Individual Details

Census

Carl Alston age 43 Bron Texas father Born Alabama, mother Texas
Nora age 35 born Texas, parents born Alabama
Henry age 17, born Texas
Richard age 13
Reba age 11
Lou Ella age 8
Katie age 6

Death

Name: Nora L Alston, [Nora L Cave] widow
Birth Date: 11 Jul 1894, Place: Wood, Texas
Residence: Sweetwater, Nolan, Texas
Father: Robert B Cave
Mother: Martha Elizabeth Logan
Age at Death: 83
Death Date: 6 Jan 1978, Place: Tyler, Smith, Texas, Medical Center
Informant: Katy Posten
Burial 6 Jan Sweetwater Cemetery

Nora L Alston, was born July 11, 1894, near Quitman, TX, in Wood County, the daughter of Robert Bruce Cave and Martha Elizabeth Logan.
She married Carl F. Alston, April 10, 1910, in Quitman. They moved to Sweetwater, TX, in 1926. Her husband died May 5, 1964.
The last few years of her life she lived with her son, and daughter-in-law, Cecil and Billie (Campbell) Alston, at Tyler, TX.
Nora died Jan. 6, 1978, at Tyler, and her funeral services were held in the McCoy Chapel of Memories, with the Rev. James Kinsey from the Baptist Church, officiating. Burial was in Sweetwater Cemetery.
Survivors include five daughters, Mrs. Jack (Reba) McCain, Sweetwater, Mrs. Virgil (Katy) Posten, Sweetwater, Mrs. Vada Wagner, Hobbs, NM, Mrs. Imogene Ross of Dallas, and Mrs. Luella Cox of Breckenridge, TX; three sons, Richard, Houston, TX, Carl F., Sweetwater, and Cecil, Tyler.
She was preceded in death by her parents, one son, Henry; and three daughters, Evelyn, Mattie, and Bonnie.
Note: Nora middle name was L - not an initial.
Burial: Sweetwater Cemetery, Sweetwater, Nolan County, Texas, USA
Plot: Block 111