William Franklin Alexander (1880 - 1945)

Born 20 Oct 1880 in Matthews, NC

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Biography

William Franklin Alexander was born October 20, 1880, in Matthews, N.C. He was educated at Salemburg Academy, where he also played baseball.

The way his name is written in the family bible (see photo) "W. Frank Alexander" makes me assume he went by Frank.

He registered for the draft on September 12, 1918 at age 38 and listed his occupation as farmer.

He also owned a saw mill and ran a butcher shop in Vass during the Depression years, and was an elder in Vass Presbyterian Church. He married Loula Isabella Richardson, born April 21, 1891. They had nine children. She died February 26, 1943, and he died August 4, 1945. They were buried at Johnson Grove Cemetery in Vass, N.C.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ2C-NX9 : Thu Aug 24 21:54:06 UTC 2023), Entry for Will F Alexander and Lula Alexander, 1920.
• "North Carolina Births and Christenings, 1866-1964", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HRQ6-2H2M : 12 February 2020), Wm Frank Alexander in entry for Patsy Lou Alexander, 1930.
• "North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VHVR-8TH : 8 December 2014), William F Alexander in entry for Lewey Glenn Alexander, 12 Aug 1925; from "North Carolina, Birth and Death Indexes, 1800-2000," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing vol. 9, p. 339, Lee, North Carolina, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.
• North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VH5L-V9S : 8 December 2014), William Franklin Alexander in entry for Oswald Max Alexander, 19 Jan 1929; from "North Carolina, Birth and Death Indexes, 1800-2000," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing vol. 16, p. 67, Moore, North Carolina, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.

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