Mona Beatrice (Alexander) Brainerd (1876 - 1960)

Born 8 Jan 1876 in Macon County, Missouri, USA

Ancestors

Died 20 Nov 1960 at age 84 in Moberly, Randolph County, Missouri, USA

Biography

Mona was a school teacher, and she died at Woodland Hospital in Moberly, Mo.

Thanks to contributor, Dennis Stephens (#48479779), for the following:

Obituary (Clarence (MO) Courier, Nov. 24, 1960)- Mrs. Mona Brainerd, 85, most of whose life was spent in the Duncans Bridge community, died Sunday at Woodland Hospital in Moberly. She had been a patient there for three weeks. She was born in Macon County near Woodville, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gabriel Alexander. In 1918 she was married to Dr. Z. Brainerd, who died six weeks later in the first flu epidemic. Mrs. Brainerd was a member of the Monroe Chapel church. She began teaching school at the age of 16 at the Woodville school. Her first year she taught 75 pupils. Later she was employed for seven years at the Duncans Bridge bank after which she worked in the Bureau of Vital Statistics at Jefferson City. She is survived by one brother, Robert Alexander of near Duncans Bridge, and a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock by Rev. W. C. Hern at the Monroe Chapel Methodist Church at Duncans Bridge and interment was in the Phillips Cemetery.

Family links: Parents: James G Alexander (1845 - 1883) Elizabeth Esther Walker Alexander (1843 - 1917)

Spouse: Zachariah Brainerd (1861 - 1918)

Siblings: Jeuetta Alexander (1867 - 1887)** James Burch Alexander (1870 - 1914)** Mona Beatrice Alexander Brainerd (1876 - 1960) Virginia Myrtle Alexander Overfelt (1878 - 1955)* Robert Lee Alexander (1880 - 1963)*

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Inscription: His Wife

Burial: Phillips Cemetery Monroe County Missouri, USA

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Created by: PShannon Record added: Oct 29, 2010 Find A Grave Memorial# 60827399

Sources

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