This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: alexander/raper Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/gV.2ADEB/4209 Message Board Post: My ggrandfatherr, Benjamin Jackson Alexander, married Catherine Raper of Cherokee county Georgia. Benjamin was born in Spartanburg, SC, but raised in Bartow county Georgia. He was wounded in the Civil War. I have no idea why he would have married in Kentucky. I have been told that his grandfather's name was Archibald Alexander but I cannot confirm this. I do not know why Catherine would have traveled from Georgia to Kentucky for a wedding ceremony. I believe Benjamin must have had family in Kentucky. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Karen