B. Alton Gafford 1886

B. Alton Gafford, 1886–

Name

B. Alton Gafford

Name: B. Alton /Gafford/
Given names: B. Alton
Surname: Gafford

Gender Male

Events of close relatives Historic events
Birth	1886 Texas, USA Source: Trees, Leaves, and Nuts [Wilks/Wilkes] on RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project Source: 1920 Census Collection for Smith County, Texas, USA Citation details: Sheet 3B, Reel 1845, Page 443
British Queen	Victoria from June 20, 1837 to January 22, 1901
23rd President of the United States	Benjamin Harrison March 4, 1889
24th President of the United States	Grover Cleveland March 4, 1893
25th President of the United States	William McKinley March 4, 1897
British King	Edward VII from January 22, 1901 to May 6, 1910
26th President of the United States	Theodore Roosevelt September 14, 1901
27th President of the United States	William Howard Taft March 4, 1909
Marriage	Augusta Octo Sorrells — View this family between 1915 and January 3, 1920 (aged 34 years) Texas, USA Source: Trees, Leaves, and Nuts [Wilks/Wilkes] on RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project Source: 1920 Census Collection for Smith County, Texas, USA Citation details: Sheet 3B, Reel 1845, Page 443
Residence	January 3, 1920 Tyler, Smith, Texas, USA Address: Tyler, Ward 4, District 83, Smith County, Texas, USA Source: 1920 Census Collection for Smith County, Texas, USA Citation details: Sheet 3B, Reel 1845, Page 443 Note: in hh 75 with wife, Octo and step daughters Virginia and Dorothy.
British King	George V from May 6, 1910 to January 20, 1936
28th President of the United States	Woodrow Wilson March 4, 1913
29th President of the United States	Warren G Harding March 4, 1921
30th President of the United States	Calvin Coolidge August 2, 1923
31st President of the United States	Herbert Hoover March 4, 1929
32nd President of the United States	Franklin D Roosevelt March 4, 1933
British King	Edward VII from January 20, 1936 to December 11, 1936
British King	George VI from December 11, 1936 to February 6, 1952
33rd President of the United States	Harry S Truman April 12, 1945
British Queen	Elizabeth II from February 6, 1952
34th President of the United States	Dwight D Eisenhower January 20, 1953
35th President of the United States	John F Kennedy January 20, 1961
36th President of the United States	Lyndon B Johnson November 22, 1963
37th President of the United States	Richard Nixon January 20, 1969
38th President of the United States	Gerald Ford August 9, 1974
39th President of the United States	Jimmy Carter January 20, 1977
Death of a wife	Augusta Octo Sorrells July 3, 1980 Los Angeles, California, USA Source: Marshall & Allied Families from VA, KY, AL, GA, TN, AR, TX [Wilks/Newman] on RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project Citation details: database: marshall1952 Source: California, Death Index, 1940-1997
40th President of the United States	Ronald Reagan January 20, 1981
Death	yes

Date differences

Family with Augusta Octo Sorrells
himself	Links Birth: 1886 — Texas, USA Marriage: between 1915 and January 3, 1920 — Texas, USA Death: Unique identifier: 68B2E8568A95B3A9409588CC15F0DE6C Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Augusta Octo Sorrells B. Alton Gafford 1886– Birth: 1886 — Texas, USA Death:
wife	Links Birth: August 27, 1889 — Lafayette, Upshur, Texas, USA Marriage: 1908 — Upshur, Texas, USA Family census: April 23, 1910 — Upshur, Texas, USA Divorce: about 1915 — Texas, USA Unique identifier: 1325F0DA0C23A47B46B51A7C385F8C29 Marriage: between 1915 and January 3, 1920 — Texas, USA Unique identifier: 68B2E8568A95B3A9409588CC15F0DE6C Civil marriage: December 31, 1930 — Walters, Cotton, Oklahoma, USA Death: July 3, 1980 — Los Angeles, California, USA Unique identifier: 452336C0FFE5B7D749DC40B01EA85473 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse John Wilks Virginia Othell Wilks Dorothy Wilks Family with spouse B. Alton Gafford Family with spouse Alvan Babcock Rische Augusta Octo Sorrells 1889–1980 Birth: August 27, 1889 — Lafayette, Upshur, Texas, USA Death: July 3, 1980 — Los Angeles, California, USA
Marriage	Marriage — between 1915 and January 3, 1920 — Texas, USA

