ALDERSONRoots & Branches

September 199~~Ol. 7, No.3

Alderson Findings in Salt Lake City

While in Salt Lake City on a recent busi-ness trip, I had the pleasure to patron-ize the Family History Library operated

by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-DaySaints. Rather than enjoy a nice evening meal orsome other form of entertainment, I chose tospend three evenings and a long lunch hour atthe library. Instead of relaxing after a hard day'swork, I found myself to be more tense andphysically challenged racing to gather all the Al-derson references possible before the 10 P.M.closing time. Fighting the microfilm paper cop-ier machines for a legible census listing was par-ticularly stressful. No matter what the trouble, Iwas satisfied with my catch as I went over it onmy flight back home.

Of particular interest is a copy of a letterdated June, 1863 that I located in a miscellane-ous Civil War documents file. The letter is writ-ten on behalf of Reverend Lewis Allen Aldersonby a person who appears to be a colleague inNew York City. The author addressed an ac-quaintance named General Ewing who had ties

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to Kansas. His complaint was the rough treat-ment that Rev.Lewis Allen Alderson received atthe hands of an Atchison, Kansas mob inspiredby the speech of a man named Jennison. Makinga speech with this Jennison was General Blunt.He was the head of Union forces in Kansas andhad led a Union army at the Battle of PrairieGrove, Arkansas the previous December that ef-fectively removed Confederate forces from thestate of Missouri. I have transcribed the letter asbest I could as follows:

41 Vandum St. N. Y.June 25, 1863Gen. Ewing,My dear Sir,Pleasant memories of an imperfect acquain-tance with you brought me to write you aline congratulatory, not so much to yourselfpersonally, as to the interests of Kansas gen-erally, of you supercedure of Gen. Blunt. Iwas in Kansas last month, and thought Inever saw so much evil in the air as then. Itcame very near to me. The very day I ar-rived in Atchison. Gen. Blunt - Jennison -and Mayor Anthony made speeches intown, in direct consequence of which (forhe was personally alluded to by Jennison)my friend Rev.Mr. Alderson, was visitedthat night by a mob and ordered to leavetown. I can prove him to be and to havebeen as good a union man as lives. Born inVirginia, he has not all my notions of ways& means, but he is unconditionally loyal tothe Government, and obedient to all theacts of its administration. He is a man ofwealth and a gentleman. I think you knowhim personally. He is here now on a visit tomy house and I doubt if he would everhave returned to K. had it not been thatGen. Pomeroy assures him that your ap-pointment means protection to loyal men,even if born in the South. I would show no

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mercy to an enemy of the Gov't anywhere.I don't care how severely they are handled.But to prosecute men for opinions sake isnot republican, not American, not decent.Please regard this note as confidential for Istill have some idea of making Kansas myhome, and my profession does not warrantme to mix much in matters purely politicalor military. I will not tax you for a reply, buta confidential not expressive of your regardfor Mr. Alderson. I desire to see him pre-served from insult if he is truly loyal, wouldbe a great satisfaction to him, though he isin entire ignorance of my writing this.Very truly yours,I. S. HalleckPastor of the [unintelligible] St. ChurchLewis Allen kept his family in New York for

some time. He returned to Atchison prior to Oc-tober of 1864 when he and his son Irving N. Al-derson enlisted briefly in the Kansas Militia topotentially fight off invading Confederate forces.All during this time, Lewis' eldest son, JosephColeman Alderson was serving as an officer inthe Virginia Cavalry.

of his house (Gordon being at the house and ad-vised him not to go out.) Alderson took gun andwent to door and fired off up in the air and re-marked to them that was a signal for them not toattack his house in the night. Alderson's state-ment signed 29 Aug. 1836.

[This John D. Alderson may be John D. Al-derson, b. ca. 1792,VA,who married Clarissaand was located in Maury Co., TN in 1830 and1840.John D. was in Hickman Co, TN in 1850.His parentage is uncertain.]

State vs Geoge Helm, James Stoveall and JohnW.Alderson - defacing courthouse. On 30 Aug.1848,broke open door of courthouse and threwhorse dung on the carpet.

[This John Alderson may be the unidentifiedJohn Alderson, age 20, born in TN, listed in the1850Maury Co, TN census.]

Alderson Obituaries

Maury Co., Tennessee Circuit Court MinutesOn the lighter side, I located Alderson refer-

ences in the circuit court minute books of MauryCounty, Tennessee. A detailed account of the"State versus John D. Alderson" is presented be-low as well as a more humorous account of the"State versus George Helms, James Stoveall, andJohn W. Alderson."

