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Walter K. Alexander

28 Apr 1849 – 5 Jul 1942

Birth28 Apr 1849
Death5 Jul 1942
CemeteryPark Cemetery
Carthage , Jasper County , Missouri , USA
Added byNJBrewer on 25 Feb 2012
FaGhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76211818

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s/o James Oliver Alexander & Mary Ann Kress Walter K. Alexander [possibly the middle initial K may be for Kress, his maternal family surname?] Census 1850 age 1 residing in Champaign, Adams county, Ohio (P.O. Quincy) with parents and 1 sibling, Sarah Jane, age 4. Census 1860 age 11 residing in Champaign, Adams county, Ohio (P.O. Quincy) with parents and 3 siblings, Sarah J. 13, Robert N. 7 and Elizabeth A. 2. Census 1870 age 21 residence East Lincoln, Logan county, Illinois with parents and 3 siblings. Walter and his father James are farmers. Census 1880 W. K. Alexander, 31 a farmer wife Laura is 30 Home in 1880: Minneha, Sedgwick county, Kansas Census 1900 name given as Walter K Alexander, age 51. Residence 212 Orner St., Carthage, Jasper county, MO., a blacksmith Wife Laura, age 50. They report they were married in 1873 and have been married 27 years. Also residing in the residence is his parents, James O. Alexander, 77 and wife/mother Mary, 75. Census 1920 His name is given as Walter K Alexander, age 70 wife, Laura, 69. Residence East 13th St. Road, a farmer. Census 1930 age 81. Same residence, wife Laura has passed away and he is now married to wife Ida, age 60. Note Research of the above census years show that his given name is WALTER, and that is the name on his marker. It is unknown why the name listed for the grave location is William K. Alexander. Possibly he used the name Walter and William interchangeably, it is unknown why he is referred to a William some of the time. The obituary and also the death certificate agree with the cemetery listing that the man's name is William, and the dates match. There is not a listing for a Walter Alexander in the cemetery records. William K. Alexander was the second husband of Ida Ausmus [Fotheringham] Alexander. He was a retired farmer and they resided in rural Marion township, Jasper county, Missouri outside of Carthage. He passed away at his home of a stroke and chronic heart disease at age 93 years, 2 months & 7 days. The death certificate can be viewed online at Missouri Digital Archives/death certificates online website. ✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯ Carthage Evening Press Monday, July 6, 1942 W. K. ALEXANDER DEAD AT 93 THIRD STROKE FATAL TO AGED RESIDENT Funeral Services Will Be Tomorrow at Ulmer Home With Rev. H. R. Runion in Charge William K. Alexander, 93, well-known retired farmer, died at 2:15 o'clock yesterday afternoon at his home just outside the city limits on East Thirteenth street. Mr. Alexander suffered a paralytic stroke two years ago and six weeks ago he had a third stroke and since had been confined to his bed. He was born April 28, 1849 in Clayton, Logan county [sic], Ohio and had been a resident of this district more than 45 years. Surviving Mr. Alexander are his wife, Mrs. Ida Fotheringham Alexander, to whom he was married March 2, 1924 and a sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Todd of Lincoln, Nebraska. Mrs. Mabel Magee of Carthage is a niece. Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at the Ulmer Funeral Home, The Rev. H. R. Runion, pastor of the First Methodist Church, of which Mr. Alexander was a member, will be in charge. Burial will be in Park Cemetery. bio researched by NJBrewer

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