Alex M. Huls, who would have been ninety-six years old had he lived until the 30th of next June, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs Lizzie Cochrane, west of Hopkins, last Monday about noon.

Grandpa Huls was one of the old pioneers of this county, coming here in 1856 and did much in the upbuilding of this community.

Mr Huls was a Kentuckian by birth, having been born in that state in 1814.

By hard perseverance, he educated himself and by hard work became possessed of a goodly portion of this world's goods, being the owner of some of the best land in this country.

He was a prominent Mason and will be buried at Clearmont under the auspices of this order.--Hopkins Journal. BEDFORD TIMES REPUBLICAN, Bedford, Iowa, Nov 11, 1909

Nodaway County, Missouri History: 1882 - [page 571] Atchison Township - Alexander M. Huls, section 33, post office Clearmont. Among the old settlers and present successful farmers of Nodaway County, is the subject of this sketch. He is a native of Kentucky--was born June 30, 1814, in Fleming County. He was there educated and raised to manhood. Mr H., like many others, found it difficult to procure an education; but with others, and by hard perseverance, he did succeed in procuring such schooling as could be obtained in those days, from the old log-cabin school house of that date. In the month of September, 1853, he emigrated to Marion County, Indiana, and after a residence there of three years, he moved, in 1856, to Missouri, and settled where he now resides. He has 190 acres of fine land, eighty acres under cultivation. Mr H. was married January 16, 1845, to Matilda Hart, a native of Kentucky. Two children were born to them: Sarah E. and Mary A. Mrs Huls' death occurred June 16, 1853. Mr Huls was again married April 20th, 1856, to Miss Eliza J. Shanklin, a native of Indiana. By his second marriage there are eight children: John, born January 24, 1857; Corrilla, born January 25, 1859; Matilda A., born May 26, 1861; James A., born April 30, 1864; Charles H., born October 14, 1866; Eliza E., born January 13, 1869; William S., born January 29, 1872, and an infant. Mr H. is a member of the Second Adventist Church, and also belongs to the Masonic fraternity of Clearmont. He has been justice of the peace of this township for two years, was township trustee one term, and judge of the county court one term, filling that position very acceptably.