State vs John D. Alderson - assault and batterywith intent to commit murder. On 12 May 1835,John D. Alderson with a gun worth ten dollarsand gunpowder and leaden bullet held uponClaIborne Gee, assaulted Gee. Powhatan Gor-don and Isaiah Stuart were material witnesses inthis case. "p' Gordon is one of the volunteersfrom this county who are at this time gone to theCreek nation ..."Alderson says that Gee "hasbeen in habit of attacking" Alderson wheneverhe came across him and often came to his houseand attacked him in a rude and violent manner.Gee with one of his brothers and a Mr. Baleycame at a late hour in the night to the house ofAlderson and commenced violently to abuse af-fiant and threatened to shoot him if he wouldcome out of his house. Alderson did not go out

The following obituaries were transcribedand submitted by Marilyn Brown, 17202SW 79th Place, Miami, Florida 33157.They

were taken from a number of Alderson-Huffman-Boley obituaries collected by hergreat-grandmother, Martha Huffman Boley,daughter of Joseph A. And Jane (Alderson)Huffman. Most are undated and not markedwith the source. Marilyn is a descendant ofEnos and Jane (George) Huffman, and wouldlike to correspond with others researching thisline.

Mrs. Sabina Alderson, wife of Mr. Geo H.Alderson who was a life long citizen of NicholasCounty, was born January 18th, 1857,nearFowler Knob, in this county. She was the daugh-ter of William Huffman, a well known andhighly respected citizen of our county.

Mrs. Alderson, in her early life, made a pro-fession of religion and was baptized into the fel-lowship of Fowler Knob Baptist church at theage of about 14 years. She lived [as] a consistentChristian in that Church until the time of hermarriage to Geo H. Alderson, January 5th, 1889,he being a member of the Enon Baptist Church,

she transferred her letter to that church. Laterthey moved to the Summersville Baptist Churchof which she remained a very devoted and con-sisten member until the time of her death.

She was a very quiet, yet useful woman, al-ways ready to assist those in need, was loved byall who knew her, and her influence will live inthe hearts of her friends for many years. She wasa very careful and devoted wife, a lovingmother, a considerate step-mother and friend toall.

high esteem; and from our first acquaintancelove and respected. Joseph A. Huffman of the"Wilderness" was born in Greenbrier county. Ipresume near the residence of Mr. E. E. Huffmanon Muddy Creek, Jan. 10, 1824.

On the 18th day of April 1847,he was mar-ried to Miss Jane Alderson, which union lastedalmost forty-eight years, until God seen fit tocall Bro. Huffman up higher. The result of thisunion was ten children, two boys and eight girls.Two of the girls having" gone before" only eightchildren survive him. In the fall of 1850 hemoved to Nicholas County, I presume to the oldhomestead in "the Wilderness" where he livedfor almost forty five years. He was a useful, hon-est and honorable citizen. In home, church andstate he filled his station well. For eight years heheld the office of Deputy Assessor of NicholasCounty. He accepted Christ as his savior in theyear 1867.The Missionary Baptist Church beinghis choice, he at once gave himself and his influ-ence to the" Army of the Living God." He wasnot always a private. He filled the responsibleoffice of Deacon and Clerk of his church withhonor to himself and acceptability to his Breth-ren.

Mrs. Alderson departed this life on Januarythe 8th, 1921, after a week's illness. Her deathwas caused by pneumonia and side pleurisy.Every thing that could be was done to save herlife.

Being visited a few hours before her depar-ture by her pastor she made the statement tohim that she was perfectly willing and ready forher departure. Funeral services were held onJan. 9th at 1 PM from the Summersville BaptistChurch by her pastor and the sisters of the East-ern Star, of which she was a faithful member.

Her body was laid to rest in the family bur-ial ground at Enon to await the resurrectionmorn. His home was readily opened for the enter-

tainment of Ministers of Christ. It was a pleasureto share his hospitality and hear him tell his joysand triumphs. It was an interesting scene; as thecounsel of God was declared from the SacredDesk, to watch the expression of his beamingface; to hear him plead with God in congrega-tional Prayer, and to listen to his rich Christianexperience and admonition. He truly loved thehouse of God, and when unable to ride, becauseof Rheumatism, with which he was afflicted forsome five years, he would walk to church a mileor more when many wondered how Bro. Huff-man got there.

Most of all of his children are explary chris-tians [sic] and church members, and those whoare not have the conviction that they should be.This last sentence is worthy of remark. [hereMartha made a small mark with a pencil]

I often think what a pity good people growold. Yetthe burden of almost seventy one years,mostly of toil, taking down the forest and mak-ing "The Wilderness" blossom as the rose, left itsimpress on his physical constitution, and for fiveyears he often suffered sorely. For six months hewas confined to his bed. As Paul admonished,

She leaves to mourn her loss a husband, oneson, three brothers and two sisters and a host ofdevoted friends.

