This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: sweiss01 Surnames: Alexander, Cameron Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.alexander/6205/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Looking for information about Vera W. and Mildred Alexander, daughters of James J. and Maria Alexander of the Bronx, NY. James was my GGF's brother and Vera and Mildred would have been my grandmother's cousins. I found the family living in the Bronx in the 1910 Federal census; also, found James and Maria in the 1920 Federal census. This leads me to believe that Vera and Mildred may have married between 1910 and 1920. I do not have any addt'l information about them and am trying to find out more. Any help would be appreciated! Sue Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: labs42 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.alexander/3754.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I have a Randolph Alexander and a Randal Alexander in my line. Do you have any information about them? thanks, April Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: paulshelley60 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.alexander/3698.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: 5/27/07 Hi Tina, Thanks for the info on Thomas H.; my cousin has some research on Thomas H. that shows his Dad is William Squire Alexander and his dad is Thomas Alexander. The oldest Thomas was married to Yeureth Harrison; I'll attach a tombstone photo of Thomas' in Missouri. We were not aware of a 2nd wife beyond Balinda/Belinda/Malinda for Thomas H. nor his son John. If you wish, I'll forward your email to my cousin who might have some research you could use. Best wishes, Paul Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: blyons Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.alexander/4207.1.2.1.1.1.1.1.2.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Roger In my haste to be brief I read too quickly and responded incompletely. At the risk of taking too much of your time... I am ready to order a test for me, but which one. You suggest at one point the 37. What would the advantages of the 67 be? Can others (my Lyons, other Alexanders, etc, compare to a 37 or 67 I take as part of the Alexander project? You mention an Alexander with a William Andrew A. I don't have such in my (incomplete) records, but would love to be in touch with this person to compare other indicators (family names used for children, etc). Can you help us to get in touch? There is also an extensive DAR report on the Hezekiah lines (including my questionable Joseph) done in the 1950's which might mention a William Andrew A which I have not entered into my TMG. Thanks for listening and for all of your help. William Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: RogAlexander Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.alexander/4207.1.2.1.1.1.1.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Mr. Lyons, First of all, Karen (mumpmow), who mentioned DNA here, is a member of our group and we have corresponded on the same issue, which led to her getting her dad to test his DNA as she says. (Karen, thank you for the introduction.) I am co-administrator of the Alexander DNA Project, so one might say I am who you can contact. The test for Alexanders is taken by a male Alexander because it is only through males that the yDNA is passed from one generation to the next. Since your surname, similar to Karen's situation, is not Alexander you will therefore have to find a male Alexander to test for you. Often the cost is shared by close, interested close family members. We recommend a 37 marker test which if you order through the Alexander DNA Project costs $191. (You can also opt to test 12, 25 or 67 markers at relative costs, but if you are interested in breaking through a brick wall as they say in your known line, 37 is probably the best. We can help you with that decision in more detail based on your current knowledge of your line, etc.) The test is taken by scraping the inside of the cheek with a tiny plastic toothbrush-type affair. All communication is done by email and internet. Here is where you can learn about DNA testing http://www.familytreedna.com/ The ordering procedure is done here (saves a few $ if you order through the Alexander DNA Project): http://www.familytreedna.com/(momzixb0f4zzc3jyefdjow45)/ftGroupAdd.aspx?act=Add&kit=D3613&code=C2064 scroll to 37 markers, enter your credit card on the next page. Notice they allow for two email addresses so you might share the info/fun with another if you wish. The next working day, FTDNA mails you the little test kit; probably takes a total of an hour to unpackage, understand the directions, scrape the cheek, repackage, and send it back. They even pay the return postage and it does not require a trip to the post office. They give you a "personal page", posting target completion dates so you can follow its progress through their system. You get notice by email of the results, and because you order through the Alexander DNA Project, they send your results to that project. We as admins get notices that you do so we can make sure your best interests are represented, and will correspond with FTDNA on your behalf. As more people are tested, you get auto emails from FTDNA advising of "matches" with a link where you can check it out. The advantage to DNA testing is that you will be able to identify and correspond with Alexanders with similar DNA's. In this way you can team with other "family" members of whom you had no previous knowledge and share information and research. For the benefit of our members we maintain a lineage spreadsheet of all members, so you can see in advance what lines of Alexanders are already in the group. This sheet is not on a public site and is maintained by me in Excel. We also have on our team an experienced DNA person who maintains, analyzes, organizes and answers all questions about all members' DNA's. On this sheet similar DNA's are grouped together so one can easily identify others he is close to, plus the DNA differences are highlighted within a group so that differences can be identified at a glance. We currently have 52 lines of members on the above sheet out of 67 members. (Some members have chosen not to share their lines for a variety of reasons we presume.) The results take about 8 weeks from order until you get them and we currently have 16 members waiting on results. Please notice that is a growth rate of 2 members per week which is what we have averaged over the last 3 months when our team began to spread the word. We expect that growth rate to continue indefinitely as word is spread by our growing number of members. While you may not closely match anyone when you first get your results, there are still benefits: 1. At least now you know your DNA and that you currently match no one previously tested, neither of which you knew before. 