 at Darlington Twp., Durham County, Canada West, United Province of Canada.4 William married Catherine Rose Squair on 17 September 1902 at Clarke Twp., Durham County, Ontario, Canada, according to Ontario Marriage Registration 012545.5,4,3
     William Eynon Pollard died on 13 February 1921 at at Lot 9, Conc 3, Darlington Twp., Durham County, Ontario, Canada, at age 73 according to Ontario Death Registration 023343.1 The cause of his death was given as pleurisy (with effusion) with contributing cause of diabetes.1
     William Eynon Pollard was buried on 16 February 1921 at Bowmanville Cemetery, Bowmanville, Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario, Canada.1,6

Family

Catherine Rose Squair b. 5 Aug 1855, d. 26 Dec 1933

Citations

  1. [S1347] Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario), Ancestry.com, Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946; "This database is an index (with images) to over 2 million deaths that were registered in Ontario from 1869 to 1938, and 1943 to 1946. The database also includes deaths of Ontario military personnel overseas from 1939-1947"; cited as "ON Deaths, 1869-1946., Name:      William Eynon Pollard.
  2. [S1349] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1936 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario, Toronto), Archives of Ontario, Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1785-1935; "Ontario, Canada, Select Marriages. Archives of Ontario, Toronto. This database includes images of the registrations. In some cases, alternative images in FamilySearch provide additional information"; cited as "Ontario Marriages, 1826-1936.
  3. [S3862] Find A Grave memorial page , Find A Grave, Find A Grave search page; "A database submitted by individuals supposedly of cemetery interments, often from grave memorials or cemetery records and often supplemented by other information, generally without identification of the sources except when a tombstone photo is included."; cited as "Find A Grave., William Eynon Pollard
    Grave marker transcription:
    Pollard
    In Memory of
    William Eynon Pollard     1842 - 1921
    Catherine Rose Squair His Wife     1855 - 1933.
  4. [S1349] "Ontario Marriages, 1826-1936", online Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1785-1935: Wm Eynon Pollard & Kate Rose Squair.
  5. [S1347] "ON Deaths, 1869-1946", online Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946: Name:      Mrs Catherine Rose Pollard née Squair.
  6. [S3862] "Find A Grave", online Find A Grave search page: William Eynon Pollard
    Grave marker transcription:

    Grave marker transcription:
    POLLARD
    In memory of William Eynon Pollard     1847 - 1921
    Catherine Rose Squair His Wife     1855 - 1933.

John Pollard1,2

M, #25464
Last Edited20 Jun 2018
     He was born at England.1 John married Elizabeth Jardine.1,2

Family

Elizabeth Jardine
Child

Citations

  1. [S1347] Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario), Ancestry.com, Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946; "This database is an index (with images) to over 2 million deaths that were registered in Ontario from 1869 to 1938, and 1943 to 1946. The database also includes deaths of Ontario military personnel overseas from 1939-1947"; cited as "ON Deaths, 1869-1946., Name:      William Eynon Pollard.
  2. [S1349] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1936 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario, Toronto), Archives of Ontario, Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1785-1935; "Ontario, Canada, Select Marriages. Archives of Ontario, Toronto. This database includes images of the registrations. In some cases, alternative images in FamilySearch provide additional information"; cited as "Ontario Marriages, 1826-1936., Wm Eynon Pollard & Kate Rose Squair.

Forest Johnson Gunter1

M, #25465, b. 9 January 1921, d. 21 June 2001
Father*Perry M Gunter1
Mother*Alma Mary Alford1 b. 4 Nov 1899, d. 5 Apr 1982
Last Edited23 Apr 2010
     He was born on 9 January 1921 at Shelby County, Texas, USA.1,2
     Forest Johnson Gunter died on 21 June 2001 at age 80.1,2
     Forest Johnson Gunter was buried at Tennessee, USA.1,2

Citations

  1. [S2728] Watson and Sons Funeral Home, Shelby County, TX, online http://www.shelbycountytexashistory.org/Shelby/Watson/…, Gunter, Forest Johnson. Hereinafter cited as Watson and Sons Funeral Home.
  2. [S2678] Tennessee Cemetery, Shelby County, online http://www.shelbycountytexashistory.org/Shelby/cem_pics/…, Horace Gunter and Grace Smith; Forest Johnson Gunter. Hereinafter cited as Tennessee Cemetery.

