Malinda Alderson

Brief Life History of Malinda

When Malinda Alderson was born on 6 November 1805, in Greenbriar, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States, her father, John Marcus Alderson III, was 22 and her mother, Jane Walker, was 20. She married James Callison in 1839. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Nicholas, Virginia, United States in 1860 and West Virginia, United States in 1870. She died on 31 August 1891, in Leivasy, Nicholas, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Leivasy, Nicholas, West Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Callison
1795–1872
Malinda Alderson
1805–1891
Marriage: 1839
John Anthony Collison
1842–1900
Henry Clay Callison
1844–1902
James Joseph Alderson Callison
1844–1918
Martha Jane Callison
1846–1905
George Washington Callison
1849–1918

Sources (9)

  • Melinda Collison in household of James Collison, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Malinda Alderson, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"
  • Matinda Alderson in entry for Geo. W. Callison, "Washington, Death Certificates, 1907-1960"

World Events (8)

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

1812 · Monumental Church Built

The Monumental Church was built between 1812-1814 on the sight where the Richmond Theatre fire had taken place. It is a monument to those that died in the fire.

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

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.

Name Meaning

English (northern): from the Middle English female personal name Aldus (see Aldous ) + -son.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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