In the application for his pension, Alexander states that he was born in St. Tammany parish on December 12, 1831. That he enlisted under Col. Amacker and Capt. Slocum. That he was wounded at Spanish Fort, Alabama, resulting in him losing his right eye. That he is married and has nine children. Source: Soldiers Application for Pension, Washington #1796, filed Feb. 1899.
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSPF-3ZK : accessed 4 June 2018), Alex J Lea in household of Robt E Lea, Ward 1, Washington, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 96, sheet 11B, family 195, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,585.
Source: S-2027402078 Repository: #R-2029194478 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Note: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created. Page: Ancestry Family Trees Note: Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=22037455&pid=1359104249
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Acknowledges
WikiTree profile Lea-142 created through the import of Lea and Randol and Ely and Si.ged on May 31, 2011 by Maude Randol.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Alexander by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Alexander: