Lang, H. O., ed. "The History of the Willamette Valley, Being A Description of the Valley and its Resources, with an account of its Discovery and Settlement by White Men, and its Subsequent History; Together with Personal Reminiscences of its Early Pioneers." Portland, OR, Geo. H. Himes, Book and Job Printer, 1885. p. 651. A. L. ALDERMAN Lives in Dayton, Yamhill County; has been a farmer and fruit-grower, and at one time owned the largest orchard in the State. He was born in New York in 1820; married in 1850 to Miss Mary J. Burns, who died in 1863. In 1867, he married Miss Charlotte odell. Has four children by the first wife and five by the second. ******************* Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in June 2008 by Diana Smith. Submitter has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned above.