Individual Details

Columbus Roberson Alexander

(17 Dec 1890 - 6 Jan 1959)

Some sources cite Robinson for the middle name. Nothing conclusive could be found, so the common use of Roberson by the Alexander's was assumed correct. "Lum" was a veteran of WWI,having served as a Private in the Texas Demob. Detachment. He received serious injuries from gas attacks. Lum and Gertrude had one adopted daughter and lived in Lufkin. He traveled to Carthage by bus on January 5, 1959, to attend the funeral of his brother-in-law, Sam LaGrone. It was a very cold day and Lum walked rapidly from the bus station to Hawthorn's Funeral Home where he died of a sudden heart attack. He was buried two days later with full military honors near his father's grave in the Deadwood Methodist Church Cemetery (tombstone photograph available).

Events

Birth17 Dec 1890Deadwood, Panola, Texas, USA
Residence1900Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son - Justice Precinct 3, Panola, Texas, USA
Residence1910Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - Justice Precinct 6, Panola, Texas, USA
Departure19 May 1918New York, New York
Marriage1927Della Gertrude Murphy
Rev. Jerry Alexander Obituary in The Shreveport Times16 Jun 1927Shreveport, Louisiana
Death6 Jan 1959Carthage, Panola, Texas, USA
ResidenceLufkin, Angelina, Texas, USA
ResidenceLogansport, La
ArrivalNew York City, NY
AKALum Alexander
BurialDeadwood, Panola, Texas, USA

Families

SpouseDella Gertrude Murphy (1898 - 1982)
FatherJeremiah "Jerry" Roberson Alexander (1845 - 1927)
MotherFrancis "Fannie" Beatrice Ingram (1853 - 1921)
SiblingClara Alexander (1874 - 1936)
SiblingLula Virginia Alexander (1877 - 1918)
SiblingWilliam Jefferson Alexander (1879 - 1965)
SiblingAlbertus "Bert" Bowers Alexander (1882 - 1965)
SiblingMaggie Mae Alexander (1885 - 1970)
SiblingJames Thomas "Jim" Alexander (1888 - 1971)
SiblingMary "Molly" Frances Alexander (1892 - 1993)
SiblingLola C Alexander (1894 - 1971)
SiblingOla B. Alexander (1894 - 1969)
SiblingArrie Alexander ( - )

Endnotes

1. Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004), Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 3, Panola, Texas; Roll: 1663; Page: 22; Enumeration District: 0068; FHL microfilm: 1241663.

2. Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006), Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 6, Panola, Texas; Roll: T624_1583; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0128; FHL microfilm: 1375596.

3. Ancestry.com, Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013), Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA.

4. Ancestry.com, U.S., Find a Grave™ Index, 1600s-Current (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).

5. Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004), Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 3, Panola, Texas; Roll: 1663; Page: 22; Enumeration District: 0068; FHL microfilm: 1241663.

6. Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006), Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 6, Panola, Texas; Roll: T624_1583; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0128; FHL microfilm: 1375596.

7. Ancestry.com, U.S., Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists, 1910-1939 (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016), The National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774-1985; Record Group Number: 92; Roll or Box Number: 456.

8. , Newspapers.com - The Times - 16 Jun 1927 - Page 12 (Shreveport, Louisiana: The Times, 16 June 1927), Rev. Jerry Alexander Obituary in The Shreveport Times.

9. Ancestry.com, Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013), Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA.

10. Ancestry.com, U.S., Find a Grave™ Index, 1600s-Current (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).

11. Ancestry.com, Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013), Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA.

12. Ancestry.com, U.S., Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists, 1910-1939 (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016), The National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774-1985; Record Group Number: 92; Roll or Box Number: 456.

13. Ancestry.com, U.S., Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists, 1910-1939 (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016), The National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774-1985; Record Group Number: 92; Roll or Box Number: 456.

14. Ancestry.com, U.S., Find a Grave™ Index, 1600s-Current (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).