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| Birth: | 17 Nov 1837 in YORK, LIVINGSTON CO., NEW YORK 1 |
| Death: | 5 Nov 1922 in BLAIRSBURG, HAMILTON CO., IOWA 1 |
| Sex: | M |
| Father: | JOHN MCNAB b. About 1791 in KENMORE, PERTHSHIRE, SCOTLAND |
| Mother: | ANNA MCINTYRE b. 1798 in SCOTLAND |
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| Christening: YORK, LIVINGSTON CO., NEW YORK |
| Burial: BLAIRSBURG,HAMILTON CO., IOWA |
| Occupation: FARMER, FAIRBURY, LIVINGSTON CO., ILLINOIS, 1880 2 |
| Education: GENESEO, NORMAL SCHOOL IN TORONTO, CANADA |
| Religion: ASSOCIATE REFORMED CHURCH 3 |
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| MARIA WARRICK (Wife) b. 17 Nov 1839 in HARTFORD, LICKING COUNTY, OHIO
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| Marriage: | 11 JUN 1864 in BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS |
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 ANN MCNAB b. About 1858 in ILLINOIS
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| MYRIAH WARRICK (Wife) b. 17 Nov 1839 in OHIO
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| Marriage: | 4 JUN 1864 in BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS |
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 MARIA "BELLE" BELLA MCNAB b. Mar 1865 in FAIRBURY, LIVINGSTON CO., ILLINOIS
- JAMES ALEXANDER MCNAB b. 20 Jul 1868 in FAIRBURY, LIVINGSTON CO., ILLINOIS
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1900 CENSUS LISTS ALEXANDER'S OCCUPATION HAS A LANDLORD IN BLAIRSBURG, IOWA.
THE FOLLOWING IS FROM "THE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF HAMILTON COUNTY, IOWA 1902"
..."ALEXANDER B MCNAB SPENT THE FIRST 20 YEARS OF HIS LIFE IN THE COUNTY OF HIS NATIVITY AND ACQUIRED HIS EDUCATION IN THE COMMON SCHOOLS THERE. LATER HE BECAME A STUDENT IN A ACADEMY AT GENESEO, NY, AND WAS AN ATTENDANT OF THE NORMAL SCHOOL
IN TORONTO, CANADA, COMPETING THE NORMAL COURSE IN THAT INSITITUTION. FOR SOME YEARS HE FOLLOWED THE PROFESSION OF SCHOOL TEACHING IN THE DISTRICT OF THE EMPIRE STATE AND IN 1857 HE EMIGRATED WESTWARD LOCATING IN ILLINOIS. FOR A YEAR HE TAUGHT
SCHOOL IN INDIAN GROVE, LIVINGSTON CO., THAT STATE AND THEN RETURNED TO NEW YORK WHERE HE WAS ALSO ENGAGED IN TEACHING FOR A YEAR. AT THE EXPIRATION OF THAT PERIOD HE ONCE MORE WENT TO ILLINOIS AND CARRIED ON FARMING IN THE MCLEAN COUNTY FOR
15 YEARS, REMOVING THENCE TO FAIRBURY, IL. WHICH WAS HIS PLACE OF RESIDENCE FOR 7 YEARS. HIS NEXT HOME WAS IN CHICAGO WHERE FOR 5 YEARS HE ENGAGED IN THE REAL ESTATE BUSINESS AND IN 1891 HE CAME TO IOWA LOCATING IN WEBSTER CITY, WHERE HE
REMAINED FOR EXACTLY ONE YEAR. HE THEN PURCHASED A FARM IN BLAIRSBURG TWP. COMPRISING 250 ACRES OF LAND WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY KNOW AS THE TOWN OF HAWLEY BUT THE PLAT HAD BEEN ABANDONED. THE OLD STAGE HOUSE HOWEVER STILL STANDS ON THE SPOT
WHERE IT WAS BUILT AND AT THAT TIME WAS THE ONLY HOUSE BETWEEN IOWA FALLS AND WEBSTER CITY, A DISTANCE OF 30 MILES. MR MCNAB ERECTED LARGE A SUBSTANTIAL BUILDINGS UPON THE PLAT INCLUDING A GOOD HOME AND PLACED THE LAND UNDER A HIGH STATE OF
CULTIVATION. THERE HE CARRIED ON ACTIVE FARM WORK AND ALSO ENGAGED IN STOCK FEEDING AND SHIPPING UNTIL DECEMBER 1901 WHEN HE MOVED TO BLAIRSBURG WHER HIS IS NOW LIVING A RETIRED LIFE. IN THE VILLAGE HE ERECTED A LARGE AND SUBSTANTIAL
RESIDENCE IN WHCH HE IS ENJOYING A WELL MERITED REST ALTHOUGH HE STILL GIVES A GENERAL SUPERVISION TO HIS FARM. WHILE RESIDING IN FAIRBURY, IL. IN 1862, MR MCNAB ELISTED IN SERVICE OF THE UNION ARMY AND WAS MUSTERED IN AT CHICAGO FOR NINETY DAYS' SERVICE. HE WAS A CORPORAL OF COMPANY G 69TH ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY. HE HAS BEEN A LOYAL A
PROGRESSIVE CITIZEN AND AT THE PRESENT TIME HIS SERVING AS TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE HAVE ACTED IN THIS POSITION FOR THE PAST 6 YEARS. HE ALSO HELD A NUMBER OF TOWNSHIP OFFICES DURING HS RESIDENCE IN IL, HAVING BEEN SUPERVISOR OF HIS TOWHSHIP IN MCLEAN
CO. AND ALSO ROAD SUPERVISOR OF THAT TOWNSHIP. IN 1860 HE VOTED FOR ABRAHAM LINCOLN AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN A STANCH REPUBLICAN IN HIS POLITICAL VIEWS. HIS RELIGIOUS FAITH IS INDICATED BY HIS MEMBERSHIP IN THE CONGREATIONAL CHURCH. ...."
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