BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES, BELMONT COUNTY, OHIO

"History of the Upper Ohio Valley" Vol. II, 1890.

Presented by Linda Fluharty from hard copies provided
by Mary Staley & Phyllis Slater.

Pages 736-737.

JAMES ALEXANDER was an old settler of Goshen township, Belmont county, Ohio. He was
a son of Thomas Alexander, and was born in county Antrim, Ireland, coming to this
country when but nine years of age. Upon his arrival in America the young Irishman
went to work on a farm, receiving a common school education.  November 9, 1843, he
was married to Miss Eliza McCormick, a daughter of Alexander H. and Anna McCormick.
Mrs. Alexander was one of nine children, those living are: Mary Rebecca, William,
John and Eliza. Mr. and Mrs. McCormick are both Americans. Anna, Mary, Sarah and
John are the living children of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander. October 22, 1888, James
Alexander passed away, regretted and mourned by the entire community. Since his
father's death, John has been operating the farm, and his skillful management is
fully attested by the fact that he has added twenty-eight acres of land to the
property, and now has 138 acres of as finely cultivated land as can-be found in
the vicinity. Mr. Alexander and his wife were both members of the United Pres-
byterian church up to the time of his death. The entire family possess those
characteristics which make the bone and sinew of the American nation, and are
thoroughly respected and beloved by their neighbors.