Henson Alexander (1922)

ALEXANDER, AULSUP, ESTEL, HARLOW, LEE, LUCAS, POSTUN, WHITE

Posted By: Mary Welty Hart
Date: 8/5/2009 at 07:43:06

The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Wednesday, September 28, 1922

Death of HENSON ALEXANDER

Henson Alexander, a veteran of the Civil War, died at his home seven miles west of Winterset, Tuesday, September 27, at the age of 87 years. Mr. Alexander was the father of Claude Alexander of Winterset. The family moved here from Gallatin, Mo., about 11 years ago, living on the Robbins farm in the Holliwell neighborhood until last year, when they moved to the old Hiram Smith farm on the Bluffs road.

Funeral services will be held at the home at 10 o'clock Friday and burial made in the Winterset cemetery.

Surviving members of the family are: Mrs. Eva Estel of Towner, Colo.; Mrs. Lena Aulsup of Des Moines; Ira Alexander of Jamestown, Mo.; Mrs. Ollie White and Mrs. Laura Postun of Cameron, Mo.; Mrs. R. E. Lee of Glenwood, Minn.; Mrs. Myrtle Harlow and Carl, Claude, Perrie and Noah of Winterset.
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The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Wednesday, October 5, 1922
Page 6

HENSON ALEXANDER

Henson Alexander was born in Hampshire county, Virginia, in the year of 1835 and passed away at his home in Madison county, Iowa, Sept. 26, 1922.

In the year of 1855 he moved to Illinois and from there he moved to Rallo county, Missouri in 1873. From Rallo county in 1882 it was in Davis county, Missouri, that his splendid family of 11 children were born and reared to manhood and womanhood. It was here that the children were converted and in 1894 Mr. Alexander was converted and with several of his children and a large company of happy converts, they were baptized into the membership of the Crab Orchard Baptist church.

He came to Iowa in 1911 and has lived near Winterset ever since. Henson Alexander had a splendid and honorable war record. In the year of 1861 he enlisted in the 50th Infantry Illinois Volunteers. His war record included two enlistments during the entire period of the war. He was a staunch adherent to the principles of the Union army. Though born in a slave state and accustomed to slaves in his earlier years, he nevertheless gave four years of honorable military service to the Union cause.

In the year 1866 he was married to Rebecca Lucas. To this union were born 11 children, all of whom are living. The mother is greatly blessed today in having with her this splendid family to comfort her in the hour of deep sorrow. In addition to these 11 children, there are living 40 grandchildren. Henson Alexander died trusting in Jesus and happy when the hour came for his release.

Funeral services were held at the family home, Friday morning, Sept. 29th, at 10 o'clock, conducted by Rev. George D. Rogers, pastor of the First Baptist church. Burial was in Winterset cemetery.

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