Greenbrier County, West Virginia         Biography of SAMPSON I. ALDERSON.

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History of Greenbrier County 
J. R. Cole 
Lewisburg, WV 1917 
p. 324-325

SAMPSON I. ALDERSON.

Sampson I. Alderson died at Alderson on May 17, 1916, lacking three days of 
being 75 years of age. He was born near Green Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier 
county, May 20, 1841, and was married February i8, 1864, to Martha J. 
Hedrick, at Asbury, this county, where he resided until a few years ago, when 
he moved to Alderson. At the beginning of the Civil War he volunteered in the 
Confederate service and served under Captain Buster the first year of the war 
and was then given leave of absence on account of ill health.

Mr. Alderson was an active member of the Baptist church, and largely through 
his aid and efforts the West Point church at Asbury was built. He enjoyed the 
confidence and esteem of his neighbors and stood for upright, honest conduct. 
For many years he taught school in this county when Col. Thomas H. Dennis was 
county superintendent.

The wife of the deceased died seven years ago. Surviving are six children: 
Misses Belle, Elsie and May Alderson, who reside at Alderson, and three sons, 
G. S., who lives at Bellepoint; Ed M., who lives at Mansfield, Ohio, and C. 
M. Alderson, of Charleston.