Christopher Alderson 1827–1907

Sources

1. FamilySearch Family Tree: Reverend Christopher Alderson (LR39-MVR).
2. 1841 England Census, Township of Hilton (Bongate, Appleby St Michael), Westmorland, place Brackenber, p. 7.

   Parish or Township of Hilton | Page 7 | Brackenber | 1 | Christopher Alderson | 40 | Farmer | Y / Mary do | 40 | N / John do | 17 | Y / Matthew do | 15 | Y / Ann do | 13 | Y / Christopher do | 11 | Y / Mary do | 9 | Y / Margret do | 6 | Y / Hannah do | 3 | Y / Joseph do | 1 | Y

   1841 England Census (PRO HO 107 / 1156 / 7, Folio 20, Page 7, Parish or Township of Hilton, at Brackenber): Christopher Alderson, age 11, born in Westmorland ('Y'), living in the household of his parents Christopher Alderson (age 40, Farmer, born in Westmorland) and Mary Alderson (age 40, not born in Westmorland) with siblings John (17), Matthew (15), Ann (13), Mary (9), Margret (6), Hannah (3), and Joseph (1).

3. Death record of William C. Alderson (b. 1864 Washington) & 1880 Census.

   William C. Alderson: Birth 1864 @ Washington; Death 8 Oct 1928 @ Portland, Washington, Oregon, United States; ParentChild: Christopher Alderson, Mary Royal

   Stationed in Washington Territory in 1864 when his eldest son William C. Alderson was born there (per the 1880 census and William's 1928 Oregon death certificate).

4. FamilySearch Family Tree: Winter Scott Alderson (L51K-5YQ).

   Winter Scott Alderson (L51K-5YQ): Birth 1 December 1866 @ Springwater, Clackamas, Oregon, United States

   Resided at Springwater, Clackamas County, Oregon on 1 December 1866 when his son Winter Scott Alderson was born there.

5. Obituary of Miss Edith Ruth Alderson, May 1949.

   Miss Edith Ruth Alderson: Birth 30 Apr 1869 @ Empire; Death 29 Apr 1949; Rev C Alderson (Occupation=Rev); Mary Royal Alderson

   Stationed as a circuit-riding Methodist minister at Empire, Coos County, Oregon when his daughter Edith Ruth Alderson was born there on 30 April 1869.

6. 1870 US Census, Jackson County, Oregon (Post Office Jacksonville), p. 80, Dwelling 807, Family 788, lines 5–9.

   Christopher Alderson: Race = White; Birth 1829 @ England; Census 1870 @ Jackson, Oregon, United States; Age=41y

   1870 US census, Jackson County, Oregon: Christopher Alderson, age 41, born England, head of household with wife Mary C. (29, b. IL) and children Charles W. (6, b. OR), Winter S. (4, b. OR), and Edith R. (1, b. OR).

7. 1870 US Census, Jackson County, Oregon (Post Office Jacksonville), p. 80, Dwelling 807, Family 788, lines 5–9.

   Page No. 80 | in the County of Jackson of Oregon, enumerated by me on the 1st day of August, 1870. | Post Office: Jacksonville | 807 | 788 | Alderson Christopher | 41 | M | W | Clergyman | England | / | / | / / — Mary C | 28 | F | W | Keeping house | Illinois / — Charles W | 6 | M | W | Oregon | / / — Winter S | 4 | M | W | Oregon | / / — Edith R | 1 | F | W | Oregon | /

   1870 US Census (enumerated 1 August 1870 by Charles W. Savage, Ass't Marshal, Jackson County, Oregon, Post Office: Jacksonville, p. 80, Dwelling 807, Family 788, lines 5–9): Alderson Christopher, age 41, male, white, occupation Clergyman, born in England (both parents of foreign birth; male U.S. citizen aged 21+), with wife Mary C (28, Keeping house, born Illinois) and children Charles W (6, born Oregon), Winter S (4, born Oregon), and Edith R (1, born Oregon).

8. Death record of Anna Alderson Pearson, 30 Oct 1947.

   Anna Alderson Pearson: Birth 1872 @ Wilbur, Oregon; Death 30 Oct 1947 @ Portland, Washington, Oregon, United States; ParentChild: Christopher Alderson (Birth @ Yorkshire, England), Mary Catherine Royal (Birth @ Cook, Illinois)

   Resided at Wilbur, Douglas County, Oregon in 1872 when his daughter Anna Alderson Pearson was born there.

9. 1880 US Census, Sheridan Voting Precinct, Yamhill County, Oregon, ED 134, p. 19, Dwelling 1, Family 1, lines 8–17.

