Individual Details
Lydia Emily "Emma" Alderman
(26 Sep 1854 - 7 Aug 1868)
Events
| Birth | 26 Sep 1854 | Iowa, United States |  | ||
| Death | 7 Aug 1868 | Nevada, Story, Iowa, United States |  | ||
| Burial | Woodland Cemetery, Iowa Center, Story, Iowa, United States |
Families
| Father | Hezekiah Brink Alderman (1817 - 1871) |
| Mother | Rhoda Smith (1828 - 1896) |
| Sibling | Silas Pritton Alderman (1850 - 1930) |
| Sibling | Eldora Joanna Alderman (1856 - 1945) |
| Sibling | Sibella Melissa "Salina" Alderman (1858 - 1922) |
| Sibling | Ada May Alderman (1862 - ) |
| Sibling | Milo D. Alderman (1864 - 1865) |
| Sibling | Martha Janetta "Nettie" Alderman (1865 - 1893) |
| Sibling | Warren Wesley Alderman (1867 - 1957) |
| Sibling | Rhoda Olive Alderman (1870 - 1934) |
Notes
Death
Accidentally shot in the head by Irving Potter who was playing with a pistolEmma Alderman, b. 1853 Story Co., IA. Daughter of Hezekiah Brink Alderman and Rhoda Smith Horsman Alderman:
Obituary Thursday, 23 July 1868
Nevada, Iowa
Fatal Accident - Miss Emma Alderman, a girl of fourteen, daughter of Hezekiah Alderman of Indian Creek, met her death at the hands of Irving Potter a lad of about the same age one day last week. Miss Emma had been visiting at the house of her brother-in-law, Mr. Lawrence Lavis*, on Skunk River, and was about returning home, the team to take her there was at the door. The lad Irving was playing with a pistol and pointing it at a door unfortunately went off at the moment the young lady in another room came within range. The ball passed through her temple, death ensuing almost instantly.
*Last letter/letters of name missing, clipped from old newspaper obituary.
Posted By: Tamara Jorstad
Endnotes
1. Story County, Iowa 1856 Census Database, Story County IAGenWeb online [http://iastory.com/1856/1856Form.mvc], accessed 2008.