Benjamin Eldridge is recorded at Ballville in Sandusky County in the US State of Ohio in the 1840 census as being the head of a household of 7 people including 2 males under age 10 and 2 females under 10. In the 1860 to 1880 census he is listed alone at Carlton in Tama County, Iowa. In the 1895 Iowa State census he is with his son Abraham.
The 1908 Indiana death registration for Thomas J Eldridge shows his parents as Benjamin Eldridge and Nellie Hite and the 1909 Iowa death registration for Abraham Eldridge shows his parents as Benjamin Eldridge and Mary Hite. In the 1850 census for Jackson Township in Sandusky County Thomas Eldridge, aged 15 born Ohio, is in the household of John Hite and Abraham Eldridge, age 10 born Ohio, in in the household of David and Elizabeth Hill, nee Hite.
This detail accords with a 1897 obituary for Benjamin showing he was born on 27 May 1808 in Preston County, West Virginia (then part of Monongalia County, Virginia) and moved with his parents to Belmont County, Ohio when he was aged 8 and at age 23 moved to Sandusky County where he first married Nellie Hite who later died leaving a 7 month old infant and a while later he married her sister Polly Hite who later died leaving a 6 month child.
Updated 24 June 2023
Benjamin Eldridge (1808-1897)
m 1834 Ellen Hite ( -1835)
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| Thomas J Eldridge (1835-1908)
| m 1859 Mahala Jane Kenan (1833-1921)
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| Henrietta Eldridge (1860-1861)
| Ida M Eldridge (1862-1864)
| Benjamin Franklin Eldridge (1863-1899)
| m ( ) Barbara Ellen Haynes (1868-1951)
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| | Walter Irven Eldridge (1889-1960)
| | m 1917 Edna M May (1898-1993)
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| | | Marjorie Ellen Eldridge (1918-2006)
| | | Lucille M Eldridge (1922-2003)
| | | m 1959 Dale L De Pew (1932-2010)
| | | Sarah Jean Eldridge (1925-2010)
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| | Edward Ellsworth Eldridge (1892-1954)
| | m 1919 Arvilla Faye Delong (1900-1938)
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| | | Frank Edward Eldridge (1921-1996)
| | | m 1949 Mabel Marie Humbert (1924-2010)
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| | | | Edward Eugene Eldridge (1949- )
| | | | m 1969 Marcia Kay Mitchell (1950- )
| | | | m 1990 Kathy Loraine Ridenour (1961- )
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| | | Pearl Louise Eldridge (1923-2016)
| | | m 1946 Raymond Ebnit (1911-1978)
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| | | | Joyce Ebnit ( - )
| | | | Keith Ebnit ( - )
| | | | Kevin Ebnit ( - )
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| | | Donald Dale Eldridge (1930-2010)
| | | m 1950 Deloris Jean Penland (1934-1986)
| | | m 1956 Sharon Ann Marker (1937- )
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| | Nellie May Eldridge (1894-1967)
| | m 1914 Floyd Forest Rynearson (1889-1963)
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| | | Betty Rae Rynearson (1921-1997)
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| | Dora Mahalia Eldridge (1897-1981)
| | m 1924 Rabie Dare Sliger (1901-1967)
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| | John R Sliger (1925-1954)
| | Joseph D Sliger (1926-2003)
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| Evalene Eldridge (1866-1869)
| Anna M Eldridge (1868-1943)
| m 1892 William Olinger (1858-1936)
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| | Gladys Iona Olinger (1894-1978)
| | Garey Eugene Olinger (1896-1962)
| | Emmet Leroy Olinger (1902-1955)
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| Oliver Perry Eldridge (1869-1954)
| m 1898 Pauline Weihmuller (1876-1944)
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| Dennis Franklin Eldridge (1900-1981)
| m 1924 Nellie Almatene Barber (1901-1980)
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| | Darol Ralph Eldridge (1931-2014)
| | m 1979 Marsha Swearingen (1954- )
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| Ralph Clinton Eldridge (1901-1922)
| Juanita Hellen Eldridge (1909-1995)
| m 1935 John Robert Willson (1908-1988)
| Wilber Thomas Eldridge (1910-1978)
| m 1947 Frieda Christina Kleeman (1905-1977)
