The Danenberg Family

Elmer Ellsworth Alderson 1895–1944

Peter's great-uncle by adoption.

Also recorded as Elmer Elsworth Alderson (birth record); Elmer E. Alderson.

Elmer Ellsworth Alderson was born on 22 Oct 1895 in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, United States1, the son of Winter Scott Alderson and Carrie May Newman14,15. He died on 12 Mar 1944 in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, United States11,12 and was buried at Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, United States13.

Family

Parents
Winter Scott Alderson 1866–1933 and Carrie May Newman 1878–1970 documented

Life events

EventDatePlace and details
Born22 Oct 1895Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, United States1
Lived23 Apr 1910Milwaukie, Clackamas County, Oregon, United States2
Married2 Jul 1917Vancouver, Clark County, Washington, United States9
Lived21 Jan 1920Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, United States3
Work21 Jan 1920Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, United States
Truck-driver for an ice cream company in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon (1920 US census, ED 58, Sheet 1A, line 3).6
Married30 Sep 1924Vancouver, Clark County, Washington, United States10
Workbet 1926 and 12 Mar 1944Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, United States
Employed by the City of Portland for over 18 years as a mechanic ('a mechanic for the city for over 18 years' at his death on 12 March 1944).7
Lived7 Apr 1930Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, United States4
Work7 Apr 1930Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, United States
Truck driver for the city street cleaning department in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon (1930 US census, ED 26-271, Sheet 3A, line 2).8
Lived27 Feb 1933Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, United States5
Died12 Mar 1944Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, United States11,12
Buried15 Mar 1944Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, United States13

Records

Scan of the record: City of Portland Birth Register, October 1895, entry #79 (22 October 1895)
City of Portland Birth Register, October 1895, entry #79 (22 October 1895). .
Scan of the record: United States, Census, 1910
United States, Census, 1910. US census, U.S. National Archives T624, image via FamilySearch, public domain.
Scan of the record: United States, Census, 1920
United States, Census, 1920. US census, U.S. National Archives T625, image via FamilySearch, public domain.
Scan of the record: United States, Census, 1930
United States, Census, 1930. US census, U.S. National Archives T626, image via FamilySearch, public domain.
The full page of the record, with the part cited outlined in red: Death Notice: Alderson, Winter Scott, The Morning Oregonian (Portland, Oregon), 1 March 1933, p. 12
Death Notice: Alderson, Winter Scott, The Morning Oregonian (Portland, Oregon), 1 March 1933, p. 12. . The page, large, and the untouched original.
The full page of the record, with the part cited outlined in red: Obituary: Elmer E. Alderson, Oregon Journal (Portland, Oregon), 14 March 1944, p. 7
Obituary: Elmer E. Alderson, Oregon Journal (Portland, Oregon), 14 March 1944, p. 7. . The page, large, and the untouched original.
Scan of the record: Certificate of Death, Elmer Elsworth Alderson, Multnomah County, Oregon, 12 March 1944 (State File No. 1010)
Certificate of Death, Elmer Elsworth Alderson, Multnomah County, Oregon, 12 March 1944 (State File No. 1010). .

Sources

  1. City of Portland Birth Register, October 1895, entry #79 (22 October 1895), ExtRecordId 387325 (birth); Certificate 1010 (death).
    "value": "\"Oregon, Center for Health Statistics, Birth Records, 1903-1918\", <i>FamilySearch</i> (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:84KN-2QT2 : Mon Jun 16 17:17:26 UTC 2025), Entry for Alderson and Scott Alderson, 22 Oct 1895." … "original": "22 Oct 1895" … "original": "Oregon, United States" … "fullText": "Alderson" … "fullText": "Scott Alderson"

    Born 22 October 1895 in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon to Winter Scott Alderson and Carrie May Newman (recorded as born 22 October 1895 in Oregon to Scott Alderson in Oregon birth record 84KN-27MM, and as born 1895 in Portland, Oregon on his 1944 Oregon death certificate ZNLQ-YFPZ and in his 14 March 1944 Oregon Journal obituary).