2. You can search for and spread the word to others who share or may share your ancestry on message boards like this, or distant possible cousins, or whatever. All of this depends on your particular circumstances and the length of your known line. You are welcome to contact me at [email protected] or post here for the benefit of others for questions, suggestions whatever. We have had a website in the past, but it has intentionally not been maintained because we are developing a new on. Until that time we have been communicating via emails and message boards. Respectfully, Roger Alexander Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: blyons Surnames: Alexander Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.alexander/4207.1.2.1.1.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Karen, thanks for the quick response. My oldest KNOWN Alexander ancestor is Joseph a, d 1851 in Polk Co TN. He had a son, Joseph, and many Joseph descendents, but none yours, I am sorry to say. We BELIEVE Joseph was son of Hezekiah A of Mecklenburg co. NC, but that has been questioned due to his not being in the will and no birth record. Hence my interest in DNA. Thanks again Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: mumpmow Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.alexander/4207.1.2.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: My father's name is Charles Alexander and his father is named Charles Lafayette Alexander his father is named Benjamin Jackson Alexander and his father is Joseph Alexander buried in the Columbus Alexander cemeter off hwy 20 in Bartow county. Any information would be appreciated. My father is participating in Alexander DNA project. We hope this will help. Looking forward to haring from you. How are you related? Karen Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Hey Karen, Your father's GGrandfather is my grandmother's (Janie Rebecca Alexander) Uncle. Glad to see more Alexander's!. Martha ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 6:38 AM Subject: Re: [ALEXANDER] Joseph Alexander b. 1808 N.C. married Sarah Pool ofSpartanburg, SC > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: mumpmow > Surnames: > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.alexander/4207.1.2.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > My father's name is Charles Alexander and his father is named Charles > Lafayette Alexander his father is named Benjamin Jackson Alexander and his > father is Joseph Alexander buried in the Columbus Alexander cemeter off > hwy 20 in Bartow county. Any information would be appreciated. > > My father is participating in Alexander DNA project. We hope this will > help. Looking forward to haring from you. How are you related? Karen > > Important Note: > The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you > would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link > above and respond on the board. > > > > Problems, contact the list administrator gail dot kilgore at gmail dot com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: trail4_1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.alexander/4207.1.2.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: What is your father's name I have alot of the info on this same line this is my family too I have pictures of graves and othe stuff too Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: mumpmow Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.alexander/4207.1.2.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thank you so much. My Joseph Alexander married Sarah Pool of Spartanburg, SC. My father is participating in the Alexander DNA project and hopefully, we can get some new information. K. Alexander Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: crashq Surnames: Alexander Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.alexander/6203.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Sorry it looks like I deleted a portion of my reply when I edited it. It was supposed to say that my ancestors were supposed to have migrated from Northern Ireland first to Pennsylvania, then to North Carolina and from there to Indiana (and other branches to Tennessee) Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Scootman78 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.alexander/6203.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Well that's good news then that the book may be able to help you. My Alexander family lived in Henderson & Madison Counties in Tennessee (western Tennessee), although I don't know where my g-g-grandfathre came from before that though (I don't know who his parents were). There were at least 3 or 4 Mecklenburg Alexander families living in the area at the time. I haven't found much information about them though. Someday I'll need to take a visit up to the Tennessee Room (where a lot of the genealogy records are kept for the state) in the Jackson Library in Madison county. Anyway, good luck with your research, Scott Alexander Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Scootman78 Surnames: Alexander, Maness Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.alexander/3984.6.