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Harrison W. Harry ALEXANDER ‎(I783)‎

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

Gender: Male Male

Male

Birth: circa 1847

31

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	Moses ALEXANDER 1815 - 1857
Mother	Jane Parr SMITH 1813 -
Sister	Susan Isabel ALEXANDER 1838 - 1842
Sister	Miriam Ann Mide ALEXANDER 1840 - 1898
Brother	Thomas M. ALEXANDER 1843 - 1917
	Harrison W. Harry ALEXANDER 1847 -
Brother	George B. ALEXANDER 1848 - 1925
Brother	Daniel S. ALEXANDER 1849 - 1900
Brother	David A. ALEXANDER 1853 - 1918
Sister	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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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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Family with Parents

Father

Moses ALEXANDER

Birth 7 December 1815

23

24 Letart Falls, Meigs County, Ohio, USA
Death 27 September 1857 ‎(Age 41)‎ Letart, Meigs County, Ohio, USA

-2 years

Mother

Jane Parr SMITH

Birth 13 August 1813

30

27 Ohio, USA
Death Letart, Meigs County, Ohio, USA

Marriage: circa 1835 -- Meigs County, Ohio, USA

4 years

#1

Sister

Susan Isabel ALEXANDER

Birth December 1838

22

25 Letart, Meigs County, Ohio, USA
Death 11 January 1842 ‎(Age 3)‎ Letart, Meigs County, Ohio, USA

20 months

#2

Sister

Miriam Ann Mide ALEXANDER

Birth 2 August 1840

24

26 Letart, Meigs County, Ohio, USA
Death 4 December 1898 ‎(Age 58)‎ Hartford, Mason County, West Virginia, USA

3 years

#3

Brother

Thomas M. ALEXANDER

Birth February 1843

27

29
Death 1917 ‎(Age 73)‎

4 years

#4

Harrison W. Harry ALEXANDER

Birth circa 1847

31

33 Letart, Meigs County, Ohio, USA

2 years

#5

Brother

George B. ALEXANDER

Birth December 1848

32

35 Letart Falls, Meigs County, Ohio, USA
Death 1925 ‎(Age 76)‎

1 month

#6

Brother

Daniel S. ALEXANDER

Birth 1849

33

35 Letart, Meigs County, Ohio, USA
Death before 1900 ‎(Age 51)‎

5 years

#7

Brother

David A. ALEXANDER

Birth December 1853

37

40 Lebanon, Meigs County, Ohio, USA
Death 1 October 1918 ‎(Age 64)‎ Meigs County, Ohio, USA

13 months

#8

Sister

Mary E. ALEXANDER

Birth 1855

39

41 Letart, Meigs County, Ohio, USA
Death California, USA