Her pastor, S. E. BrownNote: Sabina Huffman, daughter of William

G. Huffman, is one of a number of Huffmanswho married into the Alderson family in Nicho-las and Greenbrier Counties. William G. and Jo-seph A. (see following obituary) are both sons ofEnos and Jane (George) Huffman of GreenbrierCounty. Joseph A. married Jane Alderson,daughter of John "River Jack"and Nancy (Rob-inson) (Mays) Alderson. Their brother Enos Ed-gar Huffman (the "E.E. Huffman" in the follow-ing obituary) married Margaret Susan Ellis,daughter of Andrew and Mary (Alderson) Ellis.Mary was also a daughter of John "River Jack"Alderson by his first wife, Jane Walker. TheHuffmans and Aldersons all lived in the Mt.Nebo-Fowler's Knob area of southern NicholasCounty.

Today we pay a tribute of love and respectto the memory of a gentleman whom we held in

he was truly "Patient in tribulation, rejoicing inhope, continuing instant in prayer." He seemedat all time during his last sickness to be :sweetlytrusting in Jesus" Shortly before his demise hetold his friends, "That all is well. There is noth-ing in my way." Thus he died, so far as mortalitycould see, trusting in the worlds Redeemer.

Funeral services were conducted by Rev.L.J.Huffman on April 5th at 2 0' clock, and all thatwas mortal of Bro. Huffman was laid to rest inthe family burying ground in the presence of alarge concourse of sorrowing friends and rela-tions.

I think on the resurrection mom, that old de-crepit, crippled body will come forth to newessof life with eyes aglow and form erect and suple;be admitted to the Angelic and blood washedthrong to live in perpetual youth through thecountless ages.

To wife, children and friends, I would say,Flow on, "where the wicked cease from troublesand the weary are at rest."

Written byCN. Coffman,Hominy Falls, W.Va.April 29, 1895

Mrs. Jane Huffman

vived by one son, Henry Clay, and six daugh-ters, Mrs. Nancy Pancake, of Kenova, W.va.,Mrs. Emman Duncan of Middleport Ohio, Mrs.Mary E. Thomas, of Lansing, W. Va., and MrsMartha Boley,Mrs. Malinda Rader, Miss LauraHuffman of Mt. Nebo, W.Va.She also leaves tomourn their loss one brother, Hon. George Al-derson and one sister, Mrs. Katie Smith, both ofAlderson.

The funeral services were conducted in thepresence of a large concourse of sorrowing rela-tives and friends in the Fowlers Knob Church bythe Rev.AC Ruckman, after which her bodywas laid to rest in the cemetery on a beautifuleminence overlooking her old home, there torest in peace till the morning light of the resur-rection shall gleam from the east. It has not beenthe privilege of the writer to know a more esti-mable woman than Mother Huffman. She wasone of the pillars of her church, and one whospent much of her life ministering to the suffer-ing. She and her husband gave the lot on whichthe Fowlers Knob Church now stands, were theprominent factors in the errection of the church,and gave also the cemetery which marks her lastresting place. She was true to her God and herchurch, and in her last years she loved to repeatthat old hymn, I LOVE THY KINGDOM LORD.She was a subscriber of the Baptist Banner sinceits first issue. Mrs. Huffman was a woman of re-markable intelligence, and she retained her intel-lectual powers and youthful disposition till thelast, having almost lived out four score and ten.She said to those who stood around her that shehad no fears of death and like Robert Hallpassed away sighing for the everlasting rest re-peating that old hymn, OH LAND OF REST FORTHEE ISIGH."

"Mourn not the dead whose lives declare

That they have nobly borne their part,

For victory's golden crown they wear;

They rest with glory wrapped around,

Immortals on the scroll of fame;

Their works their praises shall resound,

Their name-and everlasting name.

Drop the warm tear-for Jesus wept;

Sorrow shall find relief in tears,

But let no secret grief be kept

To waste the soul through nameless years,

"Sunset and evening starAnd one clear call for me,And may there be no moaning of the barWhen I put out to sea."The clear call came to Mrs. Jane Huffman

nee Alderson at the home of her daughter, Mrs.CW. Rader, of Mr. Nebo, at noon February 6,1914, and her spirit winged its flight to be withHim whom she had loved and served for sev-enty seven years. Mrs. Huffman was born wherethe town of Alderson now stands, March 7th,

1824.She professed faith in Christ when she wasthirteen years old and united with the OldGreenbrier Baptist Church, which was institutedby her grandfather, the Rev.John Alderson, thefirst Baptist minister to cross the Alleghenies.She came from a distinguished family, being thedaughter of John and Nancy Alderson. She wasunited in marriage to Joseph A Huffman, of Al-derson, in 1847.Unto this union was born tenchildren, eight girls and two boys. She is sur-

They rest in hope; their hallowed dustIs watched, and from the grave shall rise;Earth shall restore her sacred trust,Made all immortal for the skies. IIA Friend in Fayette Sun

We regret to note the death of Joseph B.Seay, which occurred at his home at Burnwell,Kanawha county, last Saturday. His death wasdue to injuries received in the mines a few daysbefore. He was working at night, and realizedthat the roof needed a prop, he was gettingready to put a post in when a stone that wouldprobably weigh two tons came down on him,mashing his hips and legs horribly. He wastaken to his home and given the necessary treat-ment and it was thought for a time that hewould recover.

