Alexander M. Wetherill obit
Contributed by Suzzette Yandle 16 Sep 2004.
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Obituary
for
Alexander M. Wetherill
Born ca 1879  and  Died 09 Jan 1940

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Former Division Chief Dies

Seattle, Jan. 9.- (AP)-
Alexander M. Wetherill, 61, wartime
infantry colonel and chief of staff of the
18th (Cactus) division, died today.


Source: Unidentified newspaper clipping, unidentified year, 
unidentified column /page.


Submitter's notes:

This obituary probably was published in the newspaper: The Taylorsville 
Times, Taylorsville, Alexander Co NC.  It was found on the backside of 
another obituary that has been identified as having been published on 
09 Jan 1940.  Permission has been granted from Gary Herman of The 
Taylorsville Times for this article to be submitted to USGenWeb 
Archives.

Helpful and additional information regarding Alexander M. Wetherill can 
be found on the RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project: Tinsley Roots, 
Branches & Twigs submitted by Lynn Tinsley with update on 09 Apr 2004.
Some of that information from that website is:
His full name was Alexander Macomb Wetherill, born 18 July 1878. He and 
his wife are buried in the Arlington National Cemetery.  He married 
Sidonia F. __?__ who was born ca 1881 in CA.  He had at least two 
daughters Sidonia and Marjory.  Some of the locations where he lived 
are Dakota Territory [probably at Fort Stevenson, Stevens, Dakota 
Territory where his father was enumerated in the 1880 census], Rhode 
Island, Philippine Islands, Washington DC, Seattle WA, and MO.  
Alexander's parents were Alexander Macomb Wetherill who was born 23 May 
1845 in PA, and May Hubbard born in Illinois in May 1853.