Lewis Grandison Alexander (1898 - 1945)

Born 4 Jul 1898 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Ancestors

Died 25 Nov 1945 at age 47 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States

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Biography

Lewis Alexander is Notable.

Lewis Grandison Alexander was a poet, actor, playwright, and costume designer associated with the Harlem Renaissance period in New York. His poetry was published in magazines and journals along with other major Harlem Renaissance writers. ^[1]

Lewis was born in 1898. He was the son of Lewis Alexander and Cornelia Gant.

He passed away in 1945. Lewis is buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Washington, D.C. ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Wikipedia entry for Lewis Grandison Alexander
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/217668841/lewis-grandison-alexander: accessed 06 September 2023), memorial page for Lewis Grandison Alexander (4 Jul 1898–25 Nov 1945), Find a Grave Memorial ID 217668841, citing Mount Olivet Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA; Maintained by FamilyTies (contributor 47950600).Find A Grave: Memorial #217668841

• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZF7-QK5 : 24 December 2021), Lewis Gransen Alexander, 1917-1918.

• "District of Columbia, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJ1-QDQP : 13 March 2020), Lewis Grandison Alexander, Washington, , District of Columbia, United States; records extracted by FamilySearch and images digitized by Ancestry; citing Draft Registration, 16 Feb 1942, National Archives at St. Louis, Missouri; FHL microfilm .

• "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMF7-M86 : Thu Aug 03 22:03:20 UTC 2023), Entry for Lewis Alexander and Cornelia Alexander, 1900.

• "United States Census, 1910", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKLD-12L : Tue Jul 18 15:37:59 UTC 2023), Entry for Louis Alexander and Cornelia Alexander, 1910.

• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNL2-WYN : Fri Jul 14 05:58:16 UTC 2023), Entry for Louis Alexander and Cornelia E Alexander, 1920.

• "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMKP-SVG : Thu Aug 03 10:34:44 UTC 2023), Entry for Agnes Gant and Lewis Alexander, 1930.

• "United States Census, 1940", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7SF-YJC : Fri Jul 28 13:37:19 UTC 2023), Entry for Mary Cepher and Walter Johnson, 1940.