Albany County WY Archives Biographies.....Boggs, Alexander 1848 - 
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Author: Bowen & Co. (1903)

ALEXANDER BOGGS.

   A successful ranch and stockman of Albany county, Wyoming, is the subject of
this sketch, Alexander Boggs, whose residence is at Pollock, in that county. A
native of Indiana, he was born in 1848, a son of Matthew L. and Amanda
(Stackhouse) Boggs, both natives of Pennsylvania, where the father was born on
March 4, 1813, and followed railroading in his native state as a conductor on
the first railroad built in the state. He later established his home in Shelby
county, Indiana, where he engaged in farming, in 1857, disposing of his farm he
removed to Illinois and continued agricultural pursuits in Coles county until
1878, when he removed to Kansas, where he was occupied in the same pursuit up to
the time of his wife's death, then he sold his farm and now makes his home with
his children. He was the son of Alexander and Magdaline (Shafer) Boggs, both
natives of Pennsylvania. Alexander Boggs, the grandfather, passed all his life
in Pennsylvania, living to the age of 80 years, his wife Magdaline living to the
remarkable age of 106 years. The mother of the subject of this writing was born
in 1827, was married in 1844, and died in Kansas in 1886, being the mother of
eleven children, four boys and seven girls. Alexander Boggs of this review
attained man's estate in Illinois and there received his early education in the
public schools. At the age of eighteen years, he was compelled by poor health to
leave school and engage in business for himself, first following the occupation
of farming in Illinois, later removing to Minnesota and still later to Kansas,
continuing in farming and stockgrowing operations until 1880, making his
residence in the county of Rooks. In the spring of 1880, he came to the
territory of Wyoming and settled on a ranch in the vicinity of Laramie and
devoted his full energy to the business of raising cattle. In this pursuit he
has met with success, increasing his holdings both of land and stock from year
to year since that time, and he is now the owner of a fine ranch, well fenced
and with good improvements, suitable buildings and surroundings for a successful
ranching and cattleraising business. In 1890 he was united in holy matrimony
with Miss Delia Eychaner a native of New York and the daughter of Milton and
Magdeline (Hamm) Eychaner, of the same state. The father of Mrs. Boggs is still
living, engaged in farming in Iowa, but the mother passed away in 1870, at the
age of forty-six years. She was the mother of nine children and was the daughter
of John and Mary (Sawyer) Hamm, both natives of Germany. To Mr. and Mrs. Boggs
four children have been born, namely, Fay, Pearl, Ethel and Roy, all of whom are
living. Politically Mr. Boggs is identified with the Republican party and takes
an active and patriotic interest in public affairs. He has never sought or
desired political position, preferring to give his time and attention to the
management of his business interests. He is one of the most respected citizens
of the community where he resides.


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PROGRESSIVE MEN OF THE STATE OF WYOMING

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A people who take no pride in the noble achievements of remote ancestors, will
never achieve anything worthy to he remembered with pride by remote
generations.—.MACAULAY.

CHICAGO, ILL.
A. W. BOWEN &CO.
PUBLISHERS AND ENGRAVERS
1903


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