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==From Missouri to Texas==

==From Missouri to Texas==

Mary Jane married a  [[Presbyterian]] pastor and educator, Clifton Wrenshaw "C. W." Alexander (1838-1886), a native of the capital city of Jefferson City, Missouri, who was educated at [[Princeton Theological Seminary]] in [[New Jersey]], at which he was on the wrestling team. In 1880, the Alexanders were living in Cape Girardeau in southestern Missouri.<ref name=cwa>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59239131/clifton-wrenshaw-alexander|title=Rev. Clifton Wrenshaw Alexander|publisher=findagrave.com|accessdate=December 12, 2019}}</ref> In 1885, with their five children, the Alexanders  were living in Sherman, the county seat of Grayson County, Texas, where the Reverend Alexander taught at Austin College. The Alexanders moved to "Old" Mobeetie, then a bustling Wheeler County settlement, where lived for a time the famous lawyer Temple Lea Houston (1860-1905), son of the Texas founder [[Sam Houston]]. (In 2010, the population of "New" Mobeetie was just 101.)  C. W. established a Presbyterian church in Mobeetie, which was destroyed in a storm in 1898 and was never rebuilt.<ref namecwa/>

Mary Jane married a  [[Presbyterian]] pastor and educator, Clifton Wrenshaw "C. W." Alexander (1838-1886), a native of the capital city of Jefferson City, Missouri, who was educated at [[Princeton Theological Seminary]] in [[New Jersey]], at which he was on the wrestling team. In 1880, the Alexanders were living in Cape Girardeau in southestern Missouri.<ref name=cwa>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59239131/clifton-wrenshaw-alexander|title=Rev. Clifton Wrenshaw Alexander|publisher=findagrave.com|accessdate=December 12, 2019}}</ref> In 1885, with their five children, the Alexanders  were living in Sherman, the county seat of Grayson County, Texas, where the Reverend Alexander taught at Austin College. The Alexanders moved to "Old" Mobeetie, then a bustling Wheeler County settlement, where lived for a time the famous lawyer Temple Lea Houston (1860-1905), son of the Texas founder [[Sam Houston]]. (In 2010, the population of "New" Mobeetie was just 101.)  C. W. established a Presbyterian church in Mobeetie, which was destroyed in a storm in 1898 and was never rebuilt.<ref name=cwa/>

   

   

In their journey west, the Alexanders were caught in a flood, and Mary Jane and C. W. were thrown from their wagon into the Pease River. Both were miraculously rescued. C. W. managed to reach the harnesses of his [[horse]]s to pull himself from the river. Even while holding on to a baby, Mary Jane grabbed onto the wagon and managed to keep both above water.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=https://www.lubbockonline.com/news/20191130/caprock-chronicles-first-woman-rancher-on-panhandle-mary-jane-alexander|title=The Caprock Chronicles: The First Woman Rancher on the Panhandle: Mary Jane Alexander|publisher=''The Lubbock Avalanche Journal''|author=Jean Stuntz|date=November 30, 2019|accessdate=December 12, 2019}}</ref>

In their journey west, the Alexanders were caught in a flood, and Mary Jane and C. W. were thrown from their wagon into the Pease River. Both were miraculously rescued. C. W. managed to reach the harnesses of his [[horse]]s to pull himself from the river. Even while holding on to a baby, Mary Jane grabbed onto the wagon and managed to keep both above water.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=https://www.lubbockonline.com/news/20191130/caprock-chronicles-first-woman-rancher-on-panhandle-mary-jane-alexander|title=The Caprock Chronicles: The First Woman Rancher on the Panhandle: Mary Jane Alexander|publisher=''The Lubbock Avalanche Journal''|author=Jean Stuntz|date=November 30, 2019|accessdate=December 12, 2019}}</ref>