Person:William Alexander (18)

Listed in the 1860 Sebastian County, Arkansas Census, Sugarloaf, page 53, enumerated July 6, Dwelling 374, Household 361 as William Alexander, age 41, farmer, born AL. With wife and children.

Both Mary and William are possibly dead by the 1870 Census, because a William A. Alexander, age 15, born MS, and a Martha J. Alexander, age 18, born MS, appear with a Joseph Alexander, age 40 in the Sevier County, Arkansas Census, along with a Mary, age 86, and a Sarah C., age 12. The only thing is that all children are listed chronologically.

The 1850 Kemper Co MS census listed William W Alexander (32, farmer, b. AL), Mary (26, b. AL), Matilda (6, b. AL), Philamena G (4, b. AL), Jeremiah (3, b. AL), and James (2/12, b. MS).

In 1870, William was not with his wife Mary who was in Lamar TX census with their son Philemon G Alexander.

1. ↑ William W Alexander, in U.S. General Land Office Records, 1776-2015
   Arkansas, Sebastian, p 468 (image 1239 of 2144).

   William W Alexander of Sebastian County Arkansas has deposited in the General Land Office of the United States, a Certificate of The Register of the Land Office and Clarksville whereby it appears that full payment has been made by the said William W Alexander according to the provisions of the Act of Congress of the 24th of April, 1820, entitled "An act making further provision for the sale of the Public Lands," for the North East quarter of the North West quarter of Section twenty eight in Township Five North of Range Thirty two West in the District of lands subject to sale at Clarksville Arkansas containing forty acres ... In Testimony Whereof I, Abraham Lincoln President of the United States of America, have caused these Letters to be made Patent, and the Seal of the General Land Office to be hereunto affixed ... 1 May 1861