Sarah Elizabeth ALEXANDER
F, b. 1806, d. 1893
- Relationship
- 1st cousin 4 times removed of John Kennedy BROWN Jr.
Sarah Elizabeth ALEXANDER, daughter of William Edmund ALEXANDER and Mary GRAVES, was born in 1806 in Greene County, Georgia.
Sarah married Absolum G. DOSTER Sr. circa 1826 in Georgia.
Henry Harrison HUNT bought land from Absolum G. DOSTER Sr. and Sarah Elizabeth ALEXANDER on 14 May 1847 in Autauga County, Alabama. This was for 80 acres of the east half of the nortwest quarter of section 29, township 18, range 16. This was located about three miles north of Prattville.1
Sarah Elizabeth ALEXANDER and Absolum G. DOSTER Sr. appeared as head of household on a census enumerated 1 June 1850 in Washington, Autauga County, Alabama. The household was listed as Absalom Doster, a 53-year-old farmer born in North Carolina and Sarah, his 43-year-old wife from Georgia. Living with them were their children: Charles S. G., 20-year-old student; A. Victora, 12; A. Medora, 10; and Martha S., 5. Living next door was another son, Dr. Edmund Doster.2
Sarah DOSTER appeared on a list of pensioners on 1 January 1883 in Autauga County, Alabama. She received a monthly allowance of $8.00 as a War of 1812 widow. The date of the original allowance was August 1882.3
Sarah Elizabeth ALEXANDER died in 1893 in Prattville, Autauga County, Alabama.4 She was buried in Doster-Abney Cemetery.
Sarah married Absolum G. DOSTER Sr. circa 1826 in Georgia.
Henry Harrison HUNT bought land from Absolum G. DOSTER Sr. and Sarah Elizabeth ALEXANDER on 14 May 1847 in Autauga County, Alabama. This was for 80 acres of the east half of the nortwest quarter of section 29, township 18, range 16. This was located about three miles north of Prattville.1
Sarah Elizabeth ALEXANDER and Absolum G. DOSTER Sr. appeared as head of household on a census enumerated 1 June 1850 in Washington, Autauga County, Alabama. The household was listed as Absalom Doster, a 53-year-old farmer born in North Carolina and Sarah, his 43-year-old wife from Georgia. Living with them were their children: Charles S. G., 20-year-old student; A. Victora, 12; A. Medora, 10; and Martha S., 5. Living next door was another son, Dr. Edmund Doster.2
Sarah DOSTER appeared on a list of pensioners on 1 January 1883 in Autauga County, Alabama. She received a monthly allowance of $8.00 as a War of 1812 widow. The date of the original allowance was August 1882.3
Sarah Elizabeth ALEXANDER died in 1893 in Prattville, Autauga County, Alabama.4 She was buried in Doster-Abney Cemetery.
Last Edited=19 Mar 2021
Children of Sarah Elizabeth ALEXANDER and Absolum G. DOSTER Sr.
- Dr. Edmund Absolom Doster+ b. 4 Jun 1826, d. 7 Mar 1862
- Charles S. G. DOSTER5 b. 21 Aug 1830, d. 20 Feb 1898
- Alexandria Victoria DOSTER+ b. 1837, d. 17 Feb 1897
- Arianna Madora DOSTER b. c 1840
- Martha S. DOSTER b. 1844
Citations
- [S307] Autauga County Deeds: Deed book DE, pg. 195.
- [S76] 1850 U. S. Census, Autauga County, Alabama, Absalom Doster, Sr. household 209, pg. 14-A.
- [S160] Autauga Ancestry, Vol. 24 No. 4 (2015), pg. 35 Source: Anestry.com.
- [S160] Autauga Ancestry, Vol. 12 No. 3, Fall 2002, pg. 41, Doster Cemetery survey.
- [S325] Autauga Webpage, online https://sites.rootsweb.com/~alautaug/, Cemetery records, accessed 3 Feb 2008.
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