Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Alford, Preston W., 1930 

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PRESTON ALFORD 

  The funeral services for Preston Alford were held yesterday afternoon at 3 
o'clock at his home on Bank street, conducted by the Rev. H.E. Cromer and Dr. 
W.W. Staley.  The choir of the Main Street Methodist Church sang "Throw Out 
the Life Line" and "Rock of Ages."  There were many beautiful floral 
offerings.  Active pallbearers were G. Lloyd Bell, J.T. Withers, A.H. 
Hargrave, L.H. Norfleet, J.T. Shepherd, A.D. Bowen, Sr., Hutson Councill, 
F.E. Crowley.  Other members of the Vaughan-Causey Camp Spanish-American War 
veterans, and friends and neighbors were honorary.  Interment was in Cedar 
Hill cemetery. 


Preston Ward* ALFORD, house painter, Spanish-American War veteran, 
b. 2 Oct 1871*, Gates Co., NC, d. 22 Oct 1930, Suffolk, 
interred in Cedar Hill Cemetery*, Suffolk, 24 Oct 1930, 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 8, No. 184, Sat., Oct. 25, 1930, p. 10 

*Additional information: 

Unmarked?  Added to the Cedar Hill list, an extension of the 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/cedar_a.txt 

Find a Grave Memorial #207045946 [no photo] 

His parents, "Frank" Francis Marion & Susan Caroline (McPHERSON) ALFORD, 
   are buried in Block O, Lot 95. 

D.Cert. 23873 (Suffolk #328) gives son of Frank ALFORD, b. Norfolk, & 
   Susan C. STRANGE, b. Camden Co., NC. 

Preston & Laura GRIGGS, m. 10 Oct 1888 in Gates Co., NC. 

He appears with his parents in the 1900 Census - 9 Bank St., Suffolk - 
   as married 11 years, but Laura is not shown. 

Preston served in Co. F, 4th VA Infantry - the Suffolk unit that fought 
   in the Spanish-American War & WW-I.  He applied for an Invalid pension 
   11 May 1926 (App. #1538.742; Cert. A-11-16-28).  His mother applied for 
   a continuation of that pension 15 Nov 1930 (App. #1680.951). 

His father was a Confederate veteran, having served as a private in Co. B, 
   19th Battalion VA Heavy Artillery, and later as a clerk in the Richmond 
   Commissary. 

His father's obits ("Norfolk Landmark," May 28 & 29, 1901, p. 6, &c.) 
   are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/a416f1ob.txt 

His mother's obits ("Suffolk News-Herald," Feb. 18 & 21, 1933, & donated) 
   are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/a416s1ob.txt 

The obit ("Virginian-Pilot," Sep. 23, 1924, p. 11) of his sister Mrs. "Sallie" 
   Sarah (ALFORD BRIGGS) WHITE gives Preston's middle name as Wadworth.  Their 
   paternal aunt was Sarah E. (ALFORD) WADSWORTH; their paternal grandfather 
   was Benjamin Ward ALFORD.  Sallie's obit is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/w300s6ob.txt 


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