Alexander Harrell

1825 - 1880  (55 years)

• Name	Alexander Harrell  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	20 Apr 1825	North Carolina, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1840	Claiborne County, Tennessee, USA   [4]
  	Son of Maria and Zachariah Harrell
  Military Service	15 Nov 1847	Tennessee, USA   [1, 2, 5]
  	American Army - Mexican War; 5th Infantry
  Census	1870	Brush Creek, Wayne, Illinois, USA   [3]
  	Lydia and Alexander Harrell
  Death	13 Oct 1880	Illinois, USA   [1]
  Burial	Harrell Cemetery, Wayne County, Illinois, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I23860	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Zachariah Harrell   d. 1841, Claiborne County, Tennessee, USA
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Maria Carrell,   b. 1800, North Carolina, USA d. 1870, Wayne County, Illinois, USA (Age 70 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Abt 1824	North Carolina, USA   [6]
  Family ID	F8231	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lydia Pressley,   b. Abt 1824, North Carolina, USA
  Family ID	F9806	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 20 Apr 1825 - North Carolina, USA Census - Son of Maria and Zachariah Harrell - 1840 - Claiborne County, Tennessee, USA Military Service - American Army - Mexican War; 5th Infantry - 15 Nov 1847 - Tennessee, USA Death - 13 Oct 1880 - Illinois, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Biographies and Histories

  History-Mexican American War Mexican American War (1846-1848) + https://www.mymexicanwar.com

  
  

• Sources

  [S10407] Find a Grave - US Index, HARRELL Alexander 1825-1880 (Veteran). https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21050981/alexander-harrell [S514] Ancestry.com, U.S., Compiled Military Service Records for American Volunteer Soldiers, Mexican War, 1845-1848, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2013;), National Archives and Records Administration; Washington D.C.; Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers Who Served During the Mexican War in Organizations from the State of Tennessee; Record Group Title: Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 176. U.S., Compiled Military Service Records for American Volunteer Soldiers, Mexican War, 1845-1848 National Archives and Records Administration; Washington D.C.; Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers Who Served During the Mexican War in Organizations from the State of Tennessee; Record Group Title: Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 176 [S11805] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1870; Census Place: Brush Creek, Wayne, Illinois; Roll: M593_288; Page: 104B. 1870 United States Federal Census Year: 1870; Census Place: Brush Creek, Wayne, Illinois; Roll: M593_288; Page: 104B [S257] Ancestry.com, 1840 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2010;), Year: 1840; Census Place: Claiborne, Tennessee; Roll: 518; Page: 215; Family History Library Film: 0024542. 1840 United States Federal Census Year: 1840; Census Place: Claiborne, Tennessee; Roll: 518; Page: 215; Family History Library Film: 0024542 [S516] USWars: Mexican War - My Mexican War, (Name: USWars;), Mexican-American War. Mexican American War (1846-1848) https://www.mymexicanwar.com History-Mexican American War Mexican American War (1846-1848) + https://www.mymexicanwar.com [S10407] Find a Grave - US Index, CARRELL Mariah Carroll 1800-1870. Mariah Carrell Harrell Carroll - She first married Zachariah Herrell abt 1824, in North Carolina. Zachariah died in Tennessee in 1841. Mariah Herrell then married James Carroll, Oct. 27. 1845 in Claiborne, Tennessee. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21051023/maria-carrell