When Alseberry Leonard Alderman was born on 15 August 1884, in Floyd, Virginia, United States, his father, Adam Thomas Alderman, was 22 and his mother, Josephine Ellen Martin, was 20. He married Melissa Ellen "Lissie" Weddle on 23 February 1910, in Floyd, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Burks Fork, Floyd, Virginia, United States for about 30 years and Burks Fork Magisterial District, Floyd, Virginia, United States in 1940. He died on 12 December 1958, at the age of 74, and was buried in Willis, Floyd, Virginia, United States.