James Eldridge, shown in some early records as James Aldridge (or varients), was recorded in US census records for Greenville County, South Carolina in 1850 in a household comprising Martha, Mary, James and William and they are thought to be siblings with them all being born in South Carolina. On the 1860 census James is at Murphy in Cherokee County, North Carolina with his first wife who was born in North Carolina with William in the same household. In the 1870 census for Murphy James is with his wife and her daughter, shown in later records as his step-daughter Othenia Cole.
James remarried at Murphy on 26 Feb 1880 and is recorded as James Eldridge age 44 the son of Chalip Eldridge and Martha Eldridge, both deceased. His second wife had the same given name as his first wife, however she was younger and was born in Tennessee.
Updated 7 January 2024
Chalip Eldridge ( - ) m ( ) Martha (Unknown) ( - ) | Martha Eldridge (1820- ) Mary Eldridge (1832- ) James Eldridge (1836-1917) m ( ) Sophronia Cole (1835- ) m 1880 Sophronia Stalcup (1851-1939) | | | Robert Lee Eldridge (1881-1920) | m 1906 Alice Anderson (1887-1966) | | | | | Lucy M Eldridge (1907- ) | | Howard Lee Eldridge (1909-1994) | | m 1929 Elizabeth Hubbard (1910- ) | | | | | | | Everett Lee Eldridge (1929-2016) | | | m ( ) Evelyn Louise Garrison (1935-2020) | | | | | | | Athena Pauline Eldridge (1955-2020) | | | m ( ) (Unknown) Web ( - ) | | | | | | | | | Benjamin Web ( - ) | | | | Dara Web ( - ) | | | | | | | m ( ) (Unknown) Creswell ( - ) | | | Dennis Lee Eldridge ( - ) | | | m ( ) Christy (Unknown) ( - ) | | | Gregory Everett Eldridge ( - ) | | | m ( ) Connie (Unknown) ( - ) | | | | | m ( ) Doris N (Unknown) (1912- ) | | m ( ) Juanita Watkins (1918-2015) | | Beauford Eldridge (1911-1997) | | m ( ) Ruby Martha Hill (1915-1990) | | | | | | | Robert Clifton Eldridge (1934-2019) | | | m 1956 Otelia Shepherd (1935- ) | | | | | | | | | Annette Eldridge ( - ) | | | | m ( ) Joel Simmons ( - ) | | | | Bobby Eldridge ( - ) | | | | m ( ) Lynne (Unknown) ( - ) | | | | Jeff Eldridge ( - ) | | | | m ( ) Gina (Unknown) ( - ) | | | | | | | Martha Gail Eldridge (1946- ) | | | m 1964 Kenneth Robert Kirby (1945-2012) | | | | | | | | | Kenneth Robert Kirby ( - ) | | | | | | | m 1978 Robert Paul Carter (1948- ) | | | m 1986 Herman Gray Broughton (1943- ) | | | | | Everett Ellard Eldridge (1913-1937) | | Lexie Marie Eldridge (1915-1996) | | m ( ) William Gardner Adair (1912-2000) | | | | | | | Donald Grant Adair (1932-2017) | | | Helen Sandra Adair (1941-2010) | | | William Gardner Adair (1950- ) | | | | | James Oliver Eldridge (1919-1947) | | m ( ) Thelma Lucille Nelson (1927-2013) | | | | | Jimmy Nelson Eldridge (1947- ) | | | Joseph Edley Eldridge (1883-1956) | m 1903 Nancy Salvinia Hampton (1881-1966) | | | | | James Edley Eldridge (1904-1990) | | m 1927 Mozelle Mae Mullinax (1911-2002) | | | | | | | Harold Hubert Eldridge (1928-1994) | | | m 1948 Viola Victoria Gillen (1928-2004) | | | | | | | | | Karen Elaine Eldridge (1949- ) | | | | m ( ) (Unknown) McGinnis ( - ) | | | | Sandra Jean Eldridge (1951- ) | | | | m ( ) (Unknown) Walton ( - ) | | | | Barry Dale Eldridge (1954- ) | | | | Barbara ReNaye Eldridge (1954- ) | | | | m ( ) (Unknown) White ( - ) | | | | James Michael Eldridge (1955- ) | | | | Joan Meleah Eldridge (1958- ) | | | | m ( ) (Unknown) Simmons ( - ) | | | | | | | Richard Arlen Eldridge (1929-2013) | | | m 1954 Mary Sue Howard (1931-2016) | | | | | | | | | Richard Arlen Eldridge (1956- ) | | | | m ( ) Krista Sue Keesee ( - ) | | | | | | | | | | | Kara Elizabeth Eldridge (1995- ) | | | | | | | | | Timothy Nathan Eldridge (1958- ) | | | | m ( ) Judy (Unknown) ( - ) | | | | Kevin James Eldridge (1961- ) | | | | m 1984 Amanda Leigh Pryor (1964- ) | | | | | | | | | James Mckenzie Eldridge (1986- ) | | | | Macey Leigh Eldridge (1992- ) | | | | | | | Eddie Eldridge (1932- ) | | | Larry Grant Eldridge* (1934-2020) | | | m 1953 Emma Lou Katherine Helms (1935- ) | | | | | | | | | Mary Eldridge ( - ) | | | | m ( ) (Unknown) Stutts ( - ) | | | | Mickey Eldridge ( - ) | | | | m ( ) Tracy (Unknown) ( - ) | | | | Melonie Eldridge ( - ) | | | | m ( ) Tim Williams ( - ) | | | | | | | m 1975 Elizabeth Joyce Cozine (1939-2022) | | | Mitchell David Eldridge (1937- ) | | | | | Nina Eldridge (1908- ) | | Alonzo L Eldridge (1911- ) | | Hattie E Eldridge (1913- ) | | m ( ) (Unknown) Lay ( - ) | | | | | | | Andrew Lay (1938- ) | | | | | Woodrow W Eldridge (1915- ) | | Margaret Eldridge (1921- ) | | | Mary A Eldridge (1886-1921) | m 1903 Lattie F McAbee (1878-1958) | | | | | Edith Pauline McAbee (1904-1999) | | Carl Clyde McAbee (1908-1977) | | Glen Clenton McAbee (1910-1970) | | Gerald Wayne McAbee (1913-1972) | | Quinton A McAbee (1919-1920) | | (Male) McAbee (1921-1921) | | | Dixie Sarah Eldridge (1887-1971) | m 1904 John Garfield McDonald (1880-1962) | | | Martha Irene McDonald (1906-2000) | Pauline McDonald (1908-1990) | James Garfield McDonald (1910-1981) | Alvin Blain McDonald (1913-2002) | Vaughn Hyatt McDonald (1920-2009) | Lyda Wayne McDonald (1924-1988) | William Eldridge (1844- )