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Andrew (Drew) Alexander
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Andrew (Drew) Alexander
3/12/1860 - 12/5/1942
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Andrew (Drew) Alexander was born on March 12, 1860 in Pickens County, Alabama and died on December 5, 1942 in Pickens County, Alabama. He lived to be 82 years old.
Married Eudora Amanda (Dora) Woolbright in Pickens County AL on 12/20/1883. They had seven children:
- Mattie (1886-?)
- Elizabeth Eugenia (1887-1964)
- Joseph C. (1891-1983)
- Sarah (Sallie) (1893-1937)
- Maudie (1895-1995)
- William Lee (1900-1993)
- Gertrude (1903-1986)
Burial in Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetary. | 
 | Census | 8/31/1870 | Henry AL (Pickens County) | 10 yrs old | | Dwelling #34, Family #34: The household of T Alexander (age 56) consists of
Caroline (age 46),
Sarah (20),
John (17),
Ann (17),
Mary (13),
Dina (10),
Jane (8),
Samantha (6), and
Melvina (age 3).
Thomas is a farmer and his oldest son is a farm hand. He estimates the value of his real estate to be $200 and personal property to be $300. He was born in Kentucky and Caroline was born in South Carolina. All of the children were born in AL.
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| Census | 6/8/1900 | Providence AL ( Pickens County) | 40 yrs old | | Dwelling #79, Family #82: Drew Alxander (white male, age 40, born March 1860, married);
Sarah (wife, age 33, born Feb 1867);
Elizabeth (daughter, age 12, born Dec 1887);
Josephas (son, age 8, born Jun 1891);
Sarah M (daughter, age 6, born Nov 1893);
Mandy L (daughter, age 5, born Mar 1895);
William L (son, age 1 month, born Apr 1900); and
Thomas H (father, age 91, born Apr 1809, widower).
Sarah and Drew have been married 17 years. Sarah has given birth to 8 children and 5 are still living. Drew was born in AL and his father was born in Kentucky and his mother in South Carolina. Sarah was born in AL as were her parents. Thomas says both of his parents were born in Kentucky. All of the adults can read and speak English. Only Sarah, Elizabeth and Josephas can write. Elizabeth and Josephas attended school for 3 months during the prior year. |
| Census | 1/10/1920 | Providence AL (Pickens County) | 59 yrs old | | Dwelling #100, Family #101: Drew Alexander (white male, age 60, married), Amanda E. (white female, wife, age 53); William L. (son, age 19); Annie G. (daughter, age 16); and Walter R. Woolbright (nephew, age 18). Drew and his family own the house where they live and it is free of any mortgage. Drew is a farmer and both children help with working the farm. All were born in AL as were their parents. All can read and write. None of the children have been attending school.
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| Census | 4/14/1930 | Providence AL (Pickens County) | 70 yrs old | | Dwelling #44, Family #44: Drew Alexander (age 70) and A. Endora (wife, age 64) are living on a farm they rent. Both were born in AL as were their parents. Drew was 24 and Endora 18 when they were first married. Both can read and write. |
| Death Certificate | 12/5/1942 | AL (Pickens County) | 82 yrs old | | Alabama Deaths 1908-59: Drew Alexander. Volume 51, Certificate 25286. |
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1865 |
Mendel publishes his papers on genetics and introduces the concept to the public. |
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1869 |
Cro-magnon Man fossils are found in France |
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1877 |
Edison invents the phonograph permitting music and voices to be recorded and replayed. |
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1879 |
Edison invents the electric light bulb. |
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1889 |
The first calculating machine is invented and uses punch cards |
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1895 |
Wireless telegraph and the "antenna" are invented but it covers a very short distance. |
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1897 |
First ship to shore message is sent using an improved form of wireless telegraph |
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1900 |
Freud publishes his book "The Interpretation of Dreams" |
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1900 |
The cause of yellow fever is discovered. It is proven that the fever is spread by mosquitoes. This rallies an effort to provide better mosquito control. |
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1901 |
First transatlantic wireless telegraph is sent. |
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1902 |
The first Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil is discovered. |
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1903 |
Wright Brothers complete the first successful flight with an airplane at Kitty Hawk |
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1904 |
The first vacuum tube diode is invented by Fleming |
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1906 |
Kellogg sells the first box of Corn Flakes |
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1906 |
The triode vacuum tube is invented |
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1906 |
Electrons are discovered by Thomson |
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1912 |
The unsinkable Titanic sinks on its first trip to New York drowning 1,513 people. |
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1913 |
Ford builds the first assembly line into his automobile production plant |
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1914 |
The first traffic lights (which is only red or green) are put up in America; Construction of the Panama Canal is completed |
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1923 |
Diphtheria vaccine is developed; Insulin is produced to treat diabetes |
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1923 |
Freud publishes "The Ego and the Id" |
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1924 |
Insecticides are used for the first time on crops |
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1926 |
Goddard launched the first liquid-fueled rocket |
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1927 |
The first television transmission was announced in England |
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1928 |
Big bang theory was introduced |
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1936 |
The first regular television broadcast happens in England |
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1938 |
Hahn, Strassmann, Meitner and Frisch discover nuclear fission |
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1861 |
NEWS HEADLINES: American Civil war begins at Ft. Sumter, located in Charleston Harbor, VA. |
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1862 |
NEWS HEADLINES: May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West. |
