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Martha J Alexander 1888–1957 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Nov 1888

Birth Location: Hopkins, Kentucky, United States

Death Date: 3 Sep 1957

Death Location: Ilsley, Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA

Father: William Alexander

Mother: Margaret Miller

Spouse(s): Ben Ladd

Children(s): William Ladd, Mabel Ladd, Jewel Ladd, Jeanon Ladd, Garnett Ladd, Naoma Ladd

Martha J Alexander was born in 1888 in Hopkins, Kentucky, United States, the child of William Hampton Alexander And Margaret Elizabeth Miller. Martha J Alexander married Ben Lafayette Ladd, and had children including Garnett Dexter Ladd, Jeanon Ladd, Jewel Ladd, Mabel Ladd, Naoma Ladd, William Dixon Ladd. Martha J Alexander passed away in 1957 in Ilsley, Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Martha J Alexander was born in 1888 in Hopkins, Kentucky, United States, the child of William Hampton Alexander And Margaret Elizabeth Miller.
  • Martha J Alexander married Ben Lafayette Ladd, and had children including Garnett Dexter Ladd, Jeanon Ladd, Jewel Ladd, Mabel Ladd, Naoma Ladd, William Dixon Ladd.
  • Martha J Alexander passed away in 1957 in Ilsley, Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Martha Alexander's Ancestors

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Martha Alexander
1888–1957
Birth Place: Hopkins, Kentucky, United States
Parents
William Hampton Alexander
1856–1941
Hopkins, Kentucky, USA
Margaret (Elizabeth) Miller
1860–1888
, , Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Moses (Hampton) Alexander
1833–1875
Hopkins, Kentucky, United States
Priscilla (Ann) Parsons
1835–1878
Robertson County, Tennessee, USA
Franklin (J) Miller
1835–1902
, , Tennessee, USA
Louisiana (Catharine) Bowles
1838–1863
Bedford, Tennessee, United States
Great-Grandparents
James Alexander
1806–1887
Nancy Dyer
1809–1886
Claibourn Bowles
1820–1857
Malinda Lee
1816–1854
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Alexander
1780–1864
Sarah Howard
1783–1860
William Dyer
1780–1859
Hannah Hopkins
1778–1852

Martha Alexander's Descendants

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Martha (J) Alexander (23 Nov 1888–3 Sep 1957) m. Ben (Lafayette) Ladd (14 Dec 1872–14 Mar 1947)
  1. 1. William (Dixon) Ladd 1900–1968
  2. 2. Mabel Ladd 1909–1997
  3. 3. Jewel Ladd 1906–1992
  4. 4. Jeanon Ladd 1904–1988
  5. 5. Garnett (Dexter) Ladd 1902–1923
  6. 6. Naoma Ladd 1914–1977

Martha Alexander's Timeline

3 Records

1878
23 Nov 1878
Birth of Martha J Alexander in Dawson Springs, Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA
Dawson Springs, Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA
1888
23 Nov 1888
Birth of Martha J Alexander in Hopkins, Kentucky, United States
Hopkins, Kentucky, United States
1957
3 Sep 1957
Age 69
Death of Martha J Alexander in Ilsley, Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA
Ilsley, Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Nov 1878
    Event Place: Dawson Springs, Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Kentucky, Birth Records, 1847-1911, Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky; Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records - Microfilm (1852-1910)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Nov 1888
    Event Place: Hopkins, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Hopkins, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Kentucky, Birth Records, 1847-1911, Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky; Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records - Microfilm (1852-1910)

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Sep 1957
    Event Place: Ilsley, Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA

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