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James Alva Alger 1886–1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 MAY 1886

Birth Location: Kirksville, Adair, Missouri, United States

Death Date: 20 OCT 1918

Death Location: Adair County, Missouri, United States

Father: James Alger

Mother: Laura Butler

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In 1886, James Alva Alger entered the world in Kirksville, Adair, Missouri, United States, born to James Anderson Alger And Laura Ann Butler. James Alva Alger passed away in 1918 in Adair County, Missouri, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1886, James Alva Alger entered the world in Kirksville, Adair, Missouri, United States, born to James Anderson Alger And Laura Ann Butler.
  • James Alva Alger passed away in 1918 in Adair County, Missouri, United States.

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James Alger's Ancestors

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James Alger
1886–1918
Birth Place: Kirksville, Adair, Missouri, United States
Parents
James Anderson Alger
1849–1932
Kirksville, Adair, Missouri, United States
Laura (Ann) Butler
1849–1914
Whitehall, Greene, Illinois, United States
Grandparents
Eli (Ward) Alger
1809–1890
Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Sarah ('Sally' Diane) Billington
1820–1861
Sullivan, Tennessee, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Alger's Timeline

2 Records

1886
8 MAY 1886
Birth of James Alva Alger in Kirksville, Adair, Missouri, United States
Kirksville, Adair, Missouri, United States
1918
20 OCT 1918
Age 32
Death of James Alva Alger in Adair County, Missouri, United States
Adair County, Missouri, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 MAY 1886
    Event Place: Kirksville, Adair, Missouri, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 OCT 1918
    Event Place: Adair County, Missouri, United States
    Record Source: Age:
    32

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