The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1901-07-06
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1901, q little after p. m, GustaVus Rich.
ard Alexander, aged 81 years aud four
months.
Mr.. Alexander was born at the country
seat OF the Alexanders known as Preston.
Il was in the part OF the District Of
Columbia by VirglnIa IN 1880 and which
was ceded back to Virginia 10 1s4s.
The land was part ola grant by the
Colonial Governor to Capt. Howson or
HowsinG, elk Thousand acres, for bring
log ship load OF immigrants. Howson
sold bis land TO Johu Alexander, Sr. for
six hogsheads Of tobacco. Out Of this
grant was carved the estate known as
Arlicgton, sold durins Ihe revelation TO
Washington's etep-sol Custis by Robert
Alexander. Il became the home Of the
Lees later on. Tha nns old ancestral
mansion OF the Alexspders at Preston
was burned wantOniy by federal troops 10
the civil war, aud the tomb .stones In tie
family graveyard now alone mark the
locality. On another part OF the Howsou
grant bought ~ John Alexander, SP. his
500 Johu laid Out the city OF AieKaudris,
We. 10 tho settlement OF the estate Of
the fsthef OF Gustavus q. Alexander some
lots 10 Alexandria were sold which had
been owned by the AiexaHders for go
yesFs without transfer; said to be the
longest uDbrsken private lapd title 10
America. The family in. Virginia was
founded BY the INN grstion from Scot
land In 1860 Of John. rhe name OF this
family thsre was originally Macdo onald
snd they belonged to the great historic
clan OF that name 10 the Hebrides
lslsude TO which they immigrated frou
IrelaOd Centuries beioge.
Mr.. Alexander was The con Of Dr.. VIM
Brown Alexander and Frances Brow
who were descendAHts OF DR.. Gustavui
Richard Brown Of Maryland. who wa
called 10 consultation with Drs. Craik anG
Dlck 10 General washington's last al
uess. The nsme 0ostayus Richard ha
osep banded down contin uousIy 10 thi
family since the f7th ceutury. ss il cam
frcm an ancestor psmed Bran whose ~!i
Was = near kl0swomsu OF Gustayu
Adolphus the Swedish kiog, Bran trans
!. ,.Iiatec hts nsuis 10 10 BlbIn on immigra
ting TO Maryland. To a letter dated Jad
/, 2, 1900, still 10 existence, Dr.. Gnstayu
, Brown expresses regrets tia, ne an
Crsik did not take Or. Dicks adylc
. against bleeding Washington and say
, had they done so 'cur iliustrious patieu
!, might still be alive"
'. For over Two years Mr.. Alexander
e health had been Geciipi0g and he ha
4 closed GOT the drug business ih Kingston
r No. where ne had been living since b
IS left Nevada and in February last broagh
is bis family back 10 Lexington aOd had
II few days before mis- death bought hum
here where he hoped to spend few years
10 rest from business cares. He Dega
his business life here about 1858 az cIer
5 10 the drug store os ThOs. II. Edward
i one or two doors east oithe present Gran
10 Central Hotel the most of his boyhoo
d having been spent q his fathers farm /
n Saline county, this state. After the deaf
o OF Mr.. Edwards Mr.. Alexander went int
d Piggott Bros. drug and book store thG
g stood where the Nickell hotel now staHdi
> He and mis- brother had drug store {
r. their own 10 the Gosewich Bid. In 1861
l. At the beginning OF the civil war he wen
d 70 California and spent a good man
II years there, 10 Oregon and Wsshingto
!. and hually settled 10 Nevada, living .
y Belmont, White Pine, Pioche aud othe
y centsrs OF silver mining interests. Her
II the practice OF medicine and surgery wa
forced on him add having already goo
knowledge Of anatomy and pbysiolog
9, and the administration OF remedies b
Il had little to do to make up his studie
y He got surgical Instruments aud perform
r. ed such capital and other operations 9
the accidents 10 mines brought TO hiI
}, and with good success. He was naturAil
?, Q chemist and became thorough one b
u long practice and study. AS soon ~ doc
It tors came TO his town be confned himss
to the drug business which he preferred
n While living in Nevada be came back
|. RLexiugton aud married Miss luc
q MOnsfort Wilson, dsughtsrl OF the lei
, Captain GsOrgs Wilson. To thia unio
we're born daughters, Mary and Gustavil
aud a son, Richard, all Of whac1 died i
= iofaroy. aud Georgie aud Susan VII
y survivs. The continued decline {
, vaiuss 10 Nevada by the shutting up {
= the silver mines brought Mr. AieKsnds
" back to Missouri.
Mr.. Alexander was mAu OF sxceller
balance, genial, gosd-natured, meetin
. the good IN life with ecuanimity and th
! bad With cheeriuiness and iortitude. q
= was kind and faithful husband and
devoted father. Few men indeed hsv
= stood more faithfully 81 their post in III
y or done their part 10 life more nobly tha
he. He was mentally studious and ssid
y from the problems OF chemistry an