  2. S-fs-MLY2-9PZ, ED 37, sheet 8A, line 4, dwelling 164, family 174; DGS 004973340, image 402.
    164 | 174 | Alderson Winter S. | Head | M | W. | 43 | M1 | 18 | Oregon | England | United States | English | Ice manufacturer | Emp | May C. | Wife | F. | W. | 33 | M1 | 18 | 2 | 2 | New York | England | New York | Lola L. | Daughter | F. | W. | 17 | S. | Oregon | Oregon | New York | Elmer E. | Son | M | W. | 14 | S. | Oregon | Oregon | New York | English | None | Yes | Yes | Yes | Newman Hattie | Mother-in-law | F. | W. | 61 | W. | 5 | 4 | New York | New York | New York

    1910 US census, Milwaukie Precinct, Milwaukie town, Clackamas County, Oregon (ED 37, Sheet 8A, line 4, Dwelling 164, Family 174, enumerated 23 April 1910): Elmer E. Alderson, son, male, white, age 14, single, born Oregon (father born Oregon, mother born New York), attended school, in the household of his father Winter S. Alderson (indexed Minter S Alderson, 43, Ice manufacturer) and mother May C. Alderson (33, mother of 2 children, 2 living), with older sister Lola L. Alderson (17, born Oregon) and maternal grandmother Hattie Newman (61, Mother-in-law, widowed, born New York, mother of 5 children, 4 living).

  3. S-fs-M487-BM7, ED 58, sheet 1A, lines 3–6, dwelling 2, family 2.
    East Seventh Street | 222 | 2 | 2 | Alderson, Elmer E | Head | R | M | W | 24 | M | Yes | Yes | Oregon | Oregon | New York | Yes | Truck-driver | Ice Cream Company | W | —, Pearl L. | Wife | F | W | 21 | M | No | Yes | Yes | Oregon | United States | Nebraska | Yes | None | —, Lionel | Son | M | W | 1 11/12 | S | Oregon | Oregon | Oregon | None | —, Elmer | Son | M | W | 7/12 | S | Oregon | Oregon | Oregon | None

    1920 US census, City of Portland, Precinct 158, Multnomah County, Oregon (ED 58, Sheet 1A, lines 3–6, 222 East Seventh Street, Dwelling 2, Family 2, enumerated 21 January 1920): Elmer E. Alderson, head, renting, male, white, age 24, married, born Oregon (father born Oregon, mother born New York), truck-driver for an ice cream company, with first wife Pearl L. (21, born Oregon, father born United States, mother born Nebraska) and sons Lionel (1 11/12, born Oregon) and Elmer (7/12, born Oregon), living next door to Pearl's mother Alice L. Miller and stepfather George C. Miller (with stepbrother Lester W. Quiner, 23) at 220½ East Seventh Street (Dwelling 3, Family 3) and Elmer's parents Scott W. Alderson (54), May C. (41), and adoptive sister Stella M. (4) at 220 East Seventh Street (Dwelling 4, Family 4).

  4. S-fs-XCSS-HWY, ED 26-271, sheet 3A, lines 2–4, dwelling 92, family 92.
    50th Avenue | 5704 | 92 | 92 | Alderson, Elmer E. | Head | R | $15.00 | No | M | W | 34 | M | 21 | No | Yes | Oregon | Oregon | New York | Yes | Truck driver | city street cleaning department | W | Yes | No | —, Katherine L. | Wife-H | F | W | 22 | M | 17 | No | Yes | Oregon | Oregon | Missouri | Yes | None | —, Shirley M. | Daughter | F | W | 4 4/12 | S | No | Oregon | Oregon | Oregon | None

    1930 US census, Portland City, Precinct 176, Multnomah County, Oregon (ED 26-271, Sheet 3A, lines 2–4, 5704 50th Avenue, Dwelling 92, Family 92, enumerated 7 April 1930): Elmer E. Alderson, head, renting at $15.00/month, male, white, age 34, married (age at first marriage 21), born Oregon (father born Oregon, mother born New York), truck driver for the city street cleaning department, not a veteran, with second wife Katherine L. (22, age at first marriage 17, born Oregon, father born Oregon, mother born Missouri) and daughter Shirley M. (4 4/12, born Oregon), living immediately next door to his parents Winter S. Alderson (64), Carrie M. (51), and adoptive sister Stella M. (13) at 5003 58th Street (Dwelling 93, Family 93).

