William Alexander’s three sons were Alexander Stuart, Sr. (not to be confused with his forebearers of the same name), Dale Stuart who built East Rosedale, and Henry Carter Stuart. The grandson, Alexander Stuart, Jr., known affectionately as ‘Zan’, developed the signature Stuart Land and Cattle Company’s special breed of cattle, a mix of Simmental, Angus, and Gelbvieh, a German breed whose name translates as ‘yellow cattle’.  These highly sought after cattle were sold as breeding stock.  Zan lived in the easternmost of the mansions north of US 19 at Rosedale, which is now the home of his widow. 

           Col. Henry Smith’s Clifton estate passed to his nephew, Charles Smith.  He was an alcoholic, and acquired much debt.  He sold Clifton Farms to the Stuart Land and Cattle Company for a commitment to care for him the rest of his life and assumption of his $45,000 debt.  The purchaser is said to have been Gov. Henry Carter Stuart, but the dates would suggest that it was William Alexander Stuart. 

           As of this writing, though that company continues to operate, much of the land and the Thomas Price and Hendricks mansions, and the Rosedale mansion where Governor Stuart lived, have been sold.