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Hezekiah Julius Alexander

Male Abt 1809 - Yes, date unknown


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  • Name Hezekiah Julius Alexander 
    Born Abt 1809  Mecklenburg Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died Yes, date unknown 
    Person ID I10054  MyTree
    Last Modified 27 Jun 2011 

    Father Elias Alexander, Sr.,   b. Abt 1755, Mecklenburg Co., NC Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Keziah Alexander,   b. Abt 1764, Mecklenburg Co., NC Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1819, Mecklenburg Co., NC Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 55 years) 
    Marriage Note Keziah was not married to Elias Alexander ... Here two children were illegitimate 
    Family ID F5453  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Martha (LNU) Alexander,   b. Abt 1810, NC Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married Abt 1830  NC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. James A. Alexander,   b. Abt 1832, Mecklenburg Co., NC Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Joseph S. Alexander,   b. Abt 1834, Mecklenburg Co., NC Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Henry F. Alexander,   b. Abt 1835, Mecklenburg Co., NC Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Mary A. Alexander,   b. Abt 1837, Mecklenburg Co., NC Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. John W. C. Alexander,   b. Abt 1839, Mecklenburg Co., NC Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Charles M. Alexander,   b. Abt 1841, Mecklenburg Co., NC Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. William J. Alexander,   b. Abt 1843, Mecklenburg Co., NC Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. Nixon Marcellus Alexander,   b. Abt 1846, Mecklenburg Co., NC Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     9. Junius Alexander,   b. Abt 1850, Mecklenburg Co., NC Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 17 Jul 2017 
    Family ID F5520  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Hezekiah Julius Alexander (male)
      a. born in or around 1809 (date's been in dispute, though several census records confirm it was around 1809)
      b. born in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
      c. descendant from the line of Hezekiah Alexander's of Mecklenburg on his mother's side
      d. Wife's name can't be confirmed, but one census record showed her name as "Martha"
      e. fathered 8 children
      f. The 8 children were born in Mecklenburg by 1848, but family is shown living in Madison County, TN in the 1850 Census.
      g. In 1860 census, family is living in in Macon County, TN census (several counties to the northeast)
      h. Then in 1873, Hezekiah dies after a full life in Madison County, TN
      i. After 1870 the family of Hezekiah is not listed on the census reports.
      Hezekiah Julius & Martha Alexander's children:
      James A. Alexander, born 1832
      Joseph S. Alexander, born about 1834
      Henry F. Alexander, born 1835
      Mary A. Alexander, born 1837
      John W. C. Alexander, born 1839
      Charles M. Alexander, born 1841
      William J. Alexander, born about 1843
      Nixon Marcellus Alexander, born about 1846

      1850 United States Federal Census
      Name: H J Alexander (Hezekiah Julius Alexander)
      Age: 41
      Estimated Birth Year: abt 1809
      Birth Place: North Carolina
      Gender: Male
      Home in 1850 (City,County,State): District 1, Madison, Tennessee
      Family Number: 142
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      H J Alexander 41
      Martha Alexander 40
      Joseph S Alexander 17
      Mary A Alexander 13
      Henry F Alexander 15
      Charles M Alexander 9
      William J Alexander 7
      Nixon M Alexander 4
      James F Alexander 2

      1860 United States Federal Census
      Name: H J Alexander (Hezekiah Julius Alexander)
      Age in 1860: 51
      Birth Year: abt 1809
      Birthplace: North Carolina
      Home in 1860: District 1, Madison, Tennessee
      Gender: Male
      Post Office: Mt Pinson
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      H J Alexander 51
      Martha Alexander 52
      Joseph Alexander 25
      Henry Alexander 23
      Mary Alexander 20
      Charles Alexander 18
      Wm J Alexander 16
      Marcellus Alexander 14
      Junius Alexander 10

      Soldiers of the Revolutionary War (or their heirs) received bounty warrants for free land in Tennessee or Kentucky. Since most couples had numerous children, if they survived to adulthood, some would inherit the home places and some would move to the new lands.
      My gggrandfather, James Augustus Grier b. 1783, Mecklenburg, NC, whose mother was Hannah Alexander, came to Tennessee as a surveyor. He first went to Lincoln Co., married Delia McElroy (daughter of a Rev. War Veteran), and moved to Madison County TN, along with some of his Alexander, Neely, and Sharpe relatives from Mecklenburg.
      In the book Tales of Madison, by Harbert Alexander, the author writes that Jackson, TN was originally named Alexandria for one of the early settlers, a land grant surveyor named Adam Rankin Alexander (son of Adam Alexander of Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence fame). The name was changed to honor Andrew Jackson because another TN town was already named Alexandria.
      http://tn-roots.com/tngibson/

      (Sources:
      The Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence - May 20, 1775 - and Lives of It's Signers, by George W. Graham M.D.
      Hezekiah Alexander and the Revolution in the Backcountry, by Norris W. Preyer
      Family History and Potpourri, by J. T. Alexander