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Elisha Marion Alexander 1855–1924 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 APR 1855

Birth Location: Pickens District, South Carolina

Death Date: 6 JAN 1924

Death Location: Six Mile Baptist Church Cemetery, Pickens County, South Carolina

Father: Elisha Alexander

Mother: Mary Billingsley

Spouse(s): Lavina Perritt

Children(s): Charles Alexander, Luther Alexander, Perry Alexander, Nora Alexander, Cora Alexander, Ida Alexander, Ernest Alexander, Melissa Alexander

The story of Elisha Marion Alexander began in 1855 in Pickens District, South Carolina. Elisha Marion Alexander married Lavina Jane Perritt, and had children including Charles Coleman Alexander, Cora Alexander, Ernest Thornley Alexander, Ida Texana Alexander, Luther Daniel Alexander, Melissa Adeline Alexander, Nora Alexander, Perry Elisha W Alexander. Elisha Marion Alexander passed away in 1924 in Six Mile Baptist Church Cemetery, Pickens County, South Carolina.

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Biography

  • The story of Elisha Marion Alexander began in 1855 in Pickens District, South Carolina.
  • Elisha Marion Alexander married Lavina Jane Perritt, and had children including Charles Coleman Alexander, Cora Alexander, Ernest Thornley Alexander, Ida Texana Alexander, Luther Daniel Alexander, Melissa Adeline Alexander, Nora Alexander, Perry Elisha W Alexander.
  • Elisha Marion Alexander passed away in 1924 in Six Mile Baptist Church Cemetery, Pickens County, South Carolina.

Immediate Family

Parents

Elisha Alexander
1827–1859
Birth Location: –
EA
Mary Billingsley
1829–1885
Birth Location: –
MB

Spouses(s)

Lavina Perritt
1858–1900
Birth Location: –
LP

Children(s)

Charles Alexander
1891–1972
Birth Location: Pickens County, South Carolina
CA
Luther Alexander
1887–1945
Birth Location: Pickens County, South Carolina
LA
Perry Alexander
1883–1931
Birth Location: Pickens County, South Carolina
PA
Nora Alexander
1897–
Birth Location: –
NA
Cora Alexander
1891–1917
Birth Location: –
CA
Ida Alexander
1885–1945
Birth Location: –
IA
Ernest Alexander
1895–1963
Birth Location: Crow Creek Community, Pickens County, South Carolina
EA
Melissa Alexander
1880–1941
Birth Location: –
MA

Elisha Alexander's Ancestors

Self
Elisha Alexander
1855–1924
Birth Place: Pickens District, South Carolina
Parents
Elisha M. Alexander
1827–1859
Mary (Adeline) Billingsley
1829–1885
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elisha Alexander's Descendants

