Adam Alston (1878 - 1955)

Born Apr 1878 in Chatham, North Carolina, United States

Died 31 Dec 1955 at age 77 in Moore, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Adam Alston is a part of US Black heritage.

Adam was born in 1878. He was the son of Gid Alston and Alice DeGraffenriedt.^[1] He married Savannah Rivana Brown (1880–Deceased)^[2]

• Marriage

19 Jan 1898

Moore, North Carolina

• Children (1)

Gilbert Alston 1902–1923^[3]

He is recorded alone in 1930.^[4] He passed away in 1955, a widower,^[5]and was buried at Holly Grove.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC6N-Z6L : Fri Oct 06 14:39:20 UTC 2023), Entry for Gideon Alston and Allis Alston, 1880.
2. ↑ "North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZBN-NGD : 14 February 2020), Adam Alston, 1898.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1910", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLSH-YTH : Tue Oct 03 15:02:18 UTC 2023), Entry for Adam Alston and Alston, 1910.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1930", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X3QH-K6S : Fri Oct 06 03:49:09 UTC 2023), Entry for Adam Alston, 1930.
5. ↑ "North Carolina Deaths and Burials, 1898-1994", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZRV-55Q : 21 January 2020), Adam Alston, 1956.
6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/139530476/adam-alston: accessed 05 January 2024), memorial page for Adam Alston (Apr 1878–31 Dec 1955), Find a Grave Memorial ID 139530476, citing Holly Grove Deliverance Church of God Cemetery, Eagle Springs, Moore County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by greensboro24 (contributor 47844350).