From History of Rock County Wis., publ. 1879, page 789 WILLIAM ALEXANDER, farmer; Secs. 9, 10, 15 and 22; P.O. Lima Center; born in Roxbury Co., Scotland, in 1825. At the age of 27, he resolved to seek his fortune in the New World and landed at New York in 1852; came to Rock Co. the same year and settled on the farm he now owns of 325 acres in 1857. Married Miss Mary A. GOODFELLOW in 1851; they have five children - William G., John H., Janette I., Mary A. and Thomas. He is a Republican. Has served as Director of the Limatown Insurance Co. since its organization in 1872. He bought his farm unbroken, and has improved it and made it valuable. The family are members of the Lima Presbyterian Church. He brought but little with him and now owns a large and valuable farm, has an intelligent family and may justly consider his life a success.