ALEXANDER, Elizabeth 1821 - 1906

ALEXANDER, CRAWFORD, FORE

Posted By: Joey Stark
Date: 5/4/2006 at 14:24:36

"The Fairfield Journal"
Thursday, December 27, 1906
Page 2, Column 3

Mrs. ALEXANDER Dead.

Mrs. Elizabeth ALEXANDER, widow of Capt. W. K. ALEXANDER, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. M. S. CRAWFORD, in Denver, Colo., Wednesday. The remains will reach here Friday on No. 6 on the Burlington and the funeral will be held from the Methodist church Saturday, December 29, 1906, at 2:30 p.m.

Mrs. ALEXANDER was an old resident of Fairfield and with her husband lived for many years on West Broadway. After the death of Capt. ALEXANDER she went to Denver, where she made her home with her daughter, Mrs. CRAWFORD. She leaves one son, H. J. ALEXANDER, who is a banker in Denver.

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"The Fairfield Journal"
Friday, December 28, 1906
Page 5, Column 2

… --The funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth ALEXANDER will be held from Methodist church at 2 o'clock tomorrow, instead of 2:30 as previously announced. …

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"Jefferson County Republican"
Friday, December 28, 1906
Front Page, Column 2

Mrs. Elizabeth ALEXANDER who died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. M. S. CRAWFORD in Denver, Colo., will be brought here for burial. The body is expected to arrive to-day and the funeral will be held from M. E. church to-morrow at 2:30. Mrs. ALEXANDER was the widow of the late Capt. W. K. ALEXANDER and was an old resident of this city.

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"The Fairfield Daily Journal"
Saturday, December 29, 1906
Page 3, Column 2

… --Hugh ALEXANDER of Denver, Colo. arrived yesterday to attend the funeral of his mother, Mrs. ALEXANDER which occurred this afternoon at two o'clock from the Methodist church. …

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(Note: Part of the right edge of the article has been damaged, affecting the first paragraph. The missing text is represented by parentheses, with an educated guess as to what it may be.)

"The Fairfield Journal"
Wednesday, January 2, 1907
Front Page, Column 6

Mrs. ALEXANDER Dead.

Mrs. Elizabeth ALEXANDER, w(idow) of Capt. W. K. ALEXANDER, d(ied at) the home of her daughter, Mrs. (M. S.) CRAWFORD, in Denver, Colo , We(dnes-)day. The remains reached h(ere) Friday on No. 6 on the Burlingto(n) and the funeral was held from th(e) Methodist church Saturday, December 29, 1906, at 2:30 p.m.

Mrs. ALEXANDER was an old resident of Fairfield and with her husband lived for many years on West Broadway. After the death of Capt. ALEXANDER she went to Denver, where she made her home with her daughter, Mrs. CRAWFORD. She leaves one son, H. J. ALEXANDER, who is a banker in Denver.

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"The Fairfield Journal"
Wednesday, January 9, 1907
Page 2, Column 3

DECEMBER HISTORY
Summary of the Events in Jefferson County For December 1906 By H. Heaton

… Mrs. Elizabeth ALEXANDER, widow of Captain Knox ALEXANDER of Co. I. 45th Iowa, died at Denver but was brought to Fairfield for burial. …

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(Note: I am unable to locate the source of the following article, but am leaving it in due to the details it contains.)

"Fairfield Ledger", date not cited

The body of Mrs. Elizabeth ALEXANDER was brought to this city for interment last week by her children, Mrs. M. S. CRAWFORD and H. J. ALEXANDER..... The body was laid beside those of husband and children.... Mrs. ALEXANDER died at the home of her daughter in Denver, Colo., the 26th ult., after a period of illness extending over several months. Her maiden name was Elizabeth FORE, and she was born in Bedford County, Penna., Sept. 16, 1821. She was married in the same county in 1841 to William Knox ALEXANDER. Four years later the family came to this city and it was its home without interruption until death of the husband Oct. 19, 1901.

Six children were born to Mr. and Mrs. ALEXANDER, only two of them now living, both in Denver. The family was closely connected with the history of Fairfield for many years... There are many old friends here who will mourn the death of this good woman, and it is said of her that she never forgot her old home and its people and that her thoughts were with them and of them almost to the hour of her death.

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Note: Elizabeth and husband William Knox ALEXANDER are buried in Lot Old.P.326 in Evergreen Cemetery.