Sylvester W Eldridge is recorded in State and US census from 1840 to 1870 at Gerry, Chautauqua County in the State of New York, United States of America as a farmer. Whilst he is shown as being born in New York in the 1850 census all subsequent census show he was born in Massachusetts. He made a will on 16 Dec 1870 mentioning his wife Sybil, sons Francis B, James M, Ira Franklin and Sylvester and his daughter Evelyn Drake. His wife Sybil is last recorded in the 1875 New York State census in the household of their son James.
Updated 26 January 2025
Sylvester W Eldridge (1785-1871) m ( ) Sybil Staples (1789-1873) | Minerva Eldridge (1813-1870) m ( ) Samuel B Newton (1804- ) | | | Sybil Newton (1839- ) | Maria Newton (1841- ) | James L Newton (1843-1931) | Monroe Newton (1845-1931) | Esther Newton (1846- ) | Frank Barzilla Newton (1848- ) | William Newton (1851-1883) | Joseph Newton (1855-1884) | Sylvester Staple Eldridge (1816-1874) m 1838 Olive Lesher (1819-1894) | | | William Wallace Eldridge (1839-1915) | m 1863 Laura Marilla Joyce (1845-1909) | | | | | Ettie Ebbie Eldridge (1864-1932) | | m 1884 Wilton F McMurray (1860-1939) | | | | | | | Leslie Leroy McMurray (1887-1964) | | | Ida Olive McMurray (1890-1987) | | | Ruel Ray McMurray (1892-1983) | | | Ora McMurray (1899-1995) | | | Opal Lorraine McMurray (1904-1996) | | | | | Edie Essie Eldridge (1868-1891) | | m 1889 George I Grimsley (1867-1932) | | | | | | | Lillian Pearl Grimsley (1890-1986) | | | | | Elsie Eudora Eldridge (1874-1962) | | m 1892 Charles Arthur Smith (1870-1942) | | | | | | | Manly Wallace Smith (1895-1971) | | | Marie Gladys Smith (1897-1962) | | | Howard Robely Smith (1899-1984) | | | Charles Edgar Smith (1901-1995) | | | Paul Leslie Smith (1904-1965) | | | Elsie Pearl Smith (1908-1995) | | | Doris Esther Smith (1913-2002) | | | Walter Smith (1916-1980) | | | | | Evie E Eldridge (1876-1931) | | m 1894 Lawrence L Johnston (1874-1917) | | | | | | | Mabel Myrtle Johnston (1894-1950) | | | Flossie Mae Johnston (1896-1969) | | | Cora E Johnston (1898-1996) | | | John Wallace Johnston (1901-1948) | | | | | Effie Eleanor Eldridge (1879-1975) | | m 1900 Charles Leroy Moore (1880-1961) | | | | | | | Vernon L Moore (1901-1975) | | | Ruby Evelyn Moore (1918-2001) | | | | | Elza Earl Eldridge (1883-1961) | | m 1905 Sadie Bell Miller (1887-1942) | | | | | Elsie Gertrude Eldridge (1913-1984) | | m 1932 Wilson B Vanfossen (1909-1997) | | | | | | | Wilson D Vanfossen (1932-2010) | | | Lloyd E Vanfossen (1937-2009) | | | Wallace Vanfossen (1945-2017) | | | | | Lester Wallace Eldridge (1915-1992) | | m ( ) Vesta Myrtle McDonald (1916-1998) | | | | | Lester Eugene Eldridge (1936- ) | | m 1956 Patricia May Irwin (1935- ) | | | Emily J Eldridge (1841-1923) | m 1858 James Henry Dorsey (1832-1905) | | | | | Flora A Dorsey (1858-1921) | | Cora O Dorsey (1861-1940) | | Wilfred Colonel Dorsey (1864-1937) | | Glover Dorsey (1866-1882) | | George Sylvester Dorsey (1870-1948) | | Frank Dorsey (1873- ) | | Elva Ann Dorsey (1876-1943) | | Edgar H Dorsey (1878-1949) | | | Ellen Matilda Eldridge (1843-1929) | m 1862 Isaac Senter Vader (1842-1921) | | | | | Herbert Senter Vader (1867-1884) | | Lemon Burton Vader (1871-1943) | | Elmer Grant Vader (1875-1945) | | Clarence Jay Vader (1878-1963) | | Nettie Vader (1881-1962) | | Guy Vader (1886-1928) | | | Edwin Sylvester Eldridge (1847-1931) | m 1869 Eliza A Weiss (1850-1903) | | | | | Edith Ellen Eldridge (1869-1932) | | m 1891 George Leonard Cranford (1870-1941) | | | | | | | Earl Burdette Cranford (1892-1974) | | | (Unknown) Cranford ( - ) | | | | | Idonia J Eldridge (1872-1961) | | m 