Osceola Weatherford Alston (1907 - 1965)

Born 9 Feb 1907 in Clarke, Alabama, United States

Ancestors

Died 12 Mar 1965 at age 58 in Tuskegee Institute, Macon, Alabama, United States

Biography

Osceola Alston is a part of US Black heritage.

Osceola Alston was born in Clarke County, Alabama.

TEC4 Osceola Alston served in the United States Army in World War II
Service started: 16 Nov 1942
Unit(s): Co. F, 389th Engineers
Service ended: 7 Sep 1945

Osceola was born in 1907.

In the 1910 census Oscar (age 3) was the son of James Austin in Clarksville, Clarke, Alabama, United States.^[1]

In the 1920 census Oceola (age 11) was the son of Sarah Austin in Clarkesville, Clarke, Alabama.^[2]

In the 1940 census Osceola (age 32), Farm Laborer, was the single son of James M Abston in Clarkesville, Clarke, Alabama.^[3]

Osceola married on 10 September 1945 in Clarke, Alabama.^[4]

He passed away in 1965.^[5][6]

Sources

1. ↑ 1910 Census: "1910 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1910; Census Place: Clarksville, Clarke, Alabama; Roll: T624_6; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0029; FHL microfilm: 1374019
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7884 #167462843 (accessed 27 January 2023)
   Oscar Austin (3), single son, in household of James Austin (33) in Clarksville, Clarke, Alabama, USA. Born in Alabama.
2. ↑ 1920 Census: "1920 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1920; Census Place: Clarkesville, Clarke, Alabama; Roll: T625_7; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 32
   Ancestry Record 6061 #2263277 (accessed 27 January 2023)
   Oceola Austin (11), single son, in household of Sarah Austin in Clarkesville, Clarke, Alabama. Born in Alabama.
3. ↑ 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1940; Census Place: Clarkesville, Clarke, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00014; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 13-19
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #63985073 (accessed 27 January 2023)
   Osceola W Abston (32), single son, Farm Laborer, in household of James M Abston (62) in Clarkesville, Clarke, Alabama. Born in Alabama.
4. ↑ Marriage: "Alabama, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1969"
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7838 #3906744 (accessed 27 January 2023)
   Osceola W Alston marriage to undefined on 10 Sep 1945 in Clarke, Alabama.
5. ↑ Death: "Alabama, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974"
   FHL Film Number: 1909076
   Ancestry Record 2543 #1397617 (accessed 27 January 2023)
   Osceola W Alston death 12 Mar 1965 (age 58), son of James M Alston & Sarah Taylor, in Tuskegee Institute, Macon, Alabama.
6. ↑ Military: "U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1970"
   National Archives at St. Louis, MO; St. Louis, MO, USA; Applications for Headstones, 1/1/1925 - 6/30/1970; NAID: NAID 596118; Record Group Number: 92; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2375 #3046257 (accessed 27 January 2023)
   Name: Osceola Alston; Rank: T/4; Birth Date: 9 Feb 1907; Service Number: 34 554 679; Service Branch: Army; Unit: Co F, 389th Engrs. Regt; Enlistment Date: 18 Nov 1942; Discharge Date: 7 Sep 1945; Death Date: 12 Mar 1965; Cemetery Location: USA.

• Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
  Find A Grave: Memorial #101383090 (accessed 27 January 2023)
  Memorial page for Sgt Osceola W Alston (9 Feb 1907-12 Mar 1965), citing Austin Cemetery, Clarke County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by Larry Bell (contributor 47353051).