Alexander, John Townsend

Item

Title

Alexander, John Townsend

Alias

Alexander, John B.
Alexander, John L.
Alexander, John T.

Gender

Male

Biography

He lived in Grant County near Crittenden, according to the 1860 Census.

Member

Alexander family

Birth date

2 May 1777

Place of birth

Virginia

Father

Alexander, James

Mother

Townsend, Jerusha

Life event(s)

Marriage 1: 13 Dec 1796; Clark County (Ky.)
Clark County (Ky.)
Marriage 2: 6 Nov 1823; Boone County (Ky.)
Boone County (Ky.)

Spouse(s)

Harris, Lydia
Johns, Margaret

Child(ren)

Vest, Elizabeth Alexander
Alexander, Polly
Alexander, Sarah
Alexander, Harris
Vest, Jerusha Alexander
Alexander, James G.

Death date

10 Apr 1856

Participant in

1848--Freedom for Lucy
1849--Freedom for Letty

Relationship

Known enslaved: unknown, Letty [2] a.k.a. Letta; unknown, Lucy [16]
unknown, Letty [2]
unknown, Lucy [16]

Description

Enslaved held in 1850: Male, 42 years old, black; Female, 35 years old, black; Male, 13 years old, black; Male, 9 years old, black; Male, 6 years old, black; Male, 2 years old, black

Source(s)

Population Schedules of the Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. Slave Schedules

Item sets

AA--Slaveholders--Kentucky--Boone County--A

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Participant
Title Alternate label Class
1849--Freedom for Letty Event
1848--Freedom for Lucy Event
Relationship
Title Alternate label Class
unknown, Letty [2] Person
unknown, Lucy [16] Person
father
Title Alternate label Class
Alexander, James G. Father Person
child
Title Alternate label Class
Townsend, Jerusha Child(ren) Person