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Colonel James Mitchell ALEXANDER[1, 2, 3]

Male 1793 - 1858  (65 years)


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  • Name James Mitchell ALEXANDER 
    Prefix Colonel 
    Born 22 May 1793  Buncombe County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Address:
    Bee Tree 
    • at the Alexander place
      22 May 1793 at "the Alexander Place on Bee Tree" -> Asheville and Buncombe County
    Gender Male 
    Occupation From 1816 to 1828  Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    on the west side of South Main Street 
    Address:
    the Hilliard residence 
    Residence From 1816 to 1828  Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    on the west side of South Main Street 
    Address:
    the Hilliard residence 
    Occupation 1828  Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    Alexander's Hotel 
    Died 11 Jun 1858  Montrealla, Buncombe, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • 11 Jun 1858, Montrealla -> Asheville and Buncombe County
    Buried Aft 11 Jun 1858  Montrealla, Buncombe, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Address:
    Alexander's Chapel 
    Notes 
    • Name:
      Col. James Mitchell Alexander -> History of South Carolina
      James Mitchell Alexander -> Asheville and Buncombe County
      James Mitchell Alexander -> DAR app 416655

      Connection to parents:
      *He is named as a son of James and Rhoda (Cunningham) Alexander in History of South Carolina.
      *He is named as the grandson of John Alexander who married Rachel Davidson and as a "son of James Alexander and Rhoda, his wife" in Asheville and Buncombe County.
      *
      Named as a child of James Alexander and Rhoda Cunningham -> DAR app 416655
    Person ID I2289  Kendrick-Hemphill
    Last Modified 13 Apr 2014 

    Father James ALEXANDER, Sr.,   b. 23 Dec 1756, Buffalo Creek, Rowan, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jun 1844, Bee Tree Creek, Buncombe, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Mother Rhoda CUNNINGHAM,   b. 15 Aug 1763, Maryland or Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jan 1848, Buncombe County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Married 19 Mar 1782  Allison Creek, York, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F51  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Nancy FOSTER,   b. 17 Nov 1797,   d. 14 Jan 1862, near Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Married 8 Sep 1814  [1, 2
    • "James Alexander married Miss Nancy Foster. . ." -> History of South Carolina
      8 Sep 1814, he married Nancy Foster -> Asheville and Buncombe County
    Children 
     1. Eliza ALEXANDER
     2. Alfred M. ALEXANDER,   b. Bef 1825, , probably Buncombe, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1922  (Age ~ 97 years)
     3. Catherine R. ALEXANDER,   b. Bef 1837, , probably Buncombe, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 27 Nov 2015 
    Family ID F1046  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S358] History of South Carolina, vol. 4, accessed; 11 May 2011; 257; this book was co-authored by a historian, but does not include source citations (Reliability: 2).

    2. [S359] Asheville and Buncombe County, accessed; 11 May 2011; 150-153; this book refers to many original records which offer primary information although it does not include source citations as such (Reliability: 2).

    3. [S371] DAR Applications, Membership application; Margaret Kathlene Ledbetter Ragaz; National no. 416655; on James Alexander (1756-1844, North Carolina), approved 1952 (Reliability: 2).