Frank Alexander

Frank Alexander

Lifespan: 1904 - 1988

Birth: 12 Apr 1904 in Holly Springs, Mississippi

Occupation: Machinist (packing house), Factory worker (wartime industries), Rope/leather manufacturer, Steel equipment grinder

Marriage: Cecelia Suggs

Children: Musett Alexander, Bernice Alexander, Celestine Alexander, Frank Alexander Jr, Lester Lee Alexander, Lucille Ruth Alexander, Dixie Gale Alexander, Essex Alexander, Barbara Jean Alexander

Parents: James Alexander, Mother: Holly Falkner & Father: James Alexander, Holly Falkner

Death: 22 Jan 1988 in Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA

Burial: Blue Island, Cook, Illinois, USA

Chapter 1: Roots in Holly Springs (1904–1920)

"A Childhood Shaped by the Fields"

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