This is a wonderful little newspaper notice. Just imagine 1,000 family members gathered together for a reunion! I wish some of the names were listed.
Smith and Alford Families Reunion
Jackson, Miss., July 12 – The Smith and Alford families held a reunion in Pike county a few days since that was attended by 1,000 persons, all related, and all from two families of Smiths and Alfords who settled on Silver Creek, a beautiful little stream about 100 years ago when all south Mississippi was an unbroken wilderness. The children of the two families married and intermarried, and married into other families until they are several thousand strong. The orator of the day was a Smith – Alford from Houston, Texas.
Vicksburg Evening Post
Vicksburg, MS, 12 July 1904, page 1
Here are my Alford – Smith marriages:
Edwin Barksdale Alford (1792 – 1878) & Martha P. Smith (1802 – 1861) m. 1818 MS
My 3x great grandparents
Eugene Booth Alford (1882 – 1949) & Sarah Emma Smith (1885 – 1965)
Jacob Lauhon Alford (1834 – 1884) & Sarah Ann Smith
Martha Aner Alford (1867 – 1926) & William Jasper Smith (1862 – 1950) m. 1887
Noel Waddell Alford (1838 – 1915) & Mary Elizabeth Smith
Sarah Simmons Alford & Sidney L. Smith (1876 – 1942) m. 1901
Yes Carl v.alford to Louise Smith,
ReplyDeleteFrom pike co, & smith co. Mississippi
ReplyDeleteWow, a thousand members of a family joining for a reunion close to the turn of the century; that certainly is a lot, and not common back in the day! What a huge family at that, a lot of intermarriages going on! ;) What a fun, interesting find. :)
ReplyDeleteQuite a reunion! Especially on a hot summer's day.
ReplyDeleteI’m an Alford
ReplyDelete