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Dr James Archibald Alexander

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Dr James Archibald Alexander Veteran

Birth
Virginia, USA
Death
13 Oct 1888 (aged 50)
Citra, Marion County, Florida, USA
Burial
Citra, Marion County, Florida, USA Add to Map
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Father: Andrew Arbuckle Alexander
Mother: Susan Steele Hunter
08/08/1842 - Father, Andrew Arbuckle Alexander, died, Augusta Co., VA
1850 - Lived with widowed mother and sibs, District No. 24, Augusta Co., VA
- Attended a classical school under Rev. Dr. Dabney, Augusta Co., VA
- Attended the Mossy Creek Academy, Augusta Co., VA [organized by Jed Hotchkiss, Confederate Gen. T. J. Jackson's cartographer]
1860 - Medical student, 1st District, Augusta Co., VA
1862 - M.D. degree, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, VA (from: Augusta Co., VA)
09/25/1862 to 01/25/1863 - Acting Asst. Surgeon, Convalescent Camp, Staunton, VA, under Confederate Surgeon William Steele McChesney ($80/mo.)
08/10/1863 - Asst. Surgeon, Gen. J. D. Imboden's Brigade, Harrisonburg, VA
09/01/1863 - Asst. Surgeon, Gen. J. D. Imboden's Brigade, Harrisonburg, VA
1865-1866 - Practiced medicine, McDowell, Highland Co., VA
1866 - Married Sarah Elizabeth Casler (she was born in Frederick Co., VA, in 1841, and was the sister of Confederate memoirist, John Overton Casler)
1867 - Practiced medicine, Rockingham Co., VA
1870 - Practiced medicine, Broadway, Rockingham Co., VA
1874 - Practiced medicine, Timberville, Rockingham Co., VA
1880,1886 - Practiced medicine, Broadway, Rockingham Co., VA
1887 - Practiced medicine, Citra, Marion Co., FL
05/10/1887 - Nominated and approved for Florida Medical Association membership
1888 - Practiced medicine, Citra, Marion Co., FL
10/13/1888 - Died of typhoid fever, Citra, Marion Co., FL (buried: Citra Cemetery, Citra, FL)
07/04/1892 - Mother, Susan Steele Alexander, died, Augusta Co., VA
1900 - Widow, Sarah E. Alexander, was living in Citra, Marion Co., FL
1910 - Widow, Sarah E. Alexander, was living in Alamogordo, Otero Co., NM, with her daughter, Sally Alexander, her daughter Fannie O'Reilly, and her son-in-law, Thomas O'Reilly
1920 - Widow, Sarah E. Alexander, was living in Los Angeles, CA, with either a daughter or a granddaughter
12/10/1921 - Widow, Sarah E. Alexander, died (buried: Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Hollywood, Los Angeles Co, CA)

Bob Krick provided input to this biography.

This biographical sketch is from:
Hambrecht, F.T. & Koste, J.L., Biographical
register of physicians who served the
Confederacy in a medical capacity.
04/05/2014. Unpublished database.
Father: Andrew Arbuckle Alexander
Mother: Susan Steele Hunter
08/08/1842 - Father, Andrew Arbuckle Alexander, died, Augusta Co., VA
1850 - Lived with widowed mother and sibs, District No. 24, Augusta Co., VA
- Attended a classical school under Rev. Dr. Dabney, Augusta Co., VA
- Attended the Mossy Creek Academy, Augusta Co., VA [organized by Jed Hotchkiss, Confederate Gen. T. J. Jackson's cartographer]
1860 - Medical student, 1st District, Augusta Co., VA
1862 - M.D. degree, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, VA (from: Augusta Co., VA)
09/25/1862 to 01/25/1863 - Acting Asst. Surgeon, Convalescent Camp, Staunton, VA, under Confederate Surgeon William Steele McChesney ($80/mo.)
08/10/1863 - Asst. Surgeon, Gen. J. D. Imboden's Brigade, Harrisonburg, VA
09/01/1863 - Asst. Surgeon, Gen. J. D. Imboden's Brigade, Harrisonburg, VA
1865-1866 - Practiced medicine, McDowell, Highland Co., VA
1866 - Married Sarah Elizabeth Casler (she was born in Frederick Co., VA, in 1841, and was the sister of Confederate memoirist, John Overton Casler)
1867 - Practiced medicine, Rockingham Co., VA
1870 - Practiced medicine, Broadway, Rockingham Co., VA
1874 - Practiced medicine, Timberville, Rockingham Co., VA
1880,1886 - Practiced medicine, Broadway, Rockingham Co., VA
1887 - Practiced medicine, Citra, Marion Co., FL
05/10/1887 - Nominated and approved for Florida Medical Association membership
1888 - Practiced medicine, Citra, Marion Co., FL
10/13/1888 - Died of typhoid fever, Citra, Marion Co., FL (buried: Citra Cemetery, Citra, FL)
07/04/1892 - Mother, Susan Steele Alexander, died, Augusta Co., VA
1900 - Widow, Sarah E. Alexander, was living in Citra, Marion Co., FL
1910 - Widow, Sarah E. Alexander, was living in Alamogordo, Otero Co., NM, with her daughter, Sally Alexander, her daughter Fannie O'Reilly, and her son-in-law, Thomas O'Reilly
1920 - Widow, Sarah E. Alexander, was living in Los Angeles, CA, with either a daughter or a granddaughter
12/10/1921 - Widow, Sarah E. Alexander, died (buried: Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Hollywood, Los Angeles Co, CA)

Bob Krick provided input to this biography.

This biographical sketch is from:
Hambrecht, F.T. & Koste, J.L., Biographical
register of physicians who served the
Confederacy in a medical capacity.
04/05/2014. Unpublished database.

Inscription

50 y & 11d

Gravesite Details

Stone done by JW & CE Miller in Bride....VA



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