James Henry Alexander

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• Name	James Henry Alexander  [1, 2, 3]
  Born	Abt 1843 Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1880 Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA [2]  –  Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Self
  Died	​ Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA [3]
  Buried	​ N Pitt St, Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA [1, 3]
  Notes	The son of Cale and Amelia [unconfirmed] Alexander, in 1850 he live in Greencastle, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, but is not found in the 1860 census. He was a cooper by trade and stood 5' 4" tall with black hair, black eyes, and black complexion. A Civil War veteran, he enlisted and mustered into federal service at Chambersburg September 2, 1863, assigned to Co. I, 127th U.S. Colored Troops, and honorably discharged with his company October 20, 1865, at Brazos, Texas, owing for lost accouterments: $.36 for great coat straps, $.56 for cap pouch and pick; $.56 for a bayonet scabbard, and $.46 for waist belt and plate. In 1870, he lived in Antrim Township, Franklin County, but by 1890, resided in Carlisle. He was able to sign his name.
  Person ID	I10939 SOALsearch
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2024

  
  
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  Father	Cale Alexander b. Abt 1810
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Amelia Alexander b. Abt 1815
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F3591 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elenora Alexander b. Abt 1842, Pennsylvania, USA
  Children	1. William Mathews b. Abt 1860, Pennsylvania, USA  [natural]   2. Annie Humphries b. Abt 1862, Pennsylvania, USA  [natural]
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F3593 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [S497] Pennsylvania, U.S., Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-2012, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Pennsylvania, U.S., Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-2012 Record. [S47] 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1122; Page: 229C; Enumeration District: 076. [S3] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).