Susan Mary Brown: Appalachian Aristocracy

1827 -

Generation: 1

Susan Mary Brown was born 1827, Cannonsburg, PA.

Notes:

1880 Census, New York City (Manhattan)
Henry M. ALEXANDER, Self, Male, age 60, b. NJ, Lawyer, Parents b. NJ
Susan ALEXANDER, Wife, Female, age 50, b. VA, Keeping House, Parents b. VA
Charles ALEXANDER, Son, Male, age 30, b. NY, Lawyer
Sam ALEXANDER, Son, Male, age 20, b. NY, Student
Henry ALEXANDER, Son, Male, age 18, b. NY, Student
Maittand ALEXANDER, Son, Male, age 13, b. NY, Scholar
John MC COOK, SonL, Male, age 35, b. OH, Lawyer, Parents b. OH
Netta MC COOK, Dau, Female, age 25, b. NY, At Home
Susan MC COOK, GDau, Female, age 8M, b. NJ
Christine SWANTZ, Other, Female, age 34, b. SWE, Chambermaid
Rachael MORRISSON, Other, Female, age 35, b. IRE, Laundress
Jane MC CLOY, Other, Widow, Female, age 45, b. IRE, Cook
Amy MARTIN, Other, Female, age 30, b. SCOT, Nurse
Elizabeth SPERE, Other, Widow, Female, age 40, b. Ire, Laundress
Family History Library Film 1254880, NA Film No. T9-0880, Page 171B

Susan married Henry Martin ALEXANDER. Henry (son of Rev. Archibald ALEXANDER and Janetta Waddel) was born 1822, Princeton, Mercer Co. NJ; died 1899. [Group Sheet]

Children:

2. Charles Beatty ALEXANDER was born 06 Dec 1849, New York City; died 1927.
3. Janetta Wadel ALEXANDER was born 01 Jan 1854, New York; died 12 Mar 1934, Palm Beach, Palm Beach Co. FL; was buried , Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, NJ.
4. Samuel ALEXANDER was born 02 Apr 1858, New York City.
5. Henry Addison ALEXANDER was born 17 Dec 1861, New York City.
6. Maitland ALEXANDER was born 08 Apr 1867, New York City; died 03 Jan 1940, Sewickley, Allegheny Co. PA.

Generation: 2

Charles Beatty ALEXANDER

(1.Susan¹) was born 06 Dec 1849, New York City; died 1927.

Notes:

1880 Census, New York City (Manhattan)
Henry M. ALEXANDER, Self, Male, age 60, b. NJ, Lawyer, Parents b. NJ
Susan ALEXANDER, Wife, Female, age 50, b. VA, Keeping House, Parents b. VA
Charles ALEXANDER, Son, Male, age 30, b. NY, Lawyer
Sam ALEXANDER, Son, Male, age 20, b. NY, Student
Henry ALEXANDER, Son, Male, age 18, b. NY, Student
Maittand ALEXANDER, Son, Male, age 13, b. NY, Scholar
John MC COOK, SonL, Male, age 35, b. OH, Lawyer, Parents b. OH
Netta MC COOK, Dau, Female, age 25, b. NY, At Home
Susan MC COOK, GDau, Female, age 8M, b. NJ
Christine SWANTZ, Other, Female, age 34, b. SWE, Chambermaid
Rachael MORRISSON, Other, Female, age 35, b. IRE, Laundress
Jane MC CLOY, Other, Widow, Female, age 45, b. IRE, Cook
Amy MARTIN, Other, Female, age 30, b. SCOT, Nurse
Elizabeth SPERE, Other, Widow, Female, age 40, b. Ire, Laundress
Family History Library Film 1254880, NA Film No. T9-0880, Page 171B

Charles married Harriet Valentine Crocker. Harriet was born 1859, Sacremento CA; died 1935. [Group Sheet]

Children:

7. Harriet ALEXANDER was born 1888, New York City.
8. Mary Crocker ALEXANDER was born 1895; died 1986.

Janetta Wadel ALEXANDER

(1.Susan¹) was born 01 Jan 1854, New York; died 12 Mar 1934, Palm Beach, Palm Beach Co. FL; was buried , Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, NJ.

