In 1860 she and her parents and four siblings lived on a farm in Jackson Township, Greene County, IN.

In 1870 she and her parents and eight siblings lived there.

In 1880 she and her husband and their two children lived on a farm in the same township.

In 1900 she and Hugh and five of their six surviving children lived in a place they were renting in Bloomfield, IN. He worked as an engineer at a flour mill.

In 1910 she and her husband and their children Mary and Thomas lived in a place they were renting in Richland Township, Greene County, IN. Hugh worked as an engineer on a steam engine.

In 1920 she and Hugh, their daughter Mary, and their granddaughter, 8-year-old Iola Fitzpatrick, lived in a house they owned, mortgage free, in the same township.

In 1930 the four of them lived in presumably the same place. Their home was valued at $200, and they did not have a radio. Hugh worked as a fireman for a school furnace.

THE BLOOMFIELD NEWS, Bloomfield, Greene County, Indiana, Thursday, December 31, 1931, Volume LVI, Number 18, Page 4, Column 5:

DEATH'S HARVEST-ALEXANDER

Mary M. (COOPER) ALEXANDER, daughter of John and Mariah COOPER, was born February 14, 1857, and departed this life December 13, 1931, aged seventy-nine years, nine months and twenty-nine days. She was of a family of eleven children. Three sisters and two brothers survive. She was married to Hugh ALEXANDER, March 6, 1876. To this happy union nine children were born, five of whom are deceased, Ida and Oma, who lived to womanhood; Willie and Eva, in childhood, and one in infancy. The living are: John, of Dugger, Anthony, of Bloomfield; Tom, of California, and Mary, at home. She also leaves to mourn their loss nineteen grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren. One of her grandsons, Ira, she reared from a little boy and loved and cherished as her very own. A brother-in-law, Will, lived in the home for many years. Grandma, as so many knew her, was a quiet, unassuming woman who found her greatest joy in her home and family. She was kind, genial and neighborly and will be missed by many friends, relatives and the loved ones who are left at home. She united with the Christian church at Koleen, later moving her membership to the Furnace church, where she remained a consistent member. She had been in failing health for some time, but not until the last three weeks had her condition become grave. Even to the last her thoughts were as expressed in the poem, "Lord, help me live from day to day, in such a self-forgetful way, that even when I kneel to pray, my prayer shall be for others. Help me in all the work I do, to ever be sincere and true, and know that all I'd do for you must needs be done for others. Let self be crucified and slain and buried deep nor rise again; and may all efforts be in vain unless they be for others. And when my work on earth is done, and my new work begun, may I forget the crown I've worn, while thinking still of others.
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We desire to extend our sincere thanks to the neighbors and friends for their kindness and assistance after the death of our dear mother. We especially thank Dr. HULL for his untiring services; to Mr. KIDD, the undertaker, for his efficient service; to Rev. RAINS for his consoling words; for the many and beautiful floral offerings, and to those who in any gave us assistance.

HUGH ALEXANDER
AND FAMILY.