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1828 - 1919 (90 years)
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Name |
John Houston ALEXANDER [1, 2] |
- Son of John C. and Nancy (Wilson) Alexander
Exerpts from History of Decatur County, Indiana, 1915
John H. Alexander was born on November 7, 1828, at Palestine, Illinois, and is the son of Dr. John C. and Nancy (Wilson) Alexander, natives of Kentucky and Virginia, respectively.....
Educated in the country schools of Illinois and at Danville, that state, after his father's death, Dr. John H. Alexander moved to Palestine, Illinois, where he attended the Parish Academy and later the Ohio Medical College at Cincinnati. In these times the schools were very crude, especially the buildings in which they were housed. he crossed the plains to California in 1850, by mule team, during the gold fever and spent eight years in the West. Locating in Decatur county, July 7, 1858, for the practice of his profession, four years later, on September 27, 1862, he enlisted in the Twenty-seventh Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry, under Col. Silas Colgrove, and was promoted to surgeon, july 15, 1864, having been commissioned assistant surgeon, September 27, 1862. he was mustered out of service on November 4, 1864.
In December, 1860, Doctor Alexander was married to Mary Tarkington, who was born on February 25, 1834, in Greensburg, Indiana, a daughter of Rev. Joseph Tarkingtoin, a well-known pioneer minister of the Methodist church.....
Dr. and Mrs. Alexander have had two children, John T., who lives in Greensburg, and Joseph H., a traveling drug salesman of Springfield, Illinois. John T., who also is a traveling salesman, married Claudia Hill. joseph H. married Myrilla Anderson and they have one child, Margaret June......
Family [1]
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Dr. |
Birth |
7 Nov 1828 |
Palestine, Crawford Co., Illinois [1, 3, 4] |
Gender |
Male |
Census |
1870 |
Living in Milford, Decatur Co., Indiana [5] |
Census |
1880 |
Living in Milford, Decatur Co., Indiana [6] |
Census |
1900 |
Living in Washington, Decatur County, Indiana [3] |
Census |
1910 |
Living in Washington, Decatur County, Indiana [7] |
Fact |
Son of Dr. John C. Alexander and Nancy Wilson [4] |
Death |
02 Sep 1919 |
Greensburg, Decatur Co., Indiana [1, 4] |
Burial |
4 Sep 1919 |
South Park Cemetery, Greensburg, Decatur Co., Indiana [1, 4] |
Person ID |
I01720 |
Main Tree |
Last Modified |
25 Aug 2022 |
Family |
Mary Melissa TARKINGTON, b. 26 Feb 1834, Greensburg, Decatur Co., Indiana d. 08 Aug 1923, Greensburg, Decatur Co., Indiana (Age 89 years) |
Marriage |
09 Dec 1860 |
at the farm near Greensburg, Decatur, Indiana, USA [3] |
Married |
At the farm near Greensburg, Indiana [8] |
Children |
| 1. John Tarkington ALEXANDER, b. 5 Aug 1865, Indiana d. 19 Jul 1953, Tyler, Smith Co., Texas (Age 87 years) [Birth] |
+ | 2. Joseph Harmon ALEXANDER, b. Aug 1866, Greensburg, Decatur Co., Indiana d. 15 Jan 1927, Foley, Baldwin Co., Alabama (Age 60 years) [Birth] |
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Family ID |
F24358 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
25 Aug 2022 |
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Photos |
| Dr. John Houston Alexander Dr. John H. Alexander is the husband of Mary M. Tarkington.
Photo added by: Heather Abrahamson
History of Decatur Co., Indiana, Its People, Industries and Institutions |
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Sources |
- [S02329] Find A Grave Website.
- [S03873] "Autobiography Rev Joseph Tarkington".
- [S13187] 1900 Census Washington, Decatur County, Indiana.
- [S13201] Death Certificate for Dr. John Houston Alexander.
- [S13186] 1870 Census Milford, Decatur County, Indiana.
- [S3019] 1880 Census Milford, Decatur County, Indiana.
- [S13188] 1910 Census Greensburg, Decatur County, Indiana.
- [S03873] "Autobiography Rev Joseph Tarkington", by. T.A. Goodwin.
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