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Robert C. Alford

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Birth	:	18 Aug 1824 Sevier County, Tennessee, USA
Death	:	28 Feb 1886 Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee, USA
Burial	:	Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery, Cheraw, Chesterfield County, USA
Coordinate	:	34.7048630, -79.9539520
Inscription	:	ROBERT E. ALFORD DIED FEB. 28, 1886 ------------------------- SARAH ALFORD DIED OCT. 10, 1896
Description	:	On the 1870 census and land records, he used middle initial C. Blount County Courthouse, Deed Book , p. 394. On 9[7?]th of Feb 1867, R. C. ALFORD sold to John F. HANNAH a tract of land in the 8th Civil District, Blount County, TN, containing 29 acres and 5 poles, for $290. Recorded on 10 Aug 1867. On p. 395, R. C. ALFORD sold on 7 Feb 1867 to Wm. ALFORD land in the 8th Civil District of 81 acres, 1 ro?d, 35 poles, for $275. Recorded on 13 Aug 1867. OBITUARY: THE [MARYVILLE] DAILY TIMES;... Read More	On the 1870 census and land records, he used middle initial C. Blount County Courthouse, Deed Book , p. 394. On 9[7?]th of Feb 1867, R. C. ALFORD sold to John F. HANNAH a tract of land in the 8th Civil District, Blount County, TN, containing 29 acres and 5 poles, for $290. Recorded on 10 Aug 1867. On p. 395, R. C. ALFORD sold on 7 Feb 1867 to Wm. ALFORD land in the 8th Civil District of 81 acres, 1 ro?d, 35 poles, for $275. Recorded on 13 Aug 1867. OBITUARY: THE [MARYVILLE] DAILY TIMES; vol. 3, no. 13 (Wed, 24 Mar 1886); front page. Robert ALFORD died on 28 Feb 1886 in Blount County, TN, of pneumonia fever. He was born in Sevier County in 1824. He had a fever at age 18, and since had been afflicted with chronic disease. At age 20 he made a profession of religion. Upon moving to Blount County in 1847 [age 23] he joined the church by letter at Mt. Moriah, a Methodist Episcopal Church. He later moved his membership to Shady Grove. He never married until after the [Civil] war to Sarah LANE, settled near Union Grove Church, where he remained until his death. His wife survives him, and one daughter, two sisters [one sister Nancy, married to Meredith LANE, had died in 1880]. Services were by Rev. J. A. RUBLE; burial at Big Spring. A poem follows.

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Robert C. Alford's memorial is located at: Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery, Cheraw, Chesterfield County, USA.
When did Robert C. Alford death?
Robert C. Alford death on 28 Feb 1886 in Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee, USA
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Latitude: 34.7048630
Longitude: -79.9539520

Family Members:

Spouse

Sarah Lane Alford

(1823 - 1896)

Children

Laura Alford James

(1868 - 1914)

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