John Alexander and Jane Beatty

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Husband John Alexander ^{1 2}

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           Born: 7 Mar 1795 - Little Valley, Mifflin Co, PA 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 15 May 1865 3
         Buried:  - Little Valley Presbyterian Church

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         Father: John Alexander (Abt 1756-1816) 2 4 5 6
         Mother: Margaret Clark (      -1834) 2 6 7

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       Marriage: 1824 8

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Wife Jane Beatty ¹

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1878
         Buried: 

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         Father: John Beatty (      -      ) 9 10
         Mother: Nancy Glass (      -      ) 10 11

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Children

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1 M Hugh Clark Alexander ³

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           Born: 12 Jan 1825 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 3 Jun 1847 3
         Buried: 

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2 M Robert Harvey Alexander ^{3 12}

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           Born: 26 Mar 1827 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 21 Jan 1852 3
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Matilda Milliken (1828-1854) 3 12
           Marr: 27 Nov 1849 3

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3 M Samuel James Alexander ³

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           Born: 4 Oct 1828 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 11 Jan 1843 3
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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4 M Ira Thomas Alexander ³

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           Born: 9 Oct 1835 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 7 Mar 1851 3
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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5 F Louisa Jane Alexander ³

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           Born: 15 Jul 1838 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 11 Mar 1839 3
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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6 F Attilia Margaretta Alexander ³

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           Born: 12 Dec 1839 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 29 Jan 1842 3
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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General Notes: Husband - John Alexander

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The death of his father, in 1816, left him in charge of the homestead farm and of his widowed mother when he had just attained the age of twenty-one years. Besides greatly improving both lands and buildings, by industry, economy and good management, he gradually accumulated the means of a comfortable independence.
This couple suffered a great and peculiar affliction in being bereaved of all their large and interesting family of children in their childhood, youth or early life.
When years and infirmities began to impair his health and vigor, he sold the larger portion of his farm, and on the remaining portion he built a comfortable residence, where he spent the remainder of his life-still busy, but with less labor and care.
John Alexander was of medium stature and weight, of a fair complexion and very open and pleasant expression of countenance. In his youth and prime of manhood his movements, both of body and mind, were lively and often playful. He appeared to be a remarkably cheerful and happy man-always welcome among his relatives and neighbors. In his character there was a happy combination of lively wit and humor with piety and good sense.
He was long a member and main supporter of the Little Valley church.

1 John E. Alexander, A Record of the Descendants of John Alexander (Philadelphia, PA: Alfred Martien, 1878), Pg 75.

2 —, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of the Juniata Valley (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Co., 1897), Pg 590.

3 John E. Alexander, A Record of the Descendants of John Alexander (Philadelphia, PA: Alfred Martien, 1878), Pg 77.

4 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 30.

5 John E. Alexander, A Record of the Descendants of John Alexander (Philadelphia, PA: Alfred Martien, 1878), Pg 41.

6 Wm. H. Egle, Historical Register: Notes and Queries, Historical and Genealogical (Harrisburg, PA: Lane S. Hart, Publisher, 1884), Pg 22.

7 John E. Alexander, A Record of the Descendants of John Alexander (Philadelphia, PA: Alfred Martien, 1878), Pg 42.

8 John E. Alexander, A Record of the Descendants of John Alexander (Philadelphia, PA: Alfred Martien, 1878), Pg 76.

9 John E. Alexander, A Record of the Descendants of John Alexander (Philadelphia, PA: Alfred Martien, 1878), Pg 67.

10 Raymond Martin Bell, The Bell Family of Mifflin County, Pennsylvania (Ann Arbor, MI: Edwards Brothers, Inc., 1941), Pg 60.

11 John E. Alexander, A Record of the Descendants of John Alexander (Philadelphia, PA: Alfred Martien, 1878), Pg 69.

12 —, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of the Juniata Valley (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Co., 1897), Pg 586.