   Page No. 19 | Enumeration Dist. No. 134 | Sheridan voting Precinct, Yamhill, Oregon, enumerated 30 day of June, 1880 | Line 8: 1 | 1 | Alderson Christopher | W | M | 52 | Married | Minister | England | England | England

   1880 US Census (enumerated 30 June 1880, Sheridan Voting Precinct, Yamhill County, Oregon, SD 110, ED 134, p. 19, Dwelling 1, Family 1, line 8): Alderson Christopher, white, male, age 52, married, occupation Minister, born in England (parents born England), with wife Mary C (38, Keeping house, born Illinois), six children (William C 16, Winter S 14, Edith R 11, Annie 8, Maggie 4, Alice E 9/12), mother-in-law Royal Mary A (79, Grand Mother, widowed, born Virginia), and laborer Charles Webster (21).

10. Killed By An Engine: Rev. C. Alderson Meets Death on Track at Albany, The Sunday Oregonian (Portland, Oregon), 13 October 1907, p. 28.

    KILLED BY AN ENGINE Hov. C. Alderson Moots Death on Track nt.Albany. ALBANY, Or.. Ocl. 12.—Rov. C. Aider- son, a retired pioneer Methodist minister, whose home was at Salem, was instantly ' killed this morning by tho engine of a freight train. Ho was 1 hurled from a trestle 80 feel down and forward to the rocks of Penny-winkle- Creek, this city. His skull was crushed by the fall. ... The Rev. Christopher Alderson whs horn in Yorkshire, England, September II, IS27, and came to the .United States |n 1860. Ho crossed tho plains lu 1862, and settled In Oregon. He was married to Mary C. Royal, August 13, 18G2, nnd'a lie survives him. ... Hp ls surylved by his widow, -Mrs.' Mary C. Alderson, two sons, Professor w. C. Alderson,' of St. John, and W. S'. Alder- son,’of Portland; four daughters, Mrs. . Margaret Burkhart, of Albany, and Mrs. Anna Peqrson, of Ashland, Or.; Miss ; Edith R. and -Miss Lola Alderson, residing with their mother In Salem, The funeral ' services will <be hold In the Sunnysldo Methodist Episcopal Church, East Yamhill and’ Thirty-fifth streets, Monday : afternoon at 8 o'clock.

    Translation: KILLED BY AN ENGINE / Rev. C. Alderson Meets Death on Track at Albany. ALBANY, Or., Oct. 12.—Rev. C. Alderson, a retired pioneer Methodist minister, whose home was at Salem, was instantly killed this morning by the engine of a freight train. He was hurled from a trestle 30 feet down and forward to the rocks of Pennywinkle Creek, this city. His skull was crushed by the fall. ... The Rev. Christopher Alderson was born in Yorkshire, England, September 11, 1827, and came to the United States in 1850. He crossed the plains in 1852, and settled in Oregon. He was married to Mary C. Royal, August 13, 1862, and she survives him. ... He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Mary C. Alderson, two sons, Professor W. C. Alderson, of St. Johns, and W. S. Alderson, of Portland; four daughters, Mrs. Margaret Burkhart, of Albany, and Mrs. Anna Pearson, of Ashland, Or.; Miss Edith R. and Miss Lola Alderson, residing with their mother in Salem. The funeral services will be held in the Sunnyside Methodist Episcopal Church, East Yamhill and Thirty-fifth streets, Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock.

    Retired pioneer Methodist minister whose home was in Salem, Oregon; instantly killed on the morning of Saturday, 12 October 1907 at Albany, Linn County, Oregon, when struck by a freight train engine on the middle trestle while walking on the track to the depot after visiting his daughter (Mrs. Margaret Burkhart) in Albany, falling 30 feet to the rocks of Pennywinkle Creek; born 11 September 1827 in Yorkshire, England, immigrated to the United States in 1850, crossed the plains to Oregon in 1852, entered the Oregon Conference ministry in 1856, and married Mary C. Royal on 13 August 1862; survived by widow Mrs. Mary C. Alderson, sons Prof. W. C. Alderson of St. Johns and W. S. Alderson of Portland, and daughters Mrs. Margaret Burkhart of Albany, Mrs. Anna Pearson of Ashland, and Miss Edith R. and Miss Lola Alderson of Salem; funeral Monday, 14 October 1907 at Sunnyside Methodist Episcopal Church (E. Yamhill and 35th Sts., Portland).

11. FamilySearch Family Tree: Reverend Christopher Alderson (LR39-MVR), parents.
12. Killed By An Engine: Rev. C. Alderson Meets Death on Track at Albany, The Sunday Oregonian (Portland, Oregon), 13 October 1907, p. 28.

    He was married to Mary C. Royal, August 13, 18G2, nnd'a lie survives him.

    Translation: He was married to Mary C. Royal, August 13, 1862, and she survives him.

    Married the Rev. Christopher Alderson on 13 August 1862; resided in Salem, Oregon in October 1907 with daughters Miss Edith R. Alderson and Miss Lola [Lois] Alderson when her husband was killed by a train in Albany, Oregon.