Deceased was raised in this county. He wasa son of Mr. M.W. Seay, of Mt. Nebo, who was athis bedside during his sickness. He was about 34years of age, and was a member of the Baptistchurch. His honesty and good disposition madehim friends wherever he went, and his death ismuch regretted.

His wife, six children and aged and highlyrespected father and other relatives have oursympathy. The remains were brought to hisold home last Sunday and laid to rest by theside of his mother, who died when Joe wasonly a small boy.

Note: Joseph B.Seay was the son of Mat-thew William and Amanda Catherine(Huffman) Seay. Amanda was the oldestdaughter of Joseph and Jane (Alderson) Huff-man, and died at the age of 30 in 1880.Theobituary is undated, but Joseph was probablyborn shortly after 1870,placing his deatharound 1904-1906.

Genealogy of WilliamA. Alderson of

Pittsylvania Co., VAThe following genealogy was compiled by

Ann S. Bernard, 2894 Farmbrook Road, Winston-Salem, NC 27103, in 1993.Ann is looking for anyadditional information on the origin of the Pitt-sylvania Alderson line.

First Generation1. William A. ALDERSON was born ca.

1802 in Pittsylvania Co., VA [Sl] died on 8 Sep1877 in Pittsylvania Co., VA [Nl,S2]

He married Frances M. DANIEL. FrancesM. DANIEL was born ca. 1809 in PittsylvaniaCo., VA [53].

They had the following children:

Second Generation2 i. Burton Wood ALDERSON3 ii. Joel ALDERSON was born ca.

1832 [54];died on 11Aug 1856 in PittsylvaniaCo., VA[N2,S5]

Pittsylvania and surrounding counties in Virginia. Pittsylvaniawas formed from Halifax county in 1766.

4 iii. Sally ALDERSON was born ca.1834 in Pittsylvania Co., VA [56].

5 iv. Thomas ALDERSON was bornca. 1836 in Pittsylvania Co., VA [57].

6 v. Mary ALDERSON was born ca.1838 in Pittsylvania Co., VA [58].

7 vi. William ALDERSON was bornca. 1843 in Pittsylvania Co., VA [59].

8 vii. Hutchins M. ALDERSON wasborn ca. 1854 in Pittsylvania Co., VA [510]; diedon 9 Sep 1875 in Pittsylvania Co., VA [511].

9 viii. C. H. ALDERSON2. BURTON WOOD ALDERSON [N3] was

born on 20 Jun 1847 in Pittsylvania Co., VA[N4,S12], died on 8 May 1928 at 1624 N. MainSt., Danville, VA [N5,S13]; buried on 9 May 1928in the family plot on Bradley Road [514].

He married VIRGINIA ANNE STRICK-LAND on 29 Feb 1872 in Pittsylvania VA [515].VIRGINIA ANNE STRICKLAND was born in1855 in Pittsylvania Co., VA; died in 1927 at 72years [516]; buried in Gosney's Farm on BradleyRoad [517].

They had the following children:

Third Generation10 i. Harriett Emma ALDERSON11 ii. Amanda F. ALDERSON+12 iii. MARY F. (MOLLIE) ALDERSON+13 iv. Bettie J. ALDERSON14 v. Sammie E. ALDERSON+15 vi. Grover Cleveland ALDERSON+16 vii. Frank Bel ALDERSON+17 viii. Claude A. ALDERSON+18 ix. Harry L. ALDERSON19 x. Lizzie P. ALDERSON+20 xi. Raleigh Lynwood ALDERSON12. MARY P. (MOLLIE) ALDERSON was

born on 5 Aug 1878 in Danville, VA [518]; diedon 27 Jul1946 in Winston-Salem, NC [519]; bur-ied in Highland Park, Danville VA; occupationwas housewife; residences in Danville, VA;Winston-Salem NC.

She married WILLIAM PRICE BERNARDon 26 Dec 1893 in at her home in Danville, VA[520]. WILLIAM PRICE BERNARD [521] was

born on 15 Aug 1867 in Franklin Co., VA [522];died on 23 May 1947 in Winston-Salem, NC[523]; buried in Highland Park, Danville, VA[524], occupation as mechanic, carriage & wagonmaker; residences in Franklin Co., PittsylvaniaCo., Danville, VA.

