Jane Alexander was my great grandmother. She was born Jane Kerr, the illegitimate child of Miss Margaret Kerr in Scotland. Margaret emigrated to the United States with her parents, siblings, and nine month old daughter, Jane in Oct 1866. After arriving in the U.S., as was sometimes the case with Scottish illegitimate births, Jane was given the use of her fathers surname, (Stewart) Alexander. Verbal family history states that Jane's father died in Scotland. It is not known if this is what her mother told her or fact. To date, I have not been able to locate any record of Jane's father although I have found a copy of her parish birth record.
On July 24, 1890, she was married to William Silas Coker. Together they had eight children, two of which died in early childhood. Jane is the grandmother of Ronald Leroy Coker (see famous interments), killed in Vietnam.
On July 24, 1890, she was married to William Silas Coker. Together they had eight children, two of which died in early childhood. Jane is the grandmother of Ronald Leroy Coker (see famous interments), killed in Vietnam.
Jane Alexander was my great grandmother. She was born Jane Kerr, the illegitimate child of Miss Margaret Kerr in Scotland. Margaret emigrated to the United States with her parents, siblings, and nine month old daughter, Jane in Oct 1866. After arriving in the U.S., as was sometimes the case with Scottish illegitimate births, Jane was given the use of her fathers surname, (Stewart) Alexander. Verbal family history states that Jane's father died in Scotland. It is not known if this is what her mother told her or fact. To date, I have not been able to locate any record of Jane's father although I have found a copy of her parish birth record.
On July 24, 1890, she was married to William Silas Coker. Together they had eight children, two of which died in early childhood. Jane is the grandmother of Ronald Leroy Coker (see famous interments), killed in Vietnam.
On July 24, 1890, she was married to William Silas Coker. Together they had eight children, two of which died in early childhood. Jane is the grandmother of Ronald Leroy Coker (see famous interments), killed in Vietnam.
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