Walter Samuel Alexander

   Cause of his death was Metastatic Carcinoma / Bladder Cancer.

  General Notes:

See general notes on his father for 1910 & 1920 census facts.

The WWI Draft Registration Card for Walter Samuel Alexander records his date of birth as March 10, 1881. He is married to Daisy Alexander and they are farming in Mt Nebo. He is medium height and build with gray eyes and light hair.

The 1930 Federal Census for Lancaster (Ward 4), Pennsylvania, District 52, page 108B records Walter S. (50) and Daisy P. (44) Alexander living at 521 South Prince Street. Also in the household is son-in-law Harold V. Reese (26) with his wife, Jennie M. [Alexander] Reese (24) and their son Robert H. Reese (5). Walter is a messenger for a bank while Harold is a weaver in a silk mill. The age at first marriage is as follows: Walter : 27, Daisy : 21, Harold : 19, Jennie : 17.

See general notes on his brother, Harry, for 1940 census facts.

The WWII Draft Registration Card (for men born on or after April 28, 1877 and on or before February 16, 1897) for Walter Samuel Alexander dated April 27, 1942 lists his date of birth as March 10, 1882 in Martic Township, PA. He is living at 713 North Duke Street in Lancaster City, PA. The person who will always know his address is Andrew Melusky of 713 North Duke Street. His physical description is 5' 7", 142 lbs with brown eyes, bald and light complexion.


In November 2008 Wilma Fauth Jones sent the following copy from a book on the Alexander Family of Lancaster, PA published ca 1922:
Walter S. Alexander was born March 20, 1881.

He was educated in the Common School.

He is engaged in farming - and works the home farm.

He married Miss Daisy Coble in 1905.

They are members of the Methodist Church and of the Democratic Party.

Their children are: -
Marie Alexander, born September 15, 1906.
Veryl Alexander, born August 31, 1908.

  Medical Notes:

Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1963
Name: Walter S Alexander
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 72
Birth Date: 20 Mar 1881
Birth Place: Martic Lancaster
Death Date: 23 Sep 1953
Death Place: Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Burial: Sept 26, 1953 at Greenwood Cemetery, Lancaster City, Lancaster County, PA
Father Name: Samuel Alexander
Mother Name: Jennie Hagen
Certificate Number:79266
Informant: L. Marguerite Alexander of 402 S Queen Street, Lancaster, PA

Walter married Daisy P. Coble in 1905 in Martic Township, Lancaster PA. (Daisy P. Coble was born on 9 Sep 1886 in Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania, died on 29 Apr 1936 in Lancaster City, Lancaster Co., PA and was buried on 2 May 1936 in Greenwood Cemetery, Lancaster City, Lancaster County, PA.) The cause of her death was Coronary Thrombosis.