Decatur C Alexander

1893 - 1972  (79 years)

• Name	Decatur C Alexander
  Birth	14 Mar 1893	Hudson, Penobscot County, Maine, U.S.A.   [1, 2, 3]
  Census	1900 (6 years)	Hudson, Penobscot County, Maine, U.S.A.   [1]
  He was recorded while living with his parents.
  Age: 7
  Census	1910 (16 years)	Hudson, Penobscot County, Maine, U.S.A.   [4]
  He was recorded while living with his parents.
  Age: 17
  History	6 Apr 1917 (24 years)	US Enters World War I
  Draft Reg	5 Jun 1917 (24 years)	Hudson, Penobscot County, Maine, U.S.A.   [2]
  He registered for the World War I Draft
  Age: 24
  	Draft Registration of Dicatur Alexander
  Married	1919 (25 years)  [5, 6]
  Ruth V. Eaton. She was born in 1902 in Maine and died in 1982. Issue: 1. Clarence Alexander (c1921-____) 2. Lucille R. Alexander )c1924-____)
  Census	1920 (26 years)	Glenburn, Penobscot County, Maine, U.S.A.   [7]
  He was listed as a fruit farm laborer.
  Age: 26
  Address: Puchaw Road
  Residence	1925 (31 years)	Oxford, Oxford County, Maine, U.S.A.   [8]
  Address: 114 Nutter SP
  History	24 Oct 1929 (36 years)	Black Thursday, Great Depression Begins
  Census	1930 (36 years)	Moscow, Somerset County, Maine, U.S.A.   [5]
  He is listed as a road construction worker.
  Age: 37
  Census	1940 (46 years)	Hudson, Penobscot County, Maine, U.S.A.   [9]
  he is listed as a stream shovel driver and divorced.
  Age: 47
  History	7 Dec 1941 (48 years)	Attack on Pearl Harbor
  History	20 Jul 1969 (76 years)	Moon Landing
  Death	9 May 1972	Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine, U.S.A.   [3, 10]
  He married twice with no issue
  Siblings	5 brothers and 4 sisters
  1. Myron F. Alexander,   b. 28 Apr 1889, Hudson, Penobscot County, Maine, U.S.A. d. 5 Nov 1960, Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine, U.S.A.  (Age 71 years)   2. Byron F. Alexander,   b. Apr 1889, Maine, U.S.A. d. 25 May 1961, Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine, U.S.A.  (Age 72 years)   3. Stella E. Alexander,   b. May 1891, Maine, U.S.A.   4. Decatur C Alexander,   b. 14 Mar 1893, Hudson, Penobscot County, Maine, U.S.A. d. 9 May 1972, Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine, U.S.A.  (Age 79 years)   5. Gladys Alexander,   b. Jul 1895, Maine, U.S.A.   6. Hazel V. Alexander,   b. May 1898, Maine, U.S.A.   7. George B. Alexander,   b. abt1901, Maine, U.S.A.   8. Grace B. Alexander,   b. 27 May 1902, Maine, U.S.A. d. 1 Mar 1975, Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine, U.S.A.  (Age 72 years)   9. Charles E. Alexander,   b. Abt 1906, Maine, U.S.A. d. 20 Jul 1986, Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine, U.S.A.  (Age 80 years)   10. Lee Franklin Alexander,   b. 1 Jul 1907, Maine, U.S.A. d. 20 Jul 1986, Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine, U.S.A.  (Age 79 years)
  Half siblings	1 half brother and 3 half sisters (family of Herbert S. Lord and Sarah Melissa Mayhew)
  1. Ernest E. Lord,   b. 7 Nov 1878, Maine, U.S.A.   2. Lena M. Lord,   b. 6 Nov 1879 + 3. Vera May Lord,   b. 27 Apr 1882, Hermon, Penobscot County, Maine, U.S.A. d. 19 Jul 1967, Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 85 years) ▻ Francis William Burnett,  m. 1899 ;   Ernest Freeman Drillen,  m. 7 Aug 1922   4. Marcia P. Lord,   b. 9 Mar 1884, Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine, U.S.A.
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Joseph B. Alexander,   b. Sep 1859, Maine, U.S.A.   (Father)  Lucinda Thompson,   b. 27 Apr 1811, Hermon, Penobscot County, Maine, U.S.A. d. 1 Jan 1866, Hermon, Penobscot County, Maine, U.S.A.  (Age 54 years)  (Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I11638
  Last Modified	18 Nov 2025

  
  

  Father	Joseph B. Alexander,   b. Sep 1859, Maine, U.S.A.
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Sarah Melissa Mayhew,   b. 23 Jan 1860, Addison, Washington County, Maine, U.S.A. d. 19 Dec 1937, Hudson, Penobscot County, Maine, U.S.A. (Age 77 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F1779	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Decatur C Alexander(1893 – 1972) 2Joseph B. Alexander(1859 – ) 4 8 16 17 9 18 19 5 10 20 21 11 22 23 3Sarah Melissa Mayhew(1860 – 1937) 6James M. Mayhew(1833 – 1912) 12William Thomas Mayhew(Abt 1804 – ) 24James Mayhew(1752 – 1846) 25Susanna Pomeroy(Abt 1768 – 1846) 13Faith Smith Flagg(Abt 1803 – ) 26 27 7Amanda Jane Clark(Abt 1832 – 1884) 14Richard Lancaster Clark(1809 – 1831) 28[no first name] Clark 29Mary Lancaster(Abt 1778 – ) 15Lucinda Thompson(1811 – 1866) 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 14 Mar 1893 - Hudson, Penobscot County, Maine, U.S.A. Census - 1900 - Hudson, Penobscot County, Maine, U.S.A. Census - 1910 - Hudson, Penobscot County, Maine, U.S.A. Draft Reg - 5 Jun 1917 - Hudson, Penobscot County, Maine, U.S.A. Census - 1920 - Glenburn, Penobscot County, Maine, U.S.A. Residence - 1925 - Oxford, Oxford County, Maine, U.S.A. Census - 1930 - Moscow, Somerset County, Maine, U.S.A. Census - 1940 - Hudson, Penobscot County, Maine, U.S.A. Death - 9 May 1972 - Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [s137] Bureau of the Census, 1900 U.S. Federal Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004). Year: 1900; Census Place: Hudson, Penobscot, Maine; Roll: 597; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0069; FHL microfilm: 1240597 [S33] United States, Selective Service System, U.S. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005). [S10] Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011). [s186] Bureau of the Census, 1910 U.S. Federal Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 20). Year: 1910; Census Place: Hudson, Penobscot, Maine; Roll: T624_544; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0134; FHL microfilm: 1374557 [S20 ] Bureau of the Census, 1930 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002). Year: 1930; Census Place: Moscow, Somerset, Maine; Roll: 839; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0053; Image: 753.0; FHL microfilm: 2340574 [S110] Ancestry.com, Ancestry Family Trees, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [s26] Bureau of the Census, 1920 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010). Year: 1920; Census Place: Glenburn, Penobscot, Maine; Roll: T625_646; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 101; Image: 375 [S23] Ancestry.com, U.S. City Directories, 1822-1989, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011). Oxford, Maine, City Directory, 1925 [s21] Bureau of the Census, 1940 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012). Year: 1940; Census Place: Hudson, Penobscot, Maine; Roll: T627_1487; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 10-76 [S152] Maine Death Index, 1960-1997, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc., 2009). Certificate Number: 7204383