The Alexander Families of Jasper County, Missouri

MRS. SAAL\XTHA ALEXANDER.

Mrs. Samantha Alexander, of Jasper county, has spent nearly her entire life in this locality, where she is loved and respected by all who have the pleasure of her acquaintance. She was born in Overton county, Tennessee, en the ist of February, 1849, daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth (Hardy) Morgan, also natives of that state. In 185 1 they came to Jasper county, Missouri, locating near where Cartervilie now stands, where the father followed agricultural pursuits. His dealli occurred there at the age of sixty-three years, while the mother passed away when sixty-two years of age. He was a prominent early settler of Jasper count) and was honored and respected by all with wl-.om he had business or social relations. His political views were in harmcmy with the ])principles of Republicanism. Mi. and.Mrs. Morgan became the parents of four children, two sons and two daughters.

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SILAS ALEXANDER was born in Mifflin county, Penn., Nov. 16, 1831, where he was reared and educated. His parents are both deceased, his father, Silas, having died Sept. 19, 1878, and his mother, Elizabeth, died when he was small. Having attained the age of manhood he enlisted at Darlington, Lafayette county, Wis., in the Third Wisconsin Infantry, serving more than four years. In 1869 he went to Pike's Peak. He was married in Montgomery county, Ill., Oct. 21r, 1869, to Elizabeth Irving, who was born in Montgomery county, Ill., July 14, 1843. He became a citizen of Illinois in lb68 and of Jasper county. Mo., in 1880. Both Mr. and Mrs. Alexander are members of the M. E. Church. Farm comprises eighty acres, about forty-seven of which is improved, having raised, during the season of 1882, some 400 bushels of wheat and 500 bushels of corn. There are about 200 apple trees, 200 each trees, grape vines and all kinds of small fruits. There are good buildings and general improvements on the farm, which is located in section 20 township 29, range 31, of Marion township.

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MATTHEW G. ALEXANDER was born in New Concord, Ohio, March 22, 1848, and raised there. Enlisted at New Concord, in 1863, in the Eightyeighth Ohio Infantry, serving two years, and returned to Ohio after the war. In 1866 he removed to Mercer county. 111., living there two years. Came to Jacksonville, Kan., in 1869, and to Jasper county in 1873, and resides now in Smithtield. Married July 3, 1873, to Lucinda Hunsuckerr, who was born in Jackson county, Ind., of German parentage. The names of the children are Lillie M. and Willie R. Mr. Alexander is a member of the Christian Church. For some time he was engaged in the milling business, and is now proprietor of a drug store in Smithfield, where he does a good business. His father, Matthew, is a miller by trade, in Guernsey county, Ohio, and is of Irish descent. He comes of a good family full of industry and enterprise.

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JACKSON E. ALEXANDER was born in Green county, Ind., April 12, 1844. Be came to Missouri when young, going however to Kansas in 1855, remaining there during the war. He settled in Jasper county. Mo., Dec. 17, 1867. Mr. Alexander married Mary E. Crabtree, of Linn county, Kan., Feb. 3, 1864, who was born in Henry county. Mo., Sept. 22, 1842. The names of the children are Charles, Lillie, Eva, Frank, Fannie, and Ann, and two deceased. His farm is situated in Mineral township about one-half mile east of Oronogo, and contains sixty acres, part of which was sown to winter wheat, averaging twenty bushels to the acre. Mr. Alexander is a member of the Masonic fraternity.

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, post-office Nashville, Barton county. She settled where she now resides Oct. 7, 1866, coming from Illinois. She is a native of Piatt county, Ill., born Dec. 5, 1830, but she was raised in Macon county, Ill., being a daughter of David and Mary (Morris) See. Her father was a native of Virginia and her mother of Indiana. Both died when our subject was quite young. She married, Nov. 21, 1842, Mr. George Clinton Anderson, a native of Pickaway county, Ohio, born March 11, 1828. He was a son of John and Susan Anderson. He was raised and educated in Ohio, and when nineteen years of age went to Illinois with his parents and settled in Macon county\ Mr. and Mrs. Anderson settled on a farm in Piatt county and remained until they moved to Jasper county in 1866. He died a devoted Christian, Oct. 27, 1872, leaving the following children: Anna E., Flora A., William H., and Elmer F., having lost James M. and an infant. She married for her second husband Rev. J. C. Alexander, Jan. 23, 1878, a Christian minister and a native of New York, born in August, 1826. He first married Miss Caroline Sorrell, a native of Illinois. She died in December, 1876, leaving a family of five children: William E., Mary, Ida A., Gertrude, and Caroline.

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