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Harrison W. Harry ALEXANDER ‎(I783)‎

Given Names: Harrison W.
Surname: ALEXANDER
Nickname: Harry

Gender: Male Male

Birth: circa 1847

33 -- Letart, Meigs County, Ohio, USA

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Birth	circa 1847 31 33 Letart, Meigs County, Ohio, USA
Historical Notes	21 December 1878 ‎(Age 31)‎ Augusta, Bracken County, Kentucky, USA Note: From the log of the "Hummingbird" riverboat Wages Dec. 21 M. L. Brown, $12.00 ‎[Martin L. Brown, son of Major & Salina]‎ M. D. Brown, $12.00 ‎[Mathew D. Brown, son of Major & Salina]‎ ‎[H. W. Alexander was part of the crew. Harry was a brother of Miriam Alexander who married Mathew D. Brown.]‎
Biographical Notes	Letart, Meigs County, Ohio, USA Note: 1880: Harry was at home on the farm with his mother Jane and brother George. He worked on a boat. Perhaps it was the "Hummingbird" riverboat. From an old log boat, we know that in 1878 he was in Augusta, Kentucky, helping with the "Hummingbird". 1910: H.M. was 64 years old and a general farmer. His wife Elizabeth was 60; and their daughter Gladys was 22 and single ‎(born Ohio)‎. Gladys was a school teacher. 1920: H.M. Alexander, 73, born Ohio ‎(as were his parents)‎ and Elizabeth Alexander, 69, born in West Virginia ‎(as were her parents)‎. He was a general farmer. ‎(There are many inconsistencies amongst the census records but these snapshots, brief and flawed as they are, build an interesting picture of life's journey over the decades.)‎
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Parents Family (F290)
Father Parents Capt. William B. ALEXANDER Susanna LOVE	Moses ALEXANDER 1815 - 1857
Mother Parents William SMITH Elizabeth Mary Polly PARR	Jane Parr SMITH 1813 -
Sister Family ‎(None)‎	Susan Isabel ALEXANDER 1838 - 1842
Sister Family Mathew D. BROWN Major Edward Eddie BROWN Martha Virginia Mattie BROWN Selina Jane Jenny BROWN George Winfield BROWN Melvin A. Little Mel BROWN Mary Alice BROWN Mathew Harry BROWN Marlin A. BROWN Miles Oscar BROWN	Miriam Ann Mide ALEXANDER 1840 - 1898
Brother Family Alice C. SAYRE Ida May ALEXANDER Nellie C. ALEXANDER Homer Clyde ALEXANDER Nettie Belle ALEXANDER Moses H. ALEXANDER	Thomas M. ALEXANDER 1843 - 1917
	Harrison W. Harry ALEXANDER 1847 -
Brother Family ‎‎(unknown)‎‎ UNKNOWN	George B. ALEXANDER 1848 - 1925
Brother Family Mary Jane ROLOFF Jackson R. ALEXANDER David F. ALEXANDER Alice Mae ALEXANDER	Daniel S. ALEXANDER 1849 - 1900
Brother Family Rachel ROLOFF Essie May MIDDLESWART ‎‎(unknown)‎‎ ALEXANDER Kate May ALEXANDER Frank ALEXANDER	David A. ALEXANDER 1853 - 1918
Sister Family John Sayre Jack COOK Virginia L. COOK	Mary E. ALEXANDER 1855 -

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Historical Notes	From the log of the "Hummingbird" riverboat Wages Dec. 21 M. L. Brown, $12.00 ‎[Martin L. Brown, son of Major & Salina]‎ M. D. Brown, $12.00 ‎[Mathew D. Brown, son of Major & Salina]‎ ‎[H. W. Alexander was part of the crew. Harry was a brother of Miriam Alexander who married Mathew D. Brown.]‎
Biographical Notes	1880: Harry was at home on the farm with his mother Jane and brother George. He worked on a boat. Perhaps it was the "Hummingbird" riverboat. From an old log boat, we know that in 1878 he was in Augusta, Kentucky, helping with the "Hummingbird". 1910: H.M. was 64 years old and a general farmer. His wife Elizabeth was 60; and their daughter Gladys was 22 and single ‎(born Ohio)‎. Gladys was a school teacher. 1920: H.M. Alexander, 73, born Ohio ‎(as were his parents)‎ and Elizabeth Alexander, 69, born in West Virginia ‎(as were her parents)‎. He was a general farmer. ‎(There are many inconsistencies amongst the census records but these snapshots, brief and flawed as they are, build an interesting picture of life's journey over the decades.)‎