Notes:

1880 Census, New York City (Manhattan)
Henry M. ALEXANDER, Self, Male, age 60, b. NJ, Lawyer, Parents b. NJ
Susan ALEXANDER, Wife, Female, age 50, b. VA, Keeping House, Parents b. VA
Charles ALEXANDER, Son, Male, age 30, b. NY, Lawyer
Sam ALEXANDER, Son, Male, age 20, b. NY, Student
Henry ALEXANDER, Son, Male, age 18, b. NY, Student
Maittand ALEXANDER, Son, Male, age 13, b. NY, Scholar
John MC COOK, SonL, Male, age 35, b. OH, Lawyer, Parents b. OH
Netta MC COOK, Dau, Female, age 25, b. NY, At Home
Susan MC COOK, GDau, Female, age 8M, b. NJ
Christine SWANTZ, Other, Female, age 34, b. SWE, Chambermaid
Rachael MORRISSON, Other, Female, age 35, b. IRE, Laundress
Jane MC CLOY, Other, Widow, Female, age 45, b. IRE, Cook
Amy MARTIN, Other, Female, age 30, b. SCOT, Nurse
Elizabeth SPERE, Other, Widow, Female, age 40, b. Ire, Laundress
Family History Library Film 1254880, NA Film No. T9-0880, Page 171B

Buried:
Grave location:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Alexander&GSiman=1&GScid=100174&GRid=80590272&

Janetta married John James McCook. John was born 25 May 1845, Carrollton Carroll Co. OH; died 17 Sep 1911, Sea Bright Monmouth Co. NJ; was buried , Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, NJ. [Group Sheet]

Children:

9. Henry Alexander McCook was born 07 May 1877, New York City; died 27 Jul 1878, New York City.
10. Susan Alexander McCook was born 12 Sep 1879, New Jersey; died 26 Dec 1977, New York City; was buried , John Jay Cemetery Rye Westchester Co. NY.
11. Janetta Wadel McCook died 1910.
12. Caroline Alexander McCook
13. Harriet McCook
14. Martha McCook

Samuel ALEXANDER

(1.Susan¹) was born 02 Apr 1858, New York City.

Notes:

1880 Census, New York City (Manhattan)
Henry M. ALEXANDER, Self, Male, age 60, b. NJ, Lawyer, Parents b. NJ
Susan ALEXANDER, Wife, Female, age 50, b. VA, Keeping House, Parents b. VA
Charles ALEXANDER, Son, Male, age 30, b. NY, Lawyer
Sam ALEXANDER, Son, Male, age 20, b. NY, Student
Henry ALEXANDER, Son, Male, age 18, b. NY, Student
Maittand ALEXANDER, Son, Male, age 13, b. NY, Scholar
John MC COOK, SonL, Male, age 35, b. OH, Lawyer, Parents b. OH
Netta MC COOK, Dau, Female, age 25, b. NY, At Home
Susan MC COOK, GDau, Female, age 8M, b. NJ
Christine SWANTZ, Other, Female, age 34, b. SWE, Chambermaid
Rachael MORRISSON, Other, Female, age 35, b. IRE, Laundress
Jane MC CLOY, Other, Widow, Female, age 45, b. IRE, Cook
Amy MARTIN, Other, Female, age 30, b. SCOT, Nurse
Elizabeth SPERE, Other, Widow, Female, age 40, b. Ire, Laundress
Family History Library Film 1254880, NA Film No. T9-0880, Page 171B

Henry Addison ALEXANDER

(1.Susan¹) was born 17 Dec 1861, New York City.

