Alexander County was formed in 1847 from Iredell, Caldwell and Wilkes
counties. It was named in honor of William J. Alexander of Mecklenburg County,
who was, several times a member of the Legislature and speaker of the House of
Commons. Alexander County is in the West Central section of the state and is
bounded by Iredell, Caldwell, Catawba and Wilkes counties, all which were once a
part of Rowan County. Taylorsville remains the county seat today.
Surnames of Alexander
County
Adams, Aiken, Allen,
Austin, Barkley, Barnes, Bebber, Beckham, Bennett, Bentley, Bokick, Blankenship,
Bowles, Bowman, Bradburn, Bradshaw, Brown, Brookshire, Bruce, Byrd, Campbell,
Carley, Cavin, Cearly, Chambers, Chapman, Childers, Clary, Correl, Couriney,
Dagenhart, Dagenhardt, Degenhart, Decker, Durmire, Dyson, Earp, Elliot, Ellis,
Estes, Flowers, Fortner, Fox, Fulbright, Gardner, Garlick, German, Goble,
Gryder, Gwaltney, Gualtney, Hampton, Harrington, Harmon, Herman, Hendren,
Haynes, Hice, Holsclaw, Holtsclaw, Hill, James, Johnson, Jolly, Keller, Kennedy,
Kerley, Kever, Kilby, King, Kivett, Lackey, Leach, Looper, Lowdermilk, Lowe,
Lowrance, McAlpin, McKenzie, McKnight, McLain, McLelland, Marlow, Matheson,
Marshall, Medlock, Meadlock, Meadows, Millsaps, Milsaps, Mitchell, Monday,
Munday, Mundy, Monteith, Moore, Moose, Moser, Norton, Patterson, Rufty,
Wyke
Data Links
1850 Census index
Deeds and Land Records, James Adams to John N. Adams, 1855
James James to Michjah Fortner
North Carolina
Marriage Database
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