Kentucky: A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 7th ed.,

Owen Co.



LEWIS and PHILL ALEXANDER are twin brothers, and were born in Owen County,

Ky., August 29, 1831. They are sons of J. D. and Elizabeth P. (Orr)

Alexander. J. D. Alexander was a native of North Carolina, and Elizabeth

P. (Orr) Alexander was born in Culpeper County, Va.; their marriage took

place in Scott County, Ky., and they moved to Owen County at an early

day. Elizabeth P. (Orr) Alexander was a daughter of William and Mary

(Gaines) Orr, natives of the Old Dominion; she had two sisters, one of

whom is the mother of Gen. Lovett H. Rousseau, of Louisville. The

brothers received their education at Hanover College, Ind. Both of them

own excellent farms in Owen County. Lewis joined the Confederate Army,

and served in the Fourth Kentucky Cavalry, Company B, the last three

years of the late war, and was wounded at the battle of Mt. Sterling

on the 7th of June, 1864. In 1868 he married Mrs. Bell Rice, widow of

J. H. Rice, and a daughter of Thomas and Nancy (Hill) Crutcher, natives

of Spencer County, Ky. She had one son by her first husband, Albert S.

Rice, who is the present clerk of Owen County. Mr. and Mrs. Alexander

has three children, Younger, FLora B. and Annie L.  Phil Alexander

married Miss Mattie Baker, daughter of Shelby and Elizabeth

(Vallandingham) Baker, and four children blessed this union, Lewis, Jr.,

Charles W., John D. and Minnie B.  The brothers are members of the

Baptist Church and members of the Baptist Church.



Alexander Orr Gaines Rousseau Rice Crutcher Hill Baker Vallandingham 

(Vanlandingham)

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NC Culpeper-VA Scott Spencer



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