1897 Naturalization card indicates:
- 22 years old on Jan. 6, 1897, which implies birth in 1874
- Address is 33 Pitt St., same as Ignatz Alexander who is listed as a witness
- Date of arrival listed as Nov. 22, 1883 (but manifest of Warre would indicate that arrival was Nov. 22, 1884)
Naturalization hearing:
- Bernard is a law student
- Ignatz testified
1900 U.S. Census, 35 Pitt St., Manhattan:
- gives date of birth of April, 1875
1903 Marriage license gives his age as 24, which suggests birth in 1879
1910 Census has Bernard Alexander living on East 15th St. with his wife and children and with a cousin, Jacob Alexander.
1915 New York State Census lists same family at 201 W 121st St., New York, NY (Bernord Alexanders)
1920 Census has same family as above but this time living on 98th St.
Lived in Denver, CO for a time but then moved to a home for the aged in Hartford, CT.
[214]Family members report that he had a brother Jack and a sister Mildred. (Jack could be Bernard’s cousin, Jacob, but there is no record of a sister, Mildred.)