Toni Grace Shofner1

F, #25467, b. 23 February 1960, d. 17 February 2002
Last Edited24 Sep 2016
     She was born on 23 February 1960 at Cartage, Texas, USA.1
     Toni Grace Shofner died on 17 February 2002 at age 41 of acute myocardial infarction.1
     Toni Grace Shofner was buried at Latham Cemetery, Shelby County, Texas, USA.2

Family

Child

Citations

  1. [S2728] Watson and Sons Funeral Home, Shelby County, TX, online http://www.shelbycountytexashistory.org/Shelby/Watson/…, Alford, Toni Grace. Hereinafter cited as Watson and Sons Funeral Home.
  2. [S2729] Latham Cemetery, Shelby County, TX, online http://www.shelbycountytexashistory.org/Shelby/cem_pics/…, Toni Grace Shofner Alford and her son Cody Wayne Alford. Hereinafter cited as Latham Cemetery.
  3. [S2728] Watson and Sons Funeral Home, online http://www.shelbycountytexashistory.org/Shelby/Watson/…, Alford, Cody Wayne.

Cody Wayne Alford1,2

M, #25468, b. 20 June 1984, d. 17 December 2004
Mother*Toni Grace Shofner1,2 b. 23 Feb 1960, d. 17 Feb 2002
Last Edited1 Jun 2017
     He was born on 20 June 1984 at Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA.1,2
     Cody Wayne Alford died on 17 December 2004 at age 20.2,1 The cause of his death was given as heart failure.2
     Cody Wayne Alford was buried at Latham Cemetery, Shelby County, Texas, USA.1,2

Citations

  1. [S2729] Latham Cemetery, Shelby County, TX, online http://www.shelbycountytexashistory.org/Shelby/cem_pics/…, Toni Grace Shofner Alford and her son Cody Wayne Alford. Hereinafter cited as Latham Cemetery.
  2. [S2728] Watson and Sons Funeral Home, Shelby County, TX, online http://www.shelbycountytexashistory.org/Shelby/Watson/…, Alford, Cody Wayne. Hereinafter cited as Watson and Sons Funeral Home.

Andy Brooks Christian1,2

M, #25469, b. 16 June 1908, d. 8 August 2004
Father*Jesse Whitfield Christian1 b. 27 Feb 1862, d. 30 Jan 1947
Mother*Udora Story1 b. 5 Jan 1870, d. 10 Feb 1932
Last Edited19 Apr 2010
     He was born on 16 June 1908 at Tenaha, Shelby County, Texas, USA.1,2 Andy married Bessie Locke on 21 February 1935 at Shelby County, Texas, USA.1,3,2
     Andy Brooks Christian died on 8 August 2004 at age 96.1,2
     Andy Brooks Christian was buried at Old Union Cemetery, Shelby County, Texas, USA.1,2
     He was commonly known as Brooks.3

Family

Bessie Locke b. 19 Oct 1908

Citations

  1. [S2728] Watson and Sons Funeral Home, Shelby County, TX, online http://www.shelbycountytexashistory.org/Shelby/Watson/…, Christian, Andy Brooks. Hereinafter cited as Watson and Sons Funeral Home.
  2. [S2715] Union Cemetery, Shelby County, TX, online http://www.shelbycountytexashistory.org/Shelby/cem_pics/…, Andy Brooks Christian and Bessie L Christian. Hereinafter cited as Old Union Cemetery.
  3. [S2671] The Grooms of Shelby County- 1882 - 1999, online http://www.shelbycountytexashistory.org/Shelby/Marriages/…, Brooks Christian and Bessie Locke. Hereinafter cited as Grroms of Shelby County.

Bessie Locke1

F, #25470, b. 19 October 1908
Last Edited29 Apr 2011
     She was born on 19 October 1908.2 Bessie married Andy Brooks Christian on 21 February 1935 at Shelby County, Texas, USA.1,3,2

Family

Andy Brooks Christian b. 16 Jun 1908, d. 8 Aug 2004

Citations

  1. [S2728] Watson and Sons Funeral Home, Shelby County, TX, online http://www.shelbycountytexashistory.org/Shelby/Watson/…, Christian, Andy Brooks. Hereinafter cited as Watson and Sons Funeral Home.
  2. [S2715] Union Cemetery, Shelby County, TX, online http://www.shelbycountytexashistory.org/Shelby/cem_pics/…, Andy Brooks Christian and Bessie L Christian. Hereinafter cited as Old Union Cemetery.
  3. [S2671] The Grooms of Shelby County- 1882 - 1999, online http://www.shelbycountytexashistory.org/Shelby/Marriages/…, Brooks Christian and Bessie Locke. Hereinafter cited as Grroms of Shelby County.

