Charles David ALEXANDER

Father: Peter Pine ALEXANDER
Mother: Eliza McCLURE

Family 1: Albina STEVENS

(1) Source: Wisconsin, U.S., Marriage Records via Ancestry.com.

  1. Lauren ALEXANDER
  2. Horace G. ALEXANDER
  3. Eliza ALEXANDER
  4. Amy ALEXANDER
                                         _Simon ALEXANDER_
                        _Zina ALEXANDER_|
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 _Peter Pine ALEXANDER_|
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|--Charles David ALEXANDER
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|_Eliza McCLURE________|
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Notes

Updated March 31, 2026. Compiled by Howder (www.howderfamily.com) from the following source(s):

(1) Fader, Edythe. Western Pioneers: The Descendents of Peter Pine Alexander. Concrete, Washington, United States, The Concrete Herald, 1977. Available via Ancestry.com.

Page 1: Parents of Charles ALEXANDER were Peter Pine ALEXANDER (29 Feb 1820 - 27 Dec 1881) and Eliza McCLURE; Grandfather Zina ALEXANDER (24 Dec - 1789 - 1872); Great-Grandfather Simon ALEXANDER (5 Nov 1747 - 18 Sep 1822); 2nd Great-Grandfather David ALEXANDER (7 Sep 1715, England - d. Menden, Massachusetts)

Pages 4-5: "Frank's older brother, Charles David [ALEXANDER], who had married Albina STEVENS in 1869, ten years earlier, had a farm at the north edge of Montfort [Wisconsin] in 1879., and Frank evidently boarded with them for a time... From other records we learn that Frank and his oldest brother, Charles David, owned and operated a 'Cane Mill' from which they sold quantities of sorghum, as he often sold sugar to my father and others."

Page 20: "Different plans were now made by Charles, his son, Lauren, and Frank to go West. How far to go was evidently undecided among the three of them as yet. But Father's Day Book states: 'Aug. 8, 1883, Started west with CDA (Charles) and Lauren'."

Page 22: "When Frank and Charles set out for the west in the fall of 1883 Lauren came with them. He was the oldest of Charles' children, about thirteen at the time. There is no record among my father's papers of when Albina and the other three children came 'west' but they were all living in Tamora, Nebraska, not long after..."

Page 25: "Because of a long imprisonment near the close of the Civil War, Charles David was always in rather poor health, for the rebel prison conditions were extremely poor and many of the soldiers incarcerated there died before they could be released. Charles was fortunate enough to survive the ordeal, but suffered the rest of his life because of it. He died of apoplexy in 1912."

(2) 1850 United States Census for New York, Broome Co., Town of Sanford: Page 172; August 14, 1850.

Charles ALEXANDER is the son of Peter ALEXANDER (age 30, a Blacksmith) and Eliza ALEXANDER (age 31). Charles is 5 years old and is attending school. His siblings are Sarah (age 7), Richard (age 3), and Palmer (age 1). Everyone in the family was born in New York.

(3) 1855 New York State Census for Broome Co., Town of Sanford, First Election District: June 26, 1855.

Charles D. ALAXANDER is the son of Peter P. ALAXANDER (age 35, a Blacksmith) and Eliza ALAXANDER (age 36). Charles is 10 years old, was born in Broome County, and has lived in Sanford for his entire life. His siblings are Sarah E. (age 12), Richard C. (age 8), Palmer A. (age 6), Forest H. (age 4), and Franklin M. (age 2). Everyone in the family was born in Broome Co., New York.

(4) 1860 United States Census for Wisconsin, Iowa Co., Town of Pulaski (Avoca Post Office): Page 209; August 10, 1860.

Charles ALEXANDER is the son of Peter ALEXANDER (age 40, a Blacksmith) and Eliza ALEXANDER (age 41). Charles is 15 years old and is a farm boy. He is attending school. His siblings are Sarah (age 17), Parmer (age 11), Forrest (age 9), Frank (age 7), and Spencer (age 5). Everyone in the family was born in New York.

