BENJAMIN FRANKLIN ELDRIDGE 1873-1928

Benjamin Franklin and his siblings Lillie May and Roy Valentine were three children of William H Watson and Maria Sholtz who showed their surname as Eldridge on their marriage and in later records. Their other siblings Lena, George and Mary all married as Watson.

The family of William H Watson and his wife Maria Sholtz were recorded in the 1880 census at Milton in Antrim County Michigan where they are with four children and in the 1900 census at Muskegon in Muskegon County, Michigan where they are with a different four children with Maria recorded as being married for 29 years with eight children, all living.

Updated 19 September 2023


William H Watson (1841-1916)
m 1871 Maria Sholtz (1851-1907)
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    William B Watson (1872-    )
    Benjamin Franklin Watson/Eldridge (1873-1928)
    m 1894 Louise M Beatty (1874-1963)
    |   |
    |   Roy Alton Eldridge (1898-1977)
    |   m 1920 Jeanette R Jones (1897-1981)
    |   |   |
    |   |   Lois Allison Eldridge (1921-2008)
    |   |   m (    ) Frank William Gerchow (1919-1970)
    |   |   |   |
    |   |   |   Janes Roy Gerchow (1945-    )
    |   |   |   Barbara Sue Gerchow (1948-    )
    |   |   |
    |   |   m (    ) James Hombuckle (    -    )
    |   |   Elaine Audrey Eldridge (1924-2000)
    |   |   m (    ) Richard Eugene Kasler (1925-1992)
    |   |   |   |
    |   |   |   Judy Kasler (    -    )
    |   |   |   Jill Kasler (    -    )
    |   |   |   Steve Kasler (    -    )
    |   |   |
    |   |   Donald Roy Eldridge (1927-1993)
    |   |   m 1950 Mabel Jean Mixson (    -    )
    |   |       |
    |   |       Scott Alton Eldridge (    -    )
    |   |       Douglas Donald Eldridge (    -    )
    |   |       Jeffrey Mixson Eldridge (    -    )
    |   |       Linda Eldridge (    -    )
    |   |
    |   Emmerson James Eldridge (1901-1973)
    |   m 1921 Margaret M Barry (1899-1971)
    |   |   |
    |   |   Robert Barry Eldridge (1923-2000)
    |   |   m 1950 Winifred Imogen Willcox (1924-1994)
    |   |   |   |
    |   |   |   Charlotte L A Eldridge (1960-    )
    |   |   |
    |   |   James Franklin Eldridge (1927-1981)
    |   |   m 1951 Barbara Marie Bradford (1930-    )
    |   |
    |   Vernon Alfred Eldridge (1903-1961)
    |   m 1925 Dorothy Elizabeth Riddle (1906-1973)
    |   |   |
    |   |   Richard Verne Eldridge (1927-1972)
    |   |   m 1949 Ellen Alice Engle (1930-2013)
    |   |   |   |
    |   |   |   Susan Kathleen Eldridge (1950-1958)
    |   |   |   Richard Dennis Eldridge (1951-2014)
    |   |   |   m 1981 Jeanne M Gentile (1951-2015)
    |   |   |   Bradley T Eldridge (    -    )
    |   |   |   Christian M Eldridge (    -    )
    |   |   |
    |   |   Jerome Michael Eldridge (1932-2010)
    |   |   m 1959 Miriam Leino (1932-2019)
    |   |   |   |
    |   |   |   Lisa Eldridge (    -    )
    |   |   |   Matthew Eldridge (    -    )
    |   |   |   Laurence M Eldridge (1964-    )
    |   |   |
    |   |   m (    ) Susanne A (Unknown) (1945-    )
    |   |   William Joseph Eldridge (1934-    )
    |   |   m (    ) Janet Muriel Anroman (1939-2017)
    |   |       |
    |   |       Justin Eldridge (    -    )
    |   |       m (    ) Lisa (Unknown) (    -    )
    |   |       |   |
    |   |       |   Jacob Eldridge (    -    )
    |   |       |   Sam Eldridge (    -    )
    |   |       |   Sarah Eldridge (    -    )
    |   |       |
    |   |       Kristine Eldridge (    -    )
    |   |       m (    ) (Unknown) Mumaw (    -    )
    |   |       |   |
    |   |       |   Gracie Mumaw (    -    )
    |   |       |
    |   |       Tricia Eldridge (    -    )
    |   |       m (    ) James Wood (    -    )
    |   |           |
    |   |           Julia Wood (    -    )
    |   |           Emma Wood (    -    )
    |   |           James Wood (    -    )
    |   |           Ethan Wood (    -    )
    |   |
    |   Lawrence William Eldridge (1906-1958)
    |   m 1926 Mary Rita Gartland (1908-1987)
    |   |   |
    |   |   Mary Lou Eldridge (1927-2017)
    |   |   m 1951 Robert E Roth (1925-2012)
    |   |   |   |
    |   |   |   Robert E Roth (1952-2018)
    |   |   |   Lawrence J Roth (    -    )
    |   |   |   Marilyn J Roth (    -    )
    |   |   |   Mark R Roth (    -    )
    |   |   |
    |   |   Sallie Jean Eldridge (1928-1986)
    |   |   m 1950 Ralph Patrick Moran (1928-2020)
    |   |
    |   Lewis Burton Eldridge (1908-1965)
    |   m (    ) Miriam Lenore Glessner (1901-1992)
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    Lillie May Watson/Eldridge (1876-1954)
    m 1894 Clarence E Kistler (1869-1947)
    |   |
    |   Nellie L Kistler (1895-1980)
    |   Ione M Kistler (1897-1987)
    |   Samuel E Kistler (1899-1988)
    |   Freda Margaret Kistler (1911-1980)
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    Lena A Watson (1879-1952)
    George Clarence Watson (1880-1935)
    Roy Valentine Watson/Eldridge (1885-1939)
    m 1910 Marie C Dunker (1888-1984)
    |   |
    |   Viola Ruth Eldridge (1912-1977)
    |   m 1935 Harold Joseph Friedman (1911-1990)
    |   Dorothy M Eldridge (1913-2004)
    |   m (    ) Dominic S Chianese (1909-1983)
    |       |
    |       Marlene Y Chianese (1937-    )
    |       Margaret Marie Chianese (1939-    )
    |
    Mary A Watson (1888-1957)
    Sherman Watson (1893-1910)

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