They had the following children:

Fourth Generation+21 i. CHARLES HUGHES BERNARD+22 ii. William Price BERNARD

13. Bettie J. ALDERSON She married Kellies M.LEWIS in 1900 in Pelham15. Grover Cleveland ALDERSON [N7,S26]. Hemarried Maude Lillian BOWEN.16. Frank Bel ALDERSON [N8,S28]. He marriedJewell Lee CORBIN on 14 Dec 1910.17. Claude A. ALDERSON [N9,S30]. He marriedHattie IVEY.18. Harry L. ALDERSON [NI0,S32]. He marriedDaisey Mabel PERRY.20. Raleigh Lynwood ALDERSON [534]. Hemarried Nellie MEADOWS

1. Died of Tumor at age 75.2. Died at age 23 of consumption.3. Lived in North Danville, VA for 13 year prior to hisdeath.4. Lived at 1624 North Main Street. His brother was C.H. Alderson of Paces, VA.5. from obit: B.W. Alderson was 80 years old when hedied. Funeral services were held at his home 1624 N.Main Street. He was buried in the family plot onBradley road. He was a native of Pittsylvania Co., buthad lived in North Danville for the past 13 years.Cause of death rioted as gallstones.6. Father is John Lewis.7. Lived in Hopewell, VA8. Lived in Pittsylvania Co., VA9. Lived in Hopewell, VA10. Lived in Danville, VA

1. City of Danville Death Records. 1850 PittsylvaniaCo., VA. Census.2. Pittsylvania Co. Death Records (William Aldersonand Frances Daniel listed as parents on Burton WoodAlderson's death certificate.)3. City of Danville, VA Death Record; (B. W. Alder-son's record). 1850 Pittsylvania Co., VA Census4. 1850 Pittsylvania Co., VA Census.

5. Pittsylvania Co., VA Death Records.6. 1850 Pittsylvania Co., VA Census.7. 1850 Pittsylvania Co., VA Census.8. 1850 Pittsylvania Co., VA Census.9. 1850 Pittsylvania Co., VA Census.10. Pittsylvania Co., VA Death Records.11. Pittsylvania Co., VA Death Records.12. City of Danville death certificate.13. City of Danville Death Records. We found thecopy of original certificate.14. newspaper account15. Pittsylvania County Marriage Records, page 4.16. newspaper account17. newspaper account18. DAR Records19 .Thomas Kidd Bernard, Sr.20. Newspaper account21. Birth certificate of Charles Hughes Bernard22. DAR records Family Bible23. newspaper accounts; tombstone photograph24. tombstone photograph; newspaper accounts25. newspaper account.26. newspaper accounts27. newspaper accounts28. newspaper accounts29. newspaper accounts30. newspaper accounts31. newspaper accounts32. newspaper accounts33. newspaper accounts34. newspaper accounts

of the exchanges and queries I have recently re-ceived. I have not edited them for accuracy.

Smithson Family TIesThe Smithson family is closely tied to early

Alderson genealogy. Sarah Bond, the secondwife of Thomas Alderson, first married ThomasSmithson in Baltimore Co, MD in 1767.Theywere the parents of Thomas Smithson, who mar-ried Margaret Alderson, daughter of the Rev.John Jr. and Mary (Carroll) Alderson. Most ofthe Smithsons in southern West Virginia de-scend from this line. The Smithson Associationhosts a webpage, providing information on theSmithson newsletter, the Smithson family list-serve, and related family sites (including the Al-derson homepage). They are located at :http://members.aol.com/Rickishay / shp.html.

Correspondence andNet Connections

Samuel B. AldersonFrom: Jenny Page <jpageO@pop.uky.edu>I am looking for info on my gggg grandfa-

ther Samuel B.Alderson, b Nov. 2, 1808 in Vir-ginia. Married Marinda Swope on Sept. 28, 1828in New Albany, Indiana (Floyd County). Diedon Nov. 15, 1886;buried in the Alderson familycemetery in Cairo, Kentucky. I need to knowwho his parents were.

Note: Samuel B.Alderson is the son of Jere-miah and Katey (Alloway) Alderson.

John Alderson of Hartlepool,Yorkshire

The availability of the genealogy of the Rev.John Alderson on the World Wide Web(http://www.slip.net/-dgf) has

prompted a number of email exchanges withother researchers. In response to the growing in-terest in the web-based genealogy, I havechanged my home page to reflect the focus onAlderson family genealogy, providing links tothe full la-generation descendancy genealogy ofthe Rev. John Alderson, information on AldersonRoots & Branches, and links to other Aldersonand related researchers. If you would like to addyour email address along with your research in-terests to this list, please let me know, and I willadd it to the Alderson homepage. This willeventually be the home for the online edition ofthe newsletter as well. The following are some

From: K Alderson<K.Alderson@swansea.ac.uk>

I have just read your page "Decendants ofJohn Alderson". My father is also John Alder-son, born in Hartlepool, Yorkshire, England in1936.Alderson is still a predominantly Yorkshirename although we seem to have spread far andwide. I live in Swansea, Wales, and believe myfather was the last male in our branch of thefamily. I would be interested in any other infor-mation you have about our family in the USA.

