Individual Details

Merrit Alexander was about 5 months old when Sarah Ann filed for an injunction against Miles Dennis in July of 1853. Her husband had threatened to take the baby from her. This child was not listed as living with Sarah in 1857, so he obviously did not survive.

Birth	1853	Jackson County, Tennessee
Death	Bef 1860

Father	William R. Dennis (1832 - )
Mother	Sarah Ann "Sally" Porter (1827 - 1865)
Sibling	Benjamin Franklin Dennis (1858 - )