Thomas Moody Alvord

Birth: Feb. 26, 1832 Homer Cortland County New York, USA Death: Mar. 21, 1918 Kent King County Washington, USA

According to his Washington State death record, Thomas was the son of Sylvester Alvord and Lucy Hall.

Obit: Kent Advertiser-Journal, Mar. 21, 1918, p-1

"T. M. ALVORD, AGED PIONEER, DIES

Resident of White River Valley Since 1850 - Prominent in Many Undertakings

Thomas M. Alvord died at Kent, Wash., at 4:15 a.m. March 21, 1918, after an illness of a few weeks. His son A. S. Alvord and Mrs. A. S. Alvord were at his side at the time of his death.

He was born at Homer, N. Y., Feb. 26, 1832. He left New York for California in November of 1853 where he engaged in gardening and mining in Calaven's County until June 1858. At the time of the gold excitement in British Columbia he went up the Frazier River.

In February 1859 he located at White River, on what is now known as the Alvord farm near Kent, where he engaged in farming on a large scale. In the fall of 1859 he returned to New York where he married Maria Julia Smith Dec. 8, 1859. He returned with his bride by way of the Isthmus of Panama and settled in their pioneer home, at which time Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Neely were their nearest relatives.

He leaves three sons, Elisha H., Irving I. and Albert S. Alvord and two Alvord. (typo?)

For several years he has been a member of the borrowed Time Club of Seattle, an organization, of whose membership is composed of men, who have outlived their allotted time of 'three score years and ten'.

Funeral services over the remains will be held next Sunday at 3 o'clock at the Methodist church."

Family links:

Spouse:

 Maria Julia Smith Alvord (1832 - 1912)*

Children:

 Carrie E. Alvord (1862 - 1891)*

 Elisha Henry Alvord (1863 - 1927)*

 Irving Thomas Alvord (1865 - 1945)*

 Albert Sylvester Alvord (1876 - 1931)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial: Hillcrest Burial Park Kent King County Washington, USA

Created by: Mark Vernon Record added: Aug 08, 2011 Find A Grave Memorial# 74611343

Name: Thomas M Alvord Titles and Terms: Event Type: Census Event Year: 1900 Event Place: Christopher, Valley, and Auburn Precincts Auburn city, King, Washington, United States District: 67 Gender: Male Age: 68 Marital Status: Married Race: White Race (Original): W Relationship to Head of Household: Head Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head Number of Living Children: Years Married: 40 Birth Date: Feb 1832 Birthplace: New York Marriage Year (Estimated): 1860 Immigration Year: Father's Birthplace: New York Mother's Birthplace: New Hampshire Mother of how many children: Sheet Number and Letter: 1B Household ID: 15 Line Number: 54 Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: T623 GS Film Number: 1241744 Digital Folder Number: 004118873 Image Number: 00026

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace Thomas M Alvord Head M 68 New York Mariah J Alvord Wife F 68 New York Elisha H Alvord Son M 37 Washington Albert S Alvord Son M 24 Washington Eugenia H Alvord Daughter-in-law F 35 England Jasper I Hunt Boarder M 29 Missouri Veta A Hunt Cook F 27 Missouri Maude Hunt Boarder F 4 Missouri James Thompson Boarder M 46 Scotland

Citing this Record: "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMPX-41T : accessed 31 December 2016), Thomas M Alvord, Christopher, Valley, and Auburn Precincts Auburn city, King, Washington, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 67, sheet 1B, family 15, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,744.