Family:George Alderson and Lydia Patterson (1)

Heather: no copy ink I am going to type it here for you. Elizabeth Patterson is my husband's, her father Rev Andrew Patterson and mother Elizabeth Cole are his great great grandparents. The house
Andrew and Elizabeth resided in and built was till standing a few years ago, we had the pleasure of going to visit the lady who lived there, but she died right afterwards. The house is a brick one in Friendship, VA Andrews slaves made the bricks for the house. The door jams are about 14 to 16 inches. I have a picture some place of Elizabeth Patterson Alderson. Take a look at our website; go to www.nkclifton.com and click on Clifton's Genealogy and you will find us. Enjoy Kathy.

Capt George W. Alderson
Is a son of Davis Alderson and Catharine Alderson, nee Thrasher; whose family line is given in the record preceding this. He was born near Union, Monroe County, then Virginia, January 7, 1820. Captain Alderson has been twice married, and the father of nineteen children. His first marriage was to Lydia, daughter of Rev. Andrew Patterson, Baptist Clergyman of Washington Co., VA, whose was Elizabeth Cole, from Smyth Co. VA. Lydia Patterson was born December 17, 1824, became the wife of Capt. Alderson, December 24, 1840 and died April 1, 1866. Secondly Captain Alderson married Mary daughter of Hugh and Elizabeth Reed, of Washington Co., VA and widow of John Ketron. This marriage is solemnized July 7, 1868 at the home and birthplace of Mrs. Alderson, near Abingdon. The Reed family are among the oldest in Washington County, Hugh Reed the son of John Reed.

The children of Captain Alderson's first marriage; Elizabeth K. Now Mrs. S. P. Edmondson of Friendship, VA; Davis, twice wounded at Cedar Run, near Culpeper C. H, died of wounds at Flint Hill, Virginia, September 17, 1864; two infants, died unnamed; Andrew, who was a soldier in the Confederate Army at the age of 14 years, and in the battle of Saltville, now living in Texas; Ann E, now Mrs. T. J. Tilson of Hunt county, Texas; Thomas R., now a merchant Campbell, Hunt County, Texas; Virginia C. Now Mrs. Henry Swift, of Hunt County, Texas; Mirian M. Now Mrs. John Minich of Wood County, Texas, George, deceased; Lydia J., now Mrs. John Roberts of Washington Co.,; William K. H., now in Hunt County, Texas; Christopher Dayton, now of Washington Territory. The children of the second marriage are: Mary A, Davis, deceased; Maggie, John J. Martha and George.

Captain Alderson filled the office of magistrate two years in Washington County. He was some time captain of the militia previous to the war, and captain and commissary of subsistance at Abingdon during the entire four years of the war. He had eight nephews in active service, two of whom were killed, on falling on the Gettysburg campaign, the other in battle of Winchester, fall of 1864. Captain Alderson resides on the farm he cultivates, near Moab.

Dr. Christopher Alderson

Dr. Alderson was born on the 15th of December 1816, near Union Monroe County, Then Virginia. He was the son of Davis Alderson, who was born near Alderson, Monroe County, and came to Washington Co., in 1823 and a grandson of Thomas Alderson who was born in Greenbrier County. His mother was also of a Virginia family, Miss Catherine Thrasher of Botetourt County.
At Lebanon, Russell County, VA in 1841 Dr. Alderson married Mary P. Gibson, the Reverand Samuel Gibson uniting them. The record of their children are: Joseph, now a physician at Meadow, View; Henry C., and attorney at law of Tazewell Court House, VA;Charles W. A farmer; Mrs. Buchanan; Martha A. Now Mrs. Presto; The four sons were all soldiers of Virginia in the late war, ages 15, 16, 17 and 18 years. One gave his life for the cause, three were with Lee at the surrender.
Mrs. Alderson was born at Copper Creek, Russell County, on March 19, 1821, the daughter of William Gibson, Esq, who father was Samuel Gibson of the M. E. Church. Her mother was a daughter of George Perry, a prominent citizen of Tazwell County.
Dr. Alderson has been a successful practitioner of medicine for forty-eight years; nineteen in Russell County and twenty nine years in Washington Co., He has had ten medical students, all of whom have become successful practitioners, some distinguished in their chose profession.

Source: Washington Co., 1606-1888--Virginia and Virginians Eminent Virginians. By Doctor R. A Brock
Secretary of the Virginia Historical Society.


History of Virginia from Settlement of Jamestown to Close of the Civil War.
Written by Prof Virgil Lewis, Revised by Dr. R. A. Brock
Volume II
H. H. Hardesty, Publisher
Richmond and Toledo
1888

Reprinted 1987
Mountain Press, P O Box 400, Signal Mountain, TN 37377

The head of household is ALDERSON, George W. 39, male, farmer, born in Virginia.
Others in the house are;
Lydia, 36, female, house keeping, born in Virginia
Catherine, 17, female, Tea Con School, born in Virginia
Davis, 15, male, born in Virginia
Andrew, 13, male, born in Virginia
Ann, 11, female, born in Virginia
Virginia, 9, female, born in Virginia
Marian, 6, female, born in Virginia
Thomas, 10, male, born in Virginia
Lydia, 11/12, female, born in Virginia