Notes:

1880 Census, New York City (Manhattan)
Henry M. ALEXANDER, Self, Male, age 60, b. NJ, Lawyer, Parents b. NJ
Susan ALEXANDER, Wife, Female, age 50, b. VA, Keeping House, Parents b. VA
Charles ALEXANDER, Son, Male, age 30, b. NY, Lawyer
Sam ALEXANDER, Son, Male, age 20, b. NY, Student
Henry ALEXANDER, Son, Male, age 18, b. NY, Student
Maittand ALEXANDER, Son, Male, age 13, b. NY, Scholar
John MC COOK, SonL, Male, age 35, b. OH, Lawyer, Parents b. OH
Netta MC COOK, Dau, Female, age 25, b. NY, At Home
Susan MC COOK, GDau, Female, age 8M, b. NJ
Christine SWANTZ, Other, Female, age 34, b. SWE, Chambermaid
Rachael MORRISSON, Other, Female, age 35, b. IRE, Laundress
Jane MC CLOY, Other, Widow, Female, age 45, b. IRE, Cook
Amy MARTIN, Other, Female, age 30, b. SCOT, Nurse
Elizabeth SPERE, Other, Widow, Female, age 40, b. Ire, Laundress
Family History Library Film 1254880, NA Film No. T9-0880, Page 171B

Henry married Grace Green. [Group Sheet]

Children:

15. Eleanor Butler ALEXANDER was born Dec 1889, New York City; died 29 May 1960, Oyster Bay, NY; was buried , Youngs Memorial Cemetery, Oyster Bay, NY.

Maitland ALEXANDER

(1.Susan¹) was born 08 Apr 1867, New York City; died 03 Jan 1940, Sewickley, Allegheny Co. PA.

Notes:

Graduate of Princeton University, 1889. Went to Princeton Theological Seminary and 14 April 1892 was ordained as a Presbyterian minister.

He served briefly in churches in Long Branch, New Jersey, and Harlem, New York City; and later became known as a prominent Presbyterian pastor at the First Presbyterian Church of Pittsburgh, where he served for thirty years. In 1914 he was Moderator of the Presbyterian Church. In 1918 he was given a year?s leave by his church to serve as Director of Religious Work for the American occupation army in Coblenz, Germany.

1880 Census, New York City (Manhattan)
Henry M. ALEXANDER, Self, Male, age 60, b. NJ, Lawyer, Parents b. NJ
Susan ALEXANDER, Wife, Female, age 50, b. VA, Keeping House, Parents b. VA
Charles ALEXANDER, Son, Male, age 30, b. NY, Lawyer
Sam ALEXANDER, Son, Male, age 20, b. NY, Student
Henry ALEXANDER, Son, Male, age 18, b. NY, Student
Maittand ALEXANDER, Son, Male, age 13, b. NY, Scholar
John MC COOK, SonL, Male, age 35, b. OH, Lawyer, Parents b. OH
Netta MC COOK, Dau, Female, age 25, b. NY, At Home
Susan MC COOK, GDau, Female, age 8M, b. NJ
Christine SWANTZ, Other, Female, age 34, b. SWE, Chambermaid
Rachael MORRISSON, Other, Female, age 35, b. IRE, Laundress
Jane MC CLOY, Other, Widow, Female, age 45, b. IRE, Cook
Amy MARTIN, Other, Female, age 30, b. SCOT, Nurse
Elizabeth SPERE, Other, Widow, Female, age 40, b. Ire, Laundress
Family History Library Film 1254880, NA Film No. T9-0880, Page 171B

Maitland married Madelaine Frances Laughlin. Madelaine was born ca 1882, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]

Children:

16. Maitland ALEXANDER, Jr. was born 21 May 1908, Pennsylvania; died 15 Feb 1973, Palm Beach, Palm Beach Co. FL.
17. Alexander Laughlin ALEXANDER was born 1911, Pennsylvania.
18. Madelaine ALEXANDER was born 1912, Pennsylvania.
19. Charles B. ALEXANDER was born 1916, Pennsylvania.

