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- son of Elizabeth Soule & Alvah J. Alexander, married Viola D. Epperson
Bert Alexander was born in East Mill Creek, Utah on July 7, 1860 to Alvah J. Alexander and Elizabeth Soule. As a young man, he was ambitious and had a flare for adventure. He worked as a lumberjack, logging in the wild rivers of Idaho. He also did a lot of prospecting and worked in the silver mines in Park City, Utah for many years before coming to Wyoming in 1900.
He married Viola Epperson in Midway in 1884. He had built a nice frame home there and this is where their first six children were born. They were Viola, Ruth, Sidney, Adelbert(Dell), Grace, Leonard and Alvah (Peck).
Bert was among the first to leave for the Big Horn Basin in Wyoming. He was the Trail Boss bringing the first herd of cattle and horses form Utah to Byron. His nine year old son, Dell, accompainied him.
Viola and the six children, came by train to Bridger and Bert met them there with a team and wagon. She cried when she saw what a desolate country she was coming to.
Bert worked to help build the Sidon Canal and also worked on the Burlington Railroad line. Viola was hired to cook meals for the men working on the railroad, Bert also worked on the Buffalo Bill Dam near Cody.
He was a good farmer and raised a lot of grain. He also raised fruit treees, mostly apple and cherry and also different berries and had honey bees. [2]
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