Individual Details

Census (family)

650, 653, Alderman, SP, Head, WM, Oct 1850, 49, married 27 yrs, IA OH OH Farmer
Mary J, Wife, WF, May 1853, M-27 yrs, 4 children born & living, IA IN IN
Edith, daughter,WF, June 1883, 17, single, IA IA IA, Mand Instructor
Grover, son, WM, June 1886, 13, single, IA IA IA, at school
651, 654, Alderman, Floyd, Head, WM, May 1877, 23, Married 1 yr, IA IA IA, Farmer
Sarah, Wife, WF, Mar 1876, 24, M-1, 1 child born & living, IA Germany OH
Maurice M, son, WM, Aug 1899, 9/12, single, IA IA IA

Death

Posted By: Tamara Jorstad

Floyd A. Alderman, b. 1877 Story Co., IA; d. July 30, 1942, Story Co., IA. Son of Silas Pritton Alderman and Mary Jane (Ellison) Alderman. Buried Blk 22 Row 9 Nevada Municipal Cemetery, Nevada, Story Co., IA
From the Ames Milepost
Floyd Alderman, 65, who had been a resident of Nevada township during practically his entire lifetime, died at his home southeast of Nevada Thursday night.
His first wife, Sarah Ann Kopf Alderman died about 14 years ago in 1928. His second marriage was to Mrs. Hattie Handsaker in 1934 and she, with his four children by the first wife, survive.
The children are Maurice Alderman of Nevada, Gordon Alderman of Iowa City, Leora Hanson of Collins and Junia Swaim of Collins. There are also four grandchildren, they being Kathleen Hanson, Virgil Swaim, Loretta Swaim and Joyce Alderman, daughter of Gordon Alderman.
The deceased, a son of one of the pioneer families of the county, was a man of fine character and active in all church and civic affairs in the community in which he had spent his entire lifetime.