Infant daughter of H.B. and Alice Ralls

Grave marker next to the driveway in section 1, block 1 near other Ralls tombstones.

Death Date: The infant was a child of Alice and by October 1886 her father had remarried. He had a son, A.W., about 5 years old; therefore a second marriage would be necessary to care for the little boy. So, perhaps infant Agnes was born about 1883-1886 and died at birth or shortly afterwards. Also, it could be that the mother, Alice, died in childbirth. Due to the grave marker not having death dates.....it may be assumed that 1886 was the birth and death of infant Agnes.

Note: census records indicate Hamilton B. Ralls was married to Alice and later census wife was Emma who died in 1908 and another census by 1920 married to yet another Emma.

1880 Coryell, Texas census:

Hamilton B. Ralls 28, born Alabama

Alice G. Ralls 24, born 1856, Arkansas

Alabama marriage record: Hamilton B. Ralls and Emma Williams in St. Clair County, Alabama on Oct. 12, 1886.

The 1900 St. Clair Co., AL census:

Hamilton B Ralls 48, born Alabama

Emma W 33, born 1867, Alabama

Arthur W 18, born 1881, Texas

Fannie F 12, born 1887, Alabama

Mattie W 10, born 1889, AL

Hamilton B 3, born 1891, AL

Lacie P 7, son born 1893, AL

Louise A 5, born 1894, AL

Annie C 3, born 1896, AL

Joseph C 1, born 1898, AL

1910 Calhoun Co., AL census:

Hamlton B Ralls 57, minister - widowed

Annie C Ralls 13 - children by second wife

Joseph C Ralls 11

Emma W Ralls 8

John H Ralls 6

Frank Ralls 3

1920 Calhoun Co., AL census:

Hamilton B Ralls 68, postmaster, Piedmont

Emma G Ralls 45, wife, born Texas (3rd wife)

Joseph C Ralls 21

Emma W Ralls 17

John H Ralls 15

Frank C Ralls 12

According to the above mentioned census records, Hamilton B. Ralls was married three times.

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Contributor, John Awbrey, found this obituary in 2023:

 31 July 1884---Gadsden Times

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Agnes, infant daughter of H.B. Ralls of Texas, died in Gadsden on July 29th.

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