Generation: 3

7. Harriet ALEXANDER (2.Charles², 1.Susan¹) was born 1888, New York City.
8. Mary Crocker ALEXANDER (2.Charles², 1.Susan¹) was born 1895; died 1986.
9. Henry Alexander McCook (3.Janetta², 1.Susan¹) was born 07 May 1877, New York City; died 27 Jul 1878, New York City.

10.

Susan Alexander McCook

(3.Janetta², 1.Susan¹) was born 12 Sep 1879, New Jersey; died 26 Dec 1977, New York City; was buried , John Jay Cemetery Rye Westchester Co. NY.

Notes:

1880 Census, New York City (Manhattan)
Henry M. ALEXANDER, Self, Male, age 60, b. NJ, Lawyer, Parents b. NJ
Susan ALEXANDER, Wife, Female, age 50, b. VA, Keeping House, Parents b. VA
Charles ALEXANDER, Son, Male, age 30, b. NY, Lawyer
Sam ALEXANDER, Son, Male, age 20, b. NY, Student
Henry ALEXANDER, Son, Male, age 18, b. NY, Student
Maittand ALEXANDER, Son, Male, age 13, b. NY, Scholar
John MC COOK, SonL, Male, age 35, b. OH, Lawyer, Parents b. OH
Netta MC COOK, Dau, Female, age 25, b. NY, At Home
Susan MC COOK, GDau, Female, age 8M, b. NJ
Christine SWANTZ, Other, Female, age 34, b. SWE, Chambermaid
Rachael MORRISSON, Other, Female, age 35, b. IRE, Laundress
Jane MC CLOY, Other, Widow, Female, age 45, b. IRE, Cook
Amy MARTIN, Other, Female, age 30, b. SCOT, Nurse
Elizabeth SPERE, Other, Widow, Female, age 40, b. Ire, Laundress
Family History Library Film 1254880, NA Film No. T9-0880, Page 171B

Buried:
Grave location with obituary:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=80589123

Susan married Peter Augustus Jay. Peter was born 23 Aug 1877, Newport, RI; died 18 Oct 1933, Washington, DC; was buried , John Jay Cemetery Rye Westchester Co. NY. [Group Sheet]

Children:

20. Emily Kane Jay was born 24 Nov 1911, New York City; died 20 Dec 1926, Buenos Aires, Argentina; was buried , John Jay Cemetery Rye Westchester Co. NY.

11.

Janetta Wadel McCook

(3.Janetta², 1.Susan¹) died 1910.

Janetta married Malcolm Douglas Whitman 1906. Malcolm was born 05 Mar 1877, Andover, Essex Co. MA; died 1932. [Group Sheet]

Children:

21. Janeta Whitman was born 1908.
22. Malcolm Whitman was born 12 Dec 1909, New York City; died 05 Mar 1958, Monterey, CA.

12.

Caroline Alexander McCook

(3.Janetta², 1.Susan¹)

Notes:

The wedding of John Junius Morgan of London, son of the Rev. John B. and Mrs. Morgan of Paris, and nephew of J. Pierpont Morgan, and Miss Caroline Alexander McCook, third daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John J. McCook, took place at 8:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon at the town house of the bride's parents, 10 West Fifty-fourth Street. The Rev. Maitland Alexander of the First Presbyterian Church of Pittsburg, Penn., an uncle of the bride officiated . . . The bridal party consisted of the flower girls, the Misses Harriet McCook, a young sister of the bride, and Helen Hamilton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. Pierson Hamilton, and six bridesmaids, Miss Martha McCook, the bride's sister; the Misses Harriet and Janetta Alexander, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. C. Alexander, and Miss Eleanor Alexander, daughter of Mrs. Henry A. Alexander, all cousins of the bride . . ."

Caroline married John Junius Morgan 06 Oct 1908, New York City. John was born ca 1871. [Group Sheet]

13. Harriet McCook (3.Janetta², 1.Susan¹)
14. Martha McCook (3.Janetta², 1.Susan¹)

15.

