John Alexander Bowery

John Alexander was born on October 24th, 1877 in Tennessee.  John Alexander's father was John Conrad Bowery and his mother was Barsheba Hodge.  His paternal grandparents were Conrad Russell Bowery and Sarah Shipley; his maternal grandparents were John Hodge and Rebecca Mears. He had a brother and a sister, named William Henry and Elizabeth Rebecca.  He was the youngest of the three children.  He died at the age of 72 on January 15th, 1950.