Alston Family

Grandchildren of Christopher & Mary (Waddington) Alston


photo 45001 John Theodore ALSTON (son of Andrew ALSTON & Mary VAN BRUNT) was born on 29 Dec 1846 in Randolph County, IL. He died on 19 Jun 1916 in Tilden, IL. He is buried in the Coulterville Cemetery in Coulterville, IL.

He was a bricklayer and lay-Baptist preacher.

photo 45600John married Julia Elizabeth PYLES on 25 Jul 1870 in Randolph County, IL. Julia was born in Mar 1851 in Tennessee. She died on 6 Dec 1893 and is buried in the Coulterville Cemetery in Coulterville, IL.

John & Julia had the following children.

Alston, John & JuliaAndrew Dern ALSTON was born in Mar 1873. He died on 22 Apr 1887. He is buried in the Coulterville Cemetery in Coulterville, IL.
Lorena ALSTON was born about 1875 in Randolph County, IL.
Dora ALSTON was born on 8 Apr 1878 in Coulterville, IL. She died about 1878. She is buried in the Coulterville Cemetery in Coulterville, IL.
Bertha ALSTON was born on 12 Apr 1880 in Coulterville, IL. She died about 1897. She is buried in the Coulterville Cemetery in Coulterville, IL.
Liddy ALSTON was born about 1883. She died about 1883. She is buried in the Coulterville Cemetery in Coulterville, IL.
Julia ALSTON was born about 1893. She died about 1894. She is buried in Coulterville Cemetery in Coulterville, IL.


photo 19e00Emma Marie ALSTON (daughter of Andrew ALSTON & Mary VAN BRUNT) was born on 31 Jul 1851 in Randolph County, IL. She died on 6 Dec 1932 in Christopher, IL. She was buried on 7 Dec 1932 in Knob Prairie Cemetery in Eastern Township of Franklin County, IL. She was a twin with Amy Alston who died at a young age. Emma was a Baptist.
Audio file 1This is an audio file by Emma Lutes Smith describing Emma Alston Duckworth, her grandmother and namesake.
photo 19d00Emma married William James DUCKWORTH (son of James DUCKWORTH & Polly HALL) on 25 Dec 1873 in Perry County, IL. (Note: click on the links above & below to read more about the Duckworth family)

William & Emma Duckworth had the following children.

Audio file 2This is an audio file by Emma Lutes Smith describing her Duckworth cousins.

No PictureEunice E. ALSTON (daughter of Andrew ALSTON & Mary VAN BRUNT) was born on 21 Sep 1858 in Randolph County, IL. She died on 9 Dec 1926 in Coulterville, IL. She was buried on 11 Dec 1926 in Coulterville Cemetery in Coulterville, IL.

Eunice married George Washington PYLES. George was born in Jun 1860 in IL. He died before 1910.

George & Eunice had the following children.

Ida May PYLES was born in Sep 1884 in Illinois. Ida married Charles A. CARNS on 12 Oct 1903 in Randolph County, IL. Charles was born about 1876.

Henry Andrew PYLES was born on 30 Dec 1886 in Randolph County, IL.

Robert R. PYLES was born in Oct 1889 in Illinois.

Mary E. PYLES was born in Sep 1892 in Illinois.

Leona F. PYLES was born in Nov 1894 in Illinois.

Francis PYLES was born about 1896 in Illinois.

George E. PYLES was born about 1902 in Illinois.



male Randolph ALSTON (son of Henry ALSTON & Eleanor CARR) was born on 18 Aug 1861 in Randolph County, IL. He died on 28 Jan 1942 in Washington County, IL and is buried in Coulterville Cemetery in Coulterville, IL.

Randolph married Clarice FAVRE about 1889. Clarice, daughter of Benoit FAVRE & Fannie LAUFROY, was born on 26 Aug 1864 in Illinois. She died on 27 Oct 1941 and is buried in Coulterville Cemetery in Coulterville, IL. The marriage ended in divorce.

Randolph & Clarice had the following children.

photo 46200Frank Earl ALSTON was born on 18 Jan 1892 in Coulterville, IL. He died in Dec 1974 in Missouri. If his birth date is correct, then Frank is just 9+ months older than his brother Henry Alston. He was an office manager in St. Louis, MO when he registered for the draft for World War I. He may have been a salesman. Frank married Mary ATTERBURY after 1930. Mary was born on 22 Jan 1898 in Missouri. She died in Sep 1970 in Missouri. Frank & Mary had no children.
photo 46301Favre B. ALSTON was born on 29 Dec 1893 in Coulterville, IL. He died in Jan 1964 in Florida. He was a salesman in St. Louis, MO (World War I draft registration). Favre married Myrtle H. (last name unknown) before 1940. Myrtle was born about 1904 in Indiana. She was a beautician (1940 Census) in St. Louis, MO.

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