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Ernest Thornley Alexander 1895–1963 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 NOV 1895

Birth Location: Crow Creek Community, Pickens County, South Carolina

Death Date: 10 OCT 1963

Death Location: Golden Creek Baptist Church, Pickens County, South Carolina

Father: Elisha Alexander

Mother: Lavina Perritt

Spouse(s): Mary Chastain

Children(s): Ernest Alexander, James Alexander, Freeman Alexander, J. Alexander, Evelyn Alexander, Opal Alexander, Mary Alexander

Ernest Thornley Alexander was born in 1895 in Crow Creek Community, Pickens County, South Carolina, the child of Elisha Marion Alexander And Lavina Jane Perritt. Ernest Thornley Alexander married Mary Etta Chastain, and had children including Annie Ruth Alexander, Ernest Franklin Alexander, Evelyn Irene Alexander, Freeman Lloyd Alexander, J C Alexander, James Grady Alexander, Larry Eugene Alexander, Mary Magdaline Alexander, Opal Alexander, Wilma Faye Alexander. Ernest Thornley Alexander passed away in 1963 in Golden Creek Baptist Church, Pickens County, South Carolina.

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Biography

  • Ernest Thornley Alexander was born in 1895 in Crow Creek Community, Pickens County, South Carolina, the child of Elisha Marion Alexander And Lavina Jane Perritt.
  • Ernest Thornley Alexander married Mary Etta Chastain, and had children including Annie Ruth Alexander, Ernest Franklin Alexander, Evelyn Irene Alexander, Freeman Lloyd Alexander, J C Alexander, James Grady Alexander, Larry Eugene Alexander, Mary Magdaline Alexander, Opal Alexander, Wilma Faye Alexander.
  • Ernest Thornley Alexander passed away in 1963 in Golden Creek Baptist Church, Pickens County, South Carolina.

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Spouses(s)

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Ernest Alexander's Ancestors

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Ernest Alexander
1895–1963
Birth Place: Crow Creek Community, Pickens County, South Carolina
Parents
Elisha Marion Alexander
1855–1924
Pickens District, South Carolina
Lavina (Jane) Perritt
1858–1900
Grandparents
Elisha (M.) Alexander
1827–1859
Mary (Adeline) Billingsley
1829–1885
John (Perry) Perritt
1830–1895
Greenville County, South Carolina
Artia (Malissa) Alexander
1831–1860
Pickens District, South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Alexander
1803–1853
Lavina Rice
1805–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Micajah Alexander
1784–1877
Elizabeth Lewis
1783–1840

Ernest Alexander's Descendants

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Ernest (Thornley) Alexander (15 NOV 1895–10 OCT 1963) m. Mary (Etta) Chastain (21 FEB 1898–14 FEB 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

Ernest Alexander's Timeline

2 Records

1895
15 NOV 1895
Birth of Ernest Thornley Alexander in Crow Creek Community, Pickens County, South Carolina
Crow Creek Community, Pickens County, South Carolina
1963
10 OCT 1963
Age 68
Death of Ernest Thornley Alexander in Pickens County, South Carolina
Pickens County, South Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 NOV 1895
    Event Place: Crow Creek Community, 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 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 OCT 1963
    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: Golden Creek Baptist Church, 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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