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Ralph, Thanks for the information to your lineage. We're both members of the Alexander Surname Y-DNA Project. We have a Genetic Distance - 2 on the 37 Markers test. I know we're related somehow, but I don't know how far up the line it goes. And it can't just be coincidence that there were multiple Alexander families from Mecklenburg living in the Madison/Henderson County areas of Tennessee around the 1850s. I don't know who Harvey M. Alexander's parents were, nor do I know where he was born (except for census records saying he was born in Tennessee). None of the names you listed are familiar to me (except for your mention of Maness...one of Harvey Alexander's daughters married a John Riley Maness sometime in the early 1900s). You may want to check out the website of The Alexanders of New Munster, Maryland (run by and maintained by H. Jack Wells). The following page is of Paris Alexander, who was born in Mecklenburg, but lived and was buried in Madison County, TN near where his children lived: http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=hjackwells3&id=I663 Let me know if you have any other questions. Hopefully we can find some commonality with our relatives...the brick wall with Harvey M. Alexander and his mystery parents seems quite impossible to break. I wish I knew what the M. stood for in his middle name - maybe he went by that when he was a kid. Thanks! Scott Alexander Lakeland, FL Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: MaryHeaven Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.alexander/4161.4/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Changing the info here - my Alexander Alexander does not descend from James Alexander and Mary Peden - they did have a son of that name, but not my line - DNA testing is a wonderful thing! Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: crashq Surnames: Alexander King Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.alexander/3984.5.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I'll drop you an email. I would like to fill in that part of the family tree. I have William (1839-1828) married to an Elizabeth King(1837-1817) with nine children including Thomas (1770-1858). Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: beefreckles_1958_no5 Surnames: Alexander Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.alexander/3984.5.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Chris, I, too, am a descendant of George Alexander from Northern Ireland. My line comes down through George's son William and William's son Thomas. My line are part of the ones that emigrated to Greene Co., TN and then to Montgomery Co., MO. Would be happy to correspond with you about this line. My e-mail is [email protected] Becky Alexander Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: crashq Surnames: Alexander Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.alexander/3984.5.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I would definitely be interested in that material. The first one could be one of George (from Ireland's) sons or grandson (he had 5 grandsons named George at the time of hi death). The seond one definitely is the George from my line. I'll email you regarding that. Unfortunately, I can't help with the DNA testing since Alexander is my mother's maiden name and she had no male siblings. I saw your other posts and found it interesteing that your family had the same names ans settled in the same area of Indiana at about the same time and shared simlar. My line descended from George Alexander's son Samuel and his son Thomas. It can be difficult to definitively link records to your line with so many similarly named people in the same area. Also, f you have the user name (or email of the other possible descendant of the George ALexander line that would be helpful, too. I have a lot of records from Samuel on down that he/she might be interested in having. Chris Quentin Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: RogAlexander Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.alexander/3984.5.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: crash, I have some hard-copy info that may be your line. I have "A sketch prepared for the descendants of George and Margaret Farnsworth Alexander" dated 1914 prepared for Robert Alexander Todd. It's about 12 pages double-spaced. I have "The Immigrant Alexander". Also about 12 pages long. It begins George Alexander was born in Northern Ireland about 1715; died in Randolph County NC in 1760; married Jane__________, who died after 1780. If you or anyone is interested: [email protected] I recently sent this to another researcher of possbly his/your line. He and I are hoping to find a male Alexander cousin of his to test to see if we are cousins since our ancestors settled in the same Indiana county in the 1820s, his from Greene County. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: RalphAlexander50 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.alexander/3984.6.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: My family is from Henderson County,Tn. My gggrandfather is Josiah M.(possibly Monroe) Alexander b.abt.1817 d bet.1860&1870 married Martha Dodson children were;C.W.b abt.1841(Tn),Mary b abt.1844(Tn.),Lucinda b abt 1848,John B.b abt 1850,Monroe Pierce b abt.1853(Tn) d abt.1932 Obion County,Tn.(this is my ggrandfather),Susanna b.1/9/1854(Tn) d 3/22/1927 Obion County,Tn.,William H. b abt.1859(Tn.) Monroe married Nancy Lindsey(we have maiden name as Lindsey per family members info but her death certificate which was filed by her brother says her maiden name was Maness) Monroe and Nancy's children are; Samantha b 5/9/1875(Lexington,Tn.)d 1917(Obion County,Tn) Clemintine b abt 1878 Martha b 12/18/1880 (Henderson County,Tn)d 1/6/1930(Obion County,Tn) Benjamin b 7/11/1890 (Lexington,Tn) d 11/20/1918(Samburg,Obion County,Tn) Monroe Pierce(my grandfather)b 10/23/1892(Lexington,Tn)d 5/5/1953(Grand Rapids,Mi) Are we related somehow? Ralph Alexander Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: crashq Surnames: Alexander Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.alexander/6203.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thanks, that helps a lot. My Alexander line is supposed to have migrated from Ireland to My ancestor (Samuel) then migrated to Indiana, but at least two of his brothers (Stephen and William) supposedly migrated to Greene County TN. It sounds like there is a good chance that Ruth Petersen's book (or books) covers my family, which is one of the things I wanted to know before spending a lot of time chasing a copy down. Chris Q. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.