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James Anderson Alger 1849–1932 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 OCT 1849

Birth Location: Kirksville, Adair, Missouri, United States

Death Date: 23 DEC 1932

Death Location: Marrow, Adair, Missouri, United States

Father: Eli Alger

Mother: Sarah Billington

Spouse(s): Goldie Salsberry, Laura Butler

Children(s): Ralph Alger, James Alger, Martha Bass, Opal Dyer, Francis Decker, John Alger, James Alger, Sarah Alger, Mary Sickle, Julia Bell, Ida Morelock

James Anderson Alger was born in 1849 in Kirksville, Adair, Missouri, United States, the child of Eli Ward Alger And Sarah Sally Diane Billington. James Anderson Alger married Goldie Pernie Cleeton Alger Salsberry, Laura Ann Butler, and had children including Francis Virginia Alger Decker, Ida May Vansickel Morelock, James Alva Alger, James Anderson Alger, John Eli Alger, Julia Alger, Julia Geneva Alger Vansickel Bell, Martha Elizabeth Alger Wesy Hatcher Bass, Mary Ann Alger Van Sickle, Opal Parlee Alger Dyer, Ralph A Alger, Sarah Deliah Sasie Alger. James Anderson Alger passed away in 1932 in Marrow, Adair, Missouri, United States.

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Biography

  • James Anderson Alger was born in 1849 in Kirksville, Adair, Missouri, United States, the child of Eli Ward Alger And Sarah Sally Diane Billington.
  • James Anderson Alger married Goldie Pernie Cleeton Alger Salsberry, Laura Ann Butler, and had children including Francis Virginia Alger Decker, Ida May Vansickel Morelock, James Alva Alger, James Anderson Alger, John Eli Alger, Julia Alger, Julia Geneva Alger Vansickel Bell, Martha Elizabeth Alger Wesy Hatcher Bass, Mary Ann Alger Van Sickle, Opal Parlee Alger Dyer, Ralph A Alger, Sarah Deliah Sasie Alger.
  • James Anderson Alger passed away in 1932 in Marrow, Adair, Missouri, United States.

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James Alger's Ancestors

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James Alger
1849–1932
Birth Place: Kirksville, Adair, Missouri, United States
Parents
Eli Ward Alger
1809–1890
Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Sarah ('Sally' Diane) Billington
1820–1861
Sullivan, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Alger's Descendants

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James (Anderson) Alger (20 OCT 1849–23 DEC 1932) m. Goldie (Pernie Cleeton Alger) Salsberry (9 MAR 1902–6 FEB 1971) m. Laura (Ann) Butler (13 DEC 1849–21 APR 1914)
  1. 1. Ralph (A) Alger 1930–2014
  2. 2. James (Anderson) Alger 1928–1982
  3. 3. Martha (Elizabeth Alger Wesy Hatcher) Bass 1923–2007
  4. 4. Opal (Parlee Alger) Dyer 1921–1982
  5. 5. Francis (Virginia Alger) Decker 1925–1982 m. William (Harvey) Decker 1909–1989
    1. 1. Leland (Leon) Decker 1948–1996
  6. 6. John (Eli) Alger 1870–1956
  7. 7. James (Alva) Alger 1886–1918
  8. 8. Sarah (Deliah 'Sasie') Alger 1882–1952
  9. 9. Mary (Ann Alger Van) Sickle 1873–1926
  10. 10. Julia (Geneva Alger Vansickel?) Bell 1875–1963
  11. 11. Ida (May VanSickel) Morelock 1877–1969

James Alger's Timeline

3 Records

1849
20 OCT 1849
Birth of James Anderson Alger in Kirksville, Adair, Missouri, United States
Kirksville, Adair, Missouri, United States
1932
23 DEC 1932
Age 83
Death of James Anderson Alger in Green Castle, Sullivan, Missouri, United States
Green Castle, Sullivan, Missouri, United States
1932
23 DEC 1932
Age 83
Death of James Anderson Alger in Marrow, Adair, Missouri, United States
Marrow, Adair, Missouri, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 OCT 1849
    Event Place: Kirksville, Adair, Missouri, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 DEC 1932
    Event Place: Green Castle, Sullivan, Missouri, United States
    Record Source: Age:
    83

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 DEC 1932
    Event Place: Marrow, Adair, Missouri, United States
    Record Source: Age:
    83

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