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1882 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Edison creates the first large power station in New York City, making it the first place in America to have electricity. |
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1885 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Eastman invents the box camera. For the first time photography becomes affordable for the average citizen. |
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1908 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Henry Ford produces the first Model T automobile |
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1912 |
White residents of Forsyth County, GA, drive the black population out. |
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1913 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Edison invents motion pictures |
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1917 |
NEWS HEADLINES: In June, the United States enters World War I on the side of the allies. The Russian Revolution ends the reign of the czars and thrusts Russia into communism. |
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1919 |
NEWS HEADLINES: World War I ends with the signing of The Versailles Treaty. |
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1938 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Orson Wells' radio production of H.G. Well's War of the Worlds causes a national panic. |
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1939 |
NEWS HEADLINES: The first regular television broadcast happens in the United States |
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1941 |
NEWS HEADLINES: December 7, 1941 -- Japan launches a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor and the US officially declares war on Japan the following day. World War II begins for American soldiers. |
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1862 |
May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West. |
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1863 |
Abraham Lincoln issues the "Emancipation Proclamation" freeing slaves. |
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1865 |
American Civil war ends with General Lee's surrender at Appomattox, VA. Reconstruction begins in the "old South" |
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1868 |
An eight-hour work day is established for federal employees. |
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1875 |
Tennessee enacts Jim Crow law. |
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1876 |
The National League of Baseball is founded |
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1909 |
The National Association for Advancement of Colored People is formed (NAACP) |
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1910 |
Boy Scout and Girl Scout Organizations are introduced in America and the concept of a "week end" meaning time off from regular work begins to take root. The British Empire covers 1/5th of the world land area. |
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1927 |
Charles Lindbergh becomes the first man to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean and Babe Ruth hits 60 home runs. |
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1929 |
Widespread prosperity of the 1920s ends abruptly with the stock market crash in October |
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1930 |
Drought in the Great Plains area begins, creating hardship for farm families in 19 states. |
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1932 |
Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. The infant son of Charles Lindbergh is kidnapped and murdered. |
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1933 |
Franklin D. Roosevelt is elected president under his "New Deal" campaign. Frances Perkins becomes the first woman to hold a cabinet post when FDR appoints her secretary of labor. On December 5, the 21st Amendment is added to the Constitution, repealing Prohibition. Drinks for everyone! |
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1934 |
Farm families must leave the dust bowl-stricken Great Plains areas. The dust bowl includes areas in Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Nevada and Arkansas. Radio picks up the "Okie" songs. In all, 400,000 people leave the Great Plains. |
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1934 |
Congress passes the Indian Reorganization Act which allows remaining Indian tribes to reorganize. |
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1935 |
Congress passes the Social Security Act, giving elder Americans Social Security money for the first time. |
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1939 |
Hollywood releases The Wizard of Oz, one of the first films to be made in color. |
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1909 |
The "Piltdown Man" hoax -- a fake archeological discovery announced by dishonest scientists who wanted to "prove" that human beings had evolved in Europe |
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1914 |
World War I - Following the crisis touched off by the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria in Sarajevo, Germany declared war on Russia and additional countries joined the war within several days. |
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1917 |
Germany uses airplanes to drop bombs in the early stages of World War I -- the first major military use of airplanes. |
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1919 |
The Versailles Treaty marks the official end of World War I. |
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1920 |
Adolph Hitler begins to organize the Nazi party in Germany; The Ku Klux Klan launches a recruitment campaign using mass marketing techniques to gain 85,000 new recruits; the first commercial broadcast is made. |
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1938 |
Hitler annexes Anschluss into Germany. At the Munich Conference, Germany is given a portion of Czechoslovakia. |
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1939 |
Hitler takes over all of Czechoslovakia. On Sept. 1st, Germany invades Poland. On Sept. 3rd, Great Britain and France declare war on Germany. World War II has begun. |
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| Amanda Woolbright
Born on February 19, 1866 and died on November 11, 1941.
They were married 12/20/1883.
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The Children of Andrew (Drew) Alexander
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Joseph C. Alexander
Born in Pickens County, Alabama on June 5, 1891 and died in Fayette, Alabama on November 21, 1983. He was 92 years old.
He was a veteran of World War I....
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85 years old
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William Lee (Pa) Alexander
Born in Providence, Alabama on April 17, 1900 and died in Mobile, Alabama on March 29, 1992. He was 92 years old.
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