1.
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Elisha (Marion) Alexander (27 APR 1855–6 JAN 1924) m. Lavina (Jane) Perritt (29 DEC 1858–1900)
  1. 1. Charles (Coleman) Alexander 1891–1972 m. Lassie (Marie) Phillips 1896–1918 m. Myrtle (Louise) Butts 1899–1945
    1. 1. Rufus (Edgar) Alexander 1926–2013 m. Addie (Evelyn) Alexander 1923–1993
    2. 2. Ethel (Louise) Alexander 1920–1982 m. Boyce (Oldham Hopkins) Jr 1912–
    3. 3. Garnet (Marion) Alexander 1922–2000 m. Sarah (Lucille) Chapman 1922–2000
    4. 4. Solomon (Leon) Alexander 1924–1925
    5. 5. Eva (Una) Alexander 1914– m. Clarence (Alexander "Cub") Robinson 1920– m. Adger (Ellison) Simpson 1913–1959
      1. 1. Charles (Walter) Simpson 1937–1971
    6. 6. Jessie (Mae) Alexander 1935–1984
    7. 7. Ralph (Endell) Alexander 1917–1997 m. Frances (Venice) Kelley 1922–2000 m. Olivia Dorsey 1910–1944
  2. 2. Luther (Daniel) Alexander 1887–1945 m. Julia (Victoria) Merck 1881–1968
    1. 1. Ruby (Lyvinia) Alexander 1916–2004 m. Oree Finley 1912–1957
      1. 1. Kenneth (Oree) Finley 1935–1936
      2. 2. Judy (Bell) Mealor 1939–2020 m. Verlon (Terrell) Mealor 1935–2023
      3. 3. Jerry (Wayne) Finley 1942–1998 m. Martha (Ann) Patterson 1942–1998
    2. 2. Harold (Israel) Alexander 1917–1959 m. Verna (Mae) Hayes 1915–
    3. 3. Garland (Robert) Alexander 1919–1990 m. Estelle (Louise) Bowen 1923–2012
    4. 4. Edna (Victoria) Alexander 1922–1998 m. Robert (Vernon) Garrett 1914–1978
    5. 5. Annie (Ruth) Alexander 1924–1927
    6. 6. Luther Alexander 1928–2008
    7. 7. James (Floyd) Alexander 1930–2001 m. Sara (Mozelle) Young 1931–2014 m. Lo (Ruth) Ellenburg 1922–2004
    8. 8. Gladys (Nancy Elizabeth) Alexander 1920–1998 m. Norman (Henry) Wood 1919–1998
  3. 3. Perry (Elisha W.) Alexander 1883–1931 m. Connice Loggins 1898–1980
    1. 1. James (Austin) Alexander 1919–
    2. 2. Clyde (W.) Alexander 1924–1943
  4. 4. Nora Alexander 1897– m. J. (Milton) Corbin 1876–1951 m. William (Earl) Pilgrim –1926
    1. 1. Earl (Horace) Pilgrim 1914–1915
    2. 2. Magdalene Pilgrim 1917–1975
  5. 5. Cora Alexander 1891–1917 m. Lonnie (Nelson) Bowen 1889–1958
    1. 1. Edgar (Lee) Bowen 1912–1970 m. Lonie Reeves 1911–2000
    2. 2. Grady (S) Bowen 1917–1989 m. Ilene Dodgens 1919–1996
  6. 6. Ida (Texana) Alexander 1885–1945
    1. 1. Arthur (Lee) McClure 1909–1975 m. Minnie (Lee) Evans 1910–1967
      1. 1. Clinton (Robert) McClure 1938–1999
      2. 2. Frances (Iona) McClure 1933–1999 m. Eugene (Paul) Blackwell 1928–1986
  7. 7. Ernest (Thornley) Alexander 1895–1963 m. Mary (Etta) Chastain 1898–1962
    1. 1. Ernest (Franklin) Alexander 1922–1998
      1. 1. Ernest (Franklin Alexander) Jr 1948–1948
    2. 2. James (Grady) Alexander 1924–1942
    3. 3. Freeman (Lloyd) Alexander 1926–1933
    4. 4. J. (C.) Alexander 1928–1975
    5. 5. Evelyn (Irene) Alexander 1933–1934
    6. 6. Opal Alexander 1935–1998 m. Broadus Browning 1929–2005
    7. 7. Mary (Magdaline) Alexander 1920–1921
  8. 8. Melissa (Adeline) Alexander 1880–1941 m. W. (Irving) Cox 1884–1933
    1. 1. Retha ('Ressie') Cox 1904–1954 m. W (Garson) Cook 1899–1970
      1. 1. Miriam (Ann) Cook 1922–1922
      2. 2. William (Elisha) Cook 1923–1927
      3. 3. Henry (Milford) Cook 1925–1947
      4. 4. Hubert (Marvin) Cook 1927–1976 m. Ethel Long 1921–
      5. 5. Hazel Cook 1920–1968 m. Homer McHargue 1916–1978
        1. 1. Ressie (Mae) McHargue 1950–1950
    2. 2. Myrtle (Lee) Cox 1905–1965 m. Oscar (Lee) Stephens 1901–1976
    3. 3. Etta Cox 1909–1978
    4. 4. Dessie Cox 1919– m. Rufus Stephens 1914–
    5. 5. William (Dewey) Cox 1911–1957 m. Jessie (Lou) Brock 1912–
    6. 6. Eunice (Lavinia) Cox 1914–1984 m. Truman Stephens 1897–1961

Elisha Alexander's Timeline

2 Records

1855
27 APR 1855
Birth of Elisha Marion Alexander in Pickens District, South Carolina
Pickens District, South Carolina
1924
6 JAN 1924
Age 69
Death of Elisha Marion Alexander in Pickens County, South Carolina
Pickens County, South Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 APR 1855
    Event Place: Pickens District, South Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] Alexander Families of Upper South Carolina
    [2] Alexander Families of Upper South Carolina
    [3] Alexander Families of Upper South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 JAN 1924
    Event Place: Pickens County, South Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] Alexander Families of Upper South Carolina
    [2] Alexander Families of Upper South Carolina
    [3] Alexander Families of Upper South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Six Mile Baptist Church Cemetery, Pickens County, South Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] Alexander Families of Upper South Carolina
    [2] Alexander Families of Upper South Carolina
    [3] Alexander Families of Upper South Carolina
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