Married 1. Susannah Hegarty Alexander (1845-1885)
married in 1868
Married 2. Fannie (Hunter) Alexander
married in 1889
He was the son of William Brown Alexander and Rebecca (Whiteside) Alexander
Joseph served in the Civil War in Co B 149 Regt. PA Vol INF
BIOGRAPHY: Joseph was a Republican in the State Legislature. He enlisted into the Civil War on August 14, 1862 and served with Co. B, 149th Pennsylvania Volunteers Infantry also known as the Bucktail Brigade, he was wounded on the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg, in the charge of General Stone's brigade and remained on the field until a Colored stretcher-bearer of the Confederate Army took him to a barn on the McPherson Farm where he stayed until July 4 when Lee abandoned the place, John was then sent north to guard prisoners at Elmira, New York. He was discharged on June 27, 1865. Joseph's first vote was for Abraham Lincoln and he was a member of the guard of honor that escorted President Lincoln from the White House to the Capitol where he laid in state. Joseph was the Town Clerk of Woodward Twp., an auditor, supervisor, overseer of the poor, and an accessor for two terms, a school director in Madera, an enumerator in 1880 for Madera, served 3 years as Jury Commissioner and held Office of the Prothonatory in the year 1883.
Married 1. Susannah Hegarty Alexander (1845-1885)
married in 1868
Married 2. Fannie (Hunter) Alexander
married in 1889
He was the son of William Brown Alexander and Rebecca (Whiteside) Alexander
Joseph served in the Civil War in Co B 149 Regt. PA Vol INF
BIOGRAPHY: Joseph was a Republican in the State Legislature. He enlisted into the Civil War on August 14, 1862 and served with Co. B, 149th Pennsylvania Volunteers Infantry also known as the Bucktail Brigade, he was wounded on the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg, in the charge of General Stone's brigade and remained on the field until a Colored stretcher-bearer of the Confederate Army took him to a barn on the McPherson Farm where he stayed until July 4 when Lee abandoned the place, John was then sent north to guard prisoners at Elmira, New York. He was discharged on June 27, 1865. Joseph's first vote was for Abraham Lincoln and he was a member of the guard of honor that escorted President Lincoln from the White House to the Capitol where he laid in state. Joseph was the Town Clerk of Woodward Twp., an auditor, supervisor, overseer of the poor, and an accessor for two terms, a school director in Madera, an enumerator in 1880 for Madera, served 3 years as Jury Commissioner and held Office of the Prothonatory in the year 1883.
Family Members
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Delilah Alexander Hegarty
1843–1896
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John W Alexander
1845–1894
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Rosa Alexander Miles
1847–1929
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Agnes Alexander Miles
1849–1940
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Rebecca Alexander Askey
1850–1937
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Jane Alexander
1854–1873
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William Brown Alexander III
1855–1863
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Mary Alexander
1857–1885
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Drusilla Alexander Jopling
1859–1943
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Catharine "Kate" Alexander
1863–1901
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