William John "Bill" Alexander

Born December 12, 1880 - Died September 24, 1966 (click here for obituary)
Married Ora Elsie Yarger January 6, 1909 (click here for obituary)
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last updated 5/18/2006

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Children:  Ora Louise, William Dan "Bud", Charles Franklin "Bill", May Jeanette "Jiggs", Edgar Jasper "Oscar", Ruth Gertrude "Lolly", Dorothy Lucille "Babe", Robert Eugene "Hoot".
Marriage Announcement
"Pioneers" by Louise Alexander Troxel from the book Wyoming's Own
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William J. Alexander (1901) - Contributed by Ruth "Lolly" Alexander Bryant. Click here for more photos of Bill
Recollections of William J. "Bill" Alexander by Dorothy Franch Logan - January 5, 2004.
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Ora Elsie Yarger at 24 years of age (1902) - Contributed by Ruth "Lolly" Alexander Bryant. Click here for more photos of Ora
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Original house of William J and Ora's house (date unknown) - Click here for more photos of their house and buildings - Contributed by Ruth "Lolly" Alexander Bryant.
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Alexander children L/R: Oscar, Louise, Bud, Jiggs and Bill (early 1920's) - contributed by Phyllis Alexander Haffner
Alexander Children L/R Oscar, Cousin Helen, Bud, Jiggs, and Bill - contributed by Dorothy "Babe" (Alexander) Fear
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Lolly and Babe (early 1920's) - Contributed by Ruth "Lolly" Alexander Bryant.
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Bill (40), Ora and Lolly (5 mos) thought to be at the Redman house in the spring of 1921 - Contributed by Ruth "Lolly" Alexander Bryant.
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L/R: Jiggs, Bill, Louise (holding Lolly), Bud and Oscar.  Thought to be at the Redman house in the spring of 1921 - Contributed by Ruth "Lolly" Alexander Bryant.
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Alexander children L/R: Lolly, Oscar, Bill, Jiggs and Louise (early 1920's) - contributed by Phyllis Alexander Haffner
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Louise and Jiggs (early 1920's) - contributed by Judy (Troxel) Gould
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Good shot of back of original bunkhouse in background.  Dog may have belonged to Roy Bird or Pat Dew.   - Contributed by Ruth "Lolly" Alexander Bryant.
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Dog Sled (owner unknown) L/R Bud, Jiggs, Ora, Bill, Louise, Oscar, Lolly and unknown lady holding Babe (school teacher?).  Original bunkhouse in its prime in the background. - Contributed by Ruth "Lolly" Alexander Bryant.
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1923 Dodge touring car on way to State Fair in Douglas, WY about mid-1920's.  L/R:  Louise, Babe, Lolly, and Ora  - Contributed by Ruth "Lolly" Alexander Bryant.
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Kitchen Crew (mid 1930's?).  L/R Hoot, Lolly, Bill, Babe, Oscar, and Maxine Berg.  - Contributed by Ruth "Lolly" Alexander Bryant.
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In back L/R: William J., Ora, Louise, Bud (sitting), Bill.  In front L/R: Babe and Lolly (date unknown early 1930's?) -contributed by Phyllis Alexander Haffner
Cousin Gloria "Shorty" Alexander and Lolly. (In a note Gloria sent to Lolly and Charles dated 4/10/89 she writes "I've often thought about all the good times we had when were growing up.  It seems like my folks never had a good garden because if the gophers didn't get it, the hail did and I always remember going out to Aunt Ora's garden with a salt shaker and pigging out.")
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William J. Alexander family at Granite Hot Springs in the Hoback Basin (1939 or 1940).  R/L William J., Ora, Louise, Bud, Jiggs, Bill, Oscar, Lolly, Babe, Hoot.  - Contributed by Ruth "Lolly" Alexander Bryant.
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Lolly and Babe playing dressup with someone's sailor suit and Ora's dress.  Granddad is recalled asking, "Who were those people?" -Contributed by Ruth "Lolly" Alexander Bryant
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Trip to California for Bill, Ora and Hoot to visit older kids (1941).  L/R:  Hoot, Charles Bryant, Buddy Decker, Babe, Ora.  Bill was the cameraman - - Contributed by Ruth "Lolly" Alexander Bryant.
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California Dreamin' - Ora, Hoot, Jiggs and son Phillip (Fall, 1941).  '39 or '41 Ford.  - Contributed by Ruth "Lolly" Alexander Bryant.
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Alexander family car - '39 or '41? green Ford - Contributed by Ruth "Lolly" Alexander Bryant.
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Lolly and Louise (McFadden 1941) - contributed by Judy Troxel Gould
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William J. and Ora (1941 or 1942).  With Grandson Phillip Talmadge (son of Jiggs and Cecil Talmadge - Contributed by Ruth "Lolly" Alexander Bryant.
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Lolly giving Hoot a nose lift -contributed by Ruth "Lolly" Alexander Bryant
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Bill and Jiggs, Chuck Bryant's old '39 Ford in the background -- tool time? -contributed by Ruth "Lolly" Alexander Bryant
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Group at William J and Ora's House (Spring 1942) L/R: Bud, Hoot, Charles Bryant, William J., Ora, Jiggs with Phillip (L) and Kenneth  (R) and dog "Boppy" - Contributed by Ruth "Lolly" Alexander Bryant.
