Alfred Harrison Searcy

M, #6628, b. November 1824
ChartsPrice-Downs (maternal side) - Nancy Downs
Birth*November 1824 Alfred Harrison Searcy was born in November 1824 at North Carolina In one of the trees on Ancestry.com, there is a remark with his name: “town of Searcy, Arkansas named after this family”. This is not correct. His line is from Rutherford Co., NC. Searcy AR was named after Richard Searcy, unmarried, whose line is from the Granville NC families. No relationship found as yet.1 
Marriage*14 December 1845 He married Temperence Caroline Price, daughter of (__________) (__________) and Nancy Downs, on 14 December 1845 at Gilmer Co., Georgia, Their children from 1850 census. 
Census1850*1850 Alfred Harrison Searcy appeared on the 1850 census as the head of household, pg 367b #273-273, Subdivision 33, Gilmer Co., Georgia, along with Temperence Caroline Price, Leander "Lee" Washington Searcy, Margret Malissa Searcy and Wesley Hiram "Wes" Searcy . His info on the census included Searcey, Alfred J 26 b.NC farmer $75. 
Negative*1860  Family not found in the 1860 census. One son's obit says they moved from Georgia to Arkansas in the fall of 1959, which is born out by 1859 birth of child in GA and child born in 1863 in AR in 1860. 
Census1870*1870 Alfred Harrison Searcy appeared on the 1870 census as the head of household, pg 3 #15-15, Clear Creek Twnshp, Washington Co., Arkansas, along with Temperence Caroline Price, Leander "Lee" Washington Searcy, Nancy Miranda "Randy" Searcy, Harriet A Searcy and William Osburn Chastain Searcy . His info on the census included Searcy, A H 46 b.NC Farmer, $800-$500. 
Census1880*1880 Alfred Harrison Searcy appeared on the 1880 census as the head of household, pg 534b #48-48, Springdale, Washington Co., Arkansas, along with Temperence Caroline Price, William Osburn Chastain Searcy, James L Watson, Nancy Miranda "Randy" Searcy and Sally Viola "Ola" Watson. His info on the census included Searcy, Alford 53 b.NC merchant. 
Census1900*1900 Alfred Harrison Searcy appeared on the 1900 census as the head of household, ED 116 #173-175, Springdale, Washington Co., Arkansas, along with Temperence Caroline Price. His info on the census included Searcy, Alford H 75 b.NC Nov 1824 married 54 years, occupation shown as "interest." 

Family

Temperence Caroline Price b. 15 Apr 1829, d. 20 Nov 1908
Marriage*14 December 1845 Alfred Harrison Searcy married Temperence Caroline Price, daughter of (__________) (__________) and Nancy Downs, on 14 December 1845 at Gilmer Co., Georgia, Their children from 1850 census. 
Children
Last Edited30 Jul 2011

Citations

  1. [S1749] "email from Willie Etta," e-mail message from Willie Etta (Searcy) Hambly, e-mail address (Olds, Alberta, Canada) to various PriceDowns researchers including PriceDowns email list, 2001+.