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Family: Colonel James Mitchell ALEXANDER / Nancy FOSTER (F1046)

m. 8 Sep 1814


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  • Father | Male
    Colonel James Mitchell ALEXANDER

    Born  22 May 1793  Buncombe County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  11 Jun 1858  Montrealla, Buncombe, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  Aft 11 Jun 1858  Montrealla, Buncombe, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  8 Sep 1814  [1, 2]   
    Father  James ALEXANDER, Sr. | F51 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Rhoda CUNNINGHAM | F51 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Nancy FOSTER

    Born  17 Nov 1797   
    Died  14 Jan 1862  near Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  Aft 14 Jan 1862  Montrealla, Buncombe, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father   
    Mother   

    Child 1 | Female
    Eliza ALEXANDER

    Born     
    Died     
    Buried     
    Spouse  Rev. Jackson Smith BURNETT | F1047 
    Married    French Broad, , North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 2 | Male
    Alfred M. ALEXANDER

    Born  Bef 1825  , probably Buncombe, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Bef 1922   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Susan FARNSWORTH | F1587 
    Married  10 Nov 1840  , probably Buncombe, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 3 | Female
    Catherine R. ALEXANDER

    Born  Bef 1837  , probably Buncombe, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died     
    Buried     
    Spouse  George Washington BAXTER | F1588 
    Married  16 Apr 1850  , probably Buncombe, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Notes  Married:
    • "James Alexander married Miss Nancy Foster. . ." -> History of South Carolina
      8 Sep 1814, he married Nancy Foster -> Asheville and Buncombe County

  • Sources 
    1. [S358] History of South Carolina, vol. 4, accessed; 11 May 2011; 257; this book was co-authored by a historian, but does not include source citations (Reliability: 2).

    2. [S359] Asheville and Buncombe County, accessed; 11 May 2011; 150-153; this book refers to many original records which offer primary information although it does not include source citations as such (Reliability: 2).