James Alexander Alston (1926 - 2007)

Born 25 May 1926 in Halifax County, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Catherine (White) Alston — married 18 Nov 1955 in Emporia, Greensville, Virginia, United States

Died 22 Mar 2007 at age 80 in Warrenton, Warren, North Carolina, United States

Biography

James Alston is a part of US Black heritage.

James was born 25 May 1926 in Halifax County, North Carolina. He was the son of Lenzie Alston and Bettie Pearson.^[1]

On 1 April 1930, James Alston was 5 years old and living in Littleton, Halifax, North Carolina with his parents. No other children were listed in the family.^[2]

On 1 April 1940, James Alston was 14 years old and living in Littleton Township, Halifax, North Carolina with his parents and brother

He married Catherine White in 1955.^[3]

He died in 2007.^[4][5]

Sources

1. ↑ "North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VHV7-28C : 8 December 2014), James Alexander Alston, 25 May 1926; from "North Carolina, Birth and Death Indexes, 1800-2000," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing vol. 13, p. 1584, Halifax, North Carolina, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X336-PQR : accessed 2 May 2021), James Alston in household of Lindsey Alston, Littleton, Halifax, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 17, sheet 7A, line 11, family 118, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1697; FHL microfilm 2,341,431.
3. ↑ "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9J-H134 : 20 February 2021), James Alexander Alston and Catherine White, 18 Nov 1955; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing , Greensville, Virginia, United States, certificate 32970, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
4. ↑ "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKQ5-WG16 : accessed 2 May 2021), Mr James Alexander Or Hoss Alston, Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States, 22 Mar 2007; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Daily Herald, born-digital text.
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/178486089/james-alexander-alston : accessed 01 May 2021), memorial page for James Alexander Alston (25 May 1926–19 Mar 2007), Find a Grave Memorial ID 178486089, citing Oak Grove Church Cemetery, Littleton, Halifax County, North Carolina, USA ; Maintained by Judy Waters (contributor 47094676).

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWQ5-NHX : 9 January 2021), James Alston in household of Lindsey Alston, Littleton Township, Halifax, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 42-21, sheet 5A, line 14, family 59, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2924.