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The Alexander Funeral Home is the oldest African American owned business in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. Alexander Funeral Home was founded by Zechariah Alexander in 1914 when Alexander bought half of Coles and Smith Undertakes. In 1927 Alexander purchased the remaining part of the business and changed the name to the Alexander Funeral Home.
Taylorsville Times is a weekly newspaper based in Taylorsville, North Carolina covering Alexander County. References This page was last edited on 4 ...
Taylorsville is a town in Alexander County, North Carolina, United States. [2] The population was 2,098 at the 2010 census. [ 4 ] It is the county seat of Alexander County.
The Taylorsville Milling Company Roller Mill is a historic manufacturing facility located in Taylorsville, North Carolina. It is one of the few surviving early 20th-century grain-processing facilities in the United States, built in 1902 to house a grist milling operation.
Frederick Douglas Alexander (February 21, 1910 – April 13, 1980) was an American businessman, civil rights activist, and politician from Charlotte, North Carolina. Elected to the Charlotte City Council in 1965, he was the first African American to serve on it since the 1890s.
Alexander County is a county established in the U.S. state of North Carolina in 1847. As of the 2020 census , the population was 36,444. [ 2 ] Its county seat is Taylorsville .
People from Taylorsville, North Carolina (10 P) Pages in category "People from Alexander County, North Carolina" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
His father was the owner of the Alexander Funeral Home, the only black funeral home in Charlotte. He played football at Second Ward High School, becoming known as "Ship-wreck Kelly." Alexander studied at the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama and Renouard College of Embalming in New York City before returning to Charlotte to help run his father's ...