Alexander Legge

GEDCOM Note

Alexander XOld SandieX Legge (1829-1900) was born to Alexander XAlex the MillerX and Jane Legge in Bruxie, Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. His father was in the oat milling business. His mother had a ruling passion for cattle raising. He attended BellXs Veterinary School in Edinburgh and became a master grieve (a farm manager). Christina Lumden Fraser (1829-1893) - was born in Upper Drumin, Glenlivet, Scotland. While Sandy was working as a grieve in the far northern part of Scotland, not far from Tomintoul, Ballindalloch (near Glenlivet), he met Christina. They married October 28, 1852 in Inverarnan, Banff, Scotland. They moved to Inverurie not long after their marriage. They had two children in Scotland, Christina L. XTenaX (1853-1928; married Issac Sharman) and Elizabeth (1857-1857). When Elizabeth was still a baby, Christina took the girls back to her family home to visit, the baby became ill on the journey and died shortly afterwards. Her family was sympathetic, but Christina felt her familyXs disapproval, and she found this situation unbearable. She and Sandy decided to move to America. On October 20, 1857, Sandy, Christina and Tena arrived in New York from Glasgow, Scotland aboard the S.S. Edinburgh. They then traveled to Sarnia, Ontario, Canada where they stayed with ChristinaXs sisterXs family & then moved to Dane County, Wisconsin. They had three sons while in Wisconsin, George Legge (1862 - 1925), Alexander Legge (1866 - 1933), and James Legge (1869 - 1902). In 1876 the nephew of a friend of his forged AlexXs name on a bank note for $8000. The bank crashed and swept the nephew into bankruptcy. Alex was wiped out, as the $8000 absorbed all of his equity and virtually all of his holdings. Alex couldnXt bear the thought of sending the young man to prison, so he accepted responsibility for the loan. After this, Alex accepted the offer from a friend of his of an operating partnership in a 2000 acre ranch in Colfax County. Alex, Christina, and the boys moved to Nebraska. Their daughter Tena remained in Wisconsin with her husband. They lived for awhile on the Fuller farm in Colfax County, and eventually purchased the Bulong farm in Colfax County. Alex had contacts in Scotland and was able to acquire some of the best Aberdeen Angus and Galloway cattle. Alex was the first to import these cattle breeds to the area. Alex was renowned for his knowledge of cattle. He was called to judge cattle exhibits in the Nebraska, Missouri, and Minnesota State Fairs. When Christina died, and Alex sent to Aberdeen, Scotland, for a granite monument to mark her grave. It now stands on the family burial lot in Purple Cane Cemetery. AlexXs two older sons grew up and moved away. James married Elizabeth Johnson, and he and his wife and oldest son remained on the farm with Alex until his death in 1900.

GEDCOM Source

Ancestry.com 1900 United States Federal Census 1900 United States Federal Census Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004; United States of America, Bureau of the Census, Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900, Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 @R3@ Y Y Record for Alexonrue Segge Database online. Year: 1900; Census Place: Colfax, Colfax, Nebraska; Roll: T623_920; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 45.

GEDCOM Source

Ancestry.com U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012; @R2@ Y Y