Henrietta Alexander1

F, #1841, b. 2 June 1883, d. 21 May 1973
     Henrietta Alexander was born on 2 June 1883 in Bastrop County, Texas.4,5 She and Jess Lawrence married. Henrietta died on 21 May 1973 in Stephens County, Texas, at age 89.6 She was buried in Baker Cemetery in Stephens County.

Name Variations:

FatherAlfred DeWitt Alexander2 b. 30 Jan 1840, d. 11 Mar 1928
MotherMary Diadama Smith3 b. 28 Feb 1848, d. 29 Feb 1932

Family

Jess Lawrence b. 8 Aug 1890, d. 4 Feb 1960
ChartsDescendants of A.D. Alexander and Mary Smith, maternal great great grandparents
     Check Melton Funeral Home records for source and Stephens County deeds for residences and dates. After her marriage she was normally known as Etta Lawrence.

Citations

  1. [S812] A. D. Alexander household, 1910 U.S. Census, Stephens County, Texas, shows name as Etta Alexander.
  2. [S29] Funeral Home Records, Record of Funeral forms, copies obtained in August 1986 Melton Funeral Home, page 69 in book covering 1928, record for A.D. Alexander showing names current residences of immediate family.
  3. [S29] Funeral Home Records, Record of Funeral forms, copies obtained in August 1986 Melton Funeral Home, page 265 in book covering 1932, record for Mrs. Mary Alexander showing names of family members.
  4. [S588] Find A Grave, Online database & images: www.findagrave.com,.
  5. [S812] A. D. Alexander household, 1910 U.S. Census, Stephens County, Texas, shows age 26 and state.
  6. [S20] Unknown name of person unknown record type, unknown repository, unknown repository address.

Nora Alexander

F, #1842, b. 28 February 1880, d. 20 February 1954
     Nora Alexander was born on 28 February 1880 in Bastrop County, Texas.2 She and Rubin Wills married in 1900. Nora died on 20 February 1954 in Stamford, Jones County, Texas, at age 73.2 and was buried at (Bethel Cemetery), Jones County.2
FatherAlfred DeWitt Alexander b. 30 Jan 1840, d. 11 Mar 1928
MotherMary Diadama Smith1 b. 28 Feb 1848, d. 29 Feb 1932

Family

Rubin Wills
ChartsDescendants of A.D. Alexander and Mary Smith, maternal great great grandparents
     Check Melton Funeral Home records for source and Stephens County deeds for residences and dates. After her marriage she was normally known as Wills.

Citations

  1. [S29] Funeral Home Records, Record of Funeral forms, copies obtained in August 1986 Melton Funeral Home, page 265 in book covering 1932, record for Mrs. Mary Alexander showing names of family members.
  2. [S628] Death certificate for Nora Wills, Death certificates, Frances Lenora Wills, Death Certificate 8329 (22 feb 1952).

John Willis Cude1

M, #1843, b. 19 February 1866, d. 17 February 1926
     John Willis Cude was born on 19 February 1866 in Gonzales, Gonzales County, Texas.1 He and Emma Davis Alexander married on 4 January 1891 in Bastrop County, Texas.2 John Willis died on 17 February 1926 in Pottsville, Hamilton County, Texas, at age 59.1 and was buried at Pottsville Cemetery (Row 27, Grave 11) in Hamilton, Hamilton County.1

Name Variations:

Family

Emma Davis Alexander b. 4 Feb 1869, d. 7 Apr 1959
ChartsDescendants of A.D. Alexander and Mary Smith, maternal great great grandparents

Citations

  1. [S588] Find A Grave, Online database & images: www.findagrave.com,.
  2. [S765] "Bastrop County, TX courthouse indexes", Vital records: birth, death, marriage/divorce: County Clerk's Office, Bastrop, Texas.

Tom Evans

M, #1844, d. 1961
     Tom Evans and Margaret Ann Alexander married in 1924 in Breckenridge, Texas.1 Tom died in 1961.1

Name Variations:

Family

Margaret Ann Alexander b. 7 Dec 1872, d. 9 Nov 1974
ChartsDescendants of A.D. Alexander and Mary Smith, maternal great great grandparents

Citations

  1. [S588] Find A Grave, Online database & images: www.findagrave.com,.

Jess Lawrence

M, #1845, b. 8 August 1890, d. 4 February 1960
     Jess Lawrence was born on 8 August 1890.1 He and Henrietta Alexander married. Jess died on 4 February 1960 at age 69. He was buried in Baker Cemetery in Stephens County.

Family

Henrietta Alexander b. 2 Jun 1883, d. 21 May 1973
ChartsDescendants of A.D. Alexander and Mary Smith, maternal great great grandparents

Citations

  1. [S81] Jean Whiten Edwards, Stephens County Genealogical Society and Swenson Museum, Rural Cemeteries of Stephens County.

Rubin Wills

M, #1846
     Rubin Wills and Nora Alexander married in 1900.

