Josephine Alexander 1855–1952 – Strombotne

Josephine Alexander, 1855–1952 (aged 96 years)

Name: Josephine /Alexander/
Given names: Josephine
Nickname: Josie
Surname: Alexander
Married name: Josephine /Ames/

Events of close relatives Historic events
Birth	September 17, 1855 40 37 Douglas Township, Iroquois County, Illinois, USA
15th President of the United States	James Buchanan March 4, 1857 (aged 1 year)
Birth of a brother	George Washington Alexander May 28, 1860 (aged 4 years) Iroquois, Illinois, USA
16th President of the United States	Abraham Lincoln March 4, 1861 (aged 5 years)
Death of a father	Henry V Alexander March 7, 1862 (aged 6 years) Crescent City, Iroquois, Illinois, USA Cause: contagious disease from civil war
Death of a mother	Ruth Smith August 13, 1862 (aged 6 years) Crescent City, Iroquois, Illinois, USA Cause: contagious disease
17th President of the United States	Andrew Johnson April 15, 1865 (aged 9 years)
18th President of the United States	Ulysses S Grant March 4, 1869 (aged 13 years)
19th President of the United States	Rutherford B Hayes March 4, 1877 (aged 21 years)
Marriage	Wesley Ames — View this family February 16, 1881 (aged 25 years) Danville, Vermillion County, Illinois, USA
20th President of the United States	James A Garfield March 4, 1881 (aged 25 years)
21st President of the United States	Chester A Arthur September 19, 1881 (aged 26 years)
Birth of a son	Walter Sherwood Ames 1883 (aged 27 years)
22nd President of the United States	Grover Cleveland March 4, 1885 (aged 29 years)
Birth of a son	John Bertram Ames October 25, 1885 (aged 30 years) Crescent City, Iroquois, Illinois, USA
Death of a half-brother	Isaac Cast December 1, 1886 (aged 31 years) Iroquois County, Illinois, USA
Birth of a daughter	Orra Lea Ames June 11, 1888 (aged 32 years) Wateska, Iroquois County, Illinois, USA
23rd President of the United States	Benjamin Harrison March 4, 1889 (aged 33 years)
24th President of the United States	Grover Cleveland March 4, 1893 (aged 37 years)
Birth of a son	Charles Arthur Ames March 27, 1893 (aged 37 years) Eugene, Lane, Oregon, USA
25th President of the United States	William McKinley March 4, 1897 (aged 41 years)
26th President of the United States	Theodore Roosevelt September 14, 1901 (aged 45 years)
27th President of the United States	William Howard Taft March 4, 1909 (aged 53 years)
28th President of the United States	Woodrow Wilson March 4, 1913 (aged 57 years)
Death of a brother	George Washington Alexander January 12, 1916 (aged 60 years)
Death of a half-brother	Acquila C Cast January 15, 1920 (aged 64 years) Crescent City, Illinois, USA
29th President of the United States	Warren G Harding March 4, 1921 (aged 65 years)
Death of a brother	Robert William Alexander July 22, 1921 (aged 65 years) Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Death of a husband	Wesley Ames September 13, 1922 (aged 66 years) Santa Clara County, California, USA
Death of a son	Walter Sherwood Ames 1922 (aged 66 years)
30th President of the United States	Calvin Coolidge August 2, 1923 (aged 67 years)
31st President of the United States	Herbert Hoover March 4, 1929 (aged 73 years)
32nd President of the United States	Franklin D Roosevelt March 4, 1933 (aged 77 years)
33rd President of the United States	Harry S Truman April 12, 1945 (aged 89 years)
Death	January 12, 1952 (aged 96 years)
Note	When her father died from wounds suffered during the Civil War, and then her mother from disease -- Josephine became an orphan at the age of 9. She was adopted by people named French who ran a boarding house. Josephine separated from Grandfather Wesley and with their three youngest children - Orra Lee, John, and Charles - returned to Conrad, Iowa. Their oldest child, Walter, stayed with his father. Grandfather Wesley journeyed to Conrad in an effort to persuade Grandmother to return with him to their farm in Oregon, but she refused. It was on a Sunday and my mother, John, and Charles were in Sunday School. Grandmother would not tell Grandfather where they were. They divorced later. I always considered Grandmother Ames an independent spirit. She divorced her husband which was a no-no in those days. She moved from Iowa to Pasadena, California, where she lived until she was persuaded she shouldn't be living alone away from family. She would never tell anyone how old she was and was reluctant even to tell her physician. When she was in her nineties, her picture was in the Oskaloosa newspaper saying she still walked up and down the 24 stairs several times a day in the nursing home where she was living. - Esther Strombotne
Last change	July 17, 2019 – 14:02:55