From: Larry Brown<lwbrown@occ-uky.campus.mci.net>

I am searching for information on my Alder-son family line. The information I have is as fol-lows:

Aaron Alderson m. Ruth?Son, Aaron Alderson - b.1803 in VA,d.18 Jul

1858Hart Co., KYm.Mehalu Brooks b.5C d.2Sep 1852,Hart Co., KY

• America Alderson b.1824

• William Alderson b.1824

• Caroline Alderson b.1826

• Cynthia A. Alderson b.1829

• Maria Frances Alderson b.1831 d.before 1900m.Radford Douglas Taylor

• Ruth Alderson b.1833 d.28 Sep 1853 in Hart Co.,KY

• Martha Alderson b.1836

• Gideon Alderson b.1837, d.28 Sep 1853

• John Alderson b.1839

• Henry Alderson b.1842

• Lourra J. Alderson b.1845

If anyone can expand on this inforation, Iwould certainly appreciate it.

Note: Aaron Alderson, who married RuthMarrs, is the son of Benjamin and Melinda Ann(Fletcher) Alderson. Aaron Jr. was probably bornabout 1793,not 1803.

Ontario, Canada AldersonsFrom: Tammy Alderson Kenneth

<skenneth@mailserv.interhop.net>My name is Tammy Kenneth nee Alder-

son.My father's name is Thomas Robert Alder-son, his father is Joseph Lome Alderson and hisfather was Thomas Alderson born in 1862. Weare in Ontario Canada. We may be distant rela-tives of yours, but I'm unsure.

Jonathan Alderson (in census taken Nov. 81801)married Sally Dent, 2 Dec 1800.They had 2sons: George Alderson, christened 22 Oct 1807.Their other son's name was James Alderson,birthdate unknown.

James Alderson married Mary Tuer or(Toer?) on 25 Sept 1824 in Romaldkirk, York-shire, England. They had 2 sons:

• Thomas Alderson, b. 24 March 1825 in Dowhill,Lunedale, Yorkshire, d. 7 Sept. 1894.

New MembersDonald Withrow" St. Louis, MO, email:

ian@primary.net. Donald is a descendant ofSamuel and Hannah (Alderson) Withrow,through his son Thomas. Donald was born inKanawha Co., wv, but has been in St. Louis,MO since 1973.

Pam Nehls, 45554Whitcomb Square,Sterling, VA.20166-3011.PNEHLS@aol.com.Pam is also a descendant of Samuel and Han-nah (Alderson) Withrow through theirdaughter Mary Withrow Hughart.

Family History Library, Salt Lake City,UT. Beginning with vol. 7, the newsletter willnow be available at the Family History Li-brary of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City. It will also bemicrofilmed and made available through theChurch's extensive network of family historylibraries.

• Christopher, christened 17 Sept 1826.

The records show that Christopher Aldersonmarried a woman named Elizabeth. They had adaughter named Elizabeth, b. 10 May 18?7.

Thomas Alderson married Maria Hanson orHausey(?) 17 March 1858.They had 7 childrenborn in the township of Essa, Simcoe County,Canada. Thomas was a farmer. The childrenwere:

• John

• Elizabeth (Whiteside)

• Esther Marie who died before 1894 leaving behind2 infant daughters

• William

Thomas Alderson, b. 12 March 1868, d. 25Oct. 1940,married Eliza McNight on 12 Sept1894(?).Eliza died Feb. 1904 or 1905(?).Theyhad 5 children. This part was a little unclear asthere were newspaper clippings and a will

Queries

Thomas H. ALDERSON (John1, Tho-mas2, James3) was married three times.His second wife was Mariah WOOD-

SON, born 1813 in Goochland Co., VA.Mariah (Maria) and Thomas are shown in the1860 Monroe Co., VA census living in theRollingsburg District. Thomas married for thethird time in 1870. When did his second wife,Mariah (WOODSON) ALDERSON die?Where is she buried? Where is her husband,Thomas H. ALDERSON, buried? Nancy K.Piper, 430 Smith Dr., Colby, KS 67701.

Inthe Kanawha Co, WV Marriage RegistryI (1794-1826) there appears the marriage ofWilliam ALDERSON to Elizabeth LEE, re-

corded in 1813. Is there any additional evi-dence that this is William, son of DavisALDERSON? Davis and his first cousinGeorge ALDERSON were both in KanawhaCo. in the 1790s, and William was likely bornthere ca. 1794. There is no further record ofWilliam except for the bequest to the twodaughters" of my deceased son William" inthe will of Davis ALDERSON in WashingtonCo, VA in 1851. David Fridley, 127 TopazWay, San Francisco, CA 94131.

which contained conflicting information. Thenames from the will were

• Mary Margaret (?)

