Bluffton, Indiana – Bluffton Evening News
Tuesday, May 11, 1926 – P1C7
Mrs. Hugh Alexander Dies At Age Of 83Funeral Will Be Held At The Warren M. E. Church On Wednesday
Mrs. Hugh Alexander, 83, died Monday morning at her home in Warren. She had been ill for several years of hardening of the arteries. Death was caused by the infirmities of old age and the shock of the death of her husband, Hugh Alexander, who died on April 9, 1926.
Mrs. Alexander was born November 7, 1842, in Stokes county, N. C., to George and Mahala Clampitt. When she was nine years of age her family moved to Indiana, settling on a farm near Warren. She married Hugh Alexander November 23, 1861. The couple moved to a farm near Warren where they resided until they moved into the city.
Surviving are the following children: Mrs. Nellie Friar, of Warren, Frank Alexander of Warren, Mrs. Almeda McClure of Warren and Virgil Alexander of Roll, Ind. Thee are three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Alexander was a devout Christian and was a member of the Methodist church at Warren for many years.
Funeral services will be held at the Warren Methodist church Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock with the Rev. C. A. Wischmier, the Rev. Crabill of the Wesleyan Methodist church and the Rev. C. H. Slusher of the United Brethren church officiating. Burial will be in the Mitchell cemetery near Warren.
Dave's note: Charity E. Clampitt (1842-1926) is the d/o Rev. George E. Clampitt (1816-1878) and Mahala Swaim (1817-1864). Charity married Hugh Alexander (1839-1926) who is the s/o John Alexander (1800-1874) and Rhoda Thornhill (1798-1871).
Bluffton, Indiana – Bluffton Evening News
Tuesday, May 11, 1926 – P1C7
Mrs. Hugh Alexander Dies At Age Of 83Funeral Will Be Held At The Warren M. E. Church On Wednesday
Mrs. Hugh Alexander, 83, died Monday morning at her home in Warren. She had been ill for several years of hardening of the arteries. Death was caused by the infirmities of old age and the shock of the death of her husband, Hugh Alexander, who died on April 9, 1926.
Mrs. Alexander was born November 7, 1842, in Stokes county, N. C., to George and Mahala Clampitt. When she was nine years of age her family moved to Indiana, settling on a farm near Warren. She married Hugh Alexander November 23, 1861. The couple moved to a farm near Warren where they resided until they moved into the city.
Surviving are the following children: Mrs. Nellie Friar, of Warren, Frank Alexander of Warren, Mrs. Almeda McClure of Warren and Virgil Alexander of Roll, Ind. Thee are three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Alexander was a devout Christian and was a member of the Methodist church at Warren for many years.
Funeral services will be held at the Warren Methodist church Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock with the Rev. C. A. Wischmier, the Rev. Crabill of the Wesleyan Methodist church and the Rev. C. H. Slusher of the United Brethren church officiating. Burial will be in the Mitchell cemetery near Warren.
Dave's note: Charity E. Clampitt (1842-1926) is the d/o Rev. George E. Clampitt (1816-1878) and Mahala Swaim (1817-1864). Charity married Hugh Alexander (1839-1926) who is the s/o John Alexander (1800-1874) and Rhoda Thornhill (1798-1871).
Family Members
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Sarah E. Clampitt Stine
1839–1904
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Pvt John Hill Clampitt
1841–1862
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Martha Jane Clampitt Minnich
1847–1900
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William Franklin Clampitt
1850–1883
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Thomas B. Clampitt
1851–1924
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George Alexander Clampitt
1853–1930
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David Anderson Clampitt
1857–1931
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Charles Wesley Clampitt
1859–1928
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Infant Clampitt
unknown–1873
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