Adelore Louis Alexander

Adelore Louis Alexander	Narrative
b. June 19, 1893; St. Joseph, Cloud County, Kansas Father: Oliver Alexander Mother: Delia Lajoy m. August 12, 1919; St. Ann's Church, Zurich, Rooks County, Kansas Wife: Rosana Mary Sorell; children: Adelore Alexander (died age 3 mo.) Alice Alexander Booth Adelore Louis Alexander [son] [daughter] d. December 31, 1953; Gallatin, Daviess County, Missouri	Adelore Louis Alexander was born on June 18, 1893. He was baptised June 25, 1893 by Rev. Louis Mollier; his godparents were Louis and Merence St. Louis. French was his first language; he didn't speak English until grade school. Adelore married Rosana Sorrell on August 12, 1919, in the Catholic Church in Zurich, Kansas. They rented farms throughout Nebraska (including Wakefield, Dixon County) and Missouri. According to his son Frank, Adelore served in the US Cavalry. There once was in Rosana's house in Gallatin, Missouri a photo of Adelore, seated at a desk and wearing his uniform. The photo was in an oval frame with a domed glass. Sadly, the whereabouts of this photo are now unknown. Adelore and Rosana did not teach French to their children; instead, they used it as a "secret language" when they wanted to say something privately. This didn't entirely work; their children did pick up at least a few words of French in the process. Adelore was the father of five children. He is buried in Hillcrest Cemetery, Gallatin, Missouri beside Rosana, beneath a common stone. Updated December 16, 1999 Information from family records, supplemented and corrected by information from "A momento of the Family Round-up, June 13-14, 1989, Concordia, Kansas", prepared by Emily Sorrell McLeaish; copy provided courtesy of Louann Alexander. Also from information provided by Rena Smith.

Narrative

b. June 19, 1893; St. Joseph, Cloud County, Kansas
Father: Oliver Alexander
Mother: Delia Lajoy

m. August 12, 1919; St. Ann's Church, Zurich, Rooks County, Kansas
Wife: Rosana Mary Sorell; children:

Adelore Alexander (died age 3 mo.)
Alice Alexander Booth
Adelore Louis Alexander
[son]
[daughter]

d. December 31, 1953; Gallatin, Daviess County, Missouri

Adelore Louis Alexander was born on June 18, 1893. He was baptised June 25, 1893 by Rev. Louis Mollier; his godparents were Louis and Merence St. Louis. French was his first language; he didn't speak English until grade school.

Adelore married Rosana Sorrell on August 12, 1919, in the Catholic Church in Zurich, Kansas. They rented farms throughout Nebraska (including Wakefield, Dixon County) and Missouri.

According to his son Frank, Adelore served in the US Cavalry. There once was in Rosana's house in Gallatin, Missouri a photo of Adelore, seated at a desk and wearing his uniform. The photo was in an oval frame with a domed glass. Sadly, the whereabouts of this photo are now unknown.

Adelore and Rosana did not teach French to their children; instead, they used it as a "secret language" when they wanted to say something privately. This didn't entirely work; their children did pick up at least a few words of French in the process.

Adelore was the father of five children. He is buried in Hillcrest Cemetery, Gallatin, Missouri beside Rosana, beneath a common stone.

Updated December 16, 1999
Information from family records, supplemented and corrected by information from "A momento of the Family Round-up, June 13-14, 1989, Concordia, Kansas", prepared by Emily Sorrell McLeaish; copy provided courtesy of Louann Alexander. Also from information provided by Rena Smith.