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Ora, Louise, and Dottie (1944) - Contributed by Ruth "Lolly" Alexander Bryant.
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1947-48 Back L/R: Sharon & Lolly Bryant, Dottie & Bud Alexander, Louise & Roy Troxel. Front L/R: Hoot Alexander, Joe Alexander, Chuck Bryant, Judy Troxel and  Stanley Bryant.  Troxel "limo" with the "6" county plate. - Photo contributed by Ruth "Lolly" Alexander Bryant.
Judy (Troxel) Gould relates the following story about this car.  Her Dad and some of his co-workers routinely poached deer and elk. She doesn't know whether it was out of season or in season w/o license or both.  One time in Nebraska, they heard/saw the game warden coming to where they were skinning their game, so they jumped in her Dad's car and tried to outrun him. They were successful, but he fired after them and one bullet hit the trunk. A year or two later, her dad was trying to sell the car. He was extolling its virtues to a potential buyer when she asked him if he'd shown the man the bullet hole in the trunk! Judy doesn't personally remember the occasion, but her Dad told the story often.
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1947-48. Back L/R: Sharon & Lolly Bryant, Dottie & Bud Alexander, Louise & Roy Troxel, William J. Front L/R: Hoot Alexander, Joe Alexander, Chuck Bryant, Stanley Bryant and Judy Troxel. Bryant '39 Ford on the left. - Contributed by Ruth "Lolly" Alexander Bryant.  
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Family picnic at New Fork Lake (no date).  William J. seems to be the cook.  Bill, Dottie, Babe, Maxine, Hoot, and Oscar - contributed by Phyllis Alexander Haffner
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Alexander Ladies May, 1950 - Jiggs' yard with high school and William J.'s car in background. Back L/R:  Babe, Maxine, Jiggs.  Front L/R: Joe, Dottie, June and Lolly.  - Contributed by Ruth "Lolly" Alexander Bryant.
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Hoot and William J (May 31, 1952) - Contributed by Ruth "Lolly" Alexander Bryant.
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Group picture taken July, 1955 at Celia and Shimmey's cabin court in Pinedale, presumably following the Jack Alexander family funeral.  Back L/R:  Fred Alexander, Thelma Allen, Tige Alexander, Art & Helen Moedl, Shimmey & Celia Alexander, Lolly Bryant, William J. Alexander, Babe Decker, Dottie Alexander, June & Bill Alexander, Louise Troxel, Maxine and Oscar Alexander.  Front L/R:  Fred's wife, Carmen Alexander, Joe, Ross and Kip Alexander, Judy Troxel, Linda Alexander. - Contributed by Ruth "Lolly" Alexander Bryant.
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Children of William J. and Ora Yarger Alexander (1957).  L/R Babe, Lolly, Jiggs, Louise, Dad William J., Bud, Bill, Oscar, and  Hoot. - Contributed by Ruth "Lolly" Alexander Bryant.
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William J. with his four daughters (1957) L/R:  Babe, Lolly, William J., Louise and Jiggs - contributed by Judy (Troxel) Gould
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Alexander Gals (September, 1957) Back L/R: Jiggs, June, Dottie, Maxine, Joan, Babe.  Front L/R: Lolly and little Ellen - Contributed by Ruth "Lolly" Alexander Bryant.
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Alexander Gals (September, 1957) Back L/R: Jiggs, June, Maxine, Louise, Babe. Front L/R: Dottie, Joan and Little Ellen - Contributed by Ruth "Lolly" Alexander Bryant.
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The "Fellers" (September, 1957) L/R: Oscar, Buddy, Bud, Hoot, William J., Bill, Little Ren? - Contributed by Ruth "Lolly" Alexander Bryant.
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April, 1958 at Bryant's in Riverton.  Back L/R Bill, Babe, Louise, Charles Bryant, Roy Troxel.  Front L/R:  June, Tammie Decker, Sharon and Peggy Bryant. -Contributed by Ruth "Lolly" Alexander Bryant
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Children of William J. and Ora Yarger Alexander (1960's).  Back L/R Bill, Bud, Hoot, Oscar.  Front L/R Lolly, Louise, Babe, Jiggs. - Contributed by Ruth "Lolly" Alexander Bryant.
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L/R:  Oscar, Lolly and Hoot at the house where they grew up at Cora, Wyoming (1998) - photo by Ryan Bryant
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Jiggs and Ruth (1994) - contributed by Sharon Bryant
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Dottie, Bud and Lolly (1994) - contributed by Sharon Bryant
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Bill and Lolly (fall 1994) - contributed by Sharon Bryant
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Group at home place in front of bunkhouse after Charles F. "Bill" Alexander's funeral (1998).  Back Row L/R:  Stanley Bryant, Linda Routh, Robert "Hoot" Alexander, Ryan Bryant, Chris Alexander, Ruth "Lolly" Bryant, Edgar "Oscar" Alexander.  Front Row L/R:  Peggy Bryant Prine, Barbara Alexander, Sharon Bryant, Judy Alexander. -Contributed by Peggy Bryant Prine
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Lolly, Hoot and Babe - Memorial Day 2004 (Pinedale, WY) - photo by Sharon Bryant
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William J. Alexander Family Grave Stone at the Pinedale Cemetery - photo by Peggy Bryant Prine (2004)
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