  5. Death Notice: Alderson, Winter Scott, The Morning Oregonian (Portland, Oregon), 1 March 1933, p. 12.
    ALDER.SON—-F’eb. 27, late of 5003 5-Slh si. S. E., Winter Scott Alderson, beloved husband ol May Alderson. son of the late Rev, C. and Mary R. Alderson, father of Lola L. Helgerson, Elmer E. and Stella Alderson,' all or Portland; brother of Anna Pierson ami Marguerite Burkhart of Albany, Or.: Edith Alderson and Lois Huggins, both of Portland; five grandchildren also survive,
    Translation: ALDERSON—Feb. 27, late of 5003 58th st. S. E., Winter Scott Alderson, beloved husband of May Alderson, son of the late Rev. C. and Mary R. Alderson, father of Lola L. Helgerson, Elmer E. and Stella Alderson, all of Portland; brother of Anna Pierson and Marguerite Burkhart of Albany, Or.; Edith Alderson and Lois Huggins, both of Portland; five grandchildren also survive.

    Resided in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon at the death of his father Winter Scott Alderson on 27 February 1933 ('father of Lola L. Helgerson, Elmer E. and Stella Alderson, all of Portland').

  6. S-fs-M487-BM7, ED 58, sheet 1A, line 3.
    [address omitted] | 2 | 2 | Alderson, Elmer E | Head | R | M | W | 24 | M | Yes | Yes | Oregon | Oregon | New York | Yes | Truck-driver | Ice Cream Company | W

    Truck-driver for an ice cream company in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon (1920 US census, ED 58, Sheet 1A, line 3).

  7. Obituary: Elmer E. Alderson, Oregon Journal (Portland, Oregon), 14 March 1944, p. 7.
    Elmer E. Alderson Elmer Ellsworth Alderson, a mechanic for the city for over 18 years, died Sunday at- his home, 1425 SW Clay-street.
    Translation: Elmer E. Alderson: Elmer Ellsworth Alderson, a mechanic for the city for over 18 years, died Sunday at his home, 1425 SW Clay street.

    Employed by the City of Portland for over 18 years as a mechanic ('a mechanic for the city for over 18 years' at his death on 12 March 1944).

  8. S-fs-XCSS-HWY, ED 26-271, sheet 3A, line 2.
    50th Avenue | 5704 | 92 | 92 | Alderson, Elmer E. | Head | R | $15.00 | No | M | W | 34 | M | 21 | No | Yes | Oregon | Oregon | New York | Yes | Truck driver | city street cleaning department | W | Yes | No

    Truck driver for the city street cleaning department in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon (1930 US census, ED 26-271, Sheet 3A, line 2).

  9. Marriage of Elmer Elsworth Alderson and Pearl Lillian Quiner, 2 Jul 1917, Vancouver, Clark, Washington, FilmNbr 002203949; DigitalFilmNbr 007749911; ImageNbr 524.
    "value" : "\"Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008\", <i>FamilySearch</i> (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZK-7PTJ : Sat Mar 09 13:24:23 UTC 2024), Entry for Elmer Elsworth Alderson and Pearl Lillian Quiner, 2 July 1917." … "original" : "1896" … "text" : "21" … "fullText" : "Elmer Elsworth Alderson" … "original" : "1899" … "text" : "18" … "fullText" : "Pearl Lillian Quiner" … "fullText" : "Winter Alderson" … "fullText" : "Carrie May Newman" … "fullText" : "William Quiner" … "fullText" : "Alice Lillian Rowley" … "original" : "2 July 1917" … "original" : "Vancouver, Clark, Washington, United States"

    Married first wife Pearl Lillian Quiner (age 18, born c. 1899, daughter of William Quiner and Alice Lillian Rowley) on 2 July 1917 in Vancouver, Clark County, Washington; groom recorded as Elmer Elsworth Alderson, age 21 (born c. 1896), son of Winter Alderson (or Willie Scott Alderson in QPMK-KLKJ) and Carrie May Newman (or Carrie May Neuman in QPMK-KLKT).

