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Allreds
in Redick R. Allred's
Mission Esperiences By
Glen E Allred In
reading the missionary diary of Redick R. Allred, it was interesting to note his
visits with Allred families in Alabama and Georgia in the 1880s.
I shall write about some of these contacts he made, along with some other
experiences he had while in the mission field. The
first Allred he mentions is Seburn Allred in Talladego County, Alabama, who they
met the 12th of February, 1886. He gave them directions to Seburn's nephew George Allred A.........with
whom we lodged, he had 5 in his family. 13th
we got directions to his father, Maston, in Georgia near Cedar Town where we
found 5 in the family, & two widow daughters & one nephew in the
neighborhood.
This was February 13th, 1886.
A14th Sunday with them. 15th
called on their son Wily & wife then to his brother Wm & had dinner, 6
in family thence to John's
& lodged, 3 in family one widow sister & one orphan _____ daughter &
two married daughters. On
March 25th, Redick records that he APulled a tooth for Rbrt. Widd.
Then the next morning, A26th
after breakfast, sang 2 or 3 hymns, bid them adiew & started for Wm Allreds
where we arrived in safety 10 miles he had a son & two daughters at home, a
son married with three children making 9 Allreds......@
Wm's
fathers name is Andrew, his grandfathers name is Thomas, his uncles Nathan,
Solomon, James, William, Lemuel. There
were other Allreds in that section I didn't
see but hope to see them yet. May
3rd, 1887. We went 6
miles to Bremen (Ala.) To visit an Allred family.
James Allred father in a family of nine.
His fathers name is Nathan and was 77 years old at this time.
Nathan's fathers
name is Thomas and was a Tennesseean. May
21st, 1887 A........went
to Dallas Allred's
........, found Jas. Elkins there, married Allred daughter, had a very good time
with them......
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