Dr. Alexander, dentist at Sterling (office on Locust Street), and the oldest operator in that line in the city, was born in Hartford, Conn., April 29, 1830 and was the fourth child in a family of six. His father, William Alexander died in 1832 and his mother, nee Maria Wilber, survived until April 14, 1885, the very day that this sketch was written.

The subject of this biographcal outline attended the common schools until he arrived at the age of 16 and after he became of age he attended Macedon Academy, Wayne Co. NY for two years and then for eight years he taught school during the winter seasons, alternating with farm work the remainder of the year.

April 10, 1856 he married Mary Ada hale, a native of Wayne Co NY. There are now two children living; Edward H. and Jessie. After marriage the Dr. moved to Beloit WI where a daughter, Mary Hellen was born. At this place he was engaged in farming and teaching for two years; then he returned to Clyde, Wayne Co., NY where the daughter died and was buried at Lyons, that county. There he purchased a farm of 80 acres, cultivated it one year, sold it and moved West again, this time to Sterling. Here for the first two years he conducted a grocery and drug-store; this he sold, and in April 1864 he visited the gold regions of Montana, being in the vicinity of Virginia City, Helena, the Yellowstone and Deer Lodge Valley, for three and a half years; next, he went to Portland, Oregon, for a few weeks and thence to Salem the capital of the State, where he remained two and a half years. At the latter place he finished his studies in medicine and surgery, when he had pursued years before and graduated at the WIlliamette University in 1870. Having acquired the art of dentistry and previously practiced it, upon returning home to Sterling in 1870 he entered the dental profession, in which he has remained to the present, a successful operator and a leading man in the profession.

Dr. Alexander is a stanch Republican. He is a member of the I.O.O.F., and a representative and worth gentleman. Mrs. A. died May 16, 1882 while on a visit at Lyons, Wayne Co NY and was buried there beside her daughter.

Portraits & Biographical Whiteside County 1885 Pg 450