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Alexander Andrew Bookless

Birth
Ohio, USA
Death
9 Mar 1902 (aged 79)
Iroquois County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Watseka, Iroquois County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
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Alexander was a son of William Bookless and his first wife, Ann Cartmell. Alexander married Sarah Jane Whitted; a daughter of Jonathan Whitted and his first wife, Nancy R. Clark. Alexander and Sarah celebrated their wedding on March 25, 1846 in Indiana. They had at least three children. Sarah Jane passed away in May of 1854. Alex married a second time on September 11, 1856 in Parke County, Indiana; to Sarah Ann Guisinger. They had five children, all girls.

US CENSUS: Year: 1880 Sheldon (Iroquois County), Illinois Census Film #: T9-0214 Census Page: 364D Individual: Bookless, Alexander Relationship: Self Age: 57 Birthplace: Ohio Father Born: Pennsylvania Mother Born: Pennsylvania Occupation: runs Boarding House

DEATH RECORDS: Death Records of Iroquois County, Illinois 1902-1948; Record #3577, page 6. Published by Iroquois County Genealogical Society, 1999.

FAMILY RECORDS: Bradford, Crist and Snodgrass families; of Kansas and Pennsylvania; April 1995. Some information is jumbled in these records; Alexander is not brother of David, Oliver and William. He is son of William (whose first wife was Ann Cartmell) and the nephew of David and Oliver.
Alexander was a son of William Bookless and his first wife, Ann Cartmell. Alexander married Sarah Jane Whitted; a daughter of Jonathan Whitted and his first wife, Nancy R. Clark. Alexander and Sarah celebrated their wedding on March 25, 1846 in Indiana. They had at least three children. Sarah Jane passed away in May of 1854. Alex married a second time on September 11, 1856 in Parke County, Indiana; to Sarah Ann Guisinger. They had five children, all girls.

US CENSUS: Year: 1880 Sheldon (Iroquois County), Illinois Census Film #: T9-0214 Census Page: 364D Individual: Bookless, Alexander Relationship: Self Age: 57 Birthplace: Ohio Father Born: Pennsylvania Mother Born: Pennsylvania Occupation: runs Boarding House

DEATH RECORDS: Death Records of Iroquois County, Illinois 1902-1948; Record #3577, page 6. Published by Iroquois County Genealogical Society, 1999.

FAMILY RECORDS: Bradford, Crist and Snodgrass families; of Kansas and Pennsylvania; April 1995. Some information is jumbled in these records; Alexander is not brother of David, Oliver and William. He is son of William (whose first wife was Ann Cartmell) and the nephew of David and Oliver.