1763 - 1848 (84 years)
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| Name |
Rhoda M Cunningham-xx |
| Birth |
15 Oct 1763 |
Rowan Co, NC  [1] |
| Gender |
Female |
| Death |
29 Jan 1848 |
Buncombe Co, NC [1] |
| Findagrave.com |
05 Apr 2025 |
| See Notes |
| Burial |
Swannanoa, Buncombe Co, NC [1] |
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| Person ID |
I3285 |
Butler Family Tree |
| Last Modified |
6 Jun 2026 |
Family  |
James H Alexander, b. 23 Dec 1756, Buffalo Creek, Rowan Co, NC d. 28 Jun 1844, Bee Tree Creek, Buncombe Co, NC (Age 87 years) |
| Marriage |
19 Mar 1782 |
Allison Creek, York District, SC |
| Notes |
Children:
son John Cunningham Alexander 3/22/1783 - 1857
- on 12/31/1805 or 1808 married Jane Huston Patton
dau Rhoda E Alexander 1812
- possible, but not certain
son George N Alexander 1813
- possible, but not certain
dau Rachel Caroline Alexander 1821
- possible, but not certain
son John P Alexander 1826
dau Sarah A Alexander 1827
- possible, but not certain
son Robert W Alexander 1828
son William M Alexander 1828
dau Rhoda Alexander 11/6/1785 - 1881
- married ??? McDaniel
son George Couples Alexander 9/10/1790 - 1880
- on 6/23/1818 married Elizabeth H Forster
dau Sophronia Alexander 1820
- (probable, not certain, daughter of George C. and Elizabeth)
son James H Alexander 1823
- married Mary White
dau Sarah Alexander 1854
dau Rachel Caroline Alexander 1856
dau America Alexander 1857
dau Catherine Alexander 1858
son James M Alexander 1862
dau Orra Alexander 1825 - 1/1870
- apparently died single -- see note below
son Thomas F Alexander 1827
dau Celina/Salina Alexander 1829
son George Alexander 1832
dau Rhoda Alexander 1836
son William F Alexander 1839
son James Mitchell Alexander 5/22/1795 (or 1792 on findagrave) - 1858 ** Not listed in will **
- on 9/8/1814 married Nancy Forster
son Robert S. Alexander 9/2/1795 - 1868
- on 5/25/1820 married Jane Wilson
dau Louisa Alexander 1823
dau Rhoda Alexander 1826
dau Harriett Alexander 1834
dau Mary Alexander 1837
son James Alexander 1841
dau Fanny Alexander 1845
dau Rachel Alexander 12/30/1797 - 1873
- on 12/2/1824 married Moses White
son James White 1826
dau Rhoda White 1828
son Robert White 1830
dau Mary White 1834
- (not the Mary White who married James Alexander, the son of George and Elizabeth)
son George White 1835
dau Rachel White 1838
son William White 1842
son William Davidson Alexander 12/10/1800 - 1872
- on 4/21/1825 married Leah Burgin
son John B Alexander 1825
son Benjamin Julius Alexander 1830
dau Harriett Alexander 1832
son Albertus Alexander 1834
dau Rhoda Alexander 1836
dau Sophronia Alexander 1838
son William Alexander 1840
son Newton Humphrey Alexander 6/11/1803 - 1847 both in Buncombe Co, NC
- on 12/26/1826 married Mary Ann 'Polly' Forster - d. bef 4/1853
son William Julius Alexander 1829
- in 1855 in Buncomb Co, NC married Margaret Moore
son Charles M Alexander 1857
dau Harriet E Alexander 1856
son James R Alexander 1860
son David Alexander 1862
dau Lucy(Lucinda) Alexander 1865
- probably Lucinda for her maternal grandmother
dau Fanny Alexander 1868
son James M Alexander 1835
dau Harriett Emaline Alexander 1844
son Henry Newton Alexander 1844 - 1923 both in Buncombe Co, NC
- in 1867 in Henry Co, TN married Samantha B Veazey
son James Robert Alexander 1869 Henry Co, TN
- bef 1902 in Carroll Co, MO married Sara Carl
son Carl Alexander 1902 Carroll Co, MO
- bef 1910 in Carroll Co, MO married Daisy Summers
dau Della Alexander 1910
dau Lottie Alexander 1912
dau Nadine Alexander 1914
son James Robert Alexander Jr 1916
son Samuel Alexander 1918
son William Clyde Alexander 1870 Henry Co, TN
- married Cora Courtney
dau Carrie Sue Alexander 1898
dau Hilda Alexander 1902
