hmtl5 Homer Alexander b. 22 July 1884 Monroe County, Missouri d. 6 Aug 1944 Union Township, Monroe County, Missouri: Gritton Genealogy
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Homer Alexander

Male 1884 - 1944  (60 years)


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  • Name Homer Alexander 
    Born 22 July 1884  Monroe County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1940  Union Township, Monroe County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [1] 
    Died 6 Aug 1944  Union Township, Monroe County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Buried 8 Aug 1944  Centralia Cemetery, Centralia, Boone County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3] 
    Person ID I2618  Gritton
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

    Family Laura Essie Gritton,   b. Jul 1887, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Apr 1960, Mexico, Audrain County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Married 25 Dec 1913  Centralia, Boone County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2019 
    Family ID F1096  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 22 July 1884 - Monroe County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 25 Dec 1913 - Centralia, Boone County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Union Township, Monroe County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 6 Aug 1944 - Union Township, Monroe County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 8 Aug 1944 - Centralia Cemetery, Centralia, Boone County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Homer Alexander Dies at Home in Tulip Community
      Madison, Aug. 7. - Homer Alexander, 60-year-old resident of the Tulip vicinity, died Sunday morning about 11 o'clock at his home after being in failing health for several months.
      Mr. Alexander was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Alexander and was born in Monroe County, near Centralia on July 27, 1884. He had lived in that community his entire life. He had been a member of the Tulip Church since early life.
      He was married to Miss Laura Essie Gritton in 1913, who survives together with their seven children, Dorsie Lee, in the armed forces in the South Pacific area, Nelson, Dorothy, Frances, Charles, Thomas and Nadine, all of the Tulip and Centralia vicinity; and a son, Arthur, by a former marriage, of Kansas City, Kans. He is also survived by four grandchildren, and one sister, Mrs. J.R. Shuck, Mexico. His mother, father, one sister, Mrs. Fred Dowdy and one brother, Henry Alexander, preceded him in death.
      Funeral services will be held from the Tulip church Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The services will be conducted by the Rev. Egan Herndon. Burial will be in the Centralia cemetery.
      Moberly Monitor-Index and Moberly Evening Democrat, Moberly, Missouri. Monday, 7 August 1944, page 2.
      [3, 5]

  • Sources 
    1. [S19] Death certificate.

    2. [S2] Find a Grave.

    3. [S17] Obituary.

    4. [S59] Missouri Marriage Records.

    5. [S102] Newspaper article.


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