Person:Esther Louisa Alford (1)

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m. 19 Jan 1830
  1. Eliza Jane Alford1830 - 1901
  2. George Washington Alford1831 - 1863
  3. Robert McCullough Alford1833 - 1853
  4. Mary Maria Alford1834 - 1848
  5. Abigail Hannah Alford1836 - 1918
  6. Sara Anna Alford1837 - 1917
  7. Idena A. Alford1839 - 1839
  8. William Henry Harrison Alford1840 - 1924
  9. Frances G. Alford1841 - 1848
  10. Esther Louisa Alford1842 - 1864
  11. Martha A. Alford1843 - 1853
  12. Freelace Maria Alford1844 - 1848
  13. Helen Caroline Alford1847 - 1924
  14. Joseph Franklin Alford1849 - 1849
m. 26 Sep 1861
  1. George Washington Green1862 - 1920
Facts and Events
Name Esther Louisa Alford
Gender Female
Birth[1] 11 Jun 1842 Alamo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States
Marriage 26 Sep 1861 Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United Statesto George Washington Green
Death? 17 Sep 1864 Oshtemo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States
Burial[2] Alamo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United StatesGreen Bower Cemetery

Husband George Washington Green is the brother of sister Sarah's husband, William A. Green, who was killed in the Civil War.

1860 Census:
Name: Esther L Alford
Age in 1860: 19
Birth Year: abt 1841
Birthplace: Michigan
Home in 1860: Oshtemo, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Household Members:
John W Stuart 62 = stepfather
Martha Stuart 44
Abigail Tollet 24
William H Alford 20
Esther L Alford 19
Helen C Alford 13
William A Lewis 6
Martha Lewis 4

References
  1. 1860 U.S. Federal Census.

    FamilySearch [1]
    Gives 1841 as estimated year of birth.
    Fold3.com; citing p. 181, household ID 1333, NARA microfilm publication M653, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.; FHL microfilm 803,548.

  2. Mother's Obituary: "The interment was in the Northeast Alamo cemetery, beside the husband of her youth and close to all of her children with the exception of one, George Alford, who has slept in a soldier's grave in the sunny south for more than 40 years."