Individual Details

George Marcus Alden

(4 Nov 1828 - 12 Jul 1905)

Colonel George Marcus Alden was born in Newberry, South Carolina, the eldest child of Royal & Melinda Alden. He and his two brothers, Andrew Jackson & Warren Franklin Alden published the newspaper, The Hamilton Sucker, in McLeansboro, Illinois prior to the Civil War. During the Civil War he organized and served as the Captain of Company G in the 13th Illinois Cavalry, was later promoted to Lieutenant Colonel and mustered out as a full Colonel. After the war, he became a successful commission merchant in McLeansboro and Cairo Illinois for many years. He later moved with his wife and family to Lancaster, Texas. He married Anna (Nannie) Thomas Graves and they had two sons: Leon L. Alden & Wilber Alden. George Marcus Alden is on the right in the Civil War photograph standing next to his younger brother, Andrew Jackson Alden. Col. George M. Alden was a lineal descendant of the Mayflower pilgrim, John Alden.

Events

Birth4 Nov 1828Newberry County, South Carolina
Marriage9 Dec 1865Ashley, Washington County, Illinois - Anna Thomas "Nannie" Graves
Census (family)4 Jun 1870Cairo, Alexander County, Illinois - Anna Thomas "Nannie" Graves
Census (family)19 Jun 1880Cairo, Alexander County, Illinois - Anna Thomas "Nannie" Graves
Census (family)2 Jun 1900Lancaster, Dallas County, Texas - Anna Thomas "Nannie" Graves
Death12 Jul 1905Lancaster, Dallas County, Texas
BurialEdgewood Cemetery, Lancaster, Dallas County, Texas

Families

SpouseAnna Thomas "Nannie" Graves (1829 - 1903)
ChildLeon Leslie Alden Sr. (1866 - 1912)
ChildWilbur Lorrain Alden (1869 - 1909)
FatherRoyal Alden (1802 - 1870)
MotherMelinda Almira Frasier (1806 - 1843)

Notes

Census (family)

G M Alden M 41 South Carolina - Flour merchant
A T Alden F 41 Kentucky
Richard G Alden M 13 Illinois (stepson)
M G Alden M 10 Illinois (stepson)
L L Alden M 5 Illinois
W L Alden M 0 Illinois
Thos C Graves M 71 Tennessee - Rt. merchant
Emaline Smith F 14 Tennessee

Census (family)

G M Alden Self M 52 North Carolina - Com. Merch.
A T Alden Wife F 51 Kentucky - Keeping H.
Leon L L Alden Son M 13 Illinois - school
Willy L Alden Son M 10 Illinois - school
Emma Leland Niece F 20 Illinois

Census (family)

George M Alden Head M 72 S-Carolina
Ann T Alden Wife F 71 Kentucky

Endnotes

1. "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M64C-HDJ : 12 April 2016), A T Alden in household of G M Alden, Illinois, United States; citing p. 28, family 204, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,687..

2. "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXNS-CR7 : 22 August 2017), A T Alden in household of G M Alden, Cairo, Alexander, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district ED 3, sheet 92C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0175; FHL microfilm 1,254,175..

3. "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3L2-64Z : accessed 30 November 2018), Ann T Alden in household of George M Alden, Justice Precinct 5 (east part) Lancaster town, Dallas, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 138, sheet 3B, family 58, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,626..

4. Find A Grave Memorial# 63810586.