Pearl (Eckard) Alexander (1888 - 1976)

Born 12 Mar 1888 in Illinois, USA

Wife of Earl Earnest Alexander — married before 1916 in Illinois, USA

Biography

1916 Pearl and Earl had a son named James Franklin who died at birth.^[1]

1920 Pearl and Earl are living in Charleston, Illinois. Earl's two older children -- Charles and Helen -- are living with them, and they also have a 1-year-old daughter named Mary.^[2]

1930 Earl and Pearl are living in Pleasant Grove, Illinois. Earl's son Charles is living with them, and they have three other children: Mary (11), Mable (8) and Robert (5).^[3]

1940 Earl and Pearl are now living in Sargent Township, Douglas County, Illinois. Mabel and Robert are still living with them.^[4]

1966 Pearl's husband, Earl, passes away on 20 May.^[5][6]

1976 Pearl passes away on 10 November at the age of 88. She is buried in Albin Cemetery in Newman, Illinois next to her husband, Earl.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N38X-F2X : accessed 26 September 2015), Pearl Eckard in entry for James Franklin Alexander, 05 Jun 1916; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,530,530.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJS8-24M : accessed 26 September 2015), Pearl Alexander in household of Carl E Alexander, Charleston, Coles, Illinois, United States; citing sheet 6B, family 139, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,820,303.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSR2-W11 : accessed 26 September 2015), Pearl Alexander in household of Earl Alexander, Pleasant Grove, Coles, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0030, sheet 3B, family 79, line 84, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 412; FHL microfilm 2,340,147.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KW42-7VJ : accessed 26 September 2015), Pearl Alexander in household of Earl Alexander, Sargent Township, Douglas, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 21-16, sheet 5B, family 114, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 795.
5. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V3NW-9TP : accessed 26 September 2015), Earl Alexander, May 1966; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
6. ↑ Earl E. Alexander, Find-a-Grave memorial #60309912; entered by Jeff Turner on 19 Oct 2010 : accessed by J. Ricketts on 26 Sep 2015.
7. ↑ Pearl V. Alexander, Find-a-Grave memorial #60286459; entered by Jeff Turner on 18 Oct 2010 : accessed by J Ricketts on 26 Sep 2015.