Alexander and Grace (Muffay) Marshall were born in
Pictou County, Nova Scotia. In the early 1900's, Alex
bought a farm in the White School district, but he moved
to the United States where he and Grace were married.
In 1909, the Marshalls with their four sons moved back
to Lethbridge from Minot, N. Dakota, to look after the
land Alec had previously bought. Alec's brother-in-law,
George Murray arrived in 1910 to be foreman on the
farm, while Alex was manager of MacDonald Wholesale
Grocers. This was later purchased by Western Grocers.
Alec died in 1917.

Bill, the eldest son, died at age 14 as the result of an
accident. In addition to the four boys, the Marshalls
had a daughter who was born in Lethbridge.

From the June 29,1912 Lethbridge Daily Herald

BARN, GRANARY AND SIX HORSES
WERE BURNED UP

Lightning Struck Alex M. Marshall's Barn During
Storm Last Night.

Two men milking in the barn on Alex M. Marshall's
irrigated farm seven miles southeast of the city had
a very narrow escape from sudden death last
evening when the barn was struck by lightning.

The severe electrical storm which passed south
of the city last night between six and eight o'clock
passed over Mr. Marshall's farm, and about 6:30
a bolt struck the middle of the barn. Six horses
and three calves on one side of the barn opposite
to where the men were milking were instantly
killed and the barn caughtfire, burning so rapidly
that the men, who were only three or four feet
away from where the horses were killed, were
barely able to cut loose the cows which also
escaped uninjured and turn them out of the barn,
before the fire had spread to them.

A granary, containing about seventy five bushels of
wheat and feed for the stock was also set on fire
burning to the ground.

The total loss was about $2,000 while the insurance
carried amounted to only $400.

Mr. Marshall is a member of the firm of Marshall and
Ramsay of this city, and has been in the country for
the past three or four years.

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