Harry Benton Alexander

   Cause of his death was Cardiac Arrest / Coronary Occlusion.

  General Notes:

See general notes on his father for 1910 & 1920 census facts ... the 1920 census names Mabel's mother as Isabel McMillan.

It is unknown to this researcher whether Mabel dies or is divorced from Harry; however, the 1930 census has Harry with a new wife: The 1930 Federal Census for Lancaster, Ward 6, Pennsylvania, District 55, page 14A records Harry B. Alexander (46) with his wife Ruth E. Alexander (31). Harry reports his age at first marriage to be 20 while Ruth reports 30. Harry is a Foreman for Contracting Capenter Industry.

The 1940 Federal Census for Lancaster City (Ward 4), Pennsylvania, District 36-60, page 1056B, dated April 26, 1940 records Harry B. Alexander (57) with his wife Ruth Alexander (42) living at 521 South Prince Street. Also in the household is Harry's widowed brother, Walter Alexander (59). All three have completed 8 years of schooling and Harry is employed as a Carpenter in Contracting while Walter is a Door to Door Vacuum Cleaner Salesman for a Department Store.

The WWII Draft Registration Card (for men born on or after April 28, 1877 and on or before February 16, 1897) for Harry Benton Alexander dated April 27, 1942 lists his date of birth as March 6, 1883 in Mt. Nebo, PA. He is living with his wife, Ruth, at 521 South Prince Street in Lancaster City, PA. His physical description is 5' 9", 160 lbs with brown eyes, gray hair and light brown complexion.


In November 2008 Wilma Fauth Jones sent the following copy from a book on the Alexander Family of Lancaster, PA published ca 1922:
Harry B. Alexander was born March 6, 1883.

He was educated in the Common School, Martic township.

He is engaged in farming and in the Carpenter trade.

He married Miss Martha Mabel McMillan June 14, 1906, a daughter of Harry K., and Isabelle Armstrong McMillan.

They have no children.

When a boy Harry, played a trick on his Sister Minnie, calling her to see a Skunk. She came quickly not suspecting his purpose. She became so "perfumed" that she could not attend a large party to which she had been invited for that night. Harry's parents, it is said, "improved the occasion."!

  Medical Notes:

Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1963
Name: Harry B Alexander
Residence: 555 S. Prince Street
Occupation: Manager of a Bowling Alley
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 70
Birth Date: 6 Mar 1883
Birth Place: Nebo Martic, Pennsylvania
Death Date: 1 Sep 1953
Death Place: Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Burial: Sept 4, 1953 at Riverview Burial Park, Lancaster City, Lancaster Co., PA
Father Name: Samuel Alexander
Mother Name: Jennie Mayberry
Certificate Number: 79265
Informant: Ruth E. Alexander (wife) of 555 S Prince Street

Harry married Martha Mabel McMillan, daughter of Harry K. McMillan and Isabella Armstrong, on 14 Jun 1906 in Martic Township, Lancaster PA. (Martha Mabel McMillan was born in Oct 1881 in Pennsylvania and died after May 1927 in Lancaster City, Lancaster Co., PA.)

Harry next married Ruth E. circa 1929 in Lancaster City, Lancaster Co., PA. (Ruth E. was born on 10 Apr 1898 in Pennsylvania and died in Jun 1971 in Lancaster City, Lancaster Co., PA.)