Alexander Powers
(1824-1865)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Lindsey C. Jackson

Alexander Powers 2 3 4 5

  • Born: 1824, , Rockingham, North Carolina, United States 3
  • Marriage (1): Lindsey C. Jackson on 2 Feb 1854 in , Stokes, North Carolina, United States 1
  • Died: 9 Jun 1865, Point Lookout, St. Mary's, Maryland, United States at age 41 2 5
  • Buried: After 9 Jun 1865, Scotland, St. Mary's, Maryland, United States 5

  Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation: Blacksmith, 4 Sep 1850, , Rockingham, North Carolina, United States. 3

• Residence, 4 Sep 1850, , Rockingham, North Carolina, United States. 3

• Occupation: Blacksmith, Jun 1860, , Stokes, North Carolina, United States. 6

• Residence, Jun 1860, , Stokes, North Carolina, United States. 7

• Military Service: Private, F Company, 45th North Carolina Infantry; Civil War - Confederacy, 1 Oct 1864-9 Jun 1865. 2 5 8 Enlisted October 17, 1864 in the Confederate States of America Army. Served in Company "F", 45th NC Infantry and was captured at Petersburg, Virginia on April 2, 1865. Taken prisoner of war by Union authorities and brought to Point Lookout prison. Died in prison on June 9th, 1865.


Alexander married Lindsey C. Jackson, daughter of John William Jackson and Nancy Dearing King, on 2 Feb 1854 in , Stokes, North Carolina, United States.1 (Lindsey C. Jackson was born in 1821 in , Stokes, North Carolina, United States,9 10 died in 1893 in , Stokes, North Carolina, United States 10 and was buried in 1893 in Sandy Ridge, Stokes, North Carolina, United States 10.)

Sources

1 "North Carolina, Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868," database, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 15 Nov 2013), Alexander Powers and Linsey Jackson; Ancestry.com.

2 "U. S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles," database, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 15 Nov 2013), Alexander Powers; Ancestry.com.

3 1850 U.S. census, Rockingham, North Carolina, population schedule, p. 70, dwelling 353, family 353, Alexander Powers; digital images, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 15 Nov 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432, roll 643.

4 "North Carolina, Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868," database, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 15 Nov 2013), Alexander Powers; Ancestry.com.

5 Tomb stone, Burial: Point Lookout Confederate Cemetery, Scotland, S. Mary's County, Maryland.

6 1860 U.S. census, Stokes, North Carolina, population schedule, p. 165, dwelling 1186, family 1186, Alexander Powers; digital images, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 15 Nov 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 914.

7 1860 U.S. census, Stokes, North Carolina, population schedule, p. 165, dwelling 1186, family 1186, Alexander Poers; digital images, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 15 Nov 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 914.

8 database(accessed 15 Nov 2013), Alexander Powers; Ancestry.com.

9 1860 U.S. census, Stokes, North Carolina, population schedule, p. 165, dwelling 1186, family 1186, Jenny Powers; digital images, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 15 Nov 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 914.

10 Tomb stone, Burial: Dodson Family Cemetery, Sandy Ridge, Stokes County, North Carolina.

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