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Parents Family (F290)
Father Parents Capt. William B. ALEXANDER Susanna LOVE	Moses ALEXANDER 1815 - 1857
Mother Parents William SMITH Elizabeth Mary Polly PARR	Jane Parr SMITH 1813 -
Sister Family ‎(None)‎	Susan Isabel ALEXANDER 1838 - 1842
Sister Family Mathew D. BROWN Major Edward Eddie BROWN Martha Virginia Mattie BROWN Selina Jane Jenny BROWN George Winfield BROWN Melvin A. Little Mel BROWN Mary Alice BROWN Mathew Harry BROWN Marlin A. BROWN Miles Oscar BROWN	Miriam Ann Mide ALEXANDER 1840 - 1898
Brother Family Alice C. SAYRE Ida May ALEXANDER Nellie C. ALEXANDER Homer Clyde ALEXANDER Nettie Belle ALEXANDER Moses H. ALEXANDER	Thomas M. ALEXANDER 1843 - 1917
	Harrison W. Harry ALEXANDER 1847 -
Brother Family ‎‎(unknown)‎‎ UNKNOWN	George B. ALEXANDER 1848 - 1925
Brother Family Mary Jane ROLOFF Jackson R. ALEXANDER David F. ALEXANDER Alice Mae ALEXANDER	Daniel S. ALEXANDER 1849 - 1900
Brother Family Rachel ROLOFF Essie May MIDDLESWART ‎‎(unknown)‎‎ ALEXANDER Kate May ALEXANDER Frank ALEXANDER	David A. ALEXANDER 1853 - 1918
Sister Family John Sayre Jack COOK Virginia L. COOK	Mary E. ALEXANDER 1855 -

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Source	US Census 1860 Citation Details: 1860-07-24 Letart Tp, Meigs Co, Ohio Page 241
Source	US Census 1870 Citation Details: 1870-07-20 Letart Tp, Meigs Co, Ohio Page 17
Source	US Census 1880 Citation Details: 1880-06-26 Letart Tp, Meigs Co, Ohio 4-106 Page 25

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Parents Family (F290)
Father Parents Capt. William B. ALEXANDER Susanna LOVE	Moses ALEXANDER 1815 - 1857
Mother Parents William SMITH Elizabeth Mary Polly PARR	Jane Parr SMITH 1813 -
Sister Family ‎(None)‎	Susan Isabel ALEXANDER 1838 - 1842
Sister Family Mathew D. BROWN Major Edward Eddie BROWN Martha Virginia Mattie BROWN Selina Jane Jenny BROWN George Winfield BROWN Melvin A. Little Mel BROWN Mary Alice BROWN Mathew Harry BROWN Marlin A. BROWN Miles Oscar BROWN	Miriam Ann Mide ALEXANDER 1840 - 1898
Brother Family Alice C. SAYRE Ida May ALEXANDER Nellie C. ALEXANDER Homer Clyde ALEXANDER Nettie Belle ALEXANDER Moses H. ALEXANDER	Thomas M. ALEXANDER 1843 - 1917
	Harrison W. Harry ALEXANDER 1847 -
Brother Family ‎‎(unknown)‎‎ UNKNOWN	George B. ALEXANDER 1848 - 1925
Brother Family Mary Jane ROLOFF Jackson R. ALEXANDER David F. ALEXANDER Alice Mae ALEXANDER	Daniel S. ALEXANDER 1849 - 1900
Brother Family Rachel ROLOFF Essie May MIDDLESWART ‎‎(unknown)‎‎ ALEXANDER Kate May ALEXANDER Frank ALEXANDER	David A. ALEXANDER 1853 - 1918
Sister Family John Sayre Jack COOK Virginia L. COOK	Mary E. ALEXANDER 1855 -