John A. Alford (1790 - 1877)

Born 18 Jul 1790 in Atlantic Ocean

Ancestors

Husband of Ruth Eckles — married 1810 in Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died 2 Jun 1877 at age 86 in Slippery Rock, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

John A. Alford was born at sea when his family emigrated from Ireland.

• Fact: Residence (1850) South Slippery Rock, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, United States
• Fact: Burial (1877) Center United Presbyterian Cemetery, New Castle, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, United States
• Fact: http://familysearch.org/v1/LifeSketch “Ruth Eckles, the youngest and only daughter of Arthur Eckles who married, was born in the central part of Beaver Co., Pa., on Aug. 15, 1792, and passed away on Oct. 30, 1865, in Lawrence Co., Pa. Burial was in the U. P. Church cemetery, about six miles southeast of New Castle. In 1810 she was united in marriage with John Alford … [who] was born July 18, 1790, and passed away on June 2, 1877. Burial was by the side of his wife.” [Eckles and Eckles families …]

Sources

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 08 July 2020, 16:50), entry for John A. Alford(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LHRB-953); contributed by various users.
• WikiTree profile Alford-342 created through the import of Nixon Family Tree 100211.ged on Oct 2, 2011 by Susan Shirey.

• 1830 U.S. census, Pennsylvania, Beaver County, Shenango Township, p. 176 (penned), line 24, John Alford; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 3 July 2019); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M19, roll 165.

• 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Lawrence County, Slippery Rock Township, p. 221 (penned), 439 (stamped), dwelling 1582, family 1577, John Alford household; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 1127. Cit. Date: 3 November 2010.

• memorial page for John A Alford (1791-June 1877), Find A Grave Memorial no. 28437312, citing Center United Presbyterian Cemetery, New Castle, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Connie White (contributor 47029758).

• "Revolutionary War pension files," database and images, fold3 (http://www.fold3.com/ : accessed 10 February 2015); Arthur Eckels, private, Colonal Eanes McCoy's Regiment, 8th Pennsylvania, no. S4269.4.

• Paul Swan, "ALFORD GENEALOGY," database, Swan~Hartzell Family History (http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~paulrswan/genealogy/Alford_Lineage.html