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William Joseph Alexander 1918 – 1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1918

Birth Location: Pittsburg, Contra Costa, California, USA

Death Date: 5 Jul 1979

Death Location: Alameda, Alameda, California, USA

Father: Manuel Alexander

Mother: Mary Carlos

Spouse(s): Irene Didlake, None None

Children(s): William Alexander

In 1918, William Joseph Alexander Sr entered the world in Pittsburg, Contra Costa, California, USA, born to Manuel Silveira Alexander and Mary Carlos. Years later, William Joseph Alexander Sr married Irene Elizabeth Didlake, and the couple became parents to William Joseph Alexander. William Joseph Alexander Sr died in 1979 in Alameda, Alameda, California, USA.

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Parents

Manuel Alexander
1887 – 1980
Birth Location: Santa Cruz, Portugal
MA
Mary Carlos
1896 – 1967
Birth Location: Flamengos, Faial, Azores, Portugal
MC

Spouses(s)

Irene Didlake
1922 – 2008
Birth Location: Henrico, Virginia, USA
ID
None None
Birth Location: –

Children(s)

William Alexander
1942 – 2000
Birth Location: Richmond, Virginia, USA
WA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: abt 1918
    Event Place: Pittsburg, Contra Costa, California, USA
    Record Source: California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997, U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010, U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985, U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, Virginia, U.S., Divorce Records, 1918-2014, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Divorce Records, 1918-2014

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 17 Oct 1941
    Event Place: Richmond, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1945
    Event Place: Oakland, Alameda, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 5 Jul 1979
    Event Place: Alameda, Alameda, California, USA
    Record Source: California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997, U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010, U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hayward, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985

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