Alice's parents met near the close of the Civil War. Her father, Michael M. Haffey, was a Union soldier stationed near Tuskegee, Alabama. Her mother, Frances Jerline Cobb, was the daughter of long-time residents of nearby Chilton Co., AL. They were married in August, 1865. When her father was discharged, he and his bride removed to Murphysboro, IL, where Alice was most likely born.
Sadly, she lost her mother at age 5, and her father remarried two years later. It appears that Alice and her stepmother were not on good terms, as reflected in Alice's comments found in her father's Civil War records: "The first wife of Michael Haffey was my mother; she died at Murphyresburo [sic], Illinois, in 1872. I was then about 5 years old. Her maiden name was Frances Cobb. I remember her and remember her death. I was her only child. I was right there when she died and was at her burial."
About 1882, Alice married John H. Young, who worked for the railroad, in Avoca, MN. It was there that their first two children were born: Arthur Vincent and John Joseph. Railroad work meant frequent moves, and their third child, Harriet M., was born Michigan, possibly the Upper Peninsula.
By 1900, the family was living in Hibbing, MN, not far from Duluth. Their eldest son, Art, developed a deep and lasting interest in baseball and played for a semi-pro team known as the Duluth Brewers.
Once again, the family moved, this time to Pueblo, CO, about 1907. In September of that year, John H. and Alice divorced. By this time, the two sons had left home, Art having married in Minnesota around 1902. Her daughter, Hattie, lived with her mother in Pueblo until Alice's death.
Sadly, she lost her mother at age 5, and her father remarried two years later. It appears that Alice and her stepmother were not on good terms, as reflected in Alice's comments found in her father's Civil War records: "The first wife of Michael Haffey was my mother; she died at Murphyresburo [sic], Illinois, in 1872. I was then about 5 years old. Her maiden name was Frances Cobb. I remember her and remember her death. I was her only child. I was right there when she died and was at her burial."
About 1882, Alice married John H. Young, who worked for the railroad, in Avoca, MN. It was there that their first two children were born: Arthur Vincent and John Joseph. Railroad work meant frequent moves, and their third child, Harriet M., was born Michigan, possibly the Upper Peninsula.
By 1900, the family was living in Hibbing, MN, not far from Duluth. Their eldest son, Art, developed a deep and lasting interest in baseball and played for a semi-pro team known as the Duluth Brewers.
Once again, the family moved, this time to Pueblo, CO, about 1907. In September of that year, John H. and Alice divorced. By this time, the two sons had left home, Art having married in Minnesota around 1902. Her daughter, Hattie, lived with her mother in Pueblo until Alice's death.
Alice's parents met near the close of the Civil War. Her father, Michael M. Haffey, was a Union soldier stationed near Tuskegee, Alabama. Her mother, Frances Jerline Cobb, was the daughter of long-time residents of nearby Chilton Co., AL. They were married in August, 1865. When her father was discharged, he and his bride removed to Murphysboro, IL, where Alice was most likely born.
Sadly, she lost her mother at age 5, and her father remarried two years later. It appears that Alice and her stepmother were not on good terms, as reflected in Alice's comments found in her father's Civil War records: "The first wife of Michael Haffey was my mother; she died at Murphyresburo [sic], Illinois, in 1872. I was then about 5 years old. Her maiden name was Frances Cobb. I remember her and remember her death. I was her only child. I was right there when she died and was at her burial."
About 1882, Alice married John H. Young, who worked for the railroad, in Avoca, MN. It was there that their first two children were born: Arthur Vincent and John Joseph. Railroad work meant frequent moves, and their third child, Harriet M., was born Michigan, possibly the Upper Peninsula.
By 1900, the family was living in Hibbing, MN, not far from Duluth. Their eldest son, Art, developed a deep and lasting interest in baseball and played for a semi-pro team known as the Duluth Brewers.
Once again, the family moved, this time to Pueblo, CO, about 1907. In September of that year, John H. and Alice divorced. By this time, the two sons had left home, Art having married in Minnesota around 1902. Her daughter, Hattie, lived with her mother in Pueblo until Alice's death.
Sadly, she lost her mother at age 5, and her father remarried two years later. It appears that Alice and her stepmother were not on good terms, as reflected in Alice's comments found in her father's Civil War records: "The first wife of Michael Haffey was my mother; she died at Murphyresburo [sic], Illinois, in 1872. I was then about 5 years old. Her maiden name was Frances Cobb. I remember her and remember her death. I was her only child. I was right there when she died and was at her burial."
About 1882, Alice married John H. Young, who worked for the railroad, in Avoca, MN. It was there that their first two children were born: Arthur Vincent and John Joseph. Railroad work meant frequent moves, and their third child, Harriet M., was born Michigan, possibly the Upper Peninsula.
By 1900, the family was living in Hibbing, MN, not far from Duluth. Their eldest son, Art, developed a deep and lasting interest in baseball and played for a semi-pro team known as the Duluth Brewers.
Once again, the family moved, this time to Pueblo, CO, about 1907. In September of that year, John H. and Alice divorced. By this time, the two sons had left home, Art having married in Minnesota around 1902. Her daughter, Hattie, lived with her mother in Pueblo until Alice's death.
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Burial record shows internment on 26 October 1925
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