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John Ramsey Alexander

Male 1801 - 1873  (72 years)

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  • Name John Ramsey Alexander  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] 
    Birth 24 May 1801  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 5, 6] 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Farmer  [5] 
    Will 2 Sep 1807  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Mentioned in Grandfather's Will 
    Occupation 1819  [7] 
    Wagon Maker 
    Residence 1860  Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Western Division 
    Burial 1873  Hopewell Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Huntersville, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Death 13 Oct 1873  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Person ID I25326  MontyHistNotes_2014
    Last Modified 1 Jul 2025 

    Father William Bain Alexander, Sr,   b. 25 Apr 1764, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Jan 1844, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Violet Jane Davidson,   b. 28 Aug 1771, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Oct 1821, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 50 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 25 Aug 1791  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 8] 
    Family ID F3367  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Harriet Vanhays Henderson,   b. 13 Sep 1804, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Sep 1882, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Marriage 19 Dec 1823  North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 9] 
    Children 
     1. Violet Amanda Alexander,   b. 28 Aug 1824, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Jun 1859, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 34 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Andrew Henderson Alexander,   b. 16 Jul 1829, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Nov 1907 (Age 78 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >3. Nancy Alexander,   b. 2 Nov 1835, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Jun 1906 (Age 70 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >4. Sophia Caroline Alexander,   b. 20 Oct 1838, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     5. Capt Francis Ramsey Alexander,   b. 28 Mar 1841, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Jun 1864, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 23 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     6. Harriet Emma Alexander,   b. 1844   d. 1 Apr 1845 (Age 1 year)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F3379  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Jul 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 24 May 1801 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsWill - Mentioned in Grandfather's Will - 2 Sep 1807 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 19 Dec 1823 - North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Western Division - 1860 - Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 1873 - Hopewell Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Huntersville, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 13 Oct 1873 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S301] John McKnitt Alexander Descendants, (Name: Location:http://genealogytrails.com/ncar/mecklenburg/fam_alexander_john_mcknitt_desc.html;;), http://genealogytrails.com/ncar/mecklenburg/fam_alexander_john_mcknitt_desc.html.
      Source: Mecklenburg County Biographical Sketches of the EarlySettlers of the Hopewell Section, by J. B. Alexander, M.D. Charlotte, NC, 1897, Chapter 2, Page 10-23, Transcribed and submitted by Nancy Piper

    2. [S659] Bible Records of Sarah Davidson Alexander, Family Details listed in Bible of Sarah Davidson Alexander.

    3. [S334] Ancestry.com, North Carolina Marriage Collection, 1741-2004, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2007;;), Database online. Data Source: County Court Records - FHL #0546461-0546466.
      Record for Harriet Henderson

    4. [S671] Ferguson, Herman White, Will Abstracts 1791-1868, (Name: Ferguson, Herman White; Location: Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA; Date: 1993;), Alexander, John McKnitt, Item 21, Pages 5-6 "Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, *Will Abstracts 1791-1868 BooksA-J, *Tax Lists, 17978, 1798, 1799, 1806 & 1807" book located at Charlotte Public Library, ISBN 0-9620770-2-X.

    5. [S3938] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1860; Census Place: Western Division, Mecklenburg, North Carolina; Roll: M653_906; Page: 94; Family History Library Film: 803906.
      Record for John R Alexander
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7667&h=38990460&indiv=try

    6. [S3453] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
      Record for Harriette Vanhays Alexander
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=26693198&indiv=try

    7. [S302] Alexander, John Brevard, MD, Mecklenburg County Biographical Sketches of the Early Settlers of theHopewell Section, (Name: Name: Observer Printing and Publishing House; Location: Charlotte,North Carolina; Date: 1897;;), Reminiscences of the Pioneers and Their Descendants and Families http://toto.lib.unca.edu/findingaids/books/alexander_j_b/default_alexander_biographical_sketches.htm, 01002603 LC F264.88A3.

    8. [S3963] Ancestry.com, North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2016;), Book Title: Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the DAR Vol 042.
      Record for William Bain Alexander
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=ContentPegFamilyHistories&h=2131804&indiv=try

    9. [S271] Clemens, William Montgomery, North and South Carolina Marriage Records, (Name: Name: Genealogical Publishing Company; Location: Baltimore, MD; Date:1927;;), From the Earliest Colonial Days to the Civil War Alphabetical Listing of North Carolina Marriages, ISBN 978-0-8063-0555-4.
      Montgomerys are on pages 196-197
      Clarks pages 60-61
      Alexanders page 5-7
      Catheys are page 57



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