Guide to the W. T. Alexander genealogical papers MSS.0061
Alexander, W.T.
- Publication:
W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama
Mary Harmon Bryant Hall
May 2009
500 Hackberry Lane
Box 870266
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 35487-0266
205.348.0500
archives@ua.edu
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This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2012-11-19T11:48-0600
- Language Usage:
English
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Describing Archives: A Content Standard
W. T. Alexander genealogical papers
- Unit ID:
MSS.0061
- Repository:
W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama
- Quantity:
0.1 Linear feet (1 item, 63 pieces)
- Dates:
1817-1930
- Abstract:
Biographies of William Simeral Alexander of North Carolina (1817-1898) and his descendants, with reference to his predecessors to 1716, compiled in 1930 by W. T. Alexander.
Scope and Contents note
The collection contains biographies of William Simeral Alexander of North Carolina (1817-1898) and his descendants, with reference to his predecessors to 1716. The genealogies were compiled in 1930 by W. T. Alexander.
- Preferred Citation:
Preferred Citation
W. T. Alexander genealogical papers, W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama.
Biographical/Historical note
William Simeral Alexander, son of Eli Alexander (1784-1834) and Margaret C. Alcorn Alexander (1786-1872), was born on 4 August 1817, in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. He was married to Isabell Louise Alexander (1821-1889), with whom he had eight children: (1) Margaret Lenora (1843-1911), (2) Martha Nancy (1845-?), (3) John Milton (1847-1889), (4) James Martin (1853-1912), (5) Mary Emma (1856-1918), (6) William Hiram (1860-?), (7) Annie Elizabeth (1862-?), and (8) Frank Wesley (1867-?). He also had a son, Eli Ezekiel (1849-1918), by Elizabeth Lee Alexander.
He died on 29 December 1898, in Sumter County, Alabama.
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Conditions Governing Access note
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Conditions Governing Use note
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- Acquisition Information:
Provenance
unknown
- Processing Information:
Processed by
S. Braden, 2008; updated by Martha Bace, 2012
Source(s)
Alexander, W.T., unknown (local)
Alexander, William Simeral, 1817-1898 (local)
Daily Life and Family (localbroad)
Family histories (rbgenr)
Genealogies (aat)
Memoir and Biography (Local)
Alexander, W.T. Box 2463