Family

Nora Alexander b. 28 Feb 1880, d. 20 Feb 1954
ChartsDescendants of A.D. Alexander and Mary Smith, maternal great great grandparents

Amzine M. Alexander

M, #1852, b. 9 January 1871, d. 22 April 1926
     Amzine M. Alexander was born on 9 January 1871 in Bastrop County, Texas.1 He and Ida Simpson married on 16 October 1889 in Bastrop County, Texas.2 Amzine M. died on 22 April 1926 in Breckenridge, Stephens County, Texas, at age 55.1 and was buried at (Baker Cemetery), Stephens County.1
FatherAlfred DeWitt Alexander b. 30 Jan 1840, d. 11 Mar 1928
MotherMary Diadama Smith b. 28 Feb 1848, d. 29 Feb 1932

Family

Ida Simpson
ChartsDescendants of A.D. Alexander and Mary Smith, maternal great great grandparents

Census Records

YearLocationEnumerated as
1900Bastrop County, TexasPrincipal3
     Check Melton Funeral Home records for source and Stephens County deeds for residences and dates.

Citations

  1. [S623] Death certificate for Amzine M Alexander, Death certificates, A M Alexander, Death Certificate 15728 (filed May 28, 1926).
  2. [S463] "Texas Marriages, 1837-1973: Index", online database: Familysearch.org, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  3. [S636] Amzine M. Alexander household, 1900 US Census, Bastrop County, Texas.

Mary Josephine Alexander

F, #1853, b. July 1886
     Mary Josephine Alexander was born in July 1886 in Bastrop County, Texas.1
FatherAlfred DeWitt Alexander b. 30 Jan 1840, d. 11 Mar 1928
MotherMary Diadama Smith b. 28 Feb 1848, d. 29 Feb 1932
ChartsDescendants of A.D. Alexander and Mary Smith, maternal great great grandparents

Citations

  1. [S635] Alfred D. Alexander household, 1900 US Census, Bastrop County, Texas.

Matthew Watson Smith

M, #1858, b. 4 March 1850, d. 4 May 1922
     Matthew Watson Smith was born on 4 March 1850 in Bastrop County, Texas. He and Fannie Christopher married on 16 January 1879 in Bastrop County, Texas.1 Matthew Watson died on 4 May 1922 in Fairland, Burnet County, Texas, at age 72.2 He was buried in Shady Grove Cemetery in Burnet County.
FatherThomas H. Smith b. 2 Feb 1815, d. 17 Apr 1878
MotherNancy Ann Johnson b. 1817, d. 6 Sep 1893

Family

Fannie Christopher

Citations

  1. [S463] "Texas Marriages, 1837-1973: Index", online database: Familysearch.org, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  2. [S3] Death Certificate: TX 13487.

Ashbel P. Smith1

M, #1859, b. 24 November 1855, d. 26 November 1955
     Ashbel P. Smith was born on 24 November 1855 in Bastrop County, Texas.2 He was born circa 1856 in Texas.3 He and Josephine Rodenberry married in 1881.4 Ashbel P. Smith died on 26 November 1955 in Bastrop County, Texas at age 100.5

Name Variations:

FatherThomas H. Smith b. 2 Feb 1815, d. 17 Apr 1878
MotherNancy Ann Johnson b. 1817, d. 6 Sep 1893

Family

Josephine Rodenberry b. c 1859, d. 1941

Census Records

YearLocationEnumerated as
1920Bastrop County, TexasPrincipal
     One of Texas' oldest "trail drivers". Called "Uncle Ash".
Spent nearly all his life in Central Texas.4

Citations

  1. [S16] HOUSEHOLD, 1920 US Federal Census.
  2. [S197] Bastrop newspaper or Lockhart Register, "Ashbel Smith's 100th birthday article" Bastrop or Lockhart, Texas, November 1955.
  3. [S6] HOUSEHOLD, 1860 US Federal Census.
  4. [S198] Bastrop newspaper or Lockhart Register, "Ashbel Smith's 94th birthday article" Bastrop or Lockhart, Texas, November 23, 1949.
  5. [S3] Death Certificate: Ashbel P Smith:TX cert 52756.

Merrill A. Smith1

M, #1860, b. 12 March 1845, d. 18 January 1917
     Merrill A. Smith was born on 12 March 1845 in Mississippi.2,3 He and Jemima Narcissas Alexander married on 17 May 1868 in Bastrop County, Texas.1 Merrill A. Smith and Drucilla D Elkins married on 15 December 1880 in Lockhart, Caldwell County, Texas.1 Merrill A. died on 18 January 1917 in Luling, Caldwell County, Texas, at age 71.3 and was buried at Luling City Cemetery.3
FatherThomas H. Smith b. 2 Feb 1815, d. 17 Apr 1878
MotherNancy Ann Johnson b. 1817, d. 6 Sep 1893

Family 1

Jemima Narcissas Alexander b. 8 Apr 1842, d. c 1872

Family 2

Drucilla D Elkins b. 4 Oct 1840, d. 9 Feb 1919

Citations

  1. [S463] "Texas Marriages, 1837-1973: Index", online database: Familysearch.org, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  2. [S6] HOUSEHOLD, 1860 US Federal Census.
  3. [S588] Find A Grave, Online database & images: www.findagrave.com,.