NORTH DAKOTA OBITUARIES OF ALFORDS
AND SPELLING VARIATIONS
Obituaries are listed
alphabetically by FIRST name. The name of the newspaper (or other source) and
place and date of publication follow the name of the deceased. The Alford
American Family Association (AAFA) has added notes, when available, for each
obituary, including Social Security Death Index (SSDI) data, relationship of
the deceased to other Alfords, and Alford lineage information. Lineage format:
Name, year of birth, state or country of birth. We welcome corrections and
additional information!
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GERALD DENVAL ALFORD
DAILY NEWS
Minot, Ward Co., ND—Wednesday,
15 November 2006
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Gerald Alford,
79, 1201-31st. Ave. SW, Minot, died Friday, Nov. 10, 2006, in a Sioux Falls,
S.D., hospital, after a courageous battle with cancer.
Gerald Denval
Alford was born Sept. 4, 1927, the son of Monroe and Lillian (Ghoulson) Alford
in Steep Creek, Texas. He graduated from Atlanta High School, Atlanta [Cass
Co.], Texas, in 1945.
He enlisted in
the United States Army on Feb. 23, 1946. He was honorably discharged Aug. 9,
1947.
Following his
honorable discharge, he worked various jobs in Texas and Louisiana until
enlisting in the United States Air Force on Oct. 10, 1955. He proudly served
his country and was stationed in Texas, Louisiana, Arizona, Coldbay, Alaska,
and Fortuna.
While in Fortuna,
he met and married Mary Ellen Blonigen Todd on April 16, 1966. They then moved
to Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma City, Okla., where their two children,
Elizabeth Ann and Denval Lee, were born. Gerald eventually returned to Minot
Air Force Base, where he retired as a master sergeant May 31, 1977.
Following his
honorable discharge, the family moved to Texas, where Gerald attended technical
school. They then settled in Wichita, Kan., where he worked as an electrician
at Beech Aircraft until his second retirement in 1991. Gerald and his wife then
returned to Minot to enjoy retirement with friends and family.
He was blessed
with two grandchildren who gave him much joy and pleasure in the last three
years of his life.
He was a member
of St. John the Apostle Catholic Church and the AMVETS, both of Minot.
His loving family
includes: wife of 40 years, Mary Ellen, Minot; daughter, Elizabeth Alford,
Sioux Falls: son, Denny (Sophia) Alford, Minot; grandchildren, Austin Gregory
and Braydon James Alford; sisters, Mildred (Henry) King, Atlanta, Texas, Louise
Ener, Houston, Texas, and Julia (William) Gillmore, Cleveland, Texas; brother,
Doyle Alford, Cleveland, Texas; and numerous nieces, and nephews.
Mass of Christian
Burial: Thursday, Nov. 16, 2006, at 10:30 a.m. at St. John the Apostle Catholic
Church, Minot.
Interment: Rosehill
Memorial Park, Minot.
Visitation: Today
from noon to 7 p.m. at Thompson-Larson Funeral Home, Minot....
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records
confirm the birth and death dates of Gerald D. Alford (SS #461-34-5772 issued
in TX). See the obituary of his wife Mary in this compilation.
Texas Birth Index
(Ancestry.com) lists the birth of Gerald Denval Alford in San Augustine Co.,
TX. His parents are listed as Monror [sic] McKinly Alford and Lillian
Gholson. Also listed as children of Lillian Gholson, with father Monroe Alford,
are Mildred Marrie Alford, b. 15 Nov 1930 in San Augustine Co., and Julia Gay
Alford, b. 7 Dec 1938 in Cass Co.
On Monroe M.
Alford’s 1918 WWI Draft Registration Card (Ancestry.com), he is age 20 living
in Steep Creek, San Augustine Co., TX. He was born 6 Dec 1897. His nearest
relatives were Emma and Geo. Alford of Steep Creek.
Census reports
show Monroe Alford as the son of George W. and Emma Alford:
1900: Pollock, Grant
Parish, LA, dwelling #944
George Alford head 30 Jan
1870 LA LA MS married 10 years
Emma wife 28 Nov
1871 TX TX TX 5 children, 5 living
Jesse dau 8 July
1891 TX LA TX
Eva dau 5 Jan
1895 LA LA TX
Monroe son 3 Dec
1896 LA LA TX
Pettie dau 2 Feb
1898 LA LA TX
George B. son 4/12 Jan
1900 LA LA TX
1910: Justice Precinct 6,
San Augustine Co., TX, dwelling #21
Geo. W. Alford head 42 LA
MS MS first marriage, 0 years [sic]
Emma wife 40 TX
TX TX second marriage 0 years
7
children, 5 living
Monroe son 12 LA
LA TX
Pet dau 11 LA
LA TX
Ben son 8 LA
LA TX
1920: Justice Precinct 4,
San Augustine Co., TX, dwelling #39
George Alford head 52 LA
MS MS saw mill laborer
Emma wife 50 TX
TX TX
Bennie son 18 LA
LA TX saw mill laborer
Columbus Massey nephew 26 TX
MS TX works on farm
William Massey nephew 20 TX
MS TX farmer, own place
1930: Precinct 4 (Steep
Creek), San Augustine Co., TX, dwelling #303:
George W. Alford head 62 LA
Ireland [?] TX divorced
SSDI records show that Monroe
M. Alford (SS #452-12-5473 issued in TX) was born 6 Dec 1896 and died Jan 1988
in Cleveland, Liberty Co., TX.
