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The man traditionally known as Thomas Allred, "Jr" is a mystery. There is no documentation proving he every used the title Jr or Junior. Although there are a lot of family stories saying he was the son of Thomas Allred who died 1810 in Randolph County, NC, no documentation has been found to prove this. (The title Jr first appears in the book Allred Family in America, but where/why the title was given is a mystery.) Family tradition says he was born in Randolph County, North Carolina, but again, no proof. There is, however, strong circumstantial evidence that he married Margaret Alldredge, possibly in Tennessee. Some of his children were born in Tennessee and some were born in Alabama. By 1818, members of the family were living in Blount County, Alabama. Thomas "Jr" traveled back and forth between Alabama and Tennessee his entire adult life, finally dying in Knox County, TN. He is buried in Glenwood Baptist Church Cemetery, located just north of Knoxville, TN. Although Thomas "Jr." traveled back and forth from TN to AL, most of his family remained in and around Blount County, Alabama and many still live there today. A new research report on this man is "in the works" and will be posted here soon.
