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Descendants of Alfred R. Alexander

Generation No. 1

1. ALFRED R.⁵ ALEXANDER (HARMON⁴, ELI³, MARTIN², SAMUEL¹) was born Abt. 1801 in SC, and died Bet. 1870 - 1880 in Carroll/Paulding Co, GA. He married LETITIA ARDREY¹ Bef. 1828 in SC, daughter of WILLIAM ARDREY and MARY ??. She was born Abt. 1792 in York Co, SC, and died 08 Jun 1874 in Paulding Co, GA¹.

Notes for ALFRED R. ALEXANDER:
CENSUS: 1830 Fayette Co, GA; 1840, 1850, Coweta Co, GA; 1860, 1870, Carroll Co, GA
MARRIAGE: Proven by Case #7, File 300, York Co SC
RESIDENCE: Letter dated 10 Sep 1856, Coweta Co GA from Alfred R. Alexander to "Dear Brother" -- Referring to a letter he had received from his Aunt Lydia, Baltimore, MD... "the letter that aunt wrote was dated the fifteenth day of July last but I never got it until hear of late the reason why, it was directed to Newnan. I verry seldom go to Newnan I have my letters of late years directed to Palmetto Campbell County in conciquence of its being nearer to me that what Newnan is." (Copy of letter received from Virginia Cottrell, 2 July 1997)
BBR NOTE: Newnan is the county seat of Coweta Co, GA. Campbell Co, GA was created in 1828 from Carroll and Coweta counties and merged in Fulton Co in 1926 & 1932. On today's maps, Palmetto is located just north of the Fulton/Coweta county line on a road from Newnan to Atlanta.
SOURCE: "The ALEXANDER FAMILY, A Genealogical and Biographical Sketch of the Descendants of Eli Oliver Alexander of Cherokee County, Alabama, 1802-1961" by Robert H. Alexander -- "The author recalls the visit of a brother, Alfred to his grandfather Eli Oliver Alexander when he was still a small boy. A letter from this same Alfred, dated 1856, is now in the possession of Roy Alexander of Manlo, GA and contains several clues to other members of the family. We are copying the letter with the hopes that some of the younger generation might wish to seek further." This is found on page 49 under "Other Branches of the Family, Publisher's Notes. The envelope of the letter, postmarked Palmetto, GA and addressed to E. Oliver Alexander; Alpine P.O. Chattooga County GA is reproduced on this page; the actual letter on the two following pages.

Notes for LETITIA ARDREY:
MAIDEN NAME: Said to be Ardrey by Virginia Cottrell, a researcher I found on the WWW. (4 Oct 1996) Received GEDCOM file from her 2 Jul 1997 - Descendants of William Ardrey.

BIRTHDATE: Virginia Cottrell research gives date as 1792. Census records in my possession suggest birthdate abt 1802,

Children of ALFRED ALEXANDER and LETITIA ARDREY are:

ALBERT G.⁶ ALEXANDER¹, b. Abt. 1828.

Notes for ALBERT G. ALEXANDER:
SOURCE: Letter dated 10 Sep 1856, Coweta Co GA from Alfred R. Alexander to "Dear Brother" -- "My eldest son went to Texas gone on two years ago and I have not heard from him since July last." (Copy of letter received from Virginia Cottrell, 2 July 1997)

ii.

UNKNOWN DAU ALEXANDER, b. Abt. 1830.

Notes for UNKNOWN DAU ALEXANDER:
DEATH: Must have died young. Not mentioned in 1856 letter from Alfred R. Alexander to his brother.

iii.

MARY J. ALEXANDER, b. Abt. 1832, GA.

Notes for MARY J. ALEXANDER:
SOURCE: Letter dated 10 Sep 1856, Coweta Co GA from Alfred R. Alexander to "Dear Brother" -- "My eldest daughter is married. She lives in a mile of me and is doing very well. She married quite a steady sober industry young man." (Copy of letter received from Virginia Cottrell, 2 July 1997)

2.	iv.	ALFRED H. ALEXANDER, b. Abt. 1834, GA.
3.	v.	WILLIAM STEVEN HASTINGS ALEXANDER, b. 01 Feb 1835, Campbell Co, GA; d. 16 Mar 1913, Atlanta, Fulton Co, GA.
	vi.	LETITIA E. ALEXANDER, b. Abt. 1840, GA.

Notes for LETITIA E. ALEXANDER:
SOURCE: Letter dated 10 Sep 1856, Coweta Co GA from Alfred R. Alexander to "Dear Brother" -- "My youngest daughter Letiticia lives at home with me." (Copy of letter received from Virginia Cottrell, 2 July 1997)

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