He is "Alonzo;" the monument company made a mistake. The wrong spelling has drifted down to my father C A Pelham and brother. No middle name; he invented the "L" in honor of "Dr Livingston, I presume." [family myth] Or grandson James Hart Pelham II invented it [and the monument people did not make a mistake; there are some very strong-willed people in our family, and the AlonzA side won this debate.]
Married Georgia Ann Owens 9 Jan 1879 at Brundidge, AL
1860 United States Federal Census
Name: Alonzo Pellum
Age in 1860: 6
Birth Year: abt 1854
Birthplace: Alabama
Home in 1860: Dale, Alabama
Gender: Male
Post Office: Newton
Value of real estate:
Household Members:
Name Age
Charles C Pellum 41
Julia A Pellum 28
Ridonah Pellum 8
Alonzo Pellum 6
Joseph Pellum 2
1870 United States Federal Census
Name: Alonzo Pellum
Age in 1870: 16
Birth Year: abt 1854
Birthplace: Alabama
Home in 1870: Beat 11, Dale, Alabama
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Skipperville
Value of real estate:
Household Members:
Name Age
C S Pellum 50
J A Pellum 36
Alonzo Pellum 16
N J Pellum 12
Abner Pellum 5
Eola Pellum 5/12
Narcissus Arnold 35
1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Alonzo Pelham
Age: 25
Birth Year: abt 1855
Birthplace: Alabama
Home in 1880: Tanyard, Pike, Alabama
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Georgiana Pelham
Father's Birthplace: Alabama
Mother's Birthplace: Alabama
Neighbors:
Occupation: Farmer
Household Members:
Name Age
Alonzo Pelham 25
Georgiana Pelham 17
Charlie Pelham 2m
Lun Foster 15
van Dorn Mc Lane 18
Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974
Name: A L Pelham
Birth Date: 8 Jul 1854
Birth Place: GA
Death Date: 14 Sep 1939
Death Place: Andalusia, Covington, Alabama
Death Age: 85
Marital Status: Widowed
Gender: Male
Father Name: Charles S Pelham
Father Birth Place: Georgia
Spouse Name: Mrs Arnold
FHL Film Number: 1908579
Full list of burials at Magnolia: http://trackingyourroots.com/data/covcem9.htm
by Lisa Franklin
Middle Name Louis--see image
He is "Alonzo;" the monument company made a mistake. The wrong spelling has drifted down to my father C A Pelham and brother. No middle name; he invented the "L" in honor of "Dr Livingston, I presume." [family myth] Or grandson James Hart Pelham II invented it [and the monument people did not make a mistake; there are some very strong-willed people in our family, and the AlonzA side won this debate.]
Married Georgia Ann Owens 9 Jan 1879 at Brundidge, AL
1860 United States Federal Census
Name: Alonzo Pellum
Age in 1860: 6
Birth Year: abt 1854
Birthplace: Alabama
Home in 1860: Dale, Alabama
Gender: Male
Post Office: Newton
Value of real estate:
Household Members:
Name Age
Charles C Pellum 41
Julia A Pellum 28
Ridonah Pellum 8
Alonzo Pellum 6
Joseph Pellum 2
1870 United States Federal Census
Name: Alonzo Pellum
Age in 1870: 16
Birth Year: abt 1854
Birthplace: Alabama
Home in 1870: Beat 11, Dale, Alabama
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Skipperville
Value of real estate:
Household Members:
Name Age
C S Pellum 50
J A Pellum 36
Alonzo Pellum 16
N J Pellum 12
Abner Pellum 5
Eola Pellum 5/12
Narcissus Arnold 35
1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Alonzo Pelham
Age: 25
Birth Year: abt 1855
Birthplace: Alabama
Home in 1880: Tanyard, Pike, Alabama
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Georgiana Pelham
Father's Birthplace: Alabama
Mother's Birthplace: Alabama
Neighbors:
Occupation: Farmer
Household Members:
Name Age
Alonzo Pelham 25
Georgiana Pelham 17
Charlie Pelham 2m
Lun Foster 15
van Dorn Mc Lane 18
Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974
Name: A L Pelham
Birth Date: 8 Jul 1854
Birth Place: GA
Death Date: 14 Sep 1939
Death Place: Andalusia, Covington, Alabama
Death Age: 85
Marital Status: Widowed
Gender: Male
Father Name: Charles S Pelham
Father Birth Place: Georgia
Spouse Name: Mrs Arnold
FHL Film Number: 1908579
Full list of burials at Magnolia: http://trackingyourroots.com/data/covcem9.htm
by Lisa Franklin
Middle Name Louis--see image
