Maj. Richard Brandon Alexander

Maj. Richard Brandon Alexander[1]

Male 1801 - 1868  (66 years)

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  • Name Maj. Richard Brandon Alexander 
    Born 20 Dec 1801  Sumner Co., Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1860  Fulton Co., Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    _FSFTID MQC1-DQ8 
    _UID ABDC1AFC1050470EA3B582DE898B11ED1C81 
    Died 8 Jun 1868  Fulton Co., Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I18  Strong History
    Last Modified 2 Jan 2018 

    Father William Locke Alexander,   b. 13 Aug 1775, Rowan Co., North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Dec 1851, Fulton Co., Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Susannah Allen,   b. 19 Jul 1784, Granville Co., North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Nov 1850, Fulton Co., Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Married 12 Mar 1801 
    Family ID F288  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Mary Seay,   b. 14 Jul 1822, Washington, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Sep 1887, Fulton Co., Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Married 17 Sep 1855  Fulton Co., Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 14 Jan 2020 
    Family ID F6  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents2
    1860 United States Federal Census
    1860 United States Federal Census

  • Notes 
    • Richard Brandon Alexander served as adjutant to Lauderdale's Company of Spies in the Seminole War in 1837 and was 1st Major of the 1st Regiment Tennessee Volunteers, in the war with Mexico. He was wounded at Monterey, but rejoined the regiment in time for the landing at Vera Cruz. He led a wagon train to California in 1849. In 1855, he was representative from Fulton and Hickman Counties to the Kentucky Legislature.
      - http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~tnsumner/fawial.htm (Contributed by Cathey (Alexander) Green)

      Richard Brandon Alexander served as adjutant to Lauderdale's Company of Spies in the Seminole War in 1837 and was 1st Major of the 1st Regiment Tennessee Volunteers, in the war with Mexico. He was wounded at Monterey, but rejoined the regiment in time for the landing at Vera Cruz. He led a wagon train to California in 1849. In 1855, he was representative from Fulton and Hickman Counties to the Kentucky Legislature.
      - http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~tnsumner/fawial.htm (Contributed by Cathey (Alexander) Green)

  • Sources 
    1. [S11] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: , Fulton, Kentucky; Roll: ; Page: 437; Image: 439.
      Birth date: abt 1802
      Birth place: Tennessee
      Residence date: 1860
      Residence place: Fulton, Kentucky, United States
      1860 United States Federal Census
      1860 United States Federal Census


    2. [S53] Alexander Family Cemetery Records, Birth-Death.