Infant Alexander was born on September 24, 1939, to John Lee Alexander and Avis Loraine Alexander, who lived at 223 Harrison Avenue NW in Roanoke, Virginia. His mother, Avis, worked as a waitress.
Born prematurely at approximately six months gestation, Infant Alexander died on the same day he was born, September 24, 1939.
Though his life was brief, Infant Alexander remains part of the story of the Alexander family and the community remembered through Old Lick Cemetery.