When Mary Dorothy Alvord was born on 9 July 1883, in Montville Township, Medina, Ohio, United States, her father, Timothy Phelps Alvord, was 44 and her mother, Adaline Augusta Carlton, was 38. She lived in Montville Township, Geauga, Ohio, United States in 1900 and Montville, Geauga, Ohio, United States for about 10 years.
English (southwestern): variant of Alford 1; the spelling reflects the southwestern English dialect pronunciation.
History: This surname was brought to North America by Alexander Alvord, who came from Devon or Somerset to Windsor, CT, c. 1645. He had many prominent descendants.
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