James Clark Alexander (1920 - 1971)

Born 30 May 1920 in LeRoy, Genesee, New York, United States

Ancestors

Died 10 Mar 1971 at age 50 in York, Genesee, New York, United States

Biography

James Alexander is a part of US Black heritage.

James was born in 1920 in Le Roy, New York. He was the son of Frederick Alexander and Mary Jones. He married Mary Elizabeth White in 1947. He passed away in 1971 in New York.

Sources

• 1920 Birth: James B Alexander, 30 May 1920, Le Roy, New York, New York State Birth Index, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY. Certificate #39698.

• 1930 US Census, age 9, living with parents Free Ancestry Image Year: 1930; Census Place: Le Roy, Genesee, New York; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0028; FHL microfilm: 2341175. Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.

• 1940 US Census, 20, living with parents Free Ancestry Image Year: 1940; Census Place: Leroy, Genesee, New York; Roll: m-t0627-02539; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 19-38. Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012

• 1941 (approx) WW II Draft Registration. James Clark Alexander, b.30 M ay 1920, Le Roy, NY. Contact: Harold Alexander, same address.

• 1947 Marriage: James C Alexander to Mary E. White, 26 Feb 1947, Le Roy, New York. New York State Marriage Index, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY.

• 1971 Obituary: Democrat and Chronicle, Rochester, New York, 12 May 1971, Fri, p. 20 Free Image

• 1971 Obituary: Le Roy Gazette-News, Le Roy, New York, Thursday, Mar 18, 1971 (Copied from FindAGrave):James C. Alexander, 50, of 96 Myrtle St. collapsed and died of an apparent heart attack in the York Central School Gymnasium, Wednesday night (March 10, 1971) while watching his son James Clark Alexander, lead the Le Roy Central School basket ball team to a section 5 victory over Haverling High of Bath.

Mr. Alexander a machinist at the Le Roy Machine Co., collapsed just before half time in the game which Le Roy won, 57 - 54, he was carried to a near by corridor in the school and was pronounced dead at the scene.James Alexander was born in Le Roy May 30, 1920, a son of the late Frederick and Mary Jones Alexander. He was a lifelong resident of the community and on Feb. 26, 1946 was married in Le Roy to the former May White.Surviving besides his wife and youngest son, are two other sons, James Frederick Alexander of Henrietta and Michael Brion Alexander also a student at Le Roy Central, a daughter, Mrs. Hector (Constance) Torres of Le Roy; two brothers, Gerald of Rochester and Harold of Caledonia; a sister, Mrs. Ralph (Bertha) Alexander of Rochester and three grandchildren.Services were held on Sunday, March 14, at the H. Steuber & Son Funeral Home. Burial will be in Machpelah Cemetery at the convenience of the family.