Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Alexander, James M March 1, 1902
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Virginian-Pilot, March 18, 1902
Captain James M. Alexander - The body of Captain James M. Alexander, who disap
disappeared Saturday, March 1, was found early yesterday morning floating in Mahon
Mahone's Lake near the center of the Holt Street bridge.
. . .
[The body] was taken to the temporary morgue at Morris' undertaking est
establishment, where Coroner Batts decided that death resulted from accidental dro
drowning and an inquest was unnecessary. Later it was taken to Oliver's und
undertaking establishment from which place the funeral took place a 5 o'clock yes
yesterday afternoon.
Captain Alexander resided at 509 E Brambleton Avenue and leaves a wife and five ch
children. The last seen of him alive was on E Main Street late the Saturday af
afternoon he disappeared. It is supposed he tried to cross the causeway over th
the canal and missed his footing.
. . .
Captain Alexander was a brother of Captain Walter A. Alexander, of the tug 
Pocahontas, and was himself in command of the tug Lumberman. He was a man of 
about 45 years of age.

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Elmwood Cemetery

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