When Anderson Rudolph Alderman Senior was born on 4 April 1904, in Florida, United States, his father, James Washington Alderman, was 43 and his mother, Julia Rebecca Thompson, was 39. He married Lanora M Thomas on 20 October 1930, in Florida, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. He lived in Hillsborough, Florida, United States in 1910 and Pensacola, Escambia, Florida, United States in 1940. He died on 18 March 1977, in Florida, United States, at the age of 72.