William Allen ALEXANDER

1848 - 1925  (77 years)

• Name	William Allen ALEXANDER
  Born	26 Jan 1848	Louisiana, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Census	2 Nov 1850	Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, USA   [5]
  Census	4 Aug 1860	Austin, Travis, Texas, USA   [6]
  Census	9 Sep 1870	Travis County, Texas, USA   [7]
  	P. O. Austin
  Census	1 Jun 1900	Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA   [4]
  	919 Earle St.
  Census	26 Apr 1910	Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA   [8]
  	1025 Taylor St.
  Census	28 Jan 1920	Erath, McLennan, Texas, USA   [9]
  Military	W. A. served in the Confederate States Army.  [1]
  Religion	Methodist
  Occupation	Farmer, Janitor
  Cause of death	Apoplexy
  Died	20 Jul 1925	Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  	at 5:15 p.m. at his home on the Robinson road a few miles south of Waco
  Buried	21 Jul 1925	Oakwood Cemetery, Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Person ID	I1757	Dyal and Speckels
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2008

  
  

  Father	Dr. John T. ALEXANDER,   b. Abt 1807, Louisiana, USA ,   bur. 4 Jan 1879, Oakwood Cemetery, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA  (Age ~ 72 years)
  Mother	Millenium K. JENKINS,   b. Abt 1815, Mississippi, USA ,   bur. Rector Cemetery, Manor, Travis, Texas, USA
  Family ID	F588	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Helen Marcella HORNSBY,   b. 11 Feb 1846, Travis County, Texas, USA ,   d. 26 Sep 1893  (Age 47 years)
  Married	22 Sep 1867	Travis County, Texas, USA
  Children	1. John Thomas ALEXANDER,   b. 20 Jun 1869, Texas, USA ,   d. 30 Apr 1935, Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA  (Age 65 years) + 2. William Edward ALEXANDER,   b. 5 Jul 1871, Travis County, Texas, USA ,   d. 30 Aug 1936, Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA  (Age 65 years) + 3. Robert E. ALEXANDER,   b. 15 Jan 1873, Texas, USA ,   d. 22 Aug 1934, Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA  (Age 61 years)   4. Benjamin Franklin ALEXANDER,   b. 8 Jun 1875, Travis County, Texas, USA ,   d. 4 Jun 1939, Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA  (Age 63 years) + 5. Rufus Burleson ALEXANDER,   b. 15 Feb 1878, Hornsby Bend, Travis, Texas, USA ,   d. 10 Dec 1942, Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA  (Age 64 years)   6. Howard H. ALEXANDER,   b. 13 Sep 1880, Texas, USA ,   d. 8 Jun 1909  (Age 28 years) + 7. Virginia E. ALEXANDER,   b. 17 Nov 1882, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA ,   d. 25 Nov 1961, West University Place, Harris, Texas, USA  (Age 79 years)
  Last Modified	4 Feb 2021
  Family ID	F587	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 26 Jan 1848 - Louisiana, USA Census - 2 Nov 1850 - Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, USA Census - 4 Aug 1860 - Austin, Travis, Texas, USA Married - 22 Sep 1867 - Travis County, Texas, USA Census - 9 Sep 1870 - Travis County, Texas, USA Census - 1 Jun 1900 - Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA Census - 26 Apr 1910 - Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA Census - 28 Jan 1920 - Erath, McLennan, Texas, USA Died - 20 Jul 1925 - Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA Buried - 21 Jul 1925 - Oakwood Cemetery, Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Headstones

  Alexander, W. A.

  
  

• Notes

  W. A. had been a resident of Texas since 1852, except for the years he spent in the army of the Confederate States of America. His family had moved to Austin when they moved to Texas. He moved to Waco in 1894. He was known by many in Waco, particularly for his Confederate service and for his generosity. In his later years he became active in promoting the proper display of the United States and Texas flags. W. A. had been a member of the Methodist chuch since 1869. He was also a member of Pat Cleburne camp and Waco lodge of Masons. [3]

  
  

• Sources

  [S77] Headstone survey, conducted by Robert C. Barritt, 31 Jul 2007. [S155] Death Records, File #26777. [S955] Waco Times-Herald, Tuesday, July 21, 1925, p. 12. [S12] Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900, United States of America, Bureau of the Census, McLennan County, Texas, ED 80, p. 4A, line 3. [S8] Seventh Census of the United States, 1850, United States of America, Bureau of the Census, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, p. 340. [S9] Eighth Census of the United States, 1860, United States of America, Bureau of the Census, Travis County, Texas, p. 276. [S10] Ninth Census of the United States, 1870, United States of America, Bureau of the Census, Travis County, Texas, p. 249. [S13] Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910, United States of America, Bureau of the Census, McLennan County, Texas, ED 91, p. 3. [S14] Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920, United States of America, Bureau of the Census, McLennan County, Texas, ED 139, p. 18.