(5) U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles via Ancestry.com

- Enlistment Age: 17
- Birth Date: 12 Oct 1844
- Enlistment Date: 6 Jan 1862
- Enlistment Rank: Private
- Muster Date: 6 Jan 1862
- Muster Place: Wisconsin
- Muster Company: I
- Muster Regiment: 19th Infantry
- Transfer date: 1 May 1865
- Transfer From Unit: I
- Transfer To Unit: B
- Imprisonment Date: 27 Oct 1864
- Imprisonment Place: Fair Oaks, Virginia
- Muster Out Date: 23 Jun 1865
- Side of War: Union
- Survived War?: Yes
- Was POW?: Yes
- Residence Place: Avoca, Wisconsin
- Last Known Residence Place: Seward County, Nebraska
- Death Date: 4 Mar 1911
- Burial Place: Tamora, Seward County, Nebraska
- Cemetery Plot Number: Lot 8
- Title: Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers: War of the Rebellion; Denver Public Library

(6) Wisconsin, U.S., Marriage Records via Ancestry.com

- Husband: Chas. D. ALEXANDER
- Wife: Albina STEVENS
- Husband's Occupation: Clerk
- Husband's Residence: Muscoda, Grant Co., Wis.
- Husband's Birthplace: Broome Co., New York
- Place of Marriage: Mifflin, Iowa Co., Wis.
- Date of Marriage: Oct. 18th 1869
- Type of Ceremony: Civil
- Officiant: Henry P. DIETRICH (of Linden, Wis.)
- Witnesses: Stephen and Elvira KENDALL
- Husband's Parents: Peter B. and Eliza M. ALEXANDER
- Wife's Parents: Lorenzo and Eliza STEPHEN

(7) 1870 United States Census for Wisconsin, Grant Co., Muscoda (Muscoda Office): Page 2; July 26, 1870.

C. D. ALEXANDER is head of household, married to Alvira [STEVENS] ALEXANDER. He is 26 years old, born in New York and is a grain buyer with real estate valued at $2,500 and personal estate valued at $1,500. The couple was married the previous November.

(8) 1875 Wisconsin State Census for Iowa County, Town of Highland.

The Chas. ALEXANDER household has 3 males and 2 females.

(9) 1880 United States Census for Wisconsin, Iowa Co., Town of Eden: Supervisor's District 2; Enumeration District 151; Page 5; June 3, 1880.

Charles ALEXANDER is head of household, married to Albina [STEVENS] ALEXANDER. He is 35 years old and was born in New York as were his parents. He is a farmer. Children in the household are Lauren, Horace G., Eliza, and Amy. Charles' brother Frank ALEXANDER (age 27) also resides in the household.

(10) 1885 Nebraska State Census for Seward Co., F Precinct, Village of Tamora: Enumeration District 727; Page 19; June 27, 1885.

Charles ALEXANDER is head of household, married to Albina [STEVENS] ALEXANDER. He is 40 years old, a farmer, and born in New York as were his parents. Children in the household are Lauren, Horace, Eliza, and Annie.

(11) 1890 United States Veterans Schedule for Nebraska, Seward Co., Precinct E: Supervisor's District 1; Enumeration District 40.

- Name: Charles D. ALEXANDER
- Rank: Private
- Company and Regiment: I 19th Wis Inf
- Date of Enlistment / Discharge: 6 Jan 1862 - 23 June 1865
- Length of Service: 3 years, 5 months, 17 days
- Post Office Address: Tamora
- Remarks: Re-enlisted Veteran

(12) 1900 United States Census for Nebraska, Seward Co., Precinct F.: Supervisor's District 4; Enumeration District 145; Sheet 7B; June 19, 1900.

Chas. D. ALEXANDER is head of household, married to Albina [STEVENS] ALEXANDER. Their adult daughter Eliza resides with them.

- Birth date: October 1844; age 55
- Number of Years of Present Marriage: 30 years
- Birthplace: New York, as were his parents
- Occupation: Post Master
- Home: Owns a Farm

(13) 1910 United States Census for Nebraska, Seward Co., "F" Precinct: Supervisor's District 4; Enumeration District 163; Sheet 2A; April 16, 1910.

Chas D. ALEXANDER is head of household, living by himself. His son Lauren S. ALEXANDER lives in the adjacent household. However, Charles' wife Albina [STEVENS] ALEXANDER lives in Lincoln, Nebraska with their daughter Eliza [ALEXANDER] SHOWALTER and family.

