Janetta Wadel ALEXANDER: Appalachian Aristocracy

1854 - 1934 (80 years)

Generation: 1

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.

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:

2. Henry Alexander McCook was born 07 May 1877, New York City; died 27 Jul 1878, New York City.
3. 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.
4. Janetta Wadel McCook died 1910.
5. Caroline Alexander McCook
6. Harriet McCook
7. Martha McCook

Generation: 2

2. Henry Alexander McCook (1.Janetta¹) was born 07 May 1877, New York City; died 27 Jul 1878, New York City.

Susan Alexander McCook

(1.Janetta¹) 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:

8. 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.

Janetta Wadel McCook

(1.Janetta¹) died 1910.

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

Children:

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

Caroline Alexander McCook

(1.Janetta¹)

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]

6. Harriet McCook (1.Janetta¹)
7. Martha McCook (1.Janetta¹)

Generation: 3

Emily Kane Jay

(3.Susan², 1.Janetta¹) 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

9. Janeta Whitman (4.Janetta², 1.Janetta¹) was born 1908.
10. Malcolm Whitman (4.Janetta², 1.Janetta¹) was born 12 Dec 1909, New York City; died 05 Mar 1958, Monterey, CA.