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ECAFA Meeting Minutes

September 27, 2007

The East Coast Allred Family Association, Inc., met Thursday, September 27, 2007 at 6 o’clock at the Blue Mist Restaurant.

Members Present:

Linda Allred Cooper
Eddie Clay Allred
Carolyn Allred
Wallace Allred
Becky Allred Sexton
Harlan Sexton
Mildred Allred
Brian Allred
Franklin Allred
Jean LaCoss

Linda opened the meeting  by relating  there is ongoing research of  the Diffies, Trogdons, Yorks,  and others to the Allred Family.  Perhaps in the future there will be evidence to connect these families to the Allreds.

Sunday,  September 23rd at 3 o’clock was clean up day at the Allred-Trogdon Cemetery.  People have been using the cemetery and leaving trash.  Linda Allred Cooper, Jean LaCoss and Gina Smith  cleaned up the cemetery.  Eddie Clay Allred is to speak to the Sheriff ‘s Office about checking on the cemetery from time to time.  Signs will be posted  in the future relating to the use of the cemetery.

Linda then discussed the possibility of acquiring more land around the cemetery as a buffer zone on the pasture side.  This area could be used for future burials.  There has been an interest by some people about being buried in the cemetery.   This property is owned by Doug Voncannon.  Franklin Allred and Wallace Allred were selected to talk with Mr. Voncannon about donating  land  to our association  30 feet and perhaps obtaining 20 feet.  Our association would give a tax credit for this transfer of  land.  Members approved this action.

Linda briefly discussed  the four Allred brothers , John, Solomon, William and
 Thomas who made their appearance in the land records of central North Carolina in what is now Randolph County in 1750s.  In the April 1992  issue of  the Allred Family Newsletter there is a research report by Dawnell Griffin in which she states that she had found two documents that placed one of  these four men William Allred in Frederick County, Maryland prior to his move to North Carolina.  There is indication that William Allred’s land was  in the vicinity of  what was know as Piles Delight which was located in the Antietam valley between Sharpsburg and the Potomac River.  The Battle of Antietam took place in this area September 17, 1862.  Could the William Allred who bought and sold land in Frederick County, Maryland in 1752 be the same man who received a land grant in 1762 in what is now Randolph County?  Further research will shed more light on these facts and circumstances.  For further reading  refer to the April 1992 issue of  the
Allred Family Newsletter “Alred’s Purchase, Bedlam Green and Piles Delight” by
Mike Marshall.

Linda stated she has eleven people signed up for the trip to the 1840’s Village on Saturday, October 27th in Hickory, North Carolina.

ECAFA Bank Account at present:  $528.52.

The Theme for the 2008 Allred Reunion will be the Civil War.  Linda stated perhaps we could ask Terry Routh to set up an encampment during the reunion.
Wally Jarrell , an expert on the Civil War in Randolph County,  a possible speaker.

The next ECAFA meeting will Thursday, January 16, 2008, at the Blue Mist
Restaurant, at 6PM, Highway 64, Asheboro, NC.

There being no further business or discussion, the meeting was adjourned.

Respectively submitted,
Becky Allred Sexton, Secretary