. West Virginia und seine Menschen. uthern Abschnitt des theIJnion. 1880^ ilajor Alderson gegründet Mountain Lake Park, und 1894 Loch Lynn Höhen - zwei fest Sommer Resorts auf der Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, in "^ Maryland, in Garrett County. Er war auch Eineder die Gründer der wohlhabenden Städten von Williamson und Bellepoint. Er heiratete (ersten) Februar 25, 1874, Maria, die älteste Tochter von Ex-Governor Samuel Preis, von Lewisburg, West Virginia. Sie starb atMountain Lake Park, Maryland, 15. August 1895. Er heiratete (zweiten) Dezember 29. 1904, Maria Kirker, Wellsburg, West A^irginia, dessen Vater wa

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. West Virginia and its people. uthern section of theIJnion. In 1880 ^ilajor Alderson founded Mountain Lake Park, and in1894 Loch Lynn Heights—two noted summer resorts on the Baltimore &Ohio railroad, in ^Maryland, located in Garrett county. He was also oneof the founders of the prosperous towns of Williamson and Bellepoint. He married (first) February 25, 1874, Mary, eldest daughter of Ex-Governor Samuel Price, of Lewisburg, West Virginia. She died atMountain Lake Park, Maryland, August 15, 1895. He married (sec-ond) December 29. 1904, Mary Kirker, of Wellsburg, West A^irginia, whose father was INIajor William H. Kirker, of Confederate army, andwhose grandfather Major John S. Calvert, was treasurer of irginiamany years, and killed in 1870 by the falling of the gallery of the oldcapital building at Richmond, West Virginia. They now reside at abeautiful home at No. 1212 Kanawha street. Charleston. While Major.lderson has never had children of his own. he has helped to care forand educate those of other people.. WEST IRGINIA 55 This distinctively West irginian family was promi-ALDERSOX nent in the pioneer days, and the Aldersons wereamong the first white settlers west of the AllegheniesGeorge Alderson was the first pioneer Baptist minister west of thosemountains, and organized the Missionary Baptist Church in that re-gion. Rev. Joseph Alderson, in 1775, cut out the first wagon road acrossthe mountains, extending as far west as the Greenbrier river. Seven-teen years before that date, among the voters in Frederick county, Vir-ginia, was Rev. John Alderson. Alderson. Monroe county, West Vir-ginia, was named for one of this family. In more recent times the Al-derson family has given men of eminence to West irginia and to thenation ; among these is John Duffy Alderson, who has been three times amember of the United States congress for the third district of his state.{I) Curtis Alderson, a descendant of John Alderson, mentioned inpreceding sketch, settled on Lick cree

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