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McAlexander (Family : McAlexander, Ulysses Grant, 1864-1936)

 Family

Biographical History

The McAlexander family was an American military family. Ulysses Grant McAlexander (1864-1936), a career soldier, married May Skinner (1865-1920) in York, Ontario in 1887. They had one son, Perry Harlan McAlexander (1888-1952). Ulysses Grant McAlexander served as commanding officer at Fort Douglas, Utah in 1922.

Citation:
Arlington Cemetery website, via WWW, viewed Feb. 15, 2012 (McAlexander, father was Brigadier General Ulysses Grant McAlexander--commanding officer over Fort Douglas in 1922; was known as the "rock of the Marne"; wife May skinner McAlexander (1865-1920)) http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/umcalex.htm

McAlexander family photograph album, 1922-1926 (commanding officer over Fort Douglas in 1922)

Ancestry.com, via WWW, Feb. 15, 2012 (Ulysses Grant McAlexander married May Skinner McAlexander in 1887)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

McAlexander family photograph album

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197233630273]
Identifier: MSS 8012
Scope and Contents

Photograph album of 284 photographs of the McAlexander family, including many photographs of Fort Douglas during Ulysses Grant McAlexander's service as commander. Also includes everyday events, as well as McAlexander family vacations.

Dates: 1922-1926
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / McAlexander family photograph album

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