• Marjory (?)

The names from the newspaper were

• Dalton (of Uxbridge)

• Mrs. Gordon Skinner (of Detroit)

• Mrs. Percy Boag (of Detroit)

• Mrs. Kenneth Hansler (of WeIland)

• Lila (of Toronto)

Thomas later married Isabella Wicklum onFeb. 241914. She was born June 151880(?) d.1968. They had 6 children

• Alma (Firth) b. June 31915 d.1995

• Mildred (Snaddan) b.Feb.281917 d.1992

• Florence (Shiers) b. Apr.221919

• Joseph b. Jan. 4 1922

• Marie b. July 41923 d. 1996

• Audrey Sept.25 1926

Joseph Alderson married Winifred Lee b.Jan. 91920 d. Apr.271988 They had 2 children.

• Terrance b. Aug 12.1947, married Carlotta Lasatinb. Aug. 241943, They have 3 children: Sarah b.Apr. 17, 1975,Teresa b. June 30, 1983, and Josephb. Aug. 22, 1986.

• Thomas Alderson b. Nov. 301950, married SharonWilson b. Nov. 141951 on Nov. 30 1968.Theyhave 3 children: Tammy b. Jan.161969, James b.Oct. 11972, and Sherry b. March 51980. TammyAlderson married J. Shane Kenneth b. June 91968on Feb. 10 1990.We have 2 children Danielle b.June 151992, and Joshua b. Aug. 201994.

Alderson-Remley Line in IowaFrom: Ed Williams

<erwilliams@ualr.edu>I am the great-grandson of Howard Mar-

shall Remley, grandson of James E. Remley, andson of Lucille E. Remley jWilliamsjSunleaf.

From: Aaron James Rambo<reg7ky@buc3.barbourville.com>

My mother's maiden name is Remley. Hergrandfather, Milton Remely, once Attorney Gen-eral of Iowa, was the son of Jane Creigh Alder-son and James Remley.

Out of thePast

This photograph was pro-1 vided by Mrs. Ruby Brower,

12524 E. Cornell Ave, #204,Aurora, CO 80014, and it con-tains a number of members ofher family.

The only identified personsin the picture, which wasprobably taken around 1908 or1909 in Lafayette Co, MS are:

1. Frank Gardner3. John Alderson4. Matthew Quick5. Sid Hicky6. Jim Coffey7. Bird Phipps12. Dr. Waites19. Jim Alderson21. Bill AldersonJohn, Jim and Bill Alderson

were brothers, sons of JeremiahMyers and Harriet (Adams) Al-derson. John Gohn James Alder-son) was born 25 June 1869 inLafayette Co, MS and diedthere 3 Nov 1910. Bill (WilliamHawkins Alderson) was born14 Aug 1874 and died 21 April1962 in Clarksdale, MS. JimGames Robert Alderson) wasborn June 1878/9 and died in1952. To the right of the build-ing is Carrie Alderson, daugh-ter of John Alderson, born 10Nov 1896. The family resem-blance is striking!

The wedding photo of Johnand Leona (Littlejohn) Aldersonappeared in Alderson Roots &Branches, March 1996 issue.

Ruby feels that the photo-graph could have been a gath-ering of the Modem Woodmanof the World group, to whichJohn Alderson belonged.

The Family of Johnl'Major Jack" andNancy (Johnson)

Alderson

According to Luther Powahtan Graham, sonof David and Sarah (Alderson) Graham, b. 28Sept 1858,Monroe Co, VA,d. 6 Jan 1944,Beck-ley, Raleigh Co, Wv, in a letter to his cousinBetty M. Alderson in 1916,Augusta had adaughter Frances Alderson who married JehuShannon Graham. Can the Lucinda F. in thehousehold of Nancy Alderson be identified asLucinda Frances Alderson, daughter ofAugusta?

In the 1870Monroe Co, WV census, inhousehold 118,Rollinsburg, there appears:

John Alderson, son of Thomas and Sarah(Smithson) (Bond) Alderson, was born 6 Sep-tember 1779 in Rockingham Co, VA.IIn 1826 inMonroe Co, VA,he married Nancy Johnson.2John died in Monroe Co. on 16 September 1855.3

John was known during his life as "MajorJack" Alderson, to distinguish him from his firstcousin John "River Jack" Alderson (1783-1853),son of the Rev. John Jr. and Mary (Carroll) Al-derson. His eponym derived from his militaryaccomplishments; according to George Alder-son's (1789-1871)history of the Alderson family,John served as an officer in the War of 1812,"discharged his duty well and received greatcredit."

