It is now time to catch up with Alexander Barclay. After the 1870 U.S. Federal Census, George left for Brainerd and then headed to Pine River leaving his brother Alexander Barclay behind in Dakota County, Minnesota.
It would be interesting to know the reasons these two brothers went their separate ways. I do know they kept in touch.
In the post dated August 19, 2010 “After the Civil War- George and Alexander Try Farming?” I describe the 1870 U.S. Federal census and the 1875 Minnesota State Census. In these census Alex is living alone or rather in a separate household, yet he is next to the Giles family. George Barclay his brother is not listed as we have noted before.
Alex is in Eureka Twp., Dakota County, Minnesota in the 1880 U.S. Federal Census and the Giles family are included under his household listing? I think R.J. should be R.I. for Rhode Island?
Line 4, 157, 267 Barclay, A.A., male, 40 years old, born in Connecticut, parents both born in Scotland, occupation farmer, single.
Line 5, 208, Giles, Francey, W, F, 50, widowed, keeping house, born Mass, parents born Mass. Giles, Lorence, W, M, 14, son, single, farm laborer, born Minn, father born [R.J.] , mother born Mass.
Line 8, 158, 209, Giles, [Leonza] w, m, 31, married, farmer, born R.J., father born R.J., mother R.J. , Giles, mary, w, f, 26, wife, married keeping house, born [Canada], parents born Ireland. Giles, Hattie, w, f, 7, daughter, born Minn. Giles, Edward, w, m, 5, son, born Minn. Giles, Sarah, w, f, 2, daughter, born Minn. Giles, George, w, m, 2/12, son born Minn. Giles, Henry, w, m, 22, brother, farm laborer, born Minn.
Source: 1880 U.S. Federal Census, Eureka, Dakota Co., Minnesota, pg. 18, SD 2, ED 801, enumerated on June 22, 1880. Ancestry.com.
According to the Minnesota Cemetery Inscriptions Index at Ancestry.com a David D. Giles died on 25 July 1879 and is buried in Corinthian Cemetery. He was 59 yrs. old, 6 mos and 5 das. His spouse was Fannie Anderson Giles. He is in the SW section of the cemetery. I have been to this cemetery and it is in Farmington, Dakota County, MN.
What the relationship is between Alexander and the Giles family is still a bit of a mystery and if Fannie’s maiden name is Anderson, I am now more puzzled?
The interesting fact is that if you fast forward to 1896 Alexander was living in Lakeville Township not Eureka Township which indicates perhaps the boundaries changed?
I have not had the opportunity to do deed research on Alexander. The Family History Library has very little on land records for Dakota County, Minnesota and Minnesota as a whole. So I guess that means another trip to Minnesota?
Alexander Barclay's Location
The location is section 34 in Lakeville to the south and east right on the border of the two townships of Lakeville and Eureka.
Alexander Barclay's Land (Green Circle)
Source: Plate book of Dakota County, Minnesota, by Bertine F. Pinkney, The Union Publishing Co., Philadelphia 1896, pg. 19 and 20. I consulted a copy while researching in Minnesota in 2007. The Minnesota Historical Society has a collection of these atlas’ on line at “Minnesota Maps Online.” http://www.mnhs.org/collections/digitalmaps/index.htm
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I am in search of a Alexander Barclay born abt August 1880 born in Scotland his parents were Thomas and Elspeth Barclay. He seems tro have vanished from the Scottish records. I am wondering if there could be some relationship to this Alexander Barclay. Alex’s siblings were Margaret, William, John, James and Thomas all born in Scotland.
Hello Lyn: How wonderful that you have the surname of Barclay. I don’t think my great Uncle Alexander is a match to you but it doesn’t hurt to keep my family in mine. I do not know his father John Barclay’s (my 2nd great grandfather) family yet! I do not know if John Barclay has siblings. Your Alexander might be a cousin or not? I refer you to a post I wrote outlining the Barclay children of John and Margaret and then his second marriage to Helen. It is dated April 3, 2010 and the title is “John Barclay’s Two Families.” My Alexander’s siblings were: John Avery, James, Sarah Agnes, Mary Jane, Martha M., and George Angus Barclay my great grandfather. Alexander was born in 1840 in Connecticut or that is what they say? I have checked the descendants that I know about in these families and there are no Alexanders listed for that date of 1880. I am aware that there was a large family of Barclay’s living in Minneapolis and St. Paul because I keep running into them in census and documents at the Minnesota Historical Society. I do not know if they are connected to my Barclay’s. I have yet to get to the Scottish records and the little I have done so far,have not given me any leads on my John Barclay in Scotland nor his immigration records even though he says he came in 1833? Good luck and thanks for stopping by.