Lancaster County NeArchives Biographies.....Alexander, John Merriam 1888 - 
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John Merriam Alexander

John M. Alexander was born at Sigourney, Iowa, April 28, 1888, the son of Harry
Edgar and Katherine (Cogley) Alexander. His father, who was a builder, was born
at Sigourney, and was the son of a Mississippi River freighter. His ancestors
were early pioneers in New England where they settled near Concord,
Massachusetts. Later they came west with General Putnam, beginning the town of
Marietta, Ohio. John M. Alexander’s mother was born at Sigourney.

Mr. Alexander was educated in the high schools at Richland and Sigourney, and in
1910 was graduated from the University of Nebraska, with an A. B. degree. He was
a member of Phi Delta Phi, and during his college days he worked as a freight
trucker, and at his graduation he had saved $65.00. He entered the real estate
commission business in 1910, and a little later became a builder. He has
continued in this profession since that date, and for over 20 years has been a
business man of prominence at Lincoln.

He married Helen Abbott Boggs at Lincoln, her birthplace, June 13, 1913. They
have four children, John Charles, born January 25, 1915; Robert E., born June
15, 1917; Mary Katharine, born August 29, 1920, and Philip Abbott, born March
20, 1924. Mr. Alexander is a member of the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce and the
East-ridge Club. He is fond of golfing, and mechanics. He is a Republican.
Residence: Lincoln.


Additional Comments:
Extracted from 
Nebraskana
Edited by Sara Mullin Baldwin & Robert Morton Baldwin

The Baldwin Company
Hebron, NE
1932

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