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Wm Alexander 1868–1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 May 1868

Birth Location: Tennessee, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 20 February 1944

Death Location: Raven Branch, Cocke County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: John Alexander

Mother: Margaret BROWN

Spouse(s): Sarah Laws

Children(s): Edgar Alexander, Oscar Alexander, Ethel Alexander, Callie Green

Wm Alexander was born in 1868 in Tennessee, Tennessee, USA, the child of John R Alexander And Margaret Jane Brown. In 1880, Wm Alexander resided in District 1, Greene, Tennessee, USA. Wm Alexander married Sarah J Laws, and had children including Callie Lillian Green, Edgar Alexander, Ethel Alexander, Oscar Alexander. Wm Alexander passed away in 1944 in Raven Branch, Cocke County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Wm Alexander was born in 1868 in Tennessee, Tennessee, USA, the child of John R Alexander And Margaret Jane Brown.
  • In 1880, Wm Alexander resided in District 1, Greene, Tennessee, USA.
  • Wm Alexander married Sarah J Laws, and had children including Callie Lillian Green, Edgar Alexander, Ethel Alexander, Oscar Alexander.
  • Wm Alexander passed away in 1944 in Raven Branch, Cocke County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Alexander
1835–1914
Birth Location: Greene County, Tennesse, USA
JA
Margaret BROWN
1837–1911
Birth Location: Greene Co., Tennessee, USA
MB

Spouses(s)

Sarah Laws
1871–1931
Birth Location: Tennessee
SL

Children(s)

Edgar Alexander
1903–1974
Birth Location: Tennessee
EA
Oscar Alexander
1893–1960
Birth Location: –
OA
Ethel Alexander
1893–1936
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States of America
EA
Callie Green
1909–1974
Birth Location: Cocke County, Tennessee, United States of America
CG

Wm Alexander's Ancestors

Self
Wm Alexander
1868–1944
Birth Place: Tennessee, Tennessee, USA
Parents
John R Alexander
1835–1914
Greene County, Tennesse, USA
Margaret (Jane) BROWN
1837–1911
Greene Co., Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
William (King) Alexander
1812–1866
Afton, Greene County, Tennessee, USA
Isabel (Abigail) Johnson
1814–1888
Greene County, Tennessee
Henry (H.) Brown
1809–1871
Greene, Tennessee, United States
Sarah (Margaret) Samples
1805–1855
Frederick, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Stephen Jr.
1778–1862
Sarah Alexander
1788–1870
Lydia Stanfield
1786–1858
Joseph Johnson
1780–1855
Jotham Jr
1771–1848
Margaret Maloney
1787–1858
Robert Sample
1770–1850
Margaret Hannah
1775–1830
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Capt. Alexander
1739–1828
Elizabeth King\Alexander
1737–1817
Margaret Hughes
1752–1816
James Johnson
1759–1828
Abigail Barton
1758–1825
Phoebe Johnston
1742–1810
John Sr.
1755–1840
Nancy Maloney
1760–1825
William Samples
1736–1819
Mary Low
1679–1732
William Hannah
1751–1818

Wm Alexander's Descendants

1.
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Wm Alexander (8 May 1868–20 February 1944) m. Sarah (J.) Laws (March 22, 1871–July 1, 1931)
  1. 1. Edgar Alexander 1903–1974 m. Mary Alexander 1906–
  2. 2. Oscar Alexander 1893–1960
  3. 3. Ethel Alexander 1893–1936 m. J (W) Arrowood 1883–1925
    1. 1. William (R.) Arrowood 1923–2000 m. Sarah (Arrowood) Bennett 1924–2001
      1. 1. Ginger (Faye) Arrowood 1947–1995
      2. 2. Anna (Marie) Whitley 1946–2017 m. Joe (Raymond) Whitley 1935–2005
      3. 3. Robert (Tyrone) Arrowood 1942–2022
    2. 2. Johnie (M) Arrowood 1925–1926
  4. 4. Callie (Lillian) Green 1909–1974 m. Louie (Fred) Green 1909–1973 m. Fay Green 1910–
    1. 1. Ethel (Syfronia) Mull 1936–2020
    2. 2. Marilyn (Lucile) Clark 1939–2007
    3. 3. James (Carl) Green 1934–2021
    4. 4. Greely (B.) Green 1933–1993
    5. 5. Louie (Fred) Green 1946–1946

Wm Alexander's Timeline

10 Records

1868
8 May 1868
Birth of Wm Alexander in Greene County, Tennessee, United States of America
Greene County, Tennessee, United States of America
1868
8 May 1868
Birth of Wm Alexander in Tennessee, Tennessee, USA
Tennessee, Tennessee, USA
1880
1880
Age 12
Wm Alexander resided here in District 1, Greene, Tennessee, USA
District 1, Greene, Tennessee, USA
1890
28 Dec 1890
Age 22
Wm Alexander was married in Cocke, Tennessee, USA
Cocke, Tennessee, USA
1911
2 Apr 1911
Age 43
Wm Alexander resided here in Castleconnell, Limerick, Ireland
Castleconnell, Limerick, Ireland
1935
1935
Age 67
Wm Alexander resided here in Cocke, Tennessee
Cocke, Tennessee
1940
1940
Age 72
Wm Alexander resided here in District No 10, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
District No 10, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
1944
20 February 1944
Age 76
Death of Wm Alexander
None
1944
20 February 1944
Age 76
Death of Wm Alexander in Cocke, Tennessee, USA
Cocke, Tennessee, USA
1944
20 February 1944
Age 76
Death of Wm Alexander in Cocke, Tennessee
Cocke, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 May 1868
    Event Place: Greene County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Web: Ireland, Census, 1911, The National Archives of Ireland; Year: 1911; Census Place: Castleconnell, Limerick, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 May 1868
    Event Place: Tennessee, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 28 Dec 1890
    Event Place: Cocke, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: District 1, Greene, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2 Apr 1911
    Event Place: Castleconnell, Limerick, Ireland
    Record Source: Web: Ireland, Census, 1911, The National Archives of Ireland; Year: 1911; Census Place: Castleconnell, Limerick, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Cocke, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: District No 10, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 February 1944

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 February 1944
    Event Place: Cocke, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 February 1944
    Event Place: Cocke, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Raven Branch, Cocke County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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