John Wilks + Augusta Octo Sorrells
wife’s ex-husband	Links Birth: September 4, 1888 29 23 — DeKalb, Bowie, Texas, USA Census: June 22, 1900 — Navarro, Texas, USA Marriage: 1908 — Upshur, Texas, USA Family census: April 23, 1910 — Upshur, Texas, USA Divorce: about 1915 — Texas, USA Death: November 27, 1949 — Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, USA Burial: November 1949 — Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, USA Unique identifier: 1325F0DA0C23A47B46B51A7C385F8C29 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Augusta Octo Sorrells Virginia Othell Wilks Dorothy Wilks John Wilks 1888–1949 Birth: September 4, 1888 29 23 — DeKalb, Bowie, Texas, USA Death: November 27, 1949 — Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, USA
wife	Links Birth: August 27, 1889 — Lafayette, Upshur, Texas, USA Marriage: 1908 — Upshur, Texas, USA Family census: April 23, 1910 — Upshur, Texas, USA Divorce: about 1915 — Texas, USA Unique identifier: 1325F0DA0C23A47B46B51A7C385F8C29 Marriage: between 1915 and January 3, 1920 — Texas, USA Unique identifier: 68B2E8568A95B3A9409588CC15F0DE6C Civil marriage: December 31, 1930 — Walters, Cotton, Oklahoma, USA Death: July 3, 1980 — Los Angeles, California, USA Unique identifier: 452336C0FFE5B7D749DC40B01EA85473 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse John Wilks Virginia Othell Wilks Dorothy Wilks Family with spouse B. Alton Gafford Family with spouse Alvan Babcock Rische Augusta Octo Sorrells 1889–1980 Birth: August 27, 1889 — Lafayette, Upshur, Texas, USA Death: July 3, 1980 — Los Angeles, California, USA
Marriage	Marriage — 1908 — Upshur, Texas, USA
Divorce	Divorce — about 1915 — Texas, USA
4 years stepdaughter	Links Birth: 1911 22 21 — Texas, USA Marriage license: August 22, 1933 — Los Angeles, California, USA Religious marriage: August 26, 1933 — Los Angeles, California, USA Death: Unique identifier: F7E026ADB7158DE34762F30806FEDE68 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Jacques Fraemac Purvis Virginia Othell Wilks 1911– Birth: 1911 22 21 — Texas, USA Death:
5 years stepdaughter	Links Birth: 1915 26 25 — Texas, USA Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Dorothy Wilks 1915– Birth: 1915 26 25 — Texas, USA

Alvan Babcock Rische + Augusta Octo Sorrells
wife’s husband	Links Birth: 1883 — Texas, USA Civil marriage: December 31, 1930 — Walters, Cotton, Oklahoma, USA Death: November 5, 1938 — Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, USA Unique identifier: 452336C0FFE5B7D749DC40B01EA85473 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Augusta Octo Sorrells Alvan Babcock Rische 1883–1938 Birth: 1883 — Texas, USA Death: November 5, 1938 — Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, USA
wife	Links Birth: August 27, 1889 — Lafayette, Upshur, Texas, USA Marriage: 1908 — Upshur, Texas, USA Family census: April 23, 1910 — Upshur, Texas, USA Divorce: about 1915 — Texas, USA Unique identifier: 1325F0DA0C23A47B46B51A7C385F8C29 Marriage: between 1915 and January 3, 1920 — Texas, USA Unique identifier: 68B2E8568A95B3A9409588CC15F0DE6C Civil marriage: December 31, 1930 — Walters, Cotton, Oklahoma, USA Death: July 3, 1980 — Los Angeles, California, USA Unique identifier: 452336C0FFE5B7D749DC40B01EA85473 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse John Wilks Virginia Othell Wilks Dorothy Wilks Family with spouse B. Alton Gafford Family with spouse Alvan Babcock Rische Augusta Octo Sorrells 1889–1980 Birth: August 27, 1889 — Lafayette, Upshur, Texas, USA Death: July 3, 1980 — Los Angeles, California, USA
Civil marriage	Civil marriage — December 31, 1930 — Walters, Cotton, Oklahoma, USA

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Birth	Source: Trees, Leaves, and Nuts [Wilks/Wilkes] on RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project Source: 1920 Census Collection for Smith County, Texas, USA Citation details: Sheet 3B, Reel 1845, Page 443
Marriage	Source: Trees, Leaves, and Nuts [Wilks/Wilkes] on RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project Source: 1920 Census Collection for Smith County, Texas, USA Citation details: Sheet 3B, Reel 1845, Page 443
Residence	Source: 1920 Census Collection for Smith County, Texas, USA Citation details: Sheet 3B, Reel 1845, Page 443

Show all notes
Residence	in hh 75 with wife, Octo and step daughters Virginia and Dorothy.

Research links

Australia 2

Belgium 1

Rijksarchief België

Germany 10

International 21

Italy 1

Banca Dati dei Caduti e Dispersi (link only)

Netherlands 24

Poland 1

Szukaj w Archiwach (tylko link)

Russia 11

Ukraine 7

United Kingdom 2

United States 2

Extra information

Unique identifier

DEFEB231A680AFBF42056A4716C4B57F

Last change

August 18, 2013 – 14:42:32

Author of last change: barbaracorner

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Family with Augusta Octo Sorrells
himself	B. Alton Gafford 1886–
wife	Augusta Octo Sorrells 1889–1980

John Wilks + Augusta Octo Sorrells
wife’s ex-husband Parents James Blackstone Bartow Wilks Harriett Virginia Lindsey	John Wilks 1888–1949
wife	Augusta Octo Sorrells 1889–1980
stepdaughter Family Jacques Fraemac Purvis	Virginia Othell Wilks 1911–
stepdaughter	Dorothy Wilks 1915–

Alvan Babcock Rische + Augusta Octo Sorrells
wife’s husband	Alvan Babcock Rische 1883–1938
wife	Augusta Octo Sorrells 1889–1980

Descendants

B. Alton Gafford(1886–)
- Augusta Octo Sorrells1915
  - No children