Margaret Alderson (1829–) • FamilySearch

Margaret Alderson

about 1829–
Virginia, United States

The Life Summary of Margaret

When Margaret Alderson was born about 1829, in Virginia, United States, her father, James Osborne Alderson, was 29 and her mother, Abagail Dickinson McClung, was 24. She married Thomas George Alderson on 21 April 1858, in Fayette, West Virginia, United States. She lived in West Virginia, United States in 1870 and Wolf Creek District, Monroe, West Virginia, United States in 1880.

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Parents and Siblings

Thomas George Alderson

1825–1894

Margaret Alderson

1829–

Marriage: 21 April 1858

Spouse and Children

Thomas George Alderson

Male1825–1894Male

Margaret Alderson

Female1829–Female

Parents and Siblings

James Osborne Alderson

Male1800–1832Male

Abagail Dickinson McClung

Female1805–1858Female

Siblings

(3)

Margaret Alderson

Female1829–Female

James G. Alderson

Male1831–1921Male

Amanda Alderson

Female1833–Female

World Events (8)

1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Age 1

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

1844 · Lumpkin's Jail
Age 15

In 1844 when Robert Lumpkin bought land in Virginia, this would be the spot of the Infamous Slave Jail (or Lumpkin’s Jail). The slaves would be brought here during the slave trade until they were sold. Lumpkin had purchased the land for his own slave business.

1863
Age 34

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

Name Meaning

Alderson

Margaret

Northern English: patronymic from the personal name mentioned at Alder 2.

Possible Related Names

Alder

Sources (4)

Margrett S Alderson in household of Thomas G Alderson, "United States Census, 1870"
M Alderson in household of Robert Mccutchen, "United States Census, 1850"
Margorett S Alderson in household of Thomas G Alderson, "United States Census, 1880"

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