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Silas Grandison Alexander 1813 – 1885 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Jul 1813

Birth Location: , Sumner, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 14 Apr 1885

Death Location: , , Texas, USA

Father: Silas Alexander

Mother: Sarah Reese

Spouse(s): Nancy Thompson

Children(s): Robert Alexander, Sarah Alexander, Christopher Alexander, Mary Alexander, Silas Alexander, Charles Alexander, David Alexander

Silas Grandison Alexander was born in 1813 in , Sumner, Tennessee, USA, the child of Silas Alexander and Sarah Brevard Reese. In 1880, Silas Grandison Alexander resided in Precinct 2, Harrison, Texas, United States. Silas Grandison Alexander married Nancy Thompson, and had children including Robert Grandison (Grant) Alexander, Sarah Louisa Alexander, Christopher Lucullus Alexander, Mary T Alexander, Silas Alfred Alexander, Charles Carroll Alexander, David Franklin Alexander. Silas Grandison Alexander passed away in 1885 in , , Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Silas Grandison Alexander was born in 1813 in , Sumner, Tennessee, USA, the child of Silas Alexander and Sarah Brevard Reese.
  • In 1880, Silas Grandison Alexander resided in Precinct 2, Harrison, Texas, United States.
  • Silas Grandison Alexander married Nancy Thompson, and had children including Robert Grandison (Grant) Alexander, Sarah Louisa Alexander, Christopher Lucullus Alexander, Mary T Alexander, Silas Alfred Alexander, Charles Carroll Alexander, David Franklin Alexander.
  • Silas Grandison Alexander passed away in 1885 in , , Texas, USA.

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Silas Alexander's Ancestors

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Silas Alexander
1813 – 1885
Birth Place: , Sumner, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Silas Alexander
1777 – 1829
Mecklenburg, North Carolina
Sarah (Brevard) Reese
1778 – 1839
Mecklenburg, North Carolina
Grandparents
William (Anderson) Alexander
1745 – 1820
Cecil County, Maryland or Anson County, North Carolina
Mary (Esther Nancy (Easter)) Brown
1745 – 1823
Maury, Tennessee, United States
James Reese
1744 – 1828
Cecil County, Maryland, United States of America
Elizabeth Brevard
1748 – 1831
North Carolina, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Silas Alexander's Descendants

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Silas (Grandison) Alexander (7 Jul 1813 – 14 Apr 1885) m. Nancy Thompson (3 Jan 1819 – 21 April 1885)
  1. 1. Robert (Grandison (Grant)) Alexander (19 January 1842 – 7 March 1921)
  2. 2. Sarah (Louisa) Alexander (24 May 1846 – 25 March 1915)
  3. 3. Christopher (Lucullus) Alexander (4 April 1848 – 2 February 1922)
  4. 4. Mary (T) Alexander (1853 – 25 January 1931)
  5. 5. Silas (Alfred) Alexander (February 1856 – 3 July 1932)
  6. 6. Charles (Carroll) Alexander (13 November 1858 – 27 October 1925)
  7. 7. David (Franklin) Alexander (7 July 1861 – 27 December 1926)

Silas Alexander's Timeline

5 Records

1813
7 Jul 1813
Birth of Silas Grandison Alexander in , Sumner, Tennessee, USA
, Sumner, Tennessee, USA
1818
7 July 1818
Age 5
Birth of Silas Grandison Alexander in Sumner, Tennessee, United States
Sumner, Tennessee, United States
1880
1880
Age 67
Silas Grandison Alexander resided here in Precinct 2, Harrison, Texas, United States
Precinct 2, Harrison, Texas, United States
1885
14 Apr 1885
Age 72
Death of Silas Grandison Alexander in Harrison County, Texas, United States of America
Harrison County, Texas, United States of America
1885
14 Apr 1885
Age 72
Death of Silas Grandison Alexander in , , Texas, USA
, , Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 July 1818
    Event Place: Sumner, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Jul 1813
    Event Place: , Sumner, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Precinct 2, Harrison, Texas, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Precinct 2, Harrison, Texas, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1885
    Event Place: Harrison County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1885
    Event Place: , , Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Jonesville, Harrison County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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