The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-11-30
JOHN B. ALEXANDER, ESQ.
Dropped Dead Tuesday Noon
Just After Having Eaten
a Hearty Dinner. Il
10 YEARS JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.
Captain Of the Wells Valley Ri0emen
from 1874 10 1854. Commissioned
by Governor Porter.

a message by telephone from Wells
Tannery Tuesday noon To- Hon. w. $.
Alexander Of this place conveyed the
sad intelligence that his father, John
B.Alexander, was dead. This produc-
ed quite shock to his friends here, as
it was believed that the aged gentle
man was enjoying more than usual
| ly good health.
John b. Alexander was u grandson
of Alexander Alexander who settled in
Wells Valley prior to the Revolution
airy War, and the youngest son of
John Alexander. He was born in Wells
Valley, June 8, 1917, died on the same
farm on which he was born and had
his home during his entire life, No
vember ~, 1899, aged 50 years, 3
months, and 20 days.
February 2. 1912, he was married to
Miss Rebecca Moore, daughter of
DIR. James Moore, who had moved in
to Wells Valley with his family from
Shirley ysburg, Huntingdon county. To
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander were born
nine children-Mrs. Catharine Barn
dollar, Fairfield, Iowa: James NJ, de-
ceased; George N, decea sed; w. Scott,
of McConnellsburg John g., deceased; (;
Mrs. Thomas f. Sloan, (Josephine), J,
of McConnellsburg; William A., of
Everett; Horace r., Adams, Nebraska,
and Miss Hattie, at home.
A man of more than ordinary phys
cal development, of sound judgment
and Christian integrity, it is only nat
ural that his endowments should be
recognized in his community. For
forty-iive consecutive years, with the
exception of one term. he held the of
flee of Justice of the Peace.
The AleXanders belong to line of
staunch Presbyterians, the father of
the deceased being an elder in the Nc
Connellsburg Presbyterian church,
and John b. Alexander himself was
baptized in that church and held his
membership there until the organiza-
tion of the Wells Valley church, in
which he was faithful elder for fifty
years.
Being thoroughly domestic in his
habits he never sought public Office,
and yet his party made him their nomr
inee for the Legislature in 1876. AL
though representing party very much
in the minority in his county, his vote
was tlattering indeed.
During the first half of this century,
to provide for the protection of our
government against a foreign foe, ev-
cry man subject to military duty was
required to belong to home military
organization and meet Mt stated peri
| ods for ''muster." Fulton county has
never Witnessed more exciting occa-
sions than were some of those days.
During the fifties, there were three
military companies in this county, one
in McConnellsburg, w. S. Nelson,
captain; one at Harrisonville, Row
land Austin, captain, and one in Wells
Valley, John b. Alexander captain.
These companies formed battalion,
in charge of military inspector with
the rank of major. This position was
held respectively by Major Barnhart,
Major Mellott and Major Austin.
In 1871, Mr.. Alexander was commits
stoned Captain of the Wells Valley
Rifemen by Governor David II. Por-
tom nf that oounanv nf A ,nan a .
per rolled filed July 1, 1874, but three
are now living g-David G.. Duvall, of
Bellwood, Pa, VIM. A. Gray, Adams,
Nebraska, and George Foster, of
Wells Valley. 1t will be interesting
to many of the older folks to see the
names of the men who composed that
company;
Captain John b. Alexander.
lst Lieut.. George Whitehill.
I'd Lieut., John Piper.
Corporals-John Wishart, John
Dunlap, VIM. A. Gray, jeremiah Du-
vOul.
Sergeants-James White, Jonathan
Bowman, Samuel Willet.
KimberA. Moore, George Rapp, Will
lam Patterson John Foot, Jr., Joseph
Green, Jesse p. Edwards, Err Willet,
Henry Horton, William Lockard, Jas.
Speer, David Copenhaver, John
White, Jr., Jonathan Horton, Joseph
Oakman, William White, Nelson Stew
ems, Walter H. Moore, Ezekiel White,
Benedict Stevens, George Ashman,
William Frick, John Black, Jr., Jos.
A. Markly, Benjamin O'Neal, Peter
Caster, Squires oalxman, George Fes-
Ter, David l.. Duvall, Jacob b. Mort,
George II. Lockard, Isaac Green,
Alexander Gibson, William Evans,
John w. White,
The funeral of Mr.. Alexander will
take place this Thursday afternoon
at two o'clock. His remains will be
inferred in the cemetery at the Wells
Valley Presbyterian church. Funeral
services will be conducted by DIR. w.
A West. of Carlisle