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Margaret E Alford (1890 - 1910)

Margaret E Alford
Born in Michigan, United Statesmap
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Died at age 20 in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw, Michigan, United Statesmap
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Biography

Margaret E Alford was born in May 1890, in Michigan, United States, [1] [2] most likely in Ypsilanti, and died on 05 October 1910, at the age of 20 years and 5 months old, at Ypsilanti, Washtenaw, Michigan, United States. [1] She was the daughter of Irvine Alford (abt 1861-1905) & Catherine Meyer (abt 1856-abt 1921). Note that there are several variants or misspellings of both parents' names in the documents located (Irving, Irvin, Irvine, Darwin, Kate, Cathrine, Catherine, etc., ditto the last names, Alford, Alfred, Alferd, Meyers, Myars, Wyars, etc.)

She was one of seven children but only four appear in the 1900 Census. [2]

  1. Margaret E Alford (1890-1910)
  2. Helen Mary Catherine Alford (1894-1974)
  3. Josephine Adeliedt Alford (1897-abt 1927)
  4. John Allen Alford (1895-1950)

The other three who do not appear in the 1900 census died between 1886 and 1899,

  1. Anamen Alford (1886-before Jun 1894)
  2. Wille L Alford (1888-1888)
  3. Gertrudo M J Alford (1892-1899)

Margaret E was said to have been unusually beautiful. [3]

Margaret appeared in the following censuses

Jun 1894 Margaret E Alford appeared in the 1894 Michigan State Census, June 1894 at Ypsilanti, Washtenaw, Michigan, United States, " Margret E Alford ", 4 yrs, with 2 parents, 1 sister and 3 others [4] [5]

Jun 1900 Margaret E Alford appeared in the 1900 Census, 04 June 1900 at Ypsilanti, Washtenaw, Michigan, United States, " Margaret Alfred", 10 yrs., born in Michigan, at school, with 2 parents, and 3 siblings [2]

Apr 1910 Margaret E Alford appeared in the 1910 Census, 1910 at Ypsilanti, Washtenaw, Michigan, United States, " Margaret E Alford", 20 yrs., born in Michigan, with her mother, 3 siblings and 1 other [6] [7] This was the last census she appeared in as she died later in the year in October 1910.

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 _ DEATH CERTIFICATE: Margaret E Alford on 05 Oct 1910
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 _ 1900 Census at Ypsilanti, Washtenaw, Michigan, United States
  3. firsthand knowledge
  4. _ 1894 Census at Ypsilanti, Washtenaw, Michigan, United States
  5. _ 1884 Census Date
  6. _ 1910 Census at Ypsilanti, Washtenaw, Michigan, United States
  7. _ Date of 1910 Census




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