Algie Alexander and Audra Marie Ballah were married on February 18, 1914, in Potomac, Illinois. They moved to Iowa in the spring of 1918. Algie's brothers, Jim and Harle,y had come to Iowa earlier, also Audra's sisters Vera and Maude. Audra and her parents rode on a passenger train and Algie and Lesco Ballah came on the Immigrant train bringing their livestock, machinery, and furniture. They settled on a farm near Terril, Iowa where Algie did day labor for a short time.
They moved to Greenville in the late spring of that year where he worked for Lou Mills as a farm hand for six years. His wages were $50 per month but included a house, a few chickens, a cow for milk, and two hogs for butcher per year. Leo had been born in Illinois and Mildred was born in Greenville.
In 1924 they moved to Rembrandt, Iowa, where Harold was born, and in 1926 they moved to a farm east of Webb where they farmed for themselves for nineteen years. They were on that farm during the depression and Algie was the caretaker of the Garfield Cemetery for many years and also helped dig graves. He was a bus driver for the Garfield Consolidated School using horses and sled during snow times in the winter.
Ruth, Hazel, Russell, and Estel were born while they lived at Webb.
Algie and Audra retired from farming in 1948, and moved to Sioux Rapids.
Algie passed away February 14, 1952 and Audra on September 21, 1968. Both are buried at the Garfield Cemetery.
Source: Webb, Iowa 1900-2000 publication.
They moved to Greenville in the late spring of that year where he worked for Lou Mills as a farm hand for six years. His wages were $50 per month but included a house, a few chickens, a cow for milk, and two hogs for butcher per year. Leo had been born in Illinois and Mildred was born in Greenville.
In 1924 they moved to Rembrandt, Iowa, where Harold was born, and in 1926 they moved to a farm east of Webb where they farmed for themselves for nineteen years. They were on that farm during the depression and Algie was the caretaker of the Garfield Cemetery for many years and also helped dig graves. He was a bus driver for the Garfield Consolidated School using horses and sled during snow times in the winter.
Ruth, Hazel, Russell, and Estel were born while they lived at Webb.
Algie and Audra retired from farming in 1948, and moved to Sioux Rapids.
Algie passed away February 14, 1952 and Audra on September 21, 1968. Both are buried at the Garfield Cemetery.
Source: Webb, Iowa 1900-2000 publication.
Algie Alexander and Audra Marie Ballah were married on February 18, 1914, in Potomac, Illinois. They moved to Iowa in the spring of 1918. Algie's brothers, Jim and Harle,y had come to Iowa earlier, also Audra's sisters Vera and Maude. Audra and her parents rode on a passenger train and Algie and Lesco Ballah came on the Immigrant train bringing their livestock, machinery, and furniture. They settled on a farm near Terril, Iowa where Algie did day labor for a short time.
They moved to Greenville in the late spring of that year where he worked for Lou Mills as a farm hand for six years. His wages were $50 per month but included a house, a few chickens, a cow for milk, and two hogs for butcher per year. Leo had been born in Illinois and Mildred was born in Greenville.
In 1924 they moved to Rembrandt, Iowa, where Harold was born, and in 1926 they moved to a farm east of Webb where they farmed for themselves for nineteen years. They were on that farm during the depression and Algie was the caretaker of the Garfield Cemetery for many years and also helped dig graves. He was a bus driver for the Garfield Consolidated School using horses and sled during snow times in the winter.
Ruth, Hazel, Russell, and Estel were born while they lived at Webb.
Algie and Audra retired from farming in 1948, and moved to Sioux Rapids.
Algie passed away February 14, 1952 and Audra on September 21, 1968. Both are buried at the Garfield Cemetery.
Source: Webb, Iowa 1900-2000 publication.
They moved to Greenville in the late spring of that year where he worked for Lou Mills as a farm hand for six years. His wages were $50 per month but included a house, a few chickens, a cow for milk, and two hogs for butcher per year. Leo had been born in Illinois and Mildred was born in Greenville.
In 1924 they moved to Rembrandt, Iowa, where Harold was born, and in 1926 they moved to a farm east of Webb where they farmed for themselves for nineteen years. They were on that farm during the depression and Algie was the caretaker of the Garfield Cemetery for many years and also helped dig graves. He was a bus driver for the Garfield Consolidated School using horses and sled during snow times in the winter.
Ruth, Hazel, Russell, and Estel were born while they lived at Webb.
Algie and Audra retired from farming in 1948, and moved to Sioux Rapids.
Algie passed away February 14, 1952 and Audra on September 21, 1968. Both are buried at the Garfield Cemetery.
Source: Webb, Iowa 1900-2000 publication.
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