Date differences

Family with parents
father	Links Birth: February 7, 1815 — Cleveland, Cuyanoga, Ohio, USA Marriage: May 2, 1846 — Iroquois, Illinois, USA Death: March 7, 1862 — Crescent City, Iroquois, Illinois, USA Links Compact tree Descendants Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Family with spouse Ruth Smith James Henry Alexander Robert William Alexander John H Alexander Josephine Alexander George Washington Alexander Henry V Alexander 1815–1862 Birth: February 7, 1815 — Cleveland, Cuyanoga, Ohio, USA Death: March 7, 1862 — Crescent City, Iroquois, Illinois, USA
mother	Links Birth: March 17, 1818 39 33 — Clinton County, Ohio, USA Marriage: April 29, 1836 Marriage: May 2, 1846 — Iroquois, Illinois, USA Death: August 13, 1862 — Crescent City, Iroquois, Illinois, USA Links Compact tree Descendants Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Family with spouse Henry V Alexander James Henry Alexander Robert William Alexander John H Alexander Josephine Alexander George Washington Alexander Family with spouse Hiram Villars Cast Acquila C Cast Ephraim S Cast Isaac Cast Ruth Smith 1818–1862 Birth: March 17, 1818 39 33 — Clinton County, Ohio, USA Death: August 13, 1862 — Crescent City, Iroquois, Illinois, USA
Marriage	Marriage: May 2, 1846 — Iroquois, Illinois, USA
21 months elder brother	Links Birth: January 10, 1848 32 29 — Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA Death: 1850 — Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA Links Compact tree Descendants Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map James Henry Alexander 1848–1850 Birth: January 10, 1848 32 29 — Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA Death: 1850 — Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
3 years elder brother	Links Birth: September 5, 1850 35 32 — Illinois, USA Marriage: October 11, 1893 Death: July 22, 1921 — Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA Burial: Links Compact tree Descendants Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Family with spouse Elizabeth May Seal Minnie Seal Alexander Robert Ray Alexander SR Charles Henry Alexander Hallie Holden Alexander Vera Olive Alexander Robert William Alexander 1850–1921 Birth: September 5, 1850 35 32 — Illinois, USA Death: July 22, 1921 — Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
2 years elder brother	Links Birth: September 30, 1852 37 34 — Danville, Illinois, USA Marriage: Links Compact tree Descendants Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Family with spouse Phoenia Armona Dillman Ida Armona Alexander Dora Bell Alexander Josie Alexander John H Alexander 1852– Birth: September 30, 1852 37 34 — Danville, Illinois, USA
3 years herself	Links Birth: September 17, 1855 40 37 — Douglas Township, Iroquois County, Illinois, USA Marriage: February 16, 1881 — Danville, Vermillion County, Illinois, USA Death: January 12, 1952 Links Compact tree Descendants Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Family with spouse Wesley Ames Walter Sherwood Ames John Bertram Ames Orra Lea Ames Charles Arthur Ames Josephine Alexander 1855–1952 Birth: September 17, 1855 40 37 — Douglas Township, Iroquois County, Illinois, USA Death: January 12, 1952
5 years younger brother	Links Birth: May 28, 1860 45 42 — Iroquois, Illinois, USA Marriage: Death: January 12, 1916 Links Compact tree Descendants Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Family with spouse Mary Emma Pipher Josephine Alexander Maude Mae Alexander Wesley Alexander Edna Alexander Bert Alexander George Washington Alexander 1860–1916 Birth: May 28, 1860 45 42 — Iroquois, Illinois, USA Death: January 12, 1916

Mother’s family with Hiram Villars Cast
step-father	Links Birth: October 24, 1818 — Clinton County, Ohio, USA Marriage: April 29, 1836 Death: June 10, 1845 — Vermillion, Illinois, USA Links Compact tree Descendants Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Family with spouse Ruth Smith Acquila C Cast Ephraim S Cast Isaac Cast Hiram Villars Cast 1818–1845 Birth: October 24, 1818 — Clinton County, Ohio, USA Death: June 10, 1845 — Vermillion, Illinois, USA
mother	Links Birth: March 17, 1818 39 33 — Clinton County, Ohio, USA Marriage: April 29, 1836 Marriage: May 2, 1846 — Iroquois, Illinois, USA Death: August 13, 1862 — Crescent City, Iroquois, Illinois, USA Links Compact tree Descendants Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Family with spouse Henry V Alexander James Henry Alexander Robert William Alexander John H Alexander Josephine Alexander George Washington Alexander Family with spouse Hiram Villars Cast Acquila C Cast Ephraim S Cast Isaac Cast Ruth Smith 1818–1862 Birth: March 17, 1818 39 33 — Clinton County, Ohio, USA Death: August 13, 1862 — Crescent City, Iroquois, Illinois, USA
Marriage	Marriage: April 29, 1836 —
11 months half-brother	Links Birth: March 13, 1837 18 18 — Wilmington, Clinton, Ohio, USA Death: January 15, 1920 — Crescent City, Illinois, USA Links Compact tree Descendants Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Acquila C Cast 1837–1920 Birth: March 13, 1837 18 18 — Wilmington, Clinton, Ohio, USA Death: January 15, 1920 — Crescent City, Illinois, USA
2 years half-brother	Links Birth: May 20, 1839 20 21 — Clinton, Ohio, USA Links Compact tree Descendants Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Ephraim S Cast 1839– Birth: May 20, 1839 20 21 — Clinton, Ohio, USA
4 years half-brother	Links Birth: August 9, 1843 24 25 — Clinton, Summit County, Ohio, USA Marriage: Death: December 1, 1886 — Iroquois County, Illinois, USA Links Compact tree Descendants Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Family with spouse Mary Ellen Davis Isaac Cast 1843–1886 Birth: August 9, 1843 24 25 — Clinton, Summit County, Ohio, USA Death: December 1, 1886 — Iroquois County, Illinois, USA

