Silas
Alexander
Born in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Husband of
Sarah (Reese) Alexander
— married
1798 in Sumner, Tennessee, USA
Descendants 
Father of
George Logan Alexander and Elizabeth Caroline (Alexander) Ellis
Died
at about age 51
in Fayette, Tennessee, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Aug 2014
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Biography
When Silas Alexander was born on September 10, 1777, in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, his father, Lieutenant, was 32 and his mother, Mary, was 31. He married Sarah Reese and they had six sons and seven daughters together. He then married Mary Ross Kennedy on October 16, 1823, in Maury, Tennessee. He died in 1829 in Fayette, Tennessee, at the age of 51.
Sources
- 1810 United States Federal Census
- 1820 United States Federal Census
- 1820 United States Federal Census
- 1830 United States Federal Census
- Family Data Collection - Births
- Family Data Collection - Deaths
- Family Data Collection - Individual Records
- Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002
- U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
- U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. Paternal line Y-chromosome DNA test-takers:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. Paternal line Y-chromosome DNA test-takers:
- Phillip Alexander
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test
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~3.12%
John Alexander :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A979806 [compare], Ancestry member JOHNA4272
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~1.56%
John Alexander :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A956419 [compare], Ancestry member john_michael_alexander
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~1.56%
Max Jordan :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A165028 [compare], Ancestry member 12thgenerationjordan
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A165028 [compare], FTDNA kit #B178249
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~0.78%
Joe Whittle :
23andMe, GEDmatch WN6077341 [compare]
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~0.78%
Kerry Jordan :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Kerry_Jordan64
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #685458
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~0.78%
Doug VanMeter :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member rlvmeter
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~0.78%
Don Meredith :
AncestryDNA
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MyHeritage DNA
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~0.78%
Jeanette (Burt) Harper :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch GS3316447 [compare]
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Rejected matches › Unknown Alexander (abt.1777-abt.1827)
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