Biography extracted from History of Sauk County, Wisconsin Chicago: Western Historical Company, published 1880.

Troy:

Alexander Stewart, Sr., prominent citizen and farmer, Sec. 1; P. 0. Spring Green; born in Renfrew, the seat of Renfrewshire, Scotland, in 1816; most of his boyhood was spent in his native city, near the River Clyde, a short distance from Glasow. When he was 21 years old, he came to this country, and married, in Newark, N. J., Miss Agnes Moreland. In 1845, they came West and located in Rock Co., Wis., where they remained four years, at the end of which time they moved to this county, and located in the town of Troy, which has been their home since. Their oldest son, William, served in the 42d W. V. I. during the war of the rebellion. He married Julia Fulcomer; they now live in Rooks Co. Kan.; second oldest son, Alexander, Jr., married Betsy Pultson; third oldest son, James F., married Mary Aron; oldest daughter, Eliza, is the wife of John Fulcomer ; second oldest daughter, Jane H., resides at home; third oldest daughter, Jeanette, is the wife of W. John Proctor; Agnes, the fourth daughter, is the wife of E. Lester; Annie, the fifth daughter, is the wife of Enos Gwyn. Mr. Stewart was elected the first Chairman of the Town Board of Supervisors in Troy, a position he has several times been called on to fill since that time, and has been officially identified with the history of the town in various positions since its organization. He is an extensive and successful farmer; is a prominent member and organizer in the Grange Society, and is always ready to lend a helping hand to any enterprise that gives promise in any way of advancing the interests of his town or county; he was, for several years, the most extensive hop-grower in this portion of Wisconsin; he owns a valuable and well -improved. farm of about 400 acres.

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