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Caswell County Genealogy
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 1904 - 1963 (58 years)
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| Name |
Alexander, Jacob Carlyle |
| Birth |
17 Oct 1904 |
Toccoa, Fannin County, Georgia  |
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Male |
| Reference Number |
I57532 |
| Death |
18 Mar 1963 |
Danville, Virginia |
| Person ID |
I57532 |
Caswell County |
| Last Modified |
23 Sep 2023 |
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- Jacob Carlyle (Alex) Alexander (1904-1963)
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J. C. Alexander, Well-Known Here, Dies at His Home
Jacob Carlyle (Alex) Alexander died this morning at 5:50 o'clock at his home, 225 Flora Ave. He apparently suffered a heart attack while preparing to go to work.
Mr. Alexander was a native of Toccoa, Ga., born Oct. 17, 1904. He was a son of the late David Hall Alexander and Cora Robertson Alexander. He lived in Danville for 37 years and for the past 23 years he was employed as a clerk by the Danville Post Office. He formerly operated Alex's Cafe in Yanceyville, N.C. for a number of years. On Oct. 18, 1926, he married Miss Maude Keener, who survives.
Mr. Alexander was a member of the Baptist faith. He was also a member of the Kiwanis Club of Yanceyville, Loyal Order of Moose, Caswell Brotherhood Lodge of Masons and the Danville Consistory Scottish Rite, Acca Temple.
In May 1962, Mr. Alexander was appointed national vice-president of the United Federation of Post Office Clerks, a post placing him in charge of employee relations between the federation and the department in the states of Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina. At the time of his appointment, Mr. Alexander was the first Virginian ever to be named a member of the national executive committee.
Besides his wife he is survived by two sons, David Ronald Alexander of Atlanta, Ga., and Milton Carlyle Alexander, New York, and two sisters: Mrs. Charles Summers, Falls Church, and Mrs. B. S. Chatman of Chattanooga, Tenn.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Wrenn-Yeatts Chapel and interment will be in Highland Burial Park. The body will rest at the funeral home prior to the services and the family will be at 225 Floral Ave.
The Bee (Danville, Virginia), Monday, 18 March 1963.
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Ideal Cafe
The Caswell Messenger (Yanceyville, NC)
July 14, 1932: “Caswell To Be Made Famous By Restaurant.” New stucco building between bank and Messenger office going up by W. H. Hooper and Son. “A beautiful front somewhat like the Old Curiosity Shop, of London.” Joseph Iman, “highly esteemed townsman,” to operate fashionable place that “will take its place in history with Delmonico’s in New York.”
October 1932: Inman’s Cafe to be called “Ideal” as a result of a contest among citizens.
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The Idel Cafe became Alex's Cafe when the business was purchased by Jacob Carlyle (Alex) Alexander (1904-1963).
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"Well it [Alex's Cafe] never reached international acclaim, but it did serve good hot dogs and I came to love Fudge Ripple ice cream there. Alex was a Supervisor with the US Postal Service in Danville and his son Carlyle was one of the original 747 pilots. My grandfather worked the Cafe some, carried mail from Yanceyville to Danville, delivered the Danville newspapers along the route and was known to taxi a few of the boys to Danville so they could go to the movies." Source: Phil Harris 20 January 2022 Post to Rick Frederick's Facebook Page.
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U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989
Name: Jacob C Alexander
Gender: Male
Residence Year: 1929
Street address: 167 Gray
Residence Place: Danville, Virginia, USA
Occupation: Employee
Spouse: Maude Alexander
Publication Title: Danville, Virginia, City Directory, 1929
1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Jacob C Alexander
Gender: Male
Birth Year: abt 1905
Birthplace: Georgia
Race: White
Home in 1930: Danville, Danville (Independent City), Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's Name: Maude F Alexander
Father's Birthplace: South Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: South Carolina
Household Members: Name Age
Jacob C Alexander 25
Maude F Alexander 26
Carlyle M Alexander 0
1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Jacob C Alexander
Age: 35
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1905
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Georgia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Danville, Danville City, Virginia
Street: J Vera Finia Avenue
House Number: 228
Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935: Rural, Caswell, North Carolina
Residence in 1935: Rural, Caswell, North Carolina
Resident on farm in 1935: Yes
Sheet Number: 62B
Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 98
Occupation: Maid Clerk
House Owned or Rented: Owned
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 3000
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: High School, 4th year
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 20
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in Government work
Weeks Worked in 1939: 48
Income: 1600
Income Other Sources: No
Household Members: Name Age
Jacob C Alexander 35
Maud K Alexander 36
Carly W Alexander 10
Ronald Alexander 5
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