Lanty Graham 54Sabina 55Mary E. 23Eliza A. 19Jahew S. 21Thomas C. 14

"Jahew S." must be Jehu Shannon Graham,future husband of Frances Alderson. Accordingto Luther Graham, their children were:

• Clark GrahamJohn and Nancy had only one child of rec-

ord, Augusta, who was born in Monroe Co.about 1827. Augusta was enumerated at homewith her parents in the 1850 (age 25), 1860 (age33), and 1870 (age 43) Monroe Co. censuses. Lit-tle is known of her, and some researchers haveasserted that she was the daughter of Davis Al-derson, but she names her relation as "daugh-ter" as informant on the death of her father in1855.

The Monroe Co., VAcensus of 1860shows:Nancy Alderson 70Augusta 33Lucinda F. 4

• Minne Graham Wickline

• Bertha Graham Smith

• Homer Graham

• Floyd Graham

• Elmer GrahamJehu and Frances lived in Clayton, Summers

Co., WV.

David Graham, father of Luther P.Grahamand husband of Sarah Alderson, was a brotherof Lanty (Lancelot) Graham. They were the sonsof Joseph and Rebecca Graham, who were earlysettlers of Greenbrier Co. around present-dayLowell and Clayton, at the foot of Keeny's Knob.

The Monroe Co., WV census of 1870 shows:Nancy Alderson 81Augusta 43Lucinda F. 13

This was household 144 in Egypt, MonroeCo.,WV.

1 Monroe Co., VA Deaths, age 76y, 10 d, b. Rockbridge Co VA (error for Rockingham?)2 Monroe Co, VA Marriages, F4 J26403 Monroe Co, VA Deaths, Bkl, p. 9, I 77,parents: " Thomas and Sarah Alderson"

Editor's Corner

This issue of the newsletter has run into thebane of all computer users - software incom-patibility and crashes. The newsletter is com-

posed on Ventura Publisher, originally developedby Xerox and later sold to Corel Corporation. Untilthis month, Corel had not released a Windows 95version of the software, and the version I have beenusing (5.1)ran rather unstable on the Windows 95platform. After two crashes resulting in total loss ofthe content of the newsletter, I decided to wait forthe release of the 32-bit version of the program thismonth. The wait was worthwhile, as the software isremarkably improved and runs (so far) without ahitch. I have tried to reconstruct the content of theearlier version, but without the aid of a printout, Iprobably have missed out on some of the content Iorginally included.

One very nice feature of this new version ofVentura Publisher is that it allows you to createHTML files directly, without any coding required.

This means that the newsletter can be directlysaved in a format to post on the Web, graphics in-cluded. It doesn't retain all the formatting of theoriginal, but it's an easy way to get the newsletter(or other material) online.

Hopefully, then, there will be no further soft-ware problems in production. I have already be-gun work on the December issue, so there shouldnot be much delay with it.

The Alderson History (Rev.John Jr. chapter) isalso on Ventura, and I have been unable to workon it until the new software arrived. I am alsolooking to putting out that chapter early in theNew Year as well.

Hoping this finds everyone healthy andhappy, I wish you a very happy and prosperous1997!

Alderson Roots &Branchesis a quarterly newsletter of Alderson Cousins, the familyassociation devoted to research and discussion on thehistory and genealogy of the Alderson family, particu-larly the family of John Alderson, Sr., born 1699,York-shire, England, died 1780, Botetourt Co. VA. Thegenealogy can be found athttp://www.slip.net/-dgf/Alderson/.

Editor: David Fridley

Contributions in form of articles, photgraphs, vital rec-ords, Bible records, and other Alderson memorabilia arewelcome. All material accompanied by a self-addressedstamped envelope can be returned. Suggestions, contri-butions, and research queries can be addressed to DavidFridley, Alderson Roots & Branches, 127 Topaz Way, SanFrancisco, CA 94131.Fax: 415/642-1007; email:dgf®slip.net.

Subscriptions are $7.50 per year ($13international) forfour issues, including any back issues for the currentvolume year. Back issues from Vols. 1 and 2 are avail-able at $1.50 apiece, Vols. 3, 4, 5, and 6 at $2.00apiece.Checks or money orders should be made payable toDavid Fridley.

Thank you, and Happy Hunting!

The Alderson Family History Society is a British organization devotedto the study of the Alderson family history. Though primarily ori-ented to family lines in Britain, the membership includes Americansand undertakes research on American and other lines of interest. TheSociety publishes a newsletter-appearing in February, June, andOctober-which presents family histories and biographies, researchguides and results, organizational news and projects, queries, andother interesting and useful material.

For those interested in subscribing to the AFHS newsletter, the annualfee is $15, payable by check to Mr. John Alderson, 133E AlamedaDrive, Tempe, AZ 85282

The US Records Officer is Mr. Bernard C. Alderson, 1642 ClairtonRoad, West Mifflin, PA 15122.He can be reached by email atbcalderson@juno.com.