Amos Ponder Alford Jr1

M, #25471, b. 20 June 1940, d. 2 May 2005
Father*Amos Ponder Alford Sr1 b. 20 Jun 1899, d. 15 Mar 1967
Mother*Eva Lee Smith1,2 b. 13 Aug 1907, d. 18 Feb 1993
Last Edited10 Jul 2022
     He was born on 20 June 1940 at Shelbyville, Shelby County, Texas, USA.1 Amos married Erma Marie Sandifer on 9 December 1967.3,4
     Amos Ponder Alford Jr died on 2 May 2005 at Center, Shelby County, Texas, USA, at age 64.1,3 The cause of his death was given as a mycardio infarction.1
     The following selected information is extracted from the obituary of Amos Ponder Alford Jr.
     Amos Ponder Alford Jr was buried on 4 May 2005 at Oaklawn Memorial Park, Center, Shelby County, Texas, USA, note that he was not found in the transcriptions for this cemetery.1,3
     He was commonly known as Junior.4
     In the obituary of Erma Marie Alford who died 16 April 1993, her husband, Junior Alford, of Joaquin, was listed as a survivor.4
     See the footnotes below for a link to his obituary that probably appeared in the newspaper the Panola Watchman published in Carthage, Texas, circa 3 May 2005.5

Family

Erma Marie Sandifer b. 4 Jun 1927, d. 16 Apr 1993
Marriage*Amos married Erma Marie Sandifer on 9 December 1967.3,4 

Citations

  1. [S2728] Watson and Sons Funeral Home, Shelby County, TX, online http://www.shelbycountytexashistory.org/Shelby/Watson/…, Alford, Amos Ponder Jr. Hereinafter cited as Watson and Sons Funeral Home.
  2. [S1577] Alford American Family Association, online Alford American Family Association, Eva Smith Alford - Obituary included in Texas Obituaries
    http://www.alfordassociation.org/OBITS/TXOBIT.htm. Hereinafter cited as AAFA.
  3. [S1577] AAFA, online Alford American Family Association, Amos Ponder Alford - Obituary included in Texas Obituaries
    http://www.alfordassociation.org/OBITS/TXOBIT.htm
    Source unknown, but probably: PANOLA WATCHMAN; Carthage, Panola Co., TX—_____ May 2007
    Amos Ponder Alford, Jr.
  4. [S1577] AAFA, online Alford American Family Association, Page containing the obituary transcription of Erma Marie Alford née Sandifer.
  5. [S6501] No title (Obituary of Amos Pounder (sic) Alford), Panola Watchman, Carthage, TX, abt May 3, 2005 viewed at Alford American Family Association, Page containing obituayr transcription for Amos Ponder Alford, Jr.. Hereinafter cited as Panola Watchman.

Harvey Claude Alford Jr1

M, #25474, b. 9 September 1930, d. 9 June 2005
Last Edited10 Jul 2022
     He was born on 9 September 1930 at Buna, Texas, USA.1
     Harvey Claude Alford Jr died on 9 June 2005 at Tenaha, Shelby County, Texas, USA, at age 74 of a metestatic hepato.2,1
     The following selected information is extracted from the obituary of Harvey Claude Alford Jr.3

     Harvey Claude Alford Jr was buried at Antioch Cemetery, Shelby County, Texas, USA.1

Citations

  1. [S2728] Watson and Sons Funeral Home, Shelby County, TX, online http://www.shelbycountytexashistory.org/Shelby/Watson/…, Alford, Harvey Claude Jr. Hereinafter cited as Watson and Sons Funeral Home.
  2. [S1577] Alford American Family Association, online Alford American Family Association, Harvey C Alford Jr - Obituary included in Texas Obituaries
    Beaumont Enterprise
    Beaumont, Jefferson Co., TX—Friday, 10 June 2005. Hereinafter cited as AAFA.
  3. [S1577] AAFA, online Alford American Family Association, Harvey C Alford Jr - Obituary included in Alford American Family Association - Texas Obituaries (use CTRL F to search this page).

