- Gender
- Male
Sympson, Alexander
Biography
8 Nov. 1807–16 Aug. 1867. Trader, saw mill operator, land developer. Born in Green Co., Kentucky. Son of William Sympson and Mary Clendennin. Resided in Greensburg, Green Co., 1810. Moved to Summersville, Green Co., by Aug. 1820. Married Nancy Carter, ca. 12 Oct. 1829, in Green Co. Moved to Carthage, Hancock Co., Illinois, by 1844. Republican Party organizer, 1858. Served in Civil War. Died at Carthage.
Links
- Appendix 3: Willard Richards, Journal Excerpt, 23–27 June 1844
- Appendix: Alexander Sympson, Letter to Editor, circa 25 April 1844 [ State of Illinois v. Sympson ]
- Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 1, 10 March 1844–1 March 1845
- Docket Entry, circa 17 January 1844 [ State of Illinois v. Sympson ]
- Historian’s Office, Martyrdom Account
- Historian’s Office, Martyrdom Account, Draft
- History, 1838–1856, volume F-1 [1 May 1844–8 August 1844]
- Introduction to State of Illinois v. Eagle and State of Illinois v. Sympson
- John Taylor, Martyrdom Account
- Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 4, 1 March–22 June 1844