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MAJ William Alexander

Birth
Petersburg City, Virginia, USA
Death
13 Mar 1857 (aged 77)
Russell County, Alabama, USA
Burial
Putnam County, Georgia, USA Add to Map
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In letter #17 Wilson [Betsy Wilson Olson letters]relates the story of being interrupted one day while teaching at Phoenix Academy with the news that "Judge Alexander and a sister" had just arrived with Major Alexander's body to bury at the Alexander Family Cemetery. Wilson goes on to tell how he personally helped lower the casket into the ground and cover it with earth. [from Jim Marshall - Putnam Cty Historical Society 10-09]
In letter #17 Wilson [Betsy Wilson Olson letters]relates the story of being interrupted one day while teaching at Phoenix Academy with the news that "Judge Alexander and a sister" had just arrived with Major Alexander's body to bury at the Alexander Family Cemetery. Wilson goes on to tell how he personally helped lower the casket into the ground and cover it with earth. [from Jim Marshall - Putnam Cty Historical Society 10-09]


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