The Wellington Leader March 26, 1970
John C. Alexander, who came to Collingsworth county before it was organized into a county, died at his home, in Amarillo, Sunday, March 22. He was 87. Mr. Alexander had lived in Amarillo about eight years.
A member of pioneer Texas families, he was born at Welmar, September 28, 1882. His Father O. W. Alexander, was born in Columbus in 1853, only a few years after Texas became a state. His mother, a native of Mississippi, came to Texas as a child.
The family came to Collingsworth County in 1889 and filed on land a mile north of Welling. John C. Alexander farmed throughout his active life.
He was a member of the Church of the Nazarene.
Mr. Alexander is survived by eight nieces and nephews.
John C. Alexander, who came to Collingsworth county before it was organized into a county, died at his home, in Amarillo, Sunday, March 22. He was 87. Mr. Alexander had lived in Amarillo about eight years.
A member of pioneer Texas families, he was born at Welmar, September 28, 1882. His Father O. W. Alexander, was born in Columbus in 1853, only a few years after Texas became a state. His mother, a native of Mississippi, came to Texas as a child.
The family came to Collingsworth County in 1889 and filed on land a mile north of Welling. John C. Alexander farmed throughout his active life.
He was a member of the Church of the Nazarene.
Mr. Alexander is survived by eight nieces and nephews.
The Wellington Leader March 26, 1970
John C. Alexander, who came to Collingsworth county before it was organized into a county, died at his home, in Amarillo, Sunday, March 22. He was 87. Mr. Alexander had lived in Amarillo about eight years.
A member of pioneer Texas families, he was born at Welmar, September 28, 1882. His Father O. W. Alexander, was born in Columbus in 1853, only a few years after Texas became a state. His mother, a native of Mississippi, came to Texas as a child.
The family came to Collingsworth County in 1889 and filed on land a mile north of Welling. John C. Alexander farmed throughout his active life.
He was a member of the Church of the Nazarene.
Mr. Alexander is survived by eight nieces and nephews.
John C. Alexander, who came to Collingsworth county before it was organized into a county, died at his home, in Amarillo, Sunday, March 22. He was 87. Mr. Alexander had lived in Amarillo about eight years.
A member of pioneer Texas families, he was born at Welmar, September 28, 1882. His Father O. W. Alexander, was born in Columbus in 1853, only a few years after Texas became a state. His mother, a native of Mississippi, came to Texas as a child.
The family came to Collingsworth County in 1889 and filed on land a mile north of Welling. John C. Alexander farmed throughout his active life.
He was a member of the Church of the Nazarene.
Mr. Alexander is survived by eight nieces and nephews.
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