  10. Marriage of Elmer E Alderson and Katherine L Lieuallen, 30 Sep 1924, Vancouver, Clark, Washington, FilmNbr 002205617; DigitalFilmNbr 007749929_001_M9MF-BDL; ImageNbr 528.
    "value" : "\"Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008\", <i>FamilySearch</i> (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZK-CVXB : Thu Mar 07 07:20:42 UTC 2024), Entry for Elmer E Alderson and Katherine L Lieuallen, 30 September 1924." … "original" : "1896" … "text" : "28" … "fullText" : "Elmer E Alderson" … "original" : "1907" … "text" : "17" … "fullText" : "Katherine L Lieuallen" … "fullText" : "Winter S Alderson" … "fullText" : "Carrie M Newman" … "fullText" : "Joseph Lieuallen" … "fullText" : "Grace King" … "original" : "30 September 1924" … "original" : "Vancouver, Clark, Washington, United States"

    Married second wife Katherine L. Lieuallen (age 17, born c. 1907, daughter of Joseph Lieuallen and Grace King) on 30 September 1924 in Vancouver, Clark County, Washington; groom recorded as Elmer E. Alderson, age 28 (born c. 1896), son of Winter S. Alderson and Carrie M. Newman (a second index entry QPMN-9W1M / QPMN-9WYN misreads the marriage year as '30 September 1920' while recording the same ages 28 and 17, which match 1924 and their ages 34 and 22 in the April 1930 census).

  11. Certificate of Death, Elmer Elsworth Alderson, Multnomah County, Oregon, 12 March 1944 (State File No. 1010).
    State File No. 1010 | Local Registrar's No. 865 | 1. PLACE OF DEATH: Multnomah | Portland | Multnomah Co Hospital | 2. USUAL RESIDENCE: Ore | Multnomah | Portland | 922 S.W. Montgomery | 3(a) FULL NAME: Elmer Elsworth Alderson | 6(a) Divorced | 6(b) Vera | 7. Birth date of deceased: October 22, 1895 | 8. AGE: Years 48 | Months 4 | Days 20 | 9. Birthplace: Portland, Oregon | 10. Usual occupation: Boilermaker Helper | 11. Industry or business: Shipyards | 12. Father's name: Winter Scott Alderson | 13. Father's birthplace: Yreka, Calif. | 14. Mother's maiden name: Carrie May Newman | 15. Mother's birthplace: New York | 16(a) Informant's own signature: Mrs Carrie Schroeder | (b) Address: Rt 1 Box 3876 Portland | 17(a) Burial | (b) 3/15/44 | (c) Lincoln Memorial Park | 20. Date of death: March 12, 1944 at 1:35 P.M.

    Oregon State Board of Health Certificate of Death (State File No. 1010, Local Registrar's No. 865): Elmer Elsworth Alderson, male, white, divorced (former wife: Vera), boilermaker helper in shipyards, usual residence 922 S.W. Montgomery, Portland, born 22 October 1895 in Portland, Oregon to Winter Scott Alderson (born Yreka, California) and Carrie May Newman (born New York), died 12 March 1944 at 1:35 p.m. at Multnomah County Hospital, Portland, aged 48 years, 4 months, 20 days; immediate cause: multiple lung abscesses (2 weeks) due to bronchopneumonia (1 month), other conditions: chronic alcoholism; informant: Mrs. Carrie Schroeder (own signature), Rt. 1, Box 3876, Portland; buried 15 March 1944 at Lincoln Memorial Park (A. J. Peake & Son, funeral director).

  12. Death Certificate of Elmer Elsworth Alderson, 12 March 1944 (State File No. 1010), and Portland Birth Register, 22 October 1895 (#79), Certificate 1010; DigitalFilmNbr 107155661; ImageNbr 2112.
    "value" : "\"Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Death Records, 1864-1968\", <i>FamilySearch</i> (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZNLQ-YF2M : Sun Mar 10 22:45:11 UTC 2024), Entry for Elmer Elsworth Alderson and Winter Scott Alderson, 12 Mar 1944." … "original" : "12 Mar 1944" … "original" : "Portland, Washington, Oregon, United States" … "original" : "1895" … "original" : "Portland, Oregon" … "text" : "48" … "fullText" : "Elmer Elsworth Alderson" … "fullText" : "Winter Scott Alderson" … "fullText" : "Carrie May Newman Newman" … "fullText" : "Vera"

    Died Sunday, 12 March 1944 at his home, 1425 SW Clay Street, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon (Oregon State Archives death certificate no. 1010), age 48; survived by his third wife Vera, children Lionel E., Elmer W., Shirley May, and Raymond E. Alderson, stepchild Vearl Elliott, mother and stepfather Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Schroeder of Milwaukie, sisters Mrs. Lola Webster of Newport and Mrs. Stella Rowley of Milwaukie, and four grandchildren.

