Livingston, Alexander 1844-1923

LIVINGSTON

Posted By: Linda Ziemann, Volunteer (email)
Date: 5/7/2010 at 16:37:42

LeMars Sentinel
March 13, 1923

Alexander Livingston was born in New York state January 24, 1844, and died at his home in Kingsley on March 2, 1923, aged 79 years, 1 month and 7 days.

When a small boy he moved to Ohio with his parents and at the age of seventeen years came to Iowa. One year later he enlisted in Company B, 48th Iowa Infantry from which he was honorably discharged at the close of the war.

Funeral services were held Monday afternoon from the Congregational church and the remains were interred in the Kingsley cemetery.

He leaves to mourn his loss his wife, two daughters, Mrs. J. H. Colt, Portland, Ore., Mrs. T. A. McCurdy, of Clark, S.D., and one son, Otis, of Burke, South Dakota, fourteen grandchildren and four great grandchildren.