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Born 1844, Green county
From The history of Jasper county, Missouri : including a condensed history of the state, a complete history of Carthage and Joplin, other towns and townships : together with numerous portraits of prominen (1883)
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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