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Crosshouse a coal mining and brick making city, 2 miles west of Kilmarnock


1861 Scotalnd Census age 9

1871 Scotalnd cenus age 19, living with his mother Mary a wdow, he is an engineer

1877 he is a witness to his brother's marriage James D Spier
in 1879, Alex, age 27, arrived in tehSatates and took the oath of allegiance to beomce a US citizen in Allegany Co Md. He first went to md then to Mo. Alex;s uncles , Hugh nas Andrew had immigrated ot the uS in 1852, they settled in Allegany Md, Another uncle Alexander spier had settled in Mo.

1888 became a US citizen Colfax co NM
1897 living in Little Rock Ar employed by hte St Louis Iron Mountain and Southern Railway
1900 US census Alex, Sarah , children Allen, Charles, MAry, John, Athur and Sarah's mother Lydia Powell wereliving in Little Rock Ar
1910 US Census , Alex, sarh, children, Mary, Arthur, James livin gin Little Rock, Lydia no longe rwith them
1920 US census Alex and sarah, Mary and James living in Little Rock, no occupation for Alex, so presumably retired
immigrated to Md in 1879

Change: 2 Feb 2010