Talk:Alger "Texas" Alexander

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Some sources list his birthplaces as "Jowett", but a city by that name doesn't appear to exist in Texas and the folks in "Jewett" do appear to claim him. See e.g. http://www.texasmonthly.com/mag/issues/2000-05-01/feature3.php Szarka 14:45, 2 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

He was not related to LIGHTNING HOPKINS according to a biography written in 2010 by Alan Govenar —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.162.20.25 (talk) 09:48, 14 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I corrected the article according to this source. --FordPrefect42 (talk) 10:44, 28 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]