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John Wesley Eldridge 1861–1924 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 March 1861

Birth Location: Dooly, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 7 February 1924

Death Location: Atkinson County, Georgia, United States of America

Father: Latin Eldridge

Mother: Mary Nix

Spouse(s): Polley Eldridge

Children(s): Cozie Eldridge, Marie Sumner, Reuben Eldridge, Rachael Taylor, Daniel Eldridge, Henry Eldridge, Jesse Eldridge, J Eldridge, Lem Eldridge, Nancy Grider, Sally Eldridge, William Eldridge

The story of John Wesley Eldridge began in 1861 in Dooly, Georgia, USA. John Wesley Eldridge married Polley Or Polly Ann Tison Or Tyson Eldridge, and had children including Cozie Eldridge, Daniel Laten Eldridge, Henry Seaborn Eldridge, J M Eldridge, Jesse Payton Eldridge, Lem Eldridge, Marie Ellen Eldridge Sumner, Nancy Ann Elizabeth Eldridge Grider, Rachael Jane Eldridge Taylor, Reuben Nass Eldridge, Sally Ann Eldridge, William Jerry Eldridge. John Wesley Eldridge passed away in 1924 in Atkinson County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of John Wesley Eldridge began in 1861 in Dooly, Georgia, USA.
  • John Wesley Eldridge married Polley Or Polly Ann Tison Or Tyson Eldridge, and had children including Cozie Eldridge, Daniel Laten Eldridge, Henry Seaborn Eldridge, J M Eldridge, Jesse Payton Eldridge, Lem Eldridge, Marie Ellen Eldridge Sumner, Nancy Ann Elizabeth Eldridge Grider, Rachael Jane Eldridge Taylor, Reuben Nass Eldridge, Sally Ann Eldridge, William Jerry Eldridge.
  • John Wesley Eldridge passed away in 1924 in Atkinson County, Georgia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Eldridge's Ancestors

Self
John Eldridge
1861–1924
Birth Place: Dooly, Georgia, USA
Parents
Latin or Laten Ethadeus Warsaw Eldridge
1823–1864
Georgia, Georgia, USA
Mary (Ann Ford Eldridge) Nix
1820–1906
Dooly, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
William (D.) Eldridge
1789–1884
Willington, Tolland, Connecticut, United States
Nancy Lewis
1810–
Dooly, Georgia
William Ford
1806–
Georgia, Georgia, USA
Harriett Gillis
1809–1841
Georgia, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Eldridge's Descendants

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John (Wesley) Eldridge (5 March 1861–7 February 1924) m. Polley (or Polly Ann Tison or Tyson) Eldridge (15 March 1871–26 April 1944)
  1. 1. Cozie Eldridge 1908–1983
  2. 2. Marie (Ellen Eldridge) Sumner 1896–1991 m. Jesse (J) Sumner 1888–
  3. 3. Reuben (Nass) Eldridge 1903–1963
  4. 4. Rachael (Jane Eldridge) Taylor 1891–1923
  5. 5. Daniel (Laten) Eldridge 1893–1894
  6. 6. Henry (Seaborn) Eldridge 1904–1990 m. Tommy (or Tommis S B Bacon) Eldridge 1914–2013
  7. 7. Jesse (Payton) Eldridge 1913–1985 m. Arline (J) Eldridge 1918–1986
  8. 8. J (M) Eldridge 1900–1993 m. Louise Eldridge 1910–
  9. 9. Lem Eldridge 1911–1974 m. Florence (J (Fosca)) Eldridge 1908–
  10. 10. Nancy (Ann Elizabeth Eldridge) Grider 1901–1991 m. Rufus (Haskell) Grider 1900–1982
    1. 1. Merle Grider 1926–2014
    2. 2. Jessie (Marjorie Grider) Douville 1925–2008 m. Robert (W) Douville 1919–
  11. 11. Sally (Ann) Eldridge 1894–1895
  12. 12. William (Jerry) Eldridge 1898–1919

John Eldridge's Timeline

2 Records

1861
5 March 1861
Birth of John Wesley Eldridge in Dooly, Georgia, USA
Dooly, Georgia, USA
1924
7 February 1924
Age 63
Death of John Wesley Eldridge in Berrian, Georgia, USA
Berrian, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 March 1861
    Event Place: Dooly, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 February 1924
    Event Place: Berrian, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Atkinson County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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