Lydia (Wood) Alexander (abt. 1801 - 1881)

Born about 1801 in Delaware, USA

Wife of David Alexander — married 1 Feb 1821 in Cecil, Maryland, USA

Descendants

Died 3 Dec 1881 at about age 80 in Oxford, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Lydia (Wood) Alexander was born in 1802 in Delaware, USA. Her father was George Wallace Woods (~1780 - 1860).

Her brother was Joseph Brown Woods (~1804 - >1885).

Lydia married David Alexander (1798 - <1860) on February 1, 1821 in Cecil, Maryland.

Their children were...

1. Rebecca Jane (Alexander) Wells (1824 - 1897)
2. Sarah Graham (Alexander) Eder (1826 - 1907)
3. Susan E (Alexander) Rutter (1828 - 1897)
4. William David Alexander (1838 - 1905).

Lydia died on December 3, 1881 in Oxford, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States aged ~79.

Research Notes

• Missing from 1880 census.

DNA matches:

• descendants of 5th ggf George Wallace Woods b. 1780 VA. and John Wood b. 1788 VA
• descendants of James Sidders b, 1762 NJ and Anna Margaretha Hiner b. 1779 NJ

Sources

• Ancestry.com. Maryland, Compiled Marriages, 1655-1850 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Name: Lidia Wood Gender: Female Marriage Date: 1 Feb 1821 Spouse: David Alexander Spouse Gender: Male County: Cecil County
• Year: 1850; Census Place: Elkton, Cecil, Maryland; Roll: 290; Page: 3A. Name: Lydia Alexander Gender: Female Age: 48 Birth Year: abt 1802 Birthplace: Delaware Home in 1850: Elkton, Cecil, Maryland, USA Line Number: 9 Dwelling Number: 27 Family Number: 31 Household Members: Name Age David Alexander 52 Lydia Alexander 48 Susan Alexander 19 William Alexander 12 Sarah Morre 34 Caroline Morre 5 Anna Morre 3
• Year: 1860; Census Place: Elkton, Cecil, Maryland; Page: 71; Family History Library Film: 803472. Name: Lydia Alexander Age: 58 Birth Year: abt 1802 Gender: Female Birth Place: Maryland Home in 1860: Elkton, Cecil, Maryland Post Office: Elkton Dwelling Number: 503 Family Number: 491 Household Members: Name Age William D Alexander 21 Sarah Alexander 24 Addie Alexander 4/12 Lydia Alexander 58
• Year: 1870; Census Place: North East, Cecil, Maryland; Roll: M593_583; Page: 205B; Family History Library Film: 552082. Name: Lydia Alexander Age in 1870: 70 Birth Year: abt 1800 Birthplace: Maryland Dwelling Number: 97 Home in 1870: North East, Cecil, Maryland Race: White Gender: Female Post Office: Fair Hill Occupation: At Home Household Members: Name Age W D Alexander 32 Sarah Alexander 34 Addie Alexander 10 Herbert Alexander 8 Minnie Alexander 4 Wm Alexander 2 Emma Johnson 14 Lydia Alexander 70
• Find A Grave Name: Lydia Alexander Death Date: 5 Dec 1881 Cemetery: Oxford Cemetery Burial or Cremation Place: Oxford, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America. Find A Grave: Memorial #26841797
• Ancestry.com. Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2019. The Cecil Whig; Publication Date: 10/ Dec/ 1881; Publication Place: Elkton, Maryland, United States of America; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/466393691/?article=bd1f5495-9c97-48cc-b41c-751497d39290&focus=0.25179097,0.1855641,0.35261068,0.262141&xid=2378 .

Death of a Former Elktonian. On Saturdary last, the 3rd instant, Mrs. Lydia Alexander, a former citizen of this town, died, at the residence of her son, W. D. Alexander, Esq., in Oxford, Pa., in the 80th year of her age. The deceased was the widow of the late David Alexander, who was for many years a prominent citizen of this town. She was a lady highly respected, a consistent member of the M. E. Church for many years. Mrs. Alexander was the mother of Mrs. Benj. Wells and Mrs. Wm. H. Eder, of this town, and has also a married daughter. Mrs. Willis Rutter, resident in Oxford, at which place her remains were interned.