Person:Asa Alexander (8)

1805, Jan 1, Birth date - Bible of Moses Alexander b 1836, son of Ezekiel who was brother of Asa C. Alexander Sr. The date is from an insert in the copy I have. As to the place: His brother, Ezekiel's, obit said he (Ezekiel) was born in 1803 in Hancock Co. Georgia and moved with his family to Jones in his early life; "Alabama Series, Vol., II, Deaths, "Newspapers of Barbour, Henry, Pike Counties 1846 - 1890" compiled by Helen S. Foley, pub. by Am. Reference Publishers, 1969. No doubt Asa, Jr. was born in the same place. Hancock was made from Washington & Green Co. in 1793. His father got land in Washington Co. after the Rev. War, and also lived in Hancock Co., GA. "Memorial Record of Georgia" 1893 Brant & Fuller excerpt notes (his bro.) Ezekiel b in Putnam in 1803 and says family remained there until Abt 1821.

1821 - his family moved to (Henry Co.?) Alabama at Walding Crossroads, near the Sylvan Grove Settlement; "A History of Dale Co., Alabama", Val L. McGee, p10. The Ledbetter family was also here about this time. Dale Co. was made from part of Henry Co. in 1824.

1824, Jul 10 - He married in Abbeville, Henry Co., Georgia to Rebecca Ledbetter; marriage certificate.

1827, Abt - He was County Clerk of Court in Dale Co., Alabama. "The Story of Alabama--A History of the State", Marie Bankhead Owen, Dept. of Archives & History, Vol I, excerpt, says Dale Co. was formed from Henry & Covington Co. in 1824.

1830 census, Dale Co., Alabama: Elexander, Asa with 1 M 5-10, 2 M 20-30; 2 F under 5, 1 F 20-30 (he was b 1805 and wife b C 1806 with girls "Callie" and Mary, one Male child___ ) 1831, Oct 25 - of Dale Co., AL, bought 156 acres of land, township Two, Range 23, Sparta, AL Land Records.

1837, Aug 15 - of Dale Co., AL, bought 39.90 acres, township Two, range 22, basically the same area, AL Land Records..

1840 census- Dale Co., AL, p027:1m<5, 1m10-15, 3m30-40, 1m40-50; Ff<5, 1F5-10, 2F10-15, 1F30-40: John age 5, Mary age 8, Callie age 11

1841, Dec 10 - of Dale Co., AL, bought 82.50 acres, township Two, Range 23 same area.

1841 - He was in the mercantile business; Dale was split in two to add Coffee Co. in 1841, at which time Asa C. Jr. became the 3rd settler in the area in 1841, opening a mercantile business a few years later. Geneva Co. was formed in 1868 from Dale, Coffee & Henry Co. He no doubt stayed in the same area with the changes being made around him {Geneva County Reaper newspaper, 29 May 1902, article by W F Duffie who settled in area in 1833, p26 "Geneva, Alabama-- A History", The Geneva Woman's Club 1987].

1849, May 1 - of Coffee Co., AL, bought 40.20 acres Township Two North, range 23 East, same area, better defined, AL Land Records..

1850 census- Geneva, Coffee Co., AL p285: Columbus4, John15, Asa40; Ala.8, Falbia10, Georgia A13, Rebecca40; Caladonia Newell 21. p287 Mary F. Silvan16.

1858 - death: He must have lived and died in Geneva, Coffee Co., AL. The date is from "A History of Fayette County Alabama" first edition by Mr. & Mrs Herbert Newell Jr, Newell Offset Pub Co Fayette Alabama 1960 p197 - no source, but he is not in the 1860 census.

1860 census, Alabama, Coffee Co., Election Prec.#1, dwelling104: Rebecca Alexander50, John23, Alabama14, Columbus12.

SOURCES: 1 - Alexander bible insert from bible of Moses Alexander, son of Ezekiel, brother of Asa, Jr. 2 - "Alabama Series Vol. II, Deaths, newspapers from Barbour, Henry & Pike Co., 1846-1890" Helen S. Foley,Am. Reference Pub., Inc. 1969 Book located in E. Baton Rouge Par. Library (LA). 3 - "Memorial Record of Georgia" 1893, Brandt & Fuller. 4 - Marriage Certificate, Henry Co., Alabama Jul 101824. 5 - "The Story of Alabama--A History of the State" Vol. I, Marie Bankhead Owen, Dept. of Archives & History. Excerpt. 6 - "Geneva, Alabama--A History" Geneva Woman's Club, Geneva, Alabama 1987. Book in my possession. 7 - Rev, War Pension papers of Asa Castellaw Alexander, Sr. National Archives Microfilm Pub M 9-4, file S 32092. 8 - 1850 census Alabama (Geneva/Coffee) shows them with 5 children, John, Georgia, Falbia, Polly (3) and William W (1).