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John Denny Alexander

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John Denny Alexander Veteran

Birth
Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Death
24 May 1864 (aged 78)
Owen County, Kentucky, USA
Burial
New Liberty, Owen County, Kentucky, USA Add to Map
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Kentucky: A History of the State
Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 1887

J. D. Alexander was a native of North Carolina, and Elizabeth P. (Orr) Alexander was born in Culpeper County, Va.; their marriage took place in Scott County, Ky., and they moved to Owen County at an early day. Elizabeth P. (Orr) Alexander was a daughter of William and Mary (Gaines) Orr, natives of the Old Dominion; she had two sisters, one of whom is the mother of Gen. Lovell H. Rousseau, of Louisville. The brothers received their education at Hanover College, Ind. Both of them own excellent farms in Owen County.

Lewis joined the Confederate Army, and served in the Fourth Kentucky Cavalry, Company B, the last three years of the late war, and was wounded at the battle of Mt. Sterling on the 7th of June, 1864. In 1868 he married Mrs. Bell Rice, widow of J. H. Rice, and a daughter of Thomas and Nancy (Hill) Crutcher, natives of Spencer County, Ky. She had one son by her first husband, Albert S. Rice, who is the present clerk of Owen County. Mr. and Mrs. Alexander have three children, Younger, FLora B., and Annie L.

Phil Alexander married Miss Mattie Baker, daughter of Shelby and Elizabeth (Vallandingham) Baker, and four children blessed this union, Lewis, Jr., Charles W., John D. and Minnie B. The brothers are members of the Baptist Church.
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John Denny Alexander was the son of Travis Alexander and Fannie Denny. He married Elizabeth Pendleton Orr.

Their children:

1. William Denny Alexander born May 4, 1812 in Owen Co, KY.
2. Emily Alexander born February 14, 1814 in Owen Co, KY.
3. Jessie Alexander born March 3, 1816 in Owen Co, KY.
4. Travis Denny Alexander born May 23, 1818 in Owen Co, KY.
5. Richard Hilliard Alexander born January 23, 1821 in Owen Co, KY.
6. Mary Alexander born January 26, 1824 in Owen Co, KY.
7. Wesley Alexander born March 11, 1829 in Owen Co, KY.
8. John James Alexander born about 1830 in Owen Co, KY.
9. Lewis Philip Alexander born August 29, 1831 in Owen Co, KY.
10. Phillip "Fielding" Alexander born August 29, 1831 in Owen Co, KY.
11. Catherine Alexander born March 19, 1835 in Owen Co, KY.
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Aged 78 years, 3 months, 5 days
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Kentucky: A History of the State
Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 1887

J. D. Alexander was a native of North Carolina, and Elizabeth P. (Orr) Alexander was born in Culpeper County, Va.; their marriage took place in Scott County, Ky., and they moved to Owen County at an early day. Elizabeth P. (Orr) Alexander was a daughter of William and Mary (Gaines) Orr, natives of the Old Dominion; she had two sisters, one of whom is the mother of Gen. Lovell H. Rousseau, of Louisville. The brothers received their education at Hanover College, Ind. Both of them own excellent farms in Owen County.

Lewis joined the Confederate Army, and served in the Fourth Kentucky Cavalry, Company B, the last three years of the late war, and was wounded at the battle of Mt. Sterling on the 7th of June, 1864. In 1868 he married Mrs. Bell Rice, widow of J. H. Rice, and a daughter of Thomas and Nancy (Hill) Crutcher, natives of Spencer County, Ky. She had one son by her first husband, Albert S. Rice, who is the present clerk of Owen County. Mr. and Mrs. Alexander have three children, Younger, FLora B., and Annie L.

Phil Alexander married Miss Mattie Baker, daughter of Shelby and Elizabeth (Vallandingham) Baker, and four children blessed this union, Lewis, Jr., Charles W., John D. and Minnie B. The brothers are members of the Baptist Church.
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John Denny Alexander was the son of Travis Alexander and Fannie Denny. He married Elizabeth Pendleton Orr.

Their children:

1. William Denny Alexander born May 4, 1812 in Owen Co, KY.
2. Emily Alexander born February 14, 1814 in Owen Co, KY.
3. Jessie Alexander born March 3, 1816 in Owen Co, KY.
4. Travis Denny Alexander born May 23, 1818 in Owen Co, KY.
5. Richard Hilliard Alexander born January 23, 1821 in Owen Co, KY.
6. Mary Alexander born January 26, 1824 in Owen Co, KY.
7. Wesley Alexander born March 11, 1829 in Owen Co, KY.
8. John James Alexander born about 1830 in Owen Co, KY.
9. Lewis Philip Alexander born August 29, 1831 in Owen Co, KY.
10. Phillip "Fielding" Alexander born August 29, 1831 in Owen Co, KY.
11. Catherine Alexander born March 19, 1835 in Owen Co, KY.
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Aged 78 years, 3 months, 5 days
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