Rev. Adolphus "A. F." Alexander

Birth	7 NOV 1844
Military			PA Army / Sergeant / US Civil War 45th PA Infantry, Company C
Education	1879
Religion	1879-1882
Religion	1883
Death	1924
Grave

Date: 1893: REV. ADOLPHUS F. ALEXANDER is one of the best known and most popular clergymen of Washington county, an earnest Christian and thorough gentleman. His genealogy may be traced back through the centuries to an influential family of Scotland, of whom one John Alexander was a member.

This ancestor was a prominent citizen of Lanark, Scotland, and lived there during the year 1710. Among his children a son, John, born about 1700, was married to Margaret, daughter of Ronald Glasson, a resident of Glasgow, Scotland. Religious persecution was then raging, and many adherents of Presbyterianism fled to other countries. Among this number were John and Margaret Alexander, who sought a refuge in the County Armagh, Ireland, remaining there a few... Read More