David Cagle wrote: > > Cherrie, > William M. Alexander was the son of Josiah Alexander and the grandson of > Ezekiel Alexander who > came to this area from Mecklenburg Co., NC before 1830. Ezekiel owned > the tract of land where > Harmony Church and Cemetery are located. Alexander descendants still > own much of Ezekiel's > original tract. > > William's wife Ellen was the daughter of Stephen and Jane Gilbert. The > 1860 census shows this > family as follows: > > 1609 Stephen Gilbert 47 NC 14th C. D. > *Marian 46 KY > Mary 19 NC > Elizabeth 18 NC > Edna 17 NC > Ellen 15 NC > Cresa 13 MS > John 11 TN > Joseph 8 TN > Susannah 6 TN > Samantha 3 TN > Margaret Sanders 18 AL > William Sanders 15 AL > > * The 1850 census shows the wife of Stephen Gilbert to be Jane, b. 1812 > in NC. It is likely that > Stephen remarried before 1860 and the children shown at the bottom in > the 1860 list are probably > children belonging to Mariah by a prior marriage? (see next paragraph) > > The 1850 census also shows Maria Sanders, 35 KY living in the household > of Jesse Mitchell > 58:NC, and wife, Mary 58 NC. Maria has several children: > Mary 14 AL > Margaret 8 AL (the name is not Margaret, but I can't figure it out, > help) > William 5 AL > Charlotte 2 TN > > David > > *************************************************************************** > > >names: Alexander > >email: northcut@apex.net > >Date: 4/25/98 > >Time: 11:29:08 AM > > > >query: > > > >I would appreciate any information on the family of WILLIAM CHESLEY > ALEXANDER born 1869 married to LAURA IDA OWEN. We can not find a > wedding > date. Also any information on his parents WILLIAM ALEXANDER and ELLEN > > GILBERT born in 1844. We know nothing about the wife Ellen and her > family. > Thank you, Cherrie > > It appears that most, if not all, of the ALEXANDERs in Hardin Co. came from Mecklenburg Co., NC Adley L. Alexander and his wife Nancy Robinson/Robison also came from Mecklenburg Co. to Hardin Co. The Mecklenburg Co., NC Alexanders arrived there from Maryland (Somerset and Cecil Counties). I have more info. if any ALEXANDER researcher needs it. Cindy