- Age: 65; married for 40 years
- Birthplace: Wisconsin, with his father born in New York and his mother born in Wisconsin
- Occupation: Own Income
- Home ownership: Rents a House
- Veteran: Union Army

(14) U.S., City Directories via Ancestry.com: Lincoln, Nebraska

- 1910: ALEXANDER Albina (wid Charles D), b 207 W 23rd

Note: Charles D. ALEXANDER was alive and living in Tamora, Nebraska in 1910 (he passed away in 1911)

(15) Nebraska, U.S., Index to Deaths via Ancestry.com

- Name: Charles D ALEXANDER
- Death Date: 1911
- Death Place: Seward, Nebraska, USA
- Certificate Number: 2288

(16) Obituary via Newspapers.com: Spokane Daily Chronicle; Spokane, Washington; Friday, March 03, 1911; Page 6

"CHARLES ALEXANDER DIES IN NEBRASKA. A telegram from Tamora, Neb., this morning announced the death of Charles D. ALEXANDER, of apoplexy. The deceased was born in Windsor, Broome county, N. Y. in 1844. He leaves two brothers in Spokane, S. L. ALEXANDER and E. E. ALEXANDER, both pioneers. Besides these two there are two brothers in Waterville, Wash., and a brother, Forrest W. in Viroqua, Wis. His wife and two daughters reside in Lincoln, Neb., a married son, Horace G., is in Omaha, in the United States railway mail service, and his son, Loren S., is a merchant in Tamora."

(17) Obituary via Newspapers.com: Shields' Tamora Lyre; Tamora, Nebraska; Thursday, March 09, 1911; Page 1

"CHARLES DAVID ALEXANDER; Was Born in Broom County, New York, October 12, 1844; Died in Tamora, Nebraska, March 3, 1911, Aged 66 Years, 4 Months and 21 Days; Buried in Tamora Cemetery March 5... About 1 o'clock Thursday afternoon, comparatively in his usual good health, the subject of this brief mention was attacked with cerebral hemorrhage, and from which effects, notwithstanding all care of tender hands and medical assistance, died at the home of his son, Lauren, the same night at 12:35 whither loving hands had freighted his stricken body. At an early age, in 1856, he with his parents moved to Wisconsin, where in the flower of his towering manhood, he wooed, won and married Miss Albina STEVENS in Iowa county, that state in 1869. To this union were born two sons and two daughters, namely: Lauren S., Tamora; Horace G., Omaha; Mrs. Lida SHOWALTER, University Place, and Mrs. Amy EMERSON, Sterling, Colorado, who, together with his bereaved and aged widow, with the exception of Mrs. SHOWALTER, were present at the sad obesquies, she being too ill to attend. The services took place at the Presbyterian church, reverently and touchingly conducted by the pastor, Rev. James B. BUTTER, assisted by Rev. G. E. McCLURE, pastor of the M. E. church... At the close of the church service the last sad rites were feelingly conducted by members of Utica lodge, No. 96, A. F. and A. M., of which he was an esteemed member... In the year of 1862 he enlisted in Co. I, 19th Wisconsin volunteers, and after serving the required three years, re-enlisted, where he served his nation, that perpetuity might be inscribed upon the folds of the stars and stripes. For many years he has been a member of the Seward G. A. R. post. He had been a resident of near Tamora and in Tamora for the past 28 years, having been postmaster here for a period of 12 years..."

(18) U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files via Ancestry.com

- Name: ALEXANDER, Charles D.
- Widow: ALEXANDER, Albina S.
- Service: I and B 19 Wis. Inf.
- Invalid Pension: 1889, Sept. 9; application 727,473; certificate 1,143,772; filed from Nebraska
- Widow Pension: 1911, Mar. 27; application 961,560; certificate 733,092; filed from Nebraska

(19) Nebraska, U.S., Grand Army of the Republic, Burial Records via Ancestry.com

- Name: Charles D ALEXANDER
- Enlistment Date: 6 Jan 1862
- Death Date: 4 Mar 1911
- Death Place: USA
- Burial Place: Tamora, Seward Co.

(20) Find a Grave

- Name: Charles David ALEXANDER
- Birth: 12 Oct 1844
- Death: 3 Mar 1911 (aged 66)
- Burial: Tamora Cemetery; Tamora, Seward County, Nebraska, USA
- Memorial ID: 52603673

(21) Listed in Daughters of the American Revolution membership record 398344 (issued 1951).