AAFA Bible and Family Records

Bible Record of Sion & Clarky (McTyer) Alford

(Published in AAFA ACTION, Dec. 1991, p. 37)

Source (submitted by Roderick F. Bush):
Be It Known and Remembered, Bible Records Volume Three, 1962. Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana Genealogical and Historical Society, 1962.

The following is a verbatim copy of pages 12 and the next unnumbered page. [Editor's note: The inconsistency in the spelling of "Clarky" comes from the source.]

This Bible was in possession of a great granddaughter, Miss Margaret Agnes Alford, Columbia, Ala. The Bible was printed and published by Matthew Caney in 1807, No. 122 Market St., Philadelphia, PA. Sion and Clarkey Alford lived in Robeson County, North Carolina. Sent in by Mrs. Doak S. Campbell, 1001 High Road, Tallahassee, FL.

MARRIAGES

James J. Alford and Sarah Alford were married Oct. 30, 1834
Charles McRae and M. A. Alford were married March 7, 1867
J. H. Lee and Victoria Alford were married Feb. 20, 1868
C. B. Cox and Juliet Alford were married Jan. 4, 1871

BIRTHS

Sion Alford was born Dec 31st A. D. 1763
Clarky McTyer was born March 5 A. D. 1767
Elizabeth Alford, daughter of said Sion and Clarkey, was born. Nov. 15, A.D. 1788
Mary Alford was born July 9, 1790 A. D.
Warren Alford was born Feb 12, 1793
Susanna Alford was born Feb 18, 1795
Catherine Alford was born Feb 24 A.D. 1797
William Alford was born Feb 14 A.D. 1799
Wiley Alford was born June 21st A.D. 1801
James Jordan Alford was born Nov 21 A.D. 1803
Ann Hopson Alford was born Dec 16 A.D. 1805
Robert McTyer Alford was born May 10 A.D. 1808
John Witherspoon Alford was born June 7 A.D. 1809
Sion Alford was born April 13 A.D. 1837
Victoria Alford was born April 16 A.D. 1839
Margaret Ann Alford was born Dec 24 A.D. 1840
Juliet Alford was born Aug 17 A.D. 1842
Sarah Alford was born 1817, wife of James Jordan Alford. (The four above were their children)

DEATHS

Robert McTyer Alford departed this life Sept 4, 1808
Clarkey Alford, consort of Sion Alford, departed this life Oct 7, 1830
Sion Alford, husband of Clarkey, departed this life June 28 Anno Domini 1832
James J. Alford departed this life Sept 19, 1843
Sion M. Alford departed this life Oct 17, 1861
Dr. Warren Alford departed this life Jan 9, 1860
Victoria Alford, consort of J. H. Lee, departed this life Dec 1, 1868
Juliet Alford, consort of C. B. Cox departed this life Sept 11, 1871
Sarah Alford, consort to James J. Alford, departed this life Sept 12, 1896
Margaret Ann Alford McRae died Dec 2, 1909

Note: Taken from "Kinfold" [sic] by William C. Harlee, page 1329, the marriages of other children of Sion and Clarkey (McTyer) Alford were:
John Baker married Mary Alford
John McKay married Catherine Alford
Alexander H. Blue married Ann H. Alford
John Byars Brown married Susan Alford