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Josiah Lafayette Alexander 1814 – 1873 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Jun 1814

Birth Location: North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 01 Jan 1873

Death Location: Smallpox - Cerro Gordo, Hardin County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Ezekiel Alexander

Mother: Martha Robinson

Spouse(s): Eliza Harrell

Children(s): Sarah Alexander

The story of Josiah Lafayette Alexander began in 1814 in North Carolina, USA. Josiah Lafayette Alexander married Eliza Harrell, and had children including Sarah Winnie Alexander. Josiah Lafayette Alexander passed away in 1873 in Smallpox - Cerro Gordo, Hardin County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Josiah Lafayette Alexander began in 1814 in North Carolina, USA.
  • Josiah Lafayette Alexander married Eliza Harrell, and had children including Sarah Winnie Alexander.
  • Josiah Lafayette Alexander passed away in 1873 in Smallpox - Cerro Gordo, Hardin County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ezekiel Alexander
1785 – 1850
Birth Location: Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
EA
Martha Robinson
1786 – 1858
Birth Location: Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
MR

Spouses(s)

Eliza Harrell
1822 – 1894
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
EH

Children(s)

Sarah Alexander
1852 – 1931
Birth Location: Cerro Gordo, Hardin, Tennessee, United States
SA

Josiah Alexander's Ancestors

Self
Josiah Alexander
1814 – 1873
Birth Place: North Carolina, USA
Parents
Ezekiel R. Alexander
1785 – 1850
Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
Martha (Patsy) Robinson
1786 – 1858
Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Josiah Alexander's Descendants

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Josiah (Lafayette) Alexander (27 Jun 1814 – 01 Jan 1873) m. Eliza Harrell (1822 – 1894)
  1. 1. Sarah (Winnie) Alexander (1852 – 1931) m. Noah (Milton Jasper) Whitlow (19 Jun 1848 – 15 Apr 1917)
    1. 1. Dorsey (A) Whitlow (25 SEP 1877 – 11 APR 1976) m. Josie Whitlow (abt 1894 – 8/27/1969)
      1. 1. Joseph (Thomas) Whitlow (9 Aug 1911 – 10 Mar 1984)
      2. 2. Raymond (B.) Whitlow (Dec 16 1912 – 5/23/1991) m. Velma (Marie) Charles (1/26/1920 – 16 Apr 1976)
        1. 1. Edward (Leon) Whitlow (3 March 1937 – 7 October 2014) m. Priscilla (Lou) Farthing (19 Dec 1939 – 12 Mar 2025) m. Sue Sutton (2 Oct 1938 – 2 Apr 2022)
        2. 2. Albert Whitlow (19 Jul 1939 – )
        3. 3. Rita (Dean) Whitlow (abt 1948 – ) m. Warren Goodman (abt 1947 – )
        4. 4. Clarice Whitlow
        5. 5. Geneva (Christine) Whitlow
      3. 3. Bessie (Almo) Whitlow (1914 – )
      4. 4. Dempsie (H) Whitlow (20 December 1915 – 25 February 2011)
      5. 5. Dorothy (J) Dixon (24 Jun 1921 – 6 Sep 2006)
      6. 6. Morris (Monroe) Whitlow (08 December 1923 – 26 November 1974)
      7. 7. Clarice Whitlow
      8. 8. Geneva Whitlow
      9. 9. Albert Whitlow

Josiah Alexander's Timeline

2 Records

1814
27 Jun 1814
Birth of Josiah Lafayette Alexander in North Carolina, USA
North Carolina, USA
1873
01 Jan 1873
Age 59
Death of Josiah Lafayette Alexander in Smallpox - Cerro Gordo, Hardin County, Tennessee, USA
Smallpox - Cerro Gordo, Hardin County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Jun 1814
    Event Place: North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 Jan 1873
    Event Place: Smallpox - Cerro Gordo, Hardin County, Tennessee, USA
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