William F. Alexander, shoe merchant, of Jackson, Tenn., and a native of that city, was born on the 3rd of February, 1844, son of William and Elizabeth (Paramore) Alexander, who were born in South and North Carolina respectively. The father came to Jackson, Tenn., in the thirties, and was a successful carpenter. He was captain of the militia in Jackson in 1840, and was mayor of the town a number of terms before and after the late war. He died January 24, 1878. William F. has always made Jackson his home. When the war broke out he enlisted in Company H, Sixth Regiment Tennessee. Infantry, Confederate States Army, and served as a private two years. In 1868 he engaged in the retail shoe business in Jackson, and has continued that occupation to the present time. He has the largest and best stock of goods in his line in the city, and is doing well financially. He is a Democrat, and has been a member of the city council for the past five years. He is a Mason - Knights Templar degree, and belongs to the K. of P., the K. of H., and A. O. U. W. Mary E. Hughes became his wife in November, 1868. She is a native of Hardeman County, Tenn., and is the mother of six children: John P., William F., J. R., Robert B., Elizabeth and Mary F.

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