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Orville Perry Alexander 1917–1982 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 OCT 1917

Birth Location: Fairland, Shelby, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 13 DEC 1982

Death Location: Shelbyville, Shelby, Indiana, USA

Father: Solomon Alexander

Mother: Cecil Perry

Spouse(s): Jane Andrews

Children(s):

Orville Perry Alexander was born in 1917 in Fairland, Shelby, Indiana, USA, the child of Solomon Clell Alexander And Cecil May Perry. In 1920, Orville Perry Alexander resided in Brandywine, Shelby, Indiana, USA. In 1920, Orville Perry Alexander resided in Brandywine, Shelby, Indiana, USA. Orville Perry Alexander married Jane Andrews, and had children including Jerry Alexander, John Robert Alexander. Orville Perry Alexander passed away in 1982 in Shelbyville, Shelby, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • Orville Perry Alexander was born in 1917 in Fairland, Shelby, Indiana, USA, the child of Solomon Clell Alexander And Cecil May Perry.
  • In 1920, Orville Perry Alexander resided in Brandywine, Shelby, Indiana, USA.
  • In 1920, Orville Perry Alexander resided in Brandywine, Shelby, Indiana, USA.
  • Orville Perry Alexander married Jane Andrews, and had children including Jerry Alexander, John Robert Alexander.
  • Orville Perry Alexander passed away in 1982 in Shelbyville, Shelby, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Orville Alexander's Ancestors

Self
Orville Alexander
1917–1982
Birth Place: Fairland, Shelby, Indiana, USA
Parents
Solomon Clell Alexander
1894–1970
Brandywine, Shelby, Indiana, USA
Cecil (May) Perry
1896–1968
Moral, Shelby, Indiana, USA
Grandparents
Marshall Perry
1872–1949
Shelby, Indiana, USA
Sarah EArnold
1878–1949
Shelby, Indiana, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thompson Arnold
1838–1915
Britta Wheeler
1846–1922
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Wheeler
1813–1880
Sarah Strawther
1816–1880

Orville Alexander's Timeline

13 Records

1917
15 OCT 1917
Birth of Orville Perry Alexander in Fairland, Shelby, Indiana, USA
Fairland, Shelby, Indiana, USA
1920
1920
Age 3
Orville Perry Alexander resided here in Brandywine, Shelby, Indiana, USA
Brandywine, Shelby, Indiana, USA
1920
1920
Age 3
Orville Perry Alexander resided here in Brandywine, Shelby, Indiana, USA
Brandywine, Shelby, Indiana, USA
1930
1930
Age 13
Orville Perry Alexander resided here in Brandywine, Shelby, Indiana, USA
Brandywine, Shelby, Indiana, USA
1930
1930
Age 13
Orville Perry Alexander resided here in Brandywine, Shelby, Indiana, USA
Brandywine, Shelby, Indiana, USA
1935
1935
Age 18
Orville Perry Alexander resided here in Jackson, Shelby, Indiana, USA
Jackson, Shelby, Indiana, USA
1935
1935
Age 18
Orville Perry Alexander resided here
None
1940
1 APR 1940
Age 23
Orville Perry Alexander resided here in Jackson, Shelby, Indiana, USA
Jackson, Shelby, Indiana, USA
1940
1940
Age 23
Orville Perry Alexander resided here in Mount Auburn, Wayne, Indiana, USA
Mount Auburn, Wayne, Indiana, USA
1949
1949
Age 32
Orville Perry Alexander resided here in Shelbyville, Shelby, Indiana, USA
Shelbyville, Shelby, Indiana, USA
1950
1950
Age 33
Orville Perry Alexander resided here in Marion, Shelby, Indiana, USA
Marion, Shelby, Indiana, USA
1952
1952
Age 35
Orville Perry Alexander resided here in Shelbyville, Shelby, Indiana, USA
Shelbyville, Shelby, Indiana, USA
1982
13 DEC 1982
Age 65
Death of Orville Perry Alexander in Shelbyville, Shelby, Indiana, USA
Shelbyville, Shelby, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 OCT 1917
    Event Place: Fairland, Shelby, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] USA Census, 1930, "USA Census, 1930", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Wed Oct 04 18:45:39 UTC 2023), Entry for S Clell Alexander and Cecil M Alexander, 1930.
    [3] USA Census, 1920, "USA Census, 1920", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Sun Nov 05 18:31:33 UTC 2023), Entry for Clell Alexander and Cecil Alexander, 1920.
    [4] USA Social Security Death Index, "USA Social Security Death Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 9 January 2021), Orville Alexander, Dec 1982; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, <i>Death Master File<i>, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
    [5] USA World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, "USA World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 5 December 2014), Orville P Alexander, enlisted 19 Jan 1943, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, <i>The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD)<i> ( : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
    [6] USA Census, 1940, "USA Census, 1940", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Wed Nov 15 18:04:37 UTC 2023), Entry for Clell Alexander and Cecil Alexander, 1940.
    [7] Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Thu Oct 19 18:06:25 UTC 2023), Entry for Orville Alexander and Jane Andrews, 16 Sep 1941.
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave Index, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 20 October 2022), Orville Perry Alexander, ; Burial, Shelbyville, Shelby, Indiana, USA, Forest Hill Cemetery; citing record ID 69751324, <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [9] IN, Marriages, 1810-2001
    [10] 1950 USA Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the USA, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Marion, Shelby, Indiana; Roll: 4139; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 73-26

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Shelbyville, Shelby, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 20 October 2022), Orville Perry Alexander, ; Burial, Shelbyville, Shelby, Indiana, USA, Forest Hill Cemetery; citing record ID 69751324, <i>Find a Grave<i>

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Shelbyville, Shelby, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source:
    [1] IN, Marriages, 1810-2001
    [2] 1950 USA Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the USA, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Marion, Shelby, Indiana; Roll: 4139; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 73-26

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 DEC 1982
    Event Place: Shelbyville, Shelby, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] USA Social Security Death Index, "USA Social Security Death Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 9 January 2021), Orville Alexander, Dec 1982; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, <i>Death Master File<i>, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave Index, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 20 October 2022), Orville Perry Alexander, ; Burial, Shelbyville, Shelby, Indiana, USA, Forest Hill Cemetery; citing record ID 69751324, <i>Find a Grave<i>

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1952
    Event Place: Shelbyville, Shelby, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1949
    Event Place: Shelbyville, Shelby, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Shelby, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Jackson, Shelby, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 APR 1940
    Event Place: Jackson, Shelby, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Brandywine, Shelby, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Brandywine, Shelby, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Brandywine, Shelby, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Brandywine, Shelby, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Mount Auburn, Wayne, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Shelbyville, Shelby, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Shelbyville, Shelby, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: IN, Marriages, 1810-2001

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Marion, Shelby, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1950 USA Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the USA, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Marion, Shelby, Indiana; Roll: 4139; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 73-26

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