(1) Name: James ALEXANDER
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Birth: September 23, 1770 Guilford Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
Death: October 3, 1821 Cincinnati, Ohio Age: 51

Misc. Notes
JAMES ALEXANDER [1]

James Alexander, son of Patrick and Martha Alexander was born in Guilford Township, Cumberland County (now Franklin) September 23, 1770. In 1793 he married Mrs. Mary Rose Depew, a young widow. His father died when James was only eight years old, and James moved to Hagerstown, Maryland. From Maryland he went to Virginia and from Virginia to Bourbon County in 1800 and settled on a farm near Paris. He was an elder in the Paris Church. He died October 3, 1821, in Cincinnati, while on a business trip and was buried there.

James Alexander was the father of three well known ministers: William Patterson Alexander, Samuel Rannels Alexander and Thomas Alexander. His two step-daughters married Presbyterian ministers. Patty Depew married Rev. James Dickey and Sue Depew married Rev. W. W. Martin.


Spouses
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1: Mary ROSE

Misc. Notes
Monday, September 25, 1837. Mrs. Mary Alexander, widow of James Alexander, with David Cass and Ann (Alexander), his wife dismissed to Vincennes, Indiana. [2]

Marriage: 1793
Children: William Patterson (1805-1884)
Thomas (1799-1864)
Samuel Rannells (1802-1884)


Sources
1. Presbyterianism, p. 28
2. Prsebyterianism, p. 21

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(2) Name: Rev. Thomas ALEXANDER
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Birth: April 8, 1799 Bourbon County, Kentucky
Death: March 26, 1864 Cottin Gin, Texas Age: 64
Father: James ALEXANDER (1770-1821)
Mother: Mary ROSE

Misc. Notes
THOMAS ALEXANDER [1]

Thomas Alexander was born in Bourbon County, Kentucky, April 8, 1799. He graduated from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1821, and was ordained by South Alabama Presbytery in 1824. His pastorates were: Mt. Pleasant and Selma, Alabama, 1824-1837; Vincennes, Indiana, 1838-1847; Marion and Fairview, 1847-1850; Bloomington, 1852-1854; missionary in Texas, 1854-1858; pastor Oak Island, Texas, 1858-1864. He died at Cotton Gin, Texas, March 26, 1864.


Spouses
Unmarried:


Sources
1. Presbyterianism, p. 38.

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(3) Name: William Wilson ALEXANDER
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Birth: March 2, 1819
Death: July 21, 1874 Age: 55

Misc. Notes
Centre College Alumni, 1890 Publication, 1837 graduate. William Wilson Alexander Son of William and Jane (Stamps) Alexander. Born March 2, 1819, in Paris, KY. Prepared for college at Paris Academy. On leaving college he entered the law department of Transylvania University, and took his degree of LL.B. and established himself at Paris. His practice extended to the adjoining counties. He was County Attorney of Bourbon county for a number of years, and served two terms in the Legislature. Married in Wilkinson county, MS, February 27, 1845, to Miss Jane D. Stamps, a native of that county. He died July 21, 1874, leaving a widow and six children. Mr. Alexander was a man of marked ability. An acquaintance says: "As an advocate before a jury, or a speaker before a popular audience, he was captivating and effective. Graceful in gesture, exuberant in fancy, strong in argument, and humane and pathetic as occasion demanded, he seldom failed to touch a chord in the breasts of his hearers, which responded favorably to his appeals."


Spouses
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1: Jane Davis STAMPS
Birth: December 21, 1820
Father: William STAMPS (1797-1878)
Mother: Lucinda Farrar DAVIS (1797-1873)
Marriage: February 27, 1845