Eleanor Butler ALEXANDER

(5.Henry², 1.Susan¹) was born Dec 1889, New York City; died 29 May 1960, Oyster Bay, NY; was buried , Youngs Memorial Cemetery, Oyster Bay, NY.

Notes:

During her husband's service as Governor of Puerto Rico and Governor-General of the Philippines, she served during three years as First Lady of Puerto Rico (1929-1932) and the Philippines (1932-1933).

Throughout her life Eleanor Alexander not only supported "Ted" Roosevelt (the only general officer to land in the first wave on D-Day) in his career, but also proved a highly organized, socially conscious person in her own right. She helped improve the conditions of Puerto Rican women while her husband was governor of the island (1929-31); she organized the first American women's committee for China Relief (1937); and she directed the American Red Cross Club in England (1942). Eleanor received citations and commendations from, among others, the French government, Gen. John J. Pershing, and the U.S. War Department. She also wrote a fascinating account of her life in her memoirs, Day Before Yesterday.

More info:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleanor_Butler_Alexander-Roosevelt

Buried:
Grave location:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Roosevelt&GSiman=1&GScid=641181&GRid=17653061&

Eleanor married General Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. 20 Jun 1910, New York City. Theodore (son of Theodore Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carrow) was born 13 Sep 1887, Oyster Bay Cove, NY; died 11 Jul 1944, Normandy, France; was buried , Coleville Sur Mer, Normandy France. [Group Sheet]

Children:

23. Grace Green Roosevelt was born 17 Aug 1911; died Feb 1994, Glyndon, MD.
24. Theodore Roosevelt, III was born 14 Jun 1914, New York City; died 02 May 2001, Mount Desert, ME.
25. Cornelius Van Schaak Roosevelt was born 23 Oct 1915, New York City; died 03 Aug 1991, Washington, DC.
26. Major Quintin Roosevelt, II was born 04 Nov 1919, New York City; died 21 Dec 1948, Basalt Island, Hong Kong, China ; was buried , Youngs Memorial Cemetery, Oyster Bay, NY.

16.

Maitland ALEXANDER, Jr.

(6.Maitland², 1.Susan¹) was born 21 May 1908, Pennsylvania; died 15 Feb 1973, Palm Beach, Palm Beach Co. FL.

Notes:

Archive Name: Alumni Horae
Volume 56, Issue 1, Page 42, Obituaries 3
Originally published: Spring 1976

Obituary: Maitland Alexander, Jr.

1926-Maitland Alexander, Jr. died in Palm Beach, Florida, February 15, 1973. The son of Dr. Maitland Alexander and Madelaine Laughlin Alexander, he was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, May 21, 1908, and entered the Second Form in 1921. He was a member of the Library Association and the Cadmean, and was a supervisor in the Lower.

After graduating cum laude, he went on to Princeton, there to receive his bachelor's degree in 1930, and to Columbia University Medical School, to earn his M. D. He served for four years in the Army during World War II, becoming a lieutenant colonel in command of the 39th portable surgical
hospital on Guadalcanal, at Finschhafen, and in Manila.

After the war, he practiced surgery in Pittsburgh, on the staffs of the Allegheny General and Sewickley Valley Hospitals. He is survived by his wife, now Mrs. Anne P. Owsley; her son, Louis C. Clark, whom he adopted; two other sons, Dr. Charles B. Alexander and Maitland Alexander, 3d, and two daughters, Madelaine and Isabel B. Alexander

Maitland married Ann Paul. [Group Sheet]

Children:

17. Alexander Laughlin ALEXANDER (6.Maitland², 1.Susan¹) was born 1911, Pennsylvania.
18. Madelaine ALEXANDER (6.Maitland², 1.Susan¹) was born 1912, Pennsylvania.
19. Charles B. ALEXANDER (6.Maitland², 1.Susan¹) was born 1916, Pennsylvania.

Generation: 4

20.

