DEATH CLAIMED EUGENE ALEXANDER LAST SATURDAY
Complications of old age and gradually failing health claimed Eugene
Alexander, Saturday April 3, at the ranch home of his son Charles, above
Cora, Wyoming.
The venerable gentleman, well known, and respected by practically every
resident of Sublette County, is one of the oldest residents of the
county. "Grandpa" Alexander as he was intimately known found
friends wherever he visited. Services were held Tuesday afternoon
at Pinedale Community hall, where a large gathering of friends and
acquaintances of the deceased and the family, paid last respects.
Rev. G. E. Guild conducted services, assisted by a quartet comprised of
J. F. McCormick, Calvin Beagle, Jay Mollring and E. F. Winters.
Pall bearers were Fred Clodius, Lee Thomson, John Bloom, Pat Holt,
Lee Cooper and Frank Steele.
Interment was made at the family plot near the old ranch home. The
grave, at the side of that of his wife.
Eugene
Alexander
(Following taken
from Progressive Men of the State of Wyoming)
"This prominent stockman and progressive citizen of the New
Fork country of Uinta county, Wyoming; was born in Onondaga
county, New York, on February 5, 1844, where his parents,
William and Maria (Ives) Alexander, were born and reared, and
after long lives of usefulness were laid to rest amid the scenes
they loved and the institutions they had improved by their
labors and their influence for good. The father was a man of
prominence in local affairs, serving two terms as sheriff of the
county, and being active and potential in all matters
contributing to the welfare of the community. His wife
died in 1861, aged sixty-four years, and he in 1862, aged
sixty-five, both being of old Colonial stock and English
ancestry. Their son Eugene, was the eleventh of their
twelve children, of whom eight are still living (1903).
He was educated in the schools of his native county thereafter
engaging in driving stage between Fort Kearney, and Albiaville
for the Holliday Overland Stage Line for two years. In
1866 he went Yankton, S. D., and was employed by the U. S.
government in freighting, and in other capacities for about
three years and during this time he built a government warehouse
on Ash Bend at the mouth of the Cheyenne River. At the end
of his government service he settled on a ranch on the Missouri
River, ten miles west from Yankton, and remained there until the
spring of 1880, then going to the Niobrara country where he
ranched for four years. He then sold his ranch and removed
to Bear Lake, Idaho, with his cattle, wintering there two years.
In 1888 he came to Wyoming and located on the ranch which is
now, and has since been, his home, which consists of 240 acres.
Here he and his family own land laying four miles in extent
along the creek, a tract of about 720, the most of which is fine
meadow, furnishing excellent grazing for their cattle.
They have all the land under fence and well improved, making it
show in every feature their enterprising and progressive spirit,
and tributary in all respects to the support of their herds of
superior cattle and horses."
Mr. Alexander was married at Yankton, S. D.,, on June 6, 1867 to
Miss Nancy Butler, a native of Armstrong county, Pa., and a
daughter of John and Elizabeth (Replinger). Butler, also
natives of that state, descendants of old New Jersey Colonial
families of English ancestry. Mrs. Alexander was made
postmistress of the office which bears their name when it was
established in 1900. They have five children, Charlotte,
married to James Redmond1 of Montpelier, Idaho;
Frank; Eugene E.2, living at Fort Washakie; Charles
C.; William J. The sons are much sought for as guides for
hunting parties, being well trained for the business and having
a thorough and accurate knowledge of the country."
1Should
be "Redman"
2Should
be "Esley E."
(Note by
Ruth Alexander Bryant: Eugene's brother, "Ab" had a
silver mine in Wallace ID where where William J. had worked
for awhile that wasn't included in this article)
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