From the 1913 Beardstown Illinois City Directory: Alford Oscar (wf Ellen), fisherman r 1201 E 4th.
According to the 1915 Beardstown Illinois City Directory, Oscar Alford was married to a woman named Ella, worked as a fisherman, and lived at 1201 E. 4th Street in Beardstown, Illinois.
Oscar F. Alford was one of several Illinois River decoy carvers who produced a limited number of duck calls. Oscar created Glodo-style calls that have large-diameter, heavy barrels that exhibit other characteristics typical of call makers from the Beardstown area. His walnut calls, much like his decoys, were made for family or close friends and were not sold on the general market. As a result there are very few of his calls in collections today.
Bio credit: Duck Calls of Illinois 1863-1963, page 43, written by Robert D. Christensen, published by Northern Illinois University Press.
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Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940
Name Oscar Alford
Gender Male
Age 22
Birth Year abt 1881
Marriage Date 23 Sep 1903
Marriage Place Beardstown, Cass, Illinois, USA
Father John Alford
Mother Emma Parker
Spouse Ellen Mulhern
Illinois, U.S., Marriage Index, 1860-1920
Name Oscar Alford
Gender Male
Marriage Date 23 Sep 1903
Marriage Place Cass, Illinois, USA
Spouse Name Ellen Mulhern
Spouse Gender Female
U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name Oscar Franklin Alford
Gender Male
Race White
Birth Date 17 Dec 1881
Birth Place Astoria Fult, Illinois
Father John Alford
Mother Emma Parker
Notes Mar 1937: Name listed as OSCAR FRANKLIN ALFORD
According to the 1915 Beardstown Illinois City Directory, Oscar Alford was married to a woman named Ella, worked as a fisherman, and lived at 1201 E. 4th Street in Beardstown, Illinois.
Oscar F. Alford was one of several Illinois River decoy carvers who produced a limited number of duck calls. Oscar created Glodo-style calls that have large-diameter, heavy barrels that exhibit other characteristics typical of call makers from the Beardstown area. His walnut calls, much like his decoys, were made for family or close friends and were not sold on the general market. As a result there are very few of his calls in collections today.
Bio credit: Duck Calls of Illinois 1863-1963, page 43, written by Robert D. Christensen, published by Northern Illinois University Press.
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Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940
Name Oscar Alford
Gender Male
Age 22
Birth Year abt 1881
Marriage Date 23 Sep 1903
Marriage Place Beardstown, Cass, Illinois, USA
Father John Alford
Mother Emma Parker
Spouse Ellen Mulhern
Illinois, U.S., Marriage Index, 1860-1920
Name Oscar Alford
Gender Male
Marriage Date 23 Sep 1903
Marriage Place Cass, Illinois, USA
Spouse Name Ellen Mulhern
Spouse Gender Female
U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name Oscar Franklin Alford
Gender Male
Race White
Birth Date 17 Dec 1881
Birth Place Astoria Fult, Illinois
Father John Alford
Mother Emma Parker
Notes Mar 1937: Name listed as OSCAR FRANKLIN ALFORD
From the 1913 Beardstown Illinois City Directory: Alford Oscar (wf Ellen), fisherman r 1201 E 4th.
According to the 1915 Beardstown Illinois City Directory, Oscar Alford was married to a woman named Ella, worked as a fisherman, and lived at 1201 E. 4th Street in Beardstown, Illinois.
Oscar F. Alford was one of several Illinois River decoy carvers who produced a limited number of duck calls. Oscar created Glodo-style calls that have large-diameter, heavy barrels that exhibit other characteristics typical of call makers from the Beardstown area. His walnut calls, much like his decoys, were made for family or close friends and were not sold on the general market. As a result there are very few of his calls in collections today.
Bio credit: Duck Calls of Illinois 1863-1963, page 43, written by Robert D. Christensen, published by Northern Illinois University Press.
________________
Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940
Name Oscar Alford
Gender Male
Age 22
Birth Year abt 1881
Marriage Date 23 Sep 1903
Marriage Place Beardstown, Cass, Illinois, USA
Father John Alford
Mother Emma Parker
Spouse Ellen Mulhern
Illinois, U.S., Marriage Index, 1860-1920
Name Oscar Alford
Gender Male
Marriage Date 23 Sep 1903
Marriage Place Cass, Illinois, USA
Spouse Name Ellen Mulhern
Spouse Gender Female
U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name Oscar Franklin Alford
Gender Male
Race White
Birth Date 17 Dec 1881
Birth Place Astoria Fult, Illinois
Father John Alford
Mother Emma Parker
Notes Mar 1937: Name listed as OSCAR FRANKLIN ALFORD
According to the 1915 Beardstown Illinois City Directory, Oscar Alford was married to a woman named Ella, worked as a fisherman, and lived at 1201 E. 4th Street in Beardstown, Illinois.
Oscar F. Alford was one of several Illinois River decoy carvers who produced a limited number of duck calls. Oscar created Glodo-style calls that have large-diameter, heavy barrels that exhibit other characteristics typical of call makers from the Beardstown area. His walnut calls, much like his decoys, were made for family or close friends and were not sold on the general market. As a result there are very few of his calls in collections today.
Bio credit: Duck Calls of Illinois 1863-1963, page 43, written by Robert D. Christensen, published by Northern Illinois University Press.
________________
Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940
Name Oscar Alford
Gender Male
Age 22
Birth Year abt 1881
Marriage Date 23 Sep 1903
Marriage Place Beardstown, Cass, Illinois, USA
Father John Alford
Mother Emma Parker
Spouse Ellen Mulhern
Illinois, U.S., Marriage Index, 1860-1920
Name Oscar Alford
Gender Male
Marriage Date 23 Sep 1903
Marriage Place Cass, Illinois, USA
Spouse Name Ellen Mulhern
Spouse Gender Female
U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name Oscar Franklin Alford
Gender Male
Race White
Birth Date 17 Dec 1881
Birth Place Astoria Fult, Illinois
Father John Alford
Mother Emma Parker
Notes Mar 1937: Name listed as OSCAR FRANKLIN ALFORD
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