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Subject: Re: [INDAVIES] Alford Brothers
Date: Thu, 8 Jun 2006 00:21:08 EDT


In a message dated 6/7/2006 7:03:17 PM Pacific Standard Time,
writes:

> Franklin Alford and his wife Mary Ann Gilley had three sons killed in the
> Civil War. James Warren Alford was born ca. 1838 d, 17 Sep 1862, Wayne Alford
> was born ca .1840 and d. June 1862 and Lafayette b. ca. 1842 d. ca.1861.
> Two of the brothers are buried in the south. One is buried in Alfordsville.
> Can anyone tell me which brother is buried in Alfordsville?

Lafayette is buried in the Christian Cemetery. Wayne and James Warren are
buried in Alco Missouri.

There is a wonderful book entitled The Alford Brother, "We Must All Dye
Sooner or Later." Edited by Richard S. Skidmore, it contains the correspondence of
these three brothers and lots of illustrations.

Michele Brooks


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