  13. Obituary: Elmer E. Alderson, Oregon Journal (Portland, Oregon), 14 March 1944, p. 7.
    Elmer E. Alderson Elmer Ellsworth Alderson, a mechanic for the city for over 18 years, died Sunday at- his home, 1425 SW Clay-street. Funeral services will be at 1:30 p. m. Wednesday in .Portland crematorium''.chapel; with uthe Rev.; F. B. Culver, pastor of Lents Evangelical church, officiating. A. J. Rose & Son have charge of arrangements. He was born here in. 1895. He is survived by his wife,-*>yera; children. Lionel E.,- Elmer" WvpShirley May and Raymond E. Alderson; stepchild, Vearl Elliott; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Schroeder, •Milwaukie; sisters, Mrs. Lola Webster, Newport, and Mrs. Stella Rowley, Milwaukie, and four grandchildren.
    Translation: Elmer E. Alderson: Elmer Ellsworth Alderson, a mechanic for the city for over 18 years, died Sunday at his home, 1425 SW Clay street. Funeral services will be at 1:30 p. m. Wednesday in Portland crematorium chapel, with the Rev. F. B. Culver, pastor of Lents Evangelical church, officiating. A. J. Rose & Son have charge of arrangements. He was born here in 1895. He is survived by his wife, Vera; children, Lionel E., Elmer W., Shirley May and Raymond E. Alderson; stepchild, Vearl Elliott; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Schroeder, Milwaukie; sisters, Mrs. Lola Webster, Newport, and Mrs. Stella Rowley, Milwaukie, and four grandchildren.

    Funeral services held Wednesday, 15 March 1944 at 1:30 p.m. in the Portland Crematorium Chapel, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, with the Rev. F. B. Culver, pastor of Lents Evangelical Church, officiating, and A. J. Rose & Son in charge of arrangements.

  14. City of Portland Birth Register, October 1895, entry #79 (22 October 1895), ExtRecordId 387325; sequencenumber 1400; DigitalFilmNbr 107155856; ImageNbr 208.
    "value": "\"Oregon, Center for Health Statistics, Birth Records, 1903-1918\", <i>FamilySearch</i> (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:84KN-2QT2 : Mon Jun 16 17:17:26 UTC 2025), Entry for Alderson and Scott Alderson, 22 Oct 1895." … "text": "Portland, Oregon" … "original": "22 Oct 1895" … "original": "Oregon, United States" … "fullText": "Alderson" … "fullText": "Scott Alderson"

    Son of Winter Scott Alderson and Carrie May Newman (recorded as male child 'Alderson', born 22 October 1895 in Oregon, son of 'Scott Alderson' and 'Alderson', in the Oregon Center for Health Statistics birth index at Portland, Oregon).

  15. Death Certificate of Elmer Elsworth Alderson, 12 March 1944 (State File No. 1010), and Portland Birth Register, 22 October 1895 (#79), Certificate 1010; DigitalFilmNbr 107155661; ImageNbr 2112.
    "value" : "\"Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Death Records, 1864-1968\", <i>FamilySearch</i> (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZNLQ-YF2M : Sun Mar 10 22:45:11 UTC 2024), Entry for Elmer Elsworth Alderson and Winter Scott Alderson, 12 Mar 1944." … "original" : "12 Mar 1944" … "original" : "Portland, Washington, Oregon, United States" … "original" : "1895" … "original" : "Portland, Oregon" … "text" : "48" … "fullText" : "Elmer Elsworth Alderson" … "fullText" : "Winter Scott Alderson" … "original" : "Oregon" … "fullText" : "Carrie May Newman Newman" … "original" : "New York" … "fullText" : "Vera"

    Son of Winter Scott Alderson (born Oregon) and Carrie May Newman (recorded as 'Carrie May Newman Newman', born New York) on his 12 March 1944 Oregon State Archives death record (certificate no. 1010).

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