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Mary <I>Osborn</I> Alexander

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Mary Osborn Alexander

Birth
Lewis County, West Virginia, USA
Death
24 Dec 1919 (aged 85)
Memphis, Scotland County, Missouri, USA
Burial
Jefferson Township, Scotland County, Missouri, USA Add to Map
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Daughter of Joseph and Mariah Means Osborn. Wife of William S. Hurst, married 11 OCT/NOV 1852 in Lewis County, Virginia. Wife of George "Washington" Alexander, married 4 OCT 1857 in Lewis County, Virginia.

Note: Death certificate #38345 has DOD year as 1919, her stone has 1920.

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Obituary of Grandmother Alexander

Mary Osborn was born April 17, 1834, in Lewis County, West Virginia, and departed this life Dec. 24, 1919, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Harriett Sheetz of this city. She was married to Wm. Hurst Oct. 11, 1852. To this union two daughters were born, Mrs. Harriett Sheetz of this city and Mrs. Florence Donaho of Mt. Sterling, Iowa. Her husband departed this life in 1855, and she was married to Wm. Alexander Oct. 4, 1857. To this union nine children were born, six of whom preceded her to the great beyond. Thus lived and died this good woman at the advanced age of 85 years, 8 months and 7 days. Funeral services were held Friday morning, Dec. 26, interment in the city cemetery. Grandmother Alexander was respected and loved by all who were acquainted with her. During the years she has lived in this city she has made warm friends among the neighbors who feel that in her death they have a personal grief.

Memphis Reveille, Memphis, Missouri, January 8, 1920

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West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971
Name: Williams Hurst
Gender: Male
Spouse's Name: Mary Osbern
Spouse Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 1852
Marriage Place: Lewis, West Virginia, United States
Daughter of Joseph and Mariah Means Osborn. Wife of William S. Hurst, married 11 OCT/NOV 1852 in Lewis County, Virginia. Wife of George "Washington" Alexander, married 4 OCT 1857 in Lewis County, Virginia.

Note: Death certificate #38345 has DOD year as 1919, her stone has 1920.

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Obituary of Grandmother Alexander

Mary Osborn was born April 17, 1834, in Lewis County, West Virginia, and departed this life Dec. 24, 1919, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Harriett Sheetz of this city. She was married to Wm. Hurst Oct. 11, 1852. To this union two daughters were born, Mrs. Harriett Sheetz of this city and Mrs. Florence Donaho of Mt. Sterling, Iowa. Her husband departed this life in 1855, and she was married to Wm. Alexander Oct. 4, 1857. To this union nine children were born, six of whom preceded her to the great beyond. Thus lived and died this good woman at the advanced age of 85 years, 8 months and 7 days. Funeral services were held Friday morning, Dec. 26, interment in the city cemetery. Grandmother Alexander was respected and loved by all who were acquainted with her. During the years she has lived in this city she has made warm friends among the neighbors who feel that in her death they have a personal grief.

Memphis Reveille, Memphis, Missouri, January 8, 1920

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West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971
Name: Williams Hurst
Gender: Male
Spouse's Name: Mary Osbern
Spouse Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 1852
Marriage Place: Lewis, West Virginia, United States

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  • Created by: Pam Witherow
  • Added: Jul 14, 2011
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73359490/mary-alexander: accessed ), memorial page for Mary Osborn Alexander (17 Apr 1834–24 Dec 1919), Find a Grave Memorial ID 73359490, citing Memphis Cemetery, Jefferson Township, Scotland County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by Pam Witherow (contributor 47364463).