Texas Death Index (Ancestry.com)
lists the death of G.W. Alford on 8 May 1931 in San Augustine Co., TX.
Possible family of George W.
Alford on the 1870 and 1880 censuses:
1870: No township, San
Augustine Co., TX, dwelling #150:
Lem Alford 55 NC
Margaret 22 MS
G.W. (male) 3 LA
E.T. (female) 6/12 TX born
Jan
George Perry 20 MS
Nancy Perry 17 MS
1880: No township
(District 87), Shelby Co., TX, dwelling #310:
Margaret Alford head 32 MS
NC MS widow
G.W. son 13 LA
NC MS
E.T. dau 10 TX
NC MS
G.W. Perry brother 26 MS
NC MS
1880: No township
(District 87), Shelby Co., TX, dwelling #212:
Lem Alford head 65 NC
NC NC widowed, mail carrier
Lem Alford appears to be
numerated in the household of 2 black servants, listed directly above him in
dwelling #212/family #213. However, it is most probable that these servants
belong with the family above in dwelling #211/family #212. Lem’s “relationship”
is blank, as are all other family heads. The enumerator probably entered the
dwelling/family on the wrong line.
Two family trees on
RootsWeb.com show Margaret Ann Perry and her brother George Washington Perry as
children of Jesse and Cynthia Perry.
Gerald’s lineage: Gerald Denval
1927 TX1, Monroe McKinley 1896 LA2, George W. 1867 LA3,
??Lem 1815 NC4.
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MARY ELLEN ANN BLONIGEN TODD ALFORD
DAILY NEWS
Minot, Ward Co., ND—Saturday,
1 April 2007
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Mary Ellen
Alford, 77, 1327 25th St. SE #706, Minot, ND, died Wednesday, March 28, 2007,
in a Sioux Falls, SD, hospital.
Mary Ellen Ann Blonigen
was born on June 9, 1929, the daughter of Phillip and Elizabeth (Finken) Blonigen
in Douglas, ND. She graduated from Douglas High School, in 1947.
Mary Ellen
married Howard Todd April 21, 1955, in Douglas, ND, at a double wedding with
Wade and Rita Gulbranson. They made their home in Douglas. From this union a
daughter, Lynelle, was born. Both Lynelle and Howard passed away in 1956.
Following her
husbands death, she attended nurses training in Crosby, ND, and graduated as a
Registered Nurse.
Mary Ellen
married Gerald Denval Alford on April 16, 1966, in Fortuna, ND. They
moved to Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma City, OK, where their two children,
Elizabeth Ann and Denval Lee were born. They eventually returned to the Minot
Air Force Base in 1969, where she worked as a Registered Nurse at the Americana
Nursing Home until May of 1977.
Following
Gerald's honorable discharge from the Air Force in 1977, the family moved to
Cleveland, Texas for a short time. Mary Ellen worked as a RN at the Cleveland
Hospital. They then settled in Wichita, Kansas, where she worked as a RN at a
local nursing home until 1991. Mary Ellen and her husband then returned to
Minot, ND, to enjoy retirement with friends and family.
She was blessed with two
grandchildren who gave her much joy and pleasure in the last four years of her
life.
She was a member
of St. John the Apostle Catholic Church, Minot.
Her loving family
includes: daughter, Elizabeth Alford, Sioux Falls, SD; son, Denny (Sophia)
Alford, Minot; grandchildren, Austin Gregory and Braydon James Alford; sisters,
Rita (Wade) Gulbranson, Portal, ND; sister-in-law, Evangeline Blonigen,
Carrington, ND; and numerous nieces, and nephews.
Mary Ellen was
preceded in death by her parents; husband, Gerald; infant daughter, Lynelle
Todd; brothers, Ryland and Clarence Blonigen; and sister-in-law, Frances Karlsbroten.
Mass of Christian
Burial: Monday, April 2, 2007, at 10:30 a.m. at St. John the Apostle Catholic
Church, Minot.
Interment: Rosehill
Memorial Park, Minot, ND.
Visitation:
Sunday from Noon to 5 p.m. at Thompson-Larson Funeral Home, Minot....
AAFA NOTES: See the obituary
of her husband Gerald in this compilation.
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PEARL P. BEDKER ALLFORD WOLLSCHLAEGER
THE FORUM
Fargo, Cass Co., ND—Thursday,
29 July 1999
Pearl P. Wollschlaeger,
88 Grand Forks [Grand Forks Co.], died Monday, July 26, 1999, in Altru
Hospital, Grand Forks.
Pearl P. Bedker,
was born Aug. 12, 1910, in LaMoure County, N.D., where she grew up. She
graduated from high school, in Jud, N.D., and later graduated from Ellendale
(ND) College with a degree in education. She taught school for many years in several
North Dakota communities.
In 1954 she
married Charles Allford in Edgeley, N.D., where they made their home. He
died in 1963. In 1972, she married Ernest Wollschlaeger in Edgeley. They lived
in Fargo. He died in 1988. In recent years, she lived at Tufte Manor in Grand
Forks.
She is survived
by a brother, Melvin (Hada), Edgeley; and two sisters, Mildred, (Richard) Wert,
Grand Forks, Hazel Johnson, LaMoure, N.D. Memorial service: Saturday at 2 in
Edgewood United Methodist Church, Fargo. Inurnment: Holy Cross Catholic
Cemetery, Fargo....
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records
confirm the birth and death dates of Pearl P. Wollschlaege [sic] (SS #502-44-1626
issued in ND).
