branch death_place children parents battles spouse article_title name occupation alma_mater
united states army edmonds , washington four children willard f. `` bill '' wilkinson occupation of japan , 1946-1948 carol jessup kensel -lrb- married 1969 -rrb- w. hudson kensel
 w. hudson kensel historian university of washington
w. hudson kensel

w. hudson kensel -lrb- june 16 , 1928 -- january 16 , 2014 -rrb- was an historian and author of the american west .
he is professor emeritus from california state university at fresno .
at fresno , he was the chairman of the department of history .
his early childhood was spent at pahaska tepee and cody , wyoming .
he thereafter moved to the state of washington where he completed his education .
he is the author of `` pahaska tepee , buffalo bill 's old hunting lodge and hotel , a history , 1901-1946 '' and `` dude ranching in yellowstone country : larry larom and valley ranch , 1915-1969 '' , published in 2010 by the university of oklahoma press at norman , oklahoma .
valley ranch , one of the first of the western dude ranches , was established by the new york city native larry larom .
now privately owned , it is located on the south fork of the shoshone river in northwestern wyoming .
