James Franklin Alford

Abt 1824 - 1878  (~ 54 years)

• Name	James Franklin Alford  [1, 2, 3]
  Alt. Birth	4 Oct 1820  [1, 2]
  Born	Abt 1824	Wythe County, Virginia   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Physical Description	5 feet 10 inches tall, with fair complexion, dark hair and grey eyes  [2]
  Occupation	Bef 1862	Alfordsville, Daviess County, Indiana   [2]
  	blacksmith
  Military Service	31 Oct 1862-13 Mar 1863  [2]
  	during the Civil War in the Union Army
  	He served as a private in company D 80th Indiana Volunteer Infantry.  He was discharged from service due to a disability while in service.  October 8, 1862, during the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky, while moving an ammunition wagon over a hill, he strained himself caussing a rupture (or hernia) on his left side.  he was treated in the Marine Hospital at Cincinnati, OH, in january and part of February, 1863, and later in February was moved to CampDennison Hospital in Ohio.
  Died	12 Jan 1878	Loogootee, Martin, Indiana   [2, 3]
  Buried	Sholts Cemetery, Martin, Indiana   [2]
  	Alford American shows "Shoals Cemetery, Martin Co., IN".  Neither FindAGrave, Google Earth, nor HomeTownLocator show a Shoals Cemetery in Martin County, Indiana.  However, they show a Sholts Cemetery 5 miles from Loogootee, Martin County, Indiana.
  Person ID	I85579	If the Legends Are True...
  Last Modified	19 Jun 2020

  
  

  Father	Charles Alford,   b. 13 Mar 1801, Wythe County, Virginia ,   d. Abt 1880, Mount Sterling, Montgomery, Kentucky  (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Hoge,   b. 18 Aug 1802,   d. 15 May 1849, Owsley County, Kentucky  (Age 46 years)
  Married	10 Jan 1820	Virginia
  Family ID	F29930	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Emily Treadway,   b. 30 Mar 1826, Booneville, Owsley County, Kentucky ,   d. 31 May 1880, Loogootee, Martin, Indiana  (Age 54 years)
  Married	1 Apr 1848	Owsley County, Kentucky   [2, 3]
  Move	Bef 1865	Indiana   [2]
  Move	Bef 1865	Howard County, Kansas   [2]
  Move	Aft 1865	Owsley County, Kentucky   [2]
  	James F. Alford must have stayed in Indiana when Emily returned to Kentucky.
  Move	Bef 1870	Alfordsville, Daviess County, Indiana   [2]
  	By 1870 Emily & the family were again in Indiana.
  Residence	Abt 1873	Peru, Chautauqua, Kansas   [4]
  	Alford American shows "Peru, Howard Co., KS".  I'm assuming the county boudaries have changed.  In any case, I can't find a Peru in Martin County, Kansas. "After the death of their parents, the girls married and moved near Peru, Howard County, Kansas.  The men in the family joined a wagon train and went west."
  Children	+ 1. Sarah Jane Alford,   b. 22 Aug 1849, Booneville, Owsley County, Kentucky ,   d. 13 Oct 1938, Daviess County, Indiana  (Age 89 years) + 2. Adaline Alford,   b. 11 Sep 1853, Owsley County, Kentucky ,   d. 11 Nov 1925, Owsley County, Kentucky  (Age 72 years) + 3. Henry Clay Alford,   b. 25 Jul 1855, Indiana ,   d. 13 Jan 1899  (Age 43 years)   4. Margaret Alford,   b. 13 Dec 1858, Owsley County, Kentucky ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Martha W. Alford,   b. 27 Feb 1862, Alfordsville, Daviess County, Indiana ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Franz Siegel Alford,   b. 12 Sep 1863, Alfordsville, Daviess County, Indiana ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Emily Alford,   b. 8 Dec 1866, Daviess County, Indiana ,   d. Yes, date unknown + 8. Archibald Alford,   b. 14 Mar 1869, Independence, Montgomery, Kansas ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	19 Jun 2020
  Family ID	F31092	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Reference

  If the Legends Are True... by J. Craig Canada, "James Franklin Alford" (accessed January 18, 2021) | http://www.palmspringsbum.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I85579&tree=Legends.