Emily Kane Jay

(10.Susan³, 3.Janetta², 1.Susan¹) was born 24 Nov 1911, New York City; died 20 Dec 1926, Buenos Aires, Argentina; was buried , John Jay Cemetery Rye Westchester Co. NY.

Notes:

Emily Kane Jay 15, was the daughter of Peter Augustus Jay and Susan Alexander McCook Jay. Her father was the Ambassador to Argentina. Right after the death of his daughter Peter resigned his post and went into retirement.

Emily had been suffering from sleeping sickness, and while ill her appendix burst and she died after surgery.

Funeral services where held at the Embassy, and her body taken to a Vault, to be brought back for burial in the family cemetery.

Buried:
Grave location and photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=80569061

21. Janeta Whitman (11.Janetta³, 3.Janetta², 1.Susan¹) was born 1908.
22. Malcolm Whitman (11.Janetta³, 3.Janetta², 1.Susan¹) was born 12 Dec 1909, New York City; died 05 Mar 1958, Monterey, CA.

23.

Grace Green Roosevelt

(15.Eleanor³, 5.Henry², 1.Susan¹) was born 17 Aug 1911; died Feb 1994, Glyndon, MD.

Grace married William McMillan. [Group Sheet]

Children:

31. Eleanor McMillan
32. William McMillan, Jr.

24.

Theodore Roosevelt, III

(15.Eleanor³, 5.Henry², 1.Susan¹) was born 14 Jun 1914, New York City; died 02 May 2001, Mount Desert, ME.

Notes:

Biographical Info:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Roosevelt_III

Theodore married Anne Mason Babcock. Anne was born 1914; died 29 Jan 2001, Mount Desert, ME. [Group Sheet]

Children:

33. Theodore Roosevelt, IV

25.

Cornelius Van Schaak Roosevelt

(15.Eleanor³, 5.Henry², 1.Susan¹) was born 23 Oct 1915, New York City; died 03 Aug 1991, Washington, DC.

Notes:

He was the third child of Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.. He served in the Navy during World War II and was later an officer in the CIA.

More info:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornelius_V.S._Roosevelt

26.

Major Quintin Roosevelt, II

(15.Eleanor³, 5.Henry², 1.Susan¹) was born 04 Nov 1919, New York City; died 21 Dec 1948, Basalt Island, Hong Kong, China ; was buried , Youngs Memorial Cemetery, Oyster Bay, NY.

Notes:

He was the fourth child of Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. and Eleanor Butler Alexander-Roosevelt. He was the namesake of his uncle Quentin Roosevelt who was killed in action during World War I in 1918.

While serving as the Director of the China National Aviation Corporation, he was killed in a plane crash near Hong Kong.

More info:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quentin_Roosevelt_II

Buried:
His body was on Basalt Island, but a memorial gravestone for him is located at his wife's grave in Youngs Memorial Cemetery in Oyster Bay, New York.

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Roosevelt&GSiman=1&GScid=641181&GRid=17653617&

Quintin married Frances Blanche Webb 12 Apr 1944. Frances was born 11 Sep 1995, Kansas City, Jackson Co. MO; died 11 Sep 1995, Oyster Bay, NY; was buried , Youngs Memorial Cemetery, Oyster Bay, NY. [Group Sheet]

Children:

27. Dr. Charles B. ALEXANDER (16.Maitland³, 6.Maitland², 1.Susan¹)
28. Maitland ALEXANDER, III (16.Maitland³, 6.Maitland², 1.Susan¹)

29.

Madelaine Laughlin ALEXANDER

(16.Maitland³, 6.Maitland², 1.Susan¹)

Madelaine married William Alexander Gordon. [Group Sheet]

Children:

37. William Alexander Gordon, Jr. was born 28 Dec 1937; died 11 Apr 2011.
38. Laughlin Alexander Gordon
39. Charles Alexander Gordon

30. Isabel ALEXANDER (16.Maitland³, 6.Maitland², 1.Susan¹)