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Jesse Willis Alexander 1888–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 January 1888

Birth Location: Hawkstone, Arkansas

Death Date: 3 January 1979

Death Location: Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA

Father: David Alexander

Mother: Lucinda Ellis

Spouse(s): Lillie Draper

Children(s): Hilda Alexander, Edgar Alexander, Viola Alexander, Eddie Alexander, Wilburn Alexander, Irean Alexander, Jesse Jr, Florence Alexander, Charles Sr

The story of Jesse Willis Alexander began in 1888 in Hawkstone, Arkansas. Jesse Willis Alexander married Lillie May Draper, and had children including Charles Willis Alexander Sr, Eddie Alexander, Edgar Alexander, Florence Mae Alexander, Hilda Allene Alexander, Irean Alexander, Jesse Willis Alexander Jr, Lorraine Alexander, Viola Florraine Alexander, Wilburn Hugh Alexander. Jesse Willis Alexander passed away in 1979 in Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Jesse Willis Alexander began in 1888 in Hawkstone, Arkansas.
  • Jesse Willis Alexander married Lillie May Draper, and had children including Charles Willis Alexander Sr, Eddie Alexander, Edgar Alexander, Florence Mae Alexander, Hilda Allene Alexander, Irean Alexander, Jesse Willis Alexander Jr, Lorraine Alexander, Viola Florraine Alexander, Wilburn Hugh Alexander.
  • Jesse Willis Alexander passed away in 1979 in Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jesse Alexander's Ancestors

Self
Jesse Alexander
1888–1979
Birth Place: Hawkstone, Arkansas
Parents
David Thomas Alexander
1849–1935
Marion County Alabama, USA
Lucinda Ellis
1853–1904
Arkansas
Grandparents
William (Thomas) Ellis
1803–1877
Clark Co., Arkansas, USA
Mary Baskins
1815–1860
Tipton, Tipton, Tennessee, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Ellis
1779–1840
Delilah (Ellis)
1785–1843
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William III
1765–1828
Sarah Middleton
1762–1821

Jesse Alexander's Descendants

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Jesse (Willis) Alexander (31 January 1888–3 January 1979) m. Lillie (May) Draper (2 Mar 1900–10 September 1984)
  1. 1. Hilda (Allene) Alexander 1939–2013
  2. 2. Edgar Alexander 1927–1950
  3. 3. Viola (Florraine) Alexander 1932–1986
  4. 4. Eddie Alexander 1927–2008
  5. 5. Wilburn (Hugh) Alexander 1924–2006
  6. 6. Irean Alexander 1920–
  7. 7. Jesse (Willis Alexander) Jr 1922–2004 m. Helen (Louisa) Davis 1928–1998
    1. 1. Charles (Willis Alexander) Sr 1945–2004 m. Deris (Dean) Holmes 1946–1993
    2. 2. Darrell (Gene) Alexander 1950–2020
  8. 8. Florence (Mae) Alexander 1936–2001
  9. 9. Charles (Willis Alexander) Sr 1945–2004

Jesse Alexander's Timeline

2 Records

1888
31 January 1888
Birth of Jesse Willis Alexander in Hawkstone, Arkansas
Hawkstone, Arkansas
1979
3 January 1979
Age 91
Death of Jesse Willis Alexander in Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA
Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 January 1888
    Event Place: Hawkstone, Arkansas

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 January 1979
    Event Place: Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA

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