John J. Alexander, attorney, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, April 6, 1850, to B. W. and Mary A (Kilby) Alexander.
The father was born in this county in October, 1809, and was the son of Joseph Alexander, one of the earliest settlers of Mercer County, and who is mentioned in a former chapter of this work. Joseph Alexander was the father of the following children: B. W., Thomas, John, Margaret, William, Joseph, Samuel and James. The last of the children was buried March 3, 1886.
B. W. Alexander was a master mechanic, and when a young man he settled at Cincinnati, where he followed his trade and was married. He became the father of three children: Margaret (died in Cincinnati when small), Genetta B. (died in this county at the home of her uncle Joseph) and John J. The parents were members of the Presbyterian Church, and are buried at Cincinnati, Ohio.
John J. Alexander was reared by his uncle, Joseph Alexander, from his sixth year, and was educated at the Mercer Union Schools and Kingsville Academy, Ashtabula County, Ohio. He read law with Griffith & Mason, of Mercer, was admitted to the bar in 1876, and went into active practice in 1878. He married Ruth E., daughter of McLean Thorn, and with her belongs to the first Presbyterian Church of Mercer. He was secretary of the borough council three years, and is a Democrat.
~ History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania, Page 651
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