Biographies For Muscatine County Iowa 1889

Source: Portrait and Biographical Album, Muscatine County, Iowa, 1889, page 452
ALEXANDER HINES, a retired farmer residing in Atalissa, Iowa, is a native of Alleghany County, Pa., born in 1815, and was the second in a family of four children born to Daniel and Mary ( Alexander ) Hines, the former a native of County Down, Ireland, and the latter of New Jersey. Daniel Hines left his native land, and at the age of sixteen settled in Pennsylvania, where he was afterward married and there engaged in weaving. In connection with that line of work he also carried on farming, and subsequently removed to Wayne County, Ohio, locating near Wooster, where his death occurred in February, 1845, caused by a cancer. After the death of her husband Mrs. Hines removed to Iowa City, in 1846, there residing until she too passed to her reward.

The days of his early life our subject spent upon a farm, and he afterward followed that occupation for a livelihood, but later engaged in the brewery business. On the 29th of October, 1835, while residing in Wayne County, Ohio, he was united in the holy bonds of matrimony with Miss Mary Boydston, who was born in the Buckeye State, and was a daughter of Benjamin and Civilla ( Hoover ) Boydston, who were natives of Virginia, but who emigrated to Ohio at a very early day, being numbered among the pioneers of that State. After their marriage the young couple began their domestic life in Ohio, where they resided until 1845, and then came West, landing at Bloomington, Iowa, now the city of Muscatine, on the 2d of November, 1845. Thence they went directly to Rochester, Cedar County, and later removed to Pedee. Entering land Mr. Hines improved it, but later sold and removed to a farm south of that village near the county line, where he also improved a farm, both tracts of land comprising 200 acres.

In 1854 Mr. Hines was called upon to mourn the loss of his estimable wife, who died August 2, at the age of thirty-seven years. By their union a family of seven children were born, four of whom are yet living : Dorcas, widow of Jacob Douple, resides in Cedar County, Iowa ; Daniel, born May 6,1839, is a lumber dealer of Washington Territory ;Catherine, born July 21, 1842, is now Mrs. Crees, of Audubon County, Iowa, where her husband is engaged in farming ;Jacob F., born Jan. 27, 1845, is married and resides in Pottawattamie County, Iowa ; David B., Born Jan. 19, 1848, died May 26, 1879, at the age of thirty-one years ; Alexander Jr., born Aug. 15, 1851, died Dec. 1, 1863 ; William B., born Aug. 25,1854, died when only a few days old. After the death of his first wife Mr. Hines returned to Wayne County, Ohio, and there on the 27th of September, 1855, was united in marriage with Catherine Moorhead, a native of Pennsylvania, and a daughter of Samuel and Rachel ( Parks ),Moorhead, who were also born in the same State, but who went to Ohio in an early day. Mr. Hines continued to reside on his farm until March 8, 1881,when he became a resident of Atalissa, where he is now living a retired life. He has always tken great interest in political affairs, voting with the Democratic party, and has held various local offices of public trust, serving with fidelity and faithfulness. For many years he held the office of Justice of the Peace, was a member of the School Board for twenty-one years, served as Road Supervisor for several years, and has been a member of the County Central Committee. The young men of the community show their confidence in our subject's judgment and his honesty of purpose by often coming to him for advice in political matters. One of the earliest settlers of the county, he has not only witnessed but participated in the great work of transformation and development, and is an honored and prominent citizen, having the interests of the community always at heart. He and his wife are members of the Presbyterian Church.

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