Born on December 12, 1862 in Bloomington, Illinois.
Died on November 15, 11920 in Pomona, CA. Buried in Pomona, CA.
Married to Belle Wilkins in September of 1887.
Parents to three children: Harry (died at age 14 in 1903), J. L. and Arion.
In 1882, Marcus rode down from Fairmont on the hack with Ed Nuttal.
In 1883, Marcus was given a job in the butcher shop by Mr. Shumway who knew him in Illinois.
In 1884, Marcus left the Shumway butcher shop at 818 G. He and his brother rented the Briggs building at 936 G Street.
In 1889, Marcus went west in a wagon, but returned the following year to purchase the vacant lot between the Fillmore Hotel and the Dworak Block.
Alexander & Webb’s Meat Market open here. (Mark Alexander had several different partners over the years. He reportedly sold his meat market a number of times between 1891 and 1914.)
In 1916, he moved to California, but returned the following year to buy his meat market back.
In 1917, his meat market was located in the Sanitary Market at 730 G Street.
In 1919, the Alexanders moved to Pomona, California.
Marcus was known for writing letters to the Signal from California.
He also wrote a lengthy remembrance of what Geneva looked like in the early years. (This can be read under the tab “A Walk Down Main Street”)
He was a member of the Geneva Odd Fellow lodge for 54 years.