People named Alexander Milroy

From the available evidence, Alexander seems to have run away from home at age 15 or 16 and lied about his age so he could enlist in the Union army in another county. I recently found a grave listing at the Sons of Union Veterans website that might be his in San Jose, California. I would love to know how and why he ended up way out there. The government contract to provide gravestones for Union veterans gives his death date as December 29, 1880. A town register has the following note for Alex: "Deserted, was retaken, and is Still in Service". There are two town registers with entries for Alex. They are apparently for the same individual as they list the same name and same unit. One gives his false birthdate of 1843. The 1880 Federal Census shows him in Soquel, Santa Cruz County, California working as a bar keeper in a hotel kept by a Mr. and Mrs. Evans. The online database for the Sons of Union Veterans at gives his death date as December 17, 1881. Obviously both death dates can't be right, but I think I'll go with the government record of 1880 until I can find further information. The December 1880 death date is confirmed by a death notice (listed below), although the newspaper says December 28 and the government receipt says December 29. I believe that the S.U.V death date is so far off because they confused this Alexander Milroy with another of the same name (also a Union Civil War veteran) who died in Sacramento, California on January 17, 1881. Their burial plot information was also way off according to a volunteer at www.findagrave.com who tried to locate his grave - possibly the S.U.V. also got the two burials mixed up. The government receipt for Alexander's headstone shows his death date as December 29, 1880 and gives burial information as Oak Hill (cemetery), San Jose, Santa Clara County, California. No plot location is listed on this receipt. I can't seem to locate Aleck in the 1870 census. Maybe he was on the move and the census takers didn't catch up with him?

Alexander Milroy of Pinehurst, Moore County, North Carolina was born on March 21, 1905, and died at age 79 years old in December 1984.

Alexander Milroy was born on August 7, 1909, and died at age 59 years old in January 1969. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Alexander Milroy.

Alexander Milroy of Rochester, Monroe County, NY was born on October 26, 1882, and died at age 82 years old in October 1964.

Alexander Milroy of Oakland, Alameda County, CA was born on July 18, 1908, and died at age 69 years old in October 1977.