Family with Wesley Ames
husband	Links Birth: 1846 46 42 — PERU, CLINTON, NEW YORK, USA Marriage: February 16, 1881 — Danville, Vermillion County, Illinois, USA Death: September 13, 1922 — Santa Clara County, California, USA Links Compact tree Descendants Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Family with spouse Josephine Alexander Walter Sherwood Ames John Bertram Ames Orra Lea Ames Charles Arthur Ames Wesley Ames 1846–1922 Birth: 1846 46 42 — PERU, CLINTON, NEW YORK, USA Death: September 13, 1922 — Santa Clara County, California, USA
herself	Links Birth: September 17, 1855 40 37 — Douglas Township, Iroquois County, Illinois, USA Marriage: February 16, 1881 — Danville, Vermillion County, Illinois, USA Death: January 12, 1952 Links Compact tree Descendants Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Family with spouse Wesley Ames Walter Sherwood Ames John Bertram Ames Orra Lea Ames Charles Arthur Ames Josephine Alexander 1855–1952 Birth: September 17, 1855 40 37 — Douglas Township, Iroquois County, Illinois, USA Death: January 12, 1952
Marriage	Marriage: February 16, 1881 — Danville, Vermillion County, Illinois, USA
3 years son	Links Birth: 1883 37 27 Death: 1922 Links Compact tree Descendants Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Walter Sherwood Ames 1883–1922 Birth: 1883 37 27 Death: 1922
3 years son	Links Birth: October 25, 1885 39 30 — Crescent City, Iroquois, Illinois, USA Death: January 21, 1971 Burial: Conrad, Grundy, Iowa, USA Links Compact tree Descendants Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map John Bertram Ames 1885–1971 Birth: October 25, 1885 39 30 — Crescent City, Iroquois, Illinois, USA Death: January 21, 1971
3 years daughter	Links Birth: June 11, 1888 42 32 — Wateska, Iroquois County, Illinois, USA Death: March 7, 1981 — Denver, Denver County, Colorado, USA Links Compact tree Descendants Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Family with spouse George Samuel Specht Gaylord Dean Specht Doris Irene Specht Orra Lea Ames 1888–1981 Birth: June 11, 1888 42 32 — Wateska, Iroquois County, Illinois, USA Death: March 7, 1981 — Denver, Denver County, Colorado, USA
5 years son	Links Birth: March 27, 1893 47 37 — Eugene, Lane, Oregon, USA Death: December 1979 — Conrad, Grundy County, Iowa, USA Burial: Conrad, Grundy, Iowa, USA Links Compact tree Descendants Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Family with spouse Elmyra S Clemens Charles Arthur Ames 1893–1979 Birth: March 27, 1893 47 37 — Eugene, Lane, Oregon, USA Death: December 1979 — Conrad, Grundy County, Iowa, USA

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Family with parents
father	Henry V Alexander 1815–1862
mother Parents Ephraim Smith Sarah Higgins	Ruth Smith 1818–1862
elder brother	James Henry Alexander 1848–1850
elder brother Family Elizabeth May Seal Minnie Seal Alexander Robert Ray Alexander SR Charles Henry Alexander Hallie Holden Alexander Vera Olive Alexander	Robert William Alexander 1850–1921
elder brother Family Phoenia Armona Dillman Ida Armona Alexander Dora Bell Alexander Josie Alexander	John H Alexander 1852–
herself	Josephine Alexander 1855–1952
younger brother Family Mary Emma Pipher Josephine Alexander Maude Mae Alexander Wesley Alexander Edna Alexander Bert Alexander	George Washington Alexander 1860–1916

Mother’s family with Hiram Villars Cast
step-father	Hiram Villars Cast 1818–1845
mother Parents Ephraim Smith Sarah Higgins	Ruth Smith 1818–1862
half-brother	Acquila C Cast 1837–1920
half-brother	Ephraim S Cast 1839–
half-brother Family Mary Ellen Davis	Isaac Cast 1843–1886

Family with Wesley Ames
husband Parents Samuel Ames Rebecca Osborn	Wesley Ames 1846–1922
herself	Josephine Alexander 1855–1952
son	Walter Sherwood Ames 1883–1922
son	John Bertram Ames 1885–1971
daughter Family George Samuel Specht Gaylord Dean Specht Doris Irene Specht Private Private	Orra Lea Ames 1888–1981
son Family Elmyra S Clemens Private Private	Charles Arthur Ames 1893–1979

Descendants

Josephine Alexander(1855–1952)
- Wesley Ames1881