Alma Mary Alford1,2

F, #25477, b. 4 November 1899, d. 5 April 1982
Father*Gilbert John D Alford1 b. 7 Aug 1871, d. 2 Oct 1931
Mother*Susan Isabel Oliver1 b. 31 Jan 1879, d. 8 Jul 1952
Last Edited15 Apr 2018
     She was born on 4 November 1899 at Shelby County, Texas, USA.1 Alternatively, she may have been born on 3 November 1898 according to a cemetery transcription.3 Alma married Perry M Gunter on 20 March 1920.4 Alma married Perry M Gunter.5
     Alma Mary Alford died on 5 April 1982 at age 82 a cafe worker according to funeral home records.1,3
     Alma Mary Alford was buried at Old Tennessee, Shelby County, Texas, USA.1,3
      ; and, Ella according to a cemetery transcription.3 Her name was also recorded as Elma Mary according to an index of Shelby County brides.4

Family

Perry M Gunter
Marriage*Alma married Perry M Gunter on 20 March 1920.4 
Marriage Alma married Perry M Gunter.5 
Children

Citations

  1. [S2731] Bartle Funeral Home, Shelby County, TX, online http://www.shelbycountytexashistory.org/Shelby/Bartle/…, Templin, Alma Mary. Hereinafter cited as Bartle Funeral Home.
  2. [S2671] The Grooms of Shelby County- 1882 - 1999, online http://www.shelbycountytexashistory.org/Shelby/Marriages/…, John Templin and Alma Gunter. Hereinafter cited as Grroms of Shelby County.
  3. [S2678] Tennessee Cemetery, Shelby County, online http://www.shelbycountytexashistory.org/Shelby/cem_pics/…, Ella M. Templin. Hereinafter cited as Tennessee Cemetery.
  4. [S2668] The Brides of Shelby County- 1882 - 1999, online http://www.shelbycountytexashistory.org/Shelby/Marriages/…, Elma Mary Alford and P M Gunter. Hereinafter cited as Brides of Shelby County.
  5. [S2728] Watson and Sons Funeral Home, Shelby County, TX, online http://www.shelbycountytexashistory.org/Shelby/Watson/…, Gunter, Forest Johnson. Hereinafter cited as Watson and Sons Funeral Home.
  6. [S2731] Bartle Funeral Home, online http://www.shelbycountytexashistory.org/Shelby/Bartle/…, Gunter, Horace Harting.

Perry M Gunter1,2,3

M, #25479
Last Edited29 Apr 2011
     Perry married Alma Mary Alford on 20 March 1920.1 Perry married Alma Mary Alford.3

Family

Alma Mary Alford b. 4 Nov 1899, d. 5 Apr 1982
Children

Citations

  1. [S2668] The Brides of Shelby County- 1882 - 1999, online http://www.shelbycountytexashistory.org/Shelby/Marriages/…, Elma Mary Alford and P M Gunter. Hereinafter cited as Brides of Shelby County.
  2. [S2731] Bartle Funeral Home, Shelby County, TX, online http://www.shelbycountytexashistory.org/Shelby/Bartle/…, Gunter, Horace Harting. Hereinafter cited as Bartle Funeral Home.
  3. [S2728] Watson and Sons Funeral Home, Shelby County, TX, online http://www.shelbycountytexashistory.org/Shelby/Watson/…, Gunter, Forest Johnson. Hereinafter cited as Watson and Sons Funeral Home.

Frank Allen Cook1

M, #25480, b. 3 May 1915, d. 20 January 1984
Father*Issac Dudley Cook1 b. 9 Mar 1873, d. 26 Jan 1943
Mother*Laura Frances Alford1 b. Sep 1879, d. 21 Feb 1919
Last Edited23 Apr 2010
     He was born on 3 May 1915 at Joaquin, Texas, USA.1,2
     Frank Allen Cook died on 20 January 1984 at age 68.1,2
     Frank Allen Cook was buried at Jackson Cemetery, Joaquin, Shelby County, Texas, USA, he was a minister.1,2

Citations

  1. [S2731] Bartle Funeral Home, Shelby County, TX, online http://www.shelbycountytexashistory.org/Shelby/Bartle/…, Cook, Frank Allen. Hereinafter cited as Bartle Funeral Home.
  2. [S2716] Jackson Cemetery, Shelby County, TX, online http://www.shelbycountytexashistory.org/Shelby/cem_pics/…, Frank Allen Cook. Hereinafter cited as Jackson Cemetery.