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Franklin Houston Alexander 1819 – 1886 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Nov 1819

Birth Location: Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 1886

Death Location: Marshall, Harrison, Texas, United States

Father: Silas Alexander

Mother: Sarah Reese

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In 1819, Franklin Houston Alexander entered the world in Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, United States, born to Silas Alexander and Sarah Brevard Reese. Franklin Houston Alexander passed away in 1886 in Marshall, Harrison, Texas, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1819, Franklin Houston Alexander entered the world in Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, United States, born to Silas Alexander and Sarah Brevard Reese.
  • Franklin Houston Alexander passed away in 1886 in Marshall, Harrison, Texas, United States.

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Franklin Alexander's Ancestors

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Franklin Alexander
1819 – 1886
Birth Place: Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, United States
Parents
Silas Alexander
1777 – 1829
Mecklenburg, North Carolina
Sarah (Brevard) Reese
1778 – 1839
Mecklenburg, North Carolina
Grandparents
William (Anderson) Alexander
1745 – 1820
Cecil County, Maryland or Anson County, North Carolina
Mary (Esther Nancy (Easter)) Brown
1745 – 1823
Maury, Tennessee, United States
James Reese
1744 – 1828
Cecil County, Maryland, United States of America
Elizabeth Brevard
1748 – 1831
North Carolina, United States of America
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Franklin Alexander's Timeline

2 Records

1819
25 Nov 1819
Birth of Franklin Houston Alexander in Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, United States
Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, United States
1886
1886
Age 67
Death of Franklin Houston Alexander in Marshall, Harrison, Texas, United States
Marshall, Harrison, Texas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Nov 1819
    Event Place: Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1886
    Event Place: Marshall, Harrison, Texas, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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