Alfred A. Hime
RECIPIENT OF THE SOUTHERN CROSS OF HONOR
CIVIL WAR

Alfred A. Hime had enlisted in the Confederacy during the Civil War. He was a Private, assigned to Company F, 41st Tennessee Infantry when he was captured on 17 Dec 1864 in Nashville, TN and held as a Military Prisoner of War at Louisville, KY until his release on 9 May 1865.

Excerpt from "Wayne County, Tennessee History and Families (1917-1995)," Page 242 regarding Alfred A. Hime.

Alfred married Mary Catherine Horseford (1849-1869) on 23 Jun 1867 in Lewis County, TN. From this union one son was born:
i. James M. Hime (1869-1909)

He next married Almeda Catherine Pollock (1857-1878) on 18 Apr 1874 in Clifton, Wayne County, TN. From this union another son was born:
ii. Robert Henry Hime (1878-1949) *See Notes*

His third, and final, wife was Rebecca Frances "Fannie" Carter (1863-1927), whom he married on 1 Sep 1881 in Perry County, TN. From this union the following six children were born:
iii. William L. Hime (1881-1890) *See Notes*
iv. George Davis Hime (1885-1978)
v. Sarah "Sallie" [Hime] Smith (1887-1976)
vi. John Wesley Hime (1888-1961)
vii. Sophia B. [Hime] Evans (1891-1970)
viii. Roy Hazleton Hime (1903-1979)

NOTES:
- Both of Alfred's first two wives died in Texas. His second son, Robert Henry Hime, was also born in Texas in the same year his mother, Almeda, passed away. It's very possible that she died as the result of childbirth.
- There are several family trees who have William L. Hime listed as the first born son of Albert and Fannie. Though I have found no supporting documentation to confirm any familial connection, I have strong reason to suspect that this is accurate. Considering that William was born, died and was laid to rest (at Howell Cemetery) in Perry County, TN. Perry County, TN is the same place where Fannie was born and also where she and Alfred were married, so the likelihood that William was their first born child increases substantially. I also did not fail to notice that, based on their date of marriage and William's birth date, William would have been a child conceived out of wedlock. I suppose there was no mention of his existence in this book because of this, coupled with the fact that he died so young. George would have been 5, Sallie would have been 3, John would have been 2 and the remainder of the children were not even born when William passed away. The older three likely did not remember him and it appears William was never talked about. This is not really so uncommon, but it is rather sad.