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Research
Participants:
- Linda
Hoxit Raxter,
compiler
- Linda
Anders
Previous Research
by:
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Research
Sources:
The Basics:
The Lives:
The Stories:
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Originally Posted
April 29, 2003
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ongoing process. The following
information reflects
currently
available sources and is
subject to change as new
information is
located.
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provides editorial comments by
a research participant.
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contains
the same spelling and syntax as
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Household Summary:
Heads of House:
James R. Alexander
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Cornelia M. Lyday
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- Born: February
16, 1873
- Transylvania County,
North Carolina
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- Born: May 8,
1878
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- Died: August 14,
1955
- Pisgah Forest, Boyd
Township, Transylvania
County, North Carolina
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- Died: July 19,
1967
- Waynesville, Haywood
County, NC
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- Buried: Turkey
Creek Baptist Cemetery
- Boyd Township,
Transylvania County,
NC
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- Buried: Turkey
Creek Baptist Cemetery
- Boyd Township,
Transylvania County,
NC
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- Parents:
- John Alexander
- Martha Orr
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- See
Household
Abstract
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- Parents:
- Delos Lyday
- Sallie Sitton
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Married: |
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Other Household Members:
Anna J. Alexander -
Daughter
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| Born |
1896 |
| Died |
1957 |
| Buried |
Turkey Creek
Baptist Cemetery, Boyd
Township, Transylvania County,
North Carolina |
| Married |
- March 30, 1919 to Fate
Lenor Mahaffey (1891 to
February 21, 1968)
- Son of George W.
Mahaffey and Caroline
Grogane
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Birt Alexander -
Son
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| Born |
February 24, 1899
in rural Transylvania County,
North Carolina |
| Died |
October 11, 1998 at
the Brian Center, Brevard,
Transylvania County, North
Carolina. Residence in Pisgah
Forest, Transylvania County,
NC |
| Buried |
Pisgah Gardens,
Boyd Township, Transylvania
County, North Carolina |
| Married |
October 1, 1920 to
Roxie McGaha |
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Child
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| Born |
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| Died |
before 1910 |
| Buried |
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Child
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| Born |
before 1910 |
| Died |
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| Buried |
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Secondary Sources:
| Source |
Whitmire
,
Ruel, "History of Turkey Creek
Baptist Church," Transylvania
County Heritage Book
Committee.
The Heritage
of Transylvania County, North
Carolina,
1995.
Waynesville, NC: Don Mills,
Inc., 1995,
55-56. |
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Added 29
April 2003, submitted by
Linda Anders
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Census Records:
| 1910,
Thirteenth Federal
Population Census of the United
States [from
microfilm copy] |
| SD 10 ED 146
5A, Dwelling # 44, Boyd
Township, Transylvania County,
North Carolina |
| Name |
Description |
| Alexander, James
R. |
Head, male, white,
37, first marriage of 15 years,
born in North Carolina, father
born in North Carolina, mother
born in North Carolina, laborer
in Odd Jobs, able to read and
write, owns home, free of
mortgage. |
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Cornelia |
Wife, female,
white, 31, first marriage of 15
years, 4 children, 2 living,
NC, NC, NC, able to r &
w. |
| - Anna
J. |
Daughter, female,
white, 13, single, NC, NC, NC,
able to r & w, attended
school. |
| - Birthel
L. |
Son, male, white,
11, single, NC, NC, NC, able to
r & w, attended
school. |
| [Household of Delos
Orr Dwelling number 45] |
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APR 2003, submitted by
Linda Hoxit
Raxter
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| 1930,
Fifteenth Federal Population
Census of the United Sates
[from microfilm copy] |
| Dwelling # 225,
Boyd Township, Transylvania
County, North Carolina |
| Name |
Description |
| Alexander, Jas.
R. |
Head, owns home,
male, white, 57, married at age
22, able to read and write,
born in North Carolina, father
born in North Carolina, mother
born in North Carolina, farmer
employed in general farming,
World War veteran. |
| - Cornelia
M. |
Wife-H, female,
white, 51, married at
age 17, able to r & w, NC,
NC, NC |
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APR 2003, submitted by
Linda Hoxit
Raxter
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Family Records:
Cemeteries:
| Turkey Creek
Baptist Cemetery, Boyd
Twp., Transylvania County, NC
[from cemetery markers] |
| Name,
comments |
Birth |
Death |
| James R.
Alexander |
16 FEB 1873 |
14 AUG 1955 |
| Annie J.
Mahaffey |
1896 |
1957 |
| Cornelia L.
