Alexander McKinstry

Alexander McKinstry

Alexander McKinstry, 1822-1879

• Father: Alexander McKinstry b. circa 1784, d. 6 November 1823
• Mother: Elizabeth Clark Thompson b. say 1800, d. 29 August 1863

• Alexander McKinstry was born on 7 March 1822 in Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia.
• He was known as Alex.
• He married Virginia Thompson Dade on 20 March 1845.
• Alexander McKinstry and Virginia Thompson Dade appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1850 in Mobile, Alabama. Other members of the household included Mary Middleton McKinstry, Mordecai McKinstry and Elizabeth McKinstry.
• He was an attorney-at-law, according to the 1850 census.
• Alexander McKinstry and Virginia Thompson Dade appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in Mobile, Alabama. Other members of the household included Mordecai McKinstry, William Dade McKinstry, Louisa Dade McKinstry, Agnes Tankersley McKinstry and Mary Middleton McKinstry.
• He was a lawyer, according to the 1860 census.
• He served as a Colonel with the 32nd Alabama Infantry Regiment, CSA.
• Alexander McKinstry and Virginia Thompson Dade appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1870 in Mobile, Alabama. Other members of the household included Mordecai McKinstry, William Dade McKinstry, Louisa Dade McKinstry, Virginia Dade McKinstry and Mary Ingersoll McKinstry.
• He was a lawyer, according to the 1870 census.
• Alexander McKinstry died on 9 October 1879 at age 57 in Mobile, Alabama.
• He was interred at Magnolia Cemetery, Mobile, Alabama.

• Last Edited: 10 Jul 2014