son William Clyde Alexander Jr 1907
dau Jolly Dell Alexander 1912
dau Minnie May Alexander 1872 Henry Co, TN
- married Jules Golay
son Lewis A Golay 1901
dau Lucille A Golay 1904
dau Wilmoth A Golay 1906
dau Helen B Golay 1908
son Henry J Golay 1912
son Sidney Clifford Alexander 1875 Lenoir Co, NC - 1963 Franklin Co, OH
- in 1895 Asheville, NC married Annie Mazyck Hume
son William Henry Alexander 1901
son Walter Newton Alexander 1877 NC
- married (?) Clara Peloubet
son William Alexander 1928
son Wayne Edgar Alexander 1879 NC
- married Addie Gaston
son Wayne Edgar Alexander Jr 1916
dau Kelley Emma Alexander 1882 NC
dau Lottie Lee Alexander 1899 NC
- married James G Anderson
son James G Anderson Jr 1902
son Glenn E Anderson 1905
dau Margaret L Anderson 1908
son Arthur A Anderson 1914
son John B Anderson 1919
dau Mary Elizabeth Alexander 4/10/1806 - 1848
- 1/9/1832 married Joseph Alexander McEntire
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| Photos |
 | Alexander-James-(Rhoda-(Cunningham))
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 | Alexander-James-(Rhoda-(Cunningham))-2
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| Family ID |
F761 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
6 Jun 2026 |
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| Notes |
- dau of Humphrey Cunningham and Rhoda M Simmeral
- ** See marriage notes for list of children **
- ** See James H Alexander notes **
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Found at findagrave.com on 4/5/2025
Rhoda Cunningham Alexander
Birth: 15 Oct 1763 Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
Death: 29 Jan 1848 (aged 84) Swannanoa, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
Burial: Piney Grove Cemetery, Swannanoa, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
Memorial #: 27790383
Bio:
Rhoda was the daughter of Humphrey and Rhoda Cunningham. She married James Alexander.
Birth: 1763- Date from Alexander family Bible record. Gravestone has 13 October.
Marriage: 1782- Camden District, SC. Married by Mr. Watson in his home. This area became York Co. in 1785. Heritage of Buncombe Co., NC. Art. #202. By: Bryson. Pension application of Rhoda Alexander. Alexander family Bible.
Note: 1788- Burke Co., NC. Rhoda's husband James Alexander purchased land on Bull Creek, near to the home of George Cunningham Sr. This area became Buncombe County in 1792 and is located off of the Swannanoa River. Land Entries in Burke Co., NC. 1778-1779.
Alexander Family Bible records birth on 15 Oct.
Family Members
Parents
Humphrey Cunningham 1730-1806
Rhoda Simril Cunningham 1733-1831
Spouse
James Alexander 1756-1844
Siblings
George Cunningham 1753-1837
James Cunningham 1755-1808
Mary Magdaline Cunningham Patton 1764-1843
Catharine Cunningham Hannah 1764-1837
Sarah Jane Cunningham Patton 1765-1825
Children
John Cunningham Alexander 1783-1857
Rhoda Alexander McDaniel 1785-1881
George Couples Alexander 1790-1880
COL James Mitchell Alexander 1792-1858
Robert S. Alexander 1795-1868
Rachel Alexander White 1797-1873
William Davidson Alexander 1800-1872
Newton Humphrey Alexander 1803-1847
Elizabeth Alexander McEntire 1806-1848
Created by: Charles E. Carroll (46952409)
Added: 2008-06-24T14:57:07.000Z
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27790383/rhoda-alexander
Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27790383/rhoda-alexander: accessed April 5, 2025), memorial page for Rhoda Cunningham Alexander (15 Oct 1763-29 Jan 1848), Find a Grave Memorial ID 27790383, citing Piney Grove Cemetery, Swannanoa, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by Charles E. Carroll (contributor 46952409).
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