Alford (sometime recorded as Alfred) was born in 1822 near Cherryville, North Carolina. He was of the Methodist faith. He married fairly young, and had a daughter, Mary, in 1846, but his first wife died. He married a second time, to Tobiatha Neal.
Tobiatha, born in Cleveland County in 1833, was one of twelve children of John Neal. Her mother's maiden name was Mooney. She had four brothers and seven sisters; the four brothers were all killed in the Civil War.
Alford and Tobiatha were married sometime around 1850. They lived in Gaston County, North Carolina. They had seven children together; five of them were born in North Carolina: George (1854), Nancy Jemima (1857), Sarah “Sally” (1859), Hester (1863), and John (1867). In 1860, they were living in White Pine, Gaston County, North Carolina. Alford joined the Confederate army and spent four years serving under General Robert E. Lee.
After the war, the family moved to Pleasant Grove, in Panola County, Mississippi. They made the trip in 1870. Several families from the same part of North Carolina moved to that area; they took a boat through the Gulf of Mexico and came up the Mississippi Rover instead of crossing the mountains and traveling across land through Tennessee. The Sellers most likely took this route, also. In Pleasant Grove, they had two more children: Dave (1870), and Andrew “Andy” (1872). Alford farmed near Pleasant Grove for the rest of his life.
Tobiatha, born in Cleveland County in 1833, was one of twelve children of John Neal. Her mother's maiden name was Mooney. She had four brothers and seven sisters; the four brothers were all killed in the Civil War.
Alford and Tobiatha were married sometime around 1850. They lived in Gaston County, North Carolina. They had seven children together; five of them were born in North Carolina: George (1854), Nancy Jemima (1857), Sarah “Sally” (1859), Hester (1863), and John (1867). In 1860, they were living in White Pine, Gaston County, North Carolina. Alford joined the Confederate army and spent four years serving under General Robert E. Lee.
After the war, the family moved to Pleasant Grove, in Panola County, Mississippi. They made the trip in 1870. Several families from the same part of North Carolina moved to that area; they took a boat through the Gulf of Mexico and came up the Mississippi Rover instead of crossing the mountains and traveling across land through Tennessee. The Sellers most likely took this route, also. In Pleasant Grove, they had two more children: Dave (1870), and Andrew “Andy” (1872). Alford farmed near Pleasant Grove for the rest of his life.
Alford (sometime recorded as Alfred) was born in 1822 near Cherryville, North Carolina. He was of the Methodist faith. He married fairly young, and had a daughter, Mary, in 1846, but his first wife died. He married a second time, to Tobiatha Neal.
Tobiatha, born in Cleveland County in 1833, was one of twelve children of John Neal. Her mother's maiden name was Mooney. She had four brothers and seven sisters; the four brothers were all killed in the Civil War.
Alford and Tobiatha were married sometime around 1850. They lived in Gaston County, North Carolina. They had seven children together; five of them were born in North Carolina: George (1854), Nancy Jemima (1857), Sarah “Sally” (1859), Hester (1863), and John (1867). In 1860, they were living in White Pine, Gaston County, North Carolina. Alford joined the Confederate army and spent four years serving under General Robert E. Lee.
After the war, the family moved to Pleasant Grove, in Panola County, Mississippi. They made the trip in 1870. Several families from the same part of North Carolina moved to that area; they took a boat through the Gulf of Mexico and came up the Mississippi Rover instead of crossing the mountains and traveling across land through Tennessee. The Sellers most likely took this route, also. In Pleasant Grove, they had two more children: Dave (1870), and Andrew “Andy” (1872). Alford farmed near Pleasant Grove for the rest of his life.
Tobiatha, born in Cleveland County in 1833, was one of twelve children of John Neal. Her mother's maiden name was Mooney. She had four brothers and seven sisters; the four brothers were all killed in the Civil War.
Alford and Tobiatha were married sometime around 1850. They lived in Gaston County, North Carolina. They had seven children together; five of them were born in North Carolina: George (1854), Nancy Jemima (1857), Sarah “Sally” (1859), Hester (1863), and John (1867). In 1860, they were living in White Pine, Gaston County, North Carolina. Alford joined the Confederate army and spent four years serving under General Robert E. Lee.
After the war, the family moved to Pleasant Grove, in Panola County, Mississippi. They made the trip in 1870. Several families from the same part of North Carolina moved to that area; they took a boat through the Gulf of Mexico and came up the Mississippi Rover instead of crossing the mountains and traveling across land through Tennessee. The Sellers most likely took this route, also. In Pleasant Grove, they had two more children: Dave (1870), and Andrew “Andy” (1872). Alford farmed near Pleasant Grove for the rest of his life.
Family Members
Advertisement
Records on Ancestry
Advertisement
