From The Lenoir Topic, 9 Sept 1885:
"From the Hickory papers we learn of the death on Monday of last week, of Mr. Adolphus L. Shuford, the well-known stock-raiser and enterprising citizen of hickory. His death was sudden, being caused by cramp colic. Mr. Shuford leaves a wife and eight children. His death will be very much felt not only by his family but by the community, as he was a progressive and enterprising man, ready to take part in every good work."
Adolphus Lafayette Shuford was a son of Jacob H. Shuford (d. 1874). He was one of the first settlers of Hickory Tavern, which was to become Hickory, NC. As a young man, he learned carpentry and worked on builing the Catawba County branch of the Western North Carolina Railroad. When war came, he was given charge of the Commissary Department of the Confederate Government in Hickory, NC.
Shuford married Adelaide Lindsay on 5 August, 1862. He worked as a merchant and also ran a flour mill in Hickory. He was involved in the founding of Claremont College and building of the Reformed Church in Hickory. He and his family lived at Maple Grove, one of the oldest houses in Hickory. It is now a museum and open to the public.
Adolphus Shuford died of heart disease, leaving his wife and children, some of whom were not even school age. His minister, the Rev. Jeremiah Ingold, preached his funeral.
(source: From A Historical Sketch of the Shuford Family by the Rev. Julius H. Shuford, November 1901)
From The Lenoir Topic, 9 Sept 1885:
"From the Hickory papers we learn of the death on Monday of last week, of Mr. Adolphus L. Shuford, the well-known stock-raiser and enterprising citizen of hickory. His death was sudden, being caused by cramp colic. Mr. Shuford leaves a wife and eight children. His death will be very much felt not only by his family but by the community, as he was a progressive and enterprising man, ready to take part in every good work."
Adolphus Lafayette Shuford was a son of Jacob H. Shuford (d. 1874). He was one of the first settlers of Hickory Tavern, which was to become Hickory, NC. As a young man, he learned carpentry and worked on builing the Catawba County branch of the Western North Carolina Railroad. When war came, he was given charge of the Commissary Department of the Confederate Government in Hickory, NC.
Shuford married Adelaide Lindsay on 5 August, 1862. He worked as a merchant and also ran a flour mill in Hickory. He was involved in the founding of Claremont College and building of the Reformed Church in Hickory. He and his family lived at Maple Grove, one of the oldest houses in Hickory. It is now a museum and open to the public.
Adolphus Shuford died of heart disease, leaving his wife and children, some of whom were not even school age. His minister, the Rev. Jeremiah Ingold, preached his funeral.
(source: From A Historical Sketch of the Shuford Family by the Rev. Julius H. Shuford, November 1901)
Family Members
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Margaret Amanda Shuford Blackburn
1830–1898
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Elizabeth Hoyle Shuford Robinson
1834–1896
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CPL William Harrison Shuford
1839–1864
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Abel Alexander Shuford
1841–1912
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Wallace Pinkney Shuford
1844–1921
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John Marshall Shuford
1847–1912
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Julius Hoyl Shuford
1849–1925
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Alice Amelia Shuford Wilfong
1852–1909
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Laura Caroline Shuford Ramsaur
1856–1925
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Edward Lindsay Shuford Sr
1863–1930
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William Harrison "Willie" Shuford
1864–1869
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Ella Shuford Johnston
1866–1957
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Florence Shuford Reid
1869–1929
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Mary Adelaide Shuford
1871–1872
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Walter Julius Shuford
1873–1939
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Nora Shuford Self
1875–1966
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Wade Hampton Shuford
1877–1969
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Infant Son Shuford
1880–1880
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Clara Elizabeth Shuford
1881–1885
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Adrian Lafayette Shuford
1884–1957
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