| Robert John Eldridge (1921-2011)
| m 1946 Virginia M Kohl (1921-1983)
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| Joseph Eldridge ( - )
| n ( ) Sharai (Unknown) ( - )
| Rita Eldridge ( - )
| m ( ) Steve Smith ( - )
| Rhonda Eldridge ( - )
| m ( ) Mike Thrailkill ( - )
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m 1836 Mary Hite ( -1840)
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Abraham Eldridge (1840-1909)
m 1864 Jennett Misner (1848-1928)
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William Cyrus Eldridge (1867- )
m 1891 Amanda Ella Wisehart (1869-1927)
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| Sareva Ellen Eldridge (1897-1984)
| m 1916 Howard Samuel Ward (1890-1930)
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| | Robert William Ward (1917-1995)
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| m ( ) Floyd Jacob Ruff (1895-1975)
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| | Marjorie E Ruff (1923- )
| | Roger Gail Ruff (1924-1989)
| | Ronald D Ruff (1924-2000)
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| Geneva B Eldridge (1907- )
| m 1928 Lawrence Charles Putney (1900- )
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| Mark William Putney (1929- )
| Dora Gene Putney (1930- )
| Joan Marie Putney (1932- )
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Dora Amelia Eldridge (1870-1936)
m 1890 John Franklin Harman (1868-1938)
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| Roy L Harman (1893-1956)
| Walter Raymond Harman (1895-1963)
| Bessie Mae Harman (1898-1974)
| Glenn Egbert Harman (1908-1973)
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Charles Wesley Eldridge (1873-1939)
m 1896 Frances Alta Welch (1878-1939)
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Russell David Eldridge (1899-1988)
m 1920 Zella Pearl Wyborny (1900-1997)
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| Eugene Robert Eldridge (1921-1999)
| m 1946 Twyla B Ayer (1925-1975)
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| | Richard Eugene Eldridge (1946-2020)
| | m 1968 Judy Krause ( - )
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| | | Tod Eldridge ( - )
| | | Keri Eldridge ( - )
| | | m ( ) Bill Retterath ( - )
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| | Sharilyn Eldridge ( - )
| | m ( ) Richard Proscovec ( - )
| | Ronald Eldridge ( - )
| | m ( ) Judy (Unknown) ( - )
| | Randal Lee Eldridge (1952-2009)
| | m 1978 Donna Jean Pearson (1953- )
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| | | Angella M Eldridge ( - )
| | | m ( ) Rod Dickinson ( - )
| | | Sara J Eldridge ( - )
| | | m ( ) Shane Authier ( - )
| | | Chad Eldridge (1971-2007)
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| | Rodrick Eldridge ( - )
| | Robert Dean Eldridge (1948-1992)
| | m ( ) Terry A (Unknown) (1948- )
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| m 1981 Cleo Mildred Shreckengost (1922-2005)
| Russell David Eldridge (1922-2014)
| m 1946 Doris Mae Pedelty (1926-2018)
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| | David Eldridge ( - )
| | m ( ) Pam (Unknown) ( - )
| | Dale Eldridge ( - )
| | Dennis Eldridge ( - )
| | m ( ) Judy (Unknown) ( - )
| | Mary Dawn Eldridge ( - )
| | m ( ) Ron Burchelt ( - )
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| Reeve Leroy Eldridge (1923-2008)
| m 1943 Maxine Helga Ashland (1920-2020)
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| Terry Leroy Eldridge (1947- )
| m ( ) Nancy (Unknown) ( - )
| Douglas Reeve Eldridge (1950-1995)
| m ( ) Christina Marie Seely (1953-2023)
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| | Alisha Eldridge ( - )
| | Renee Eldridge ( - )
| | m ( ) Paul Bundy ( - )
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| Lois Pearl Eldridge ( - )
| m ( ) Peter Barringer ( - )
| Mark Anders Eldridge ( - )
| m ( ) Vicki (Unknown) ( - )
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Irene Marie Eldridge (1902-1958)
m 1917 Charles Frederick Smith (1892-1968)
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| Mildred Frances Smith (1919-1997)
| Melvin Smith (1921- )
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m ( ) (Unknown) King ( - )
m 1932 Joseph W Eichel (1903- )
Gladys M Eldridge (1903-1904)