Alexander |
08 MAY 1878 |
19 JUL 1967 |
| Fate L.
Mahaffey |
1891 |
1968 |
| James L.
Mahaffey, S1 US Navy
WWII |
21 DEC 1927 |
28 NOV 1999 |
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Updated 04
May 2003, submitted by
Linda Anders and Linda
Hoxit Raxter
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Vital Records:
Birth Certificates:
| 20 JAN
1924 |
Transylvania
County, North Carolina Birth
Certificates |
| Book 10 p 22 |
Russell Wert
Alexander, Boyd Township,
Transylvania County, North
Carolina |
| Son of Bert
Alexander and
Roxie McGaha. Wm
Lyday, M. D. |
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Linda Hoxit
Raxter
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Delayed Birth Certificates:
| 24 FEB
1899 |
Transylvania
County, North Carolina Delayed
Birth Certificates |
| Bk D-3 p 256 |
Burton
Alexander (Changed to Birt
on certificate 07 MAY 1951),
Rural Transylvania County, North
Carolina |
| Son of James
Alexander and Cornelia
Lyday. |
| Evidence: Marriage
record 01 OCT 1920; Birth
certificate of daughter. Filed 03
NOV 1950. |
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APR 2003, submitted by
Linda Hoxit
Raxter
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Death Certificates:
| 19 JUL
1967 |
Transylvania
County, North Carolina
Out-of-County Death
Certificates |
| Bk OC p 457A |
Cornellia
Lyday Alexander, Chestnut
Park Nursing Home, Waynesville,
Haywood County, North Carolina |
| Cerebral Vascular
Accident, hours, arteriosclerosis,
years. Kenneth N. ____, M. D. |
| Born May 8, 1878 to
Delos Lyday and
Sallie Sitton. Wife of J.
R. Alexander, dec. |
| Buried at Turkey
Creek Cemetery, Pisgah Forest, N.
C. |
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Linda Anders
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| 14 AUG
1955 |
Transylvania
County, North Carolina Death
Certificates |
| Book 41 pg 2 |
James R.
Alexander, Pisgah Forest,
Boyd Twp., Transylvania County,
North Carolina |
| Broncho Pneumonia,
7-3 dys, [unreadable], 2yrs, R. F.
Stricker, M. D. |
| Born 16 FEB 1872 to
John Alexander and
Martha Orr. |
| Buried at Turkey
Creek, Pisgah Forest, North
Carolina |
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Linda Anders
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| 21 FEB
1968 |
Transylvania
County, North Carolina Death
Certificates |
| Book 54 p 69 |
Fate Lenor
Mahaffey, Pisgah Forest,
North Carolina |
| Carcinoma of the
lung, right, Marius H. Wells, M.
D. |
| Born 08 MAY 1991
[Year on death certificate of 1991
found 30 April 2003 in obvious
error. Reported to staff - LHR].
Son of George W.
Mahaffey and Caroline
Grogane. |
| Buried at Turkey
Creek, Pisgah Forest, North
Carolina |
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May 2003, submitted by
Linda Hoxit
Raxter
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| 11 OCT
1998 |
Transylvania
County, North Carolina Death
Certificates |
| Book 84 p 3 |
Bert W.
Alexander, Brian Center,
Brevard, Transylvania County, North
Carolina. Residence on Old Highway
280, Pisgah Forest, North
Carolina |
| Multi-infart.
Dimentia, cerebrovascular disease,
diabetes type II. Tomas F. Lin___.
M. D. |
| Born 24 FEB 1899 in
Transylvania County, North
Carolina. |
| Buried in Pisgah
Gardens by Moody-Connolly Funeral
Home |
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April 2003, submitted by
Linda Hoxit
Raxter
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Marriage Records:
| Date |
Transylvania
County, North Carolina Marriage
Index |
| Groom |
Fate
Mahaffey, 28, white,
Boyd, |
| Bride |
Annie
Alexander, 22, white,
Boyd |
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March 30, 1919 by
P. P. Orr, Baptist minister at
James Alexanders |
| Witnesses: Bert
Alexander, Arnold Bown, Lula
Mehaffey |
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May 2003, submitted by
Linda Hoxit
Raxter
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Photographs:
| 1912 |
Turkey
Creek School [Students
pictured include Birt
Alexander] |
| Transylvania County
Joint Historic Preservation
Commission Archives, HPC
Collection, Box 35 |
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April 2003, submitted by
Linda Hoxit
Raxter
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News Accounts:
| 27 JUL
1967 |
"Rites Held for
Mrs. Alexander," The
Transylvania Times |
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Linda Hoxit
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