1888 Thomas W DeBorde (1867-1943) | | | | | | | George Thomas DeBorde (1892-1929) | | | Ebert Rush DeBorde (1895-1946) | | | | | m ( ) (Unknown) Hawkins ( - ) | | m 1913 James Alvin May (1878-1968) | | Mary Olive Eldridge (1875-1953) | | m 1895 Allen Richard Sorrells (1855-1935) | | | | | | | Frances M Sorrells (1898-1975) | | | Edith Idonia Sorrells (1902-1991) | | | Allen Richard Sorrells (1907-1977) | | | Mary E Sorrells (1909-1962) | | | Orient H Sorrells (1915-1936) | | | | | m ( ) William Louis Apperson (1888-1969) | | Frank Sylvester Eldridge (1878-1961) | | m 1907 Lora Belle Snow (1883-1945) | | William Walter Eldridge (1880-1927) | | m 1904 Marie A Fatka (1879-1972) | | Glover Henry Eldridge (1883-1973) | | m 1904 Mabel G Vanemon (1886-1952) | | | | | | | (Unknown) Eldridge (1905-1905) | | | Edward Miller Eldridge (1906-1975) | | | m 1928 Nelle Rebecca McComb (1898-1992) | | | | | | | | | John Edward Eldridge (1930-1949) | | | | Carol Rebecca Eldridge (1933- ) | | | | m 1956 Peter Djo Webster (1935- ) | | | | Mary Jane Eldridge (1937- ) | | | | m 1957 Laurence Ray McVicker (1936-2015) | | | | | | | | | Edwina McVicker ( - ) | | | | Mike McVicker ( - ) | | | | | | | J Edgar Eldridge (1906-1938) | | | Howard Elmo Eldridge (1909-1953) | | | m ( ) Virginia Charlene Mobley (1919- ) | | | | | | | | | Ronald Howard Eldridge (1936- ) | | | | m 1957 Dixie Lee Oliver (1936- ) | | | | Roger Earl Eldridge (1941-1997) | | | | m 1965 Gloria A Earls (1945-2010) | | | | | | | Agnes Alvira Eldridge (1910-2006) | | | m 1929 Howard Albert Punneo (1909-1982) | | | | | | | Marlene Joyce Punneo (1937- ) | | | Norman Wesley Punneo (1946- ) | | | | | m 1953 Minnie Smith (1888-1977) | | Elmo Edwin Eldridge (1886-1959) | | m 1917 Nevadah Matilda Ahlers (1879-1953) | | Etha Pearl Eldridge (1890-1922) | | m ( ) James Alvin May (1878-1968) | | | | | Ellen Pearl May (1914-1998) | | Alvin Edwin May (1916-2004) | | | Edgar Alvinza Eldridge (1848-1926) | m 1885 Emma Catherine Jerdan (1869-1955) | | | | | Emery Alvinza Eldridge (1886-1964) | | m 1912 Gertrude E Bowman (1895-1985) | | | | | | | Samuel Edgar Eldridge (1913-1991) | | | m 1936 Anna Lois Jamison (1913-2010) | | | | | | | | | Beverly Ann Eldridge (1937-2015) | | | | m ( ) Gerald W Slade (1939- ) | | | | | | | | | | | Sabra Suzanne Slade (1960- ) | | | | | | | | | Nancy Beth Eldridge (1941- ) | | | | m 1976 John Raymond Stolz (1941- ) | | | | | | | Harvey William Eldridge (1915-2010) | | | m 1936 Velma Ruth Rhodig (1917-2013) | | | | | | | | | Donna Beth Eldridge (1939-1997) | | | | m ( ) Marion Clement Bartlett (1934- ) | | | | | | | | | | | Julie Bartlett ( - ) | | | | | Brian Bartlett ( - ) | | | | | | | | | Marilyn R Eldridge (1944- ) | | | | m ( ) (Unknown) Georgia ( - ) | | | | | | | June Gertrude Eldridge (1917-2003) | | | m ( ) Joe Lebsack (1913-1973) | | | | | | | | | Jo Ann Lebsack (1937- ) | | | | James D Lebsack (1940- ) | | | | | | | Orville Emery Eldridge (1919-2002) | | | m ( ) Eileen G (Unknown) ( - ) | | | James Kenneth Eldridge (1923-1993) | | | m ( ) Mary M Elper (1923-2010) | | | | | | | | | James Eldridge ( - ) | | | | m ( ) Heather (Unknown) ( - ) | | | | | | | Royal D Eldridge (1925-2008) | | | m ( ) Lydia Margie Schneider (1923-1999) | | | Robert Eugene Eldridge (1929-1977) | | | m ( ) Delois Jane Clark (1934- ) | | | | | | | | | Karen R Eldridge (1955-2009) | | | | | | | Wesley Dean Eldridge (1935-2024) | | | m 1953 Shirley Nadine Rodgers (1935-2010) | | | m ( ) Coelita Louise Shelton (1937- ) | | | m 1988 Karen Sue Godwin (1954- ) | | | m 2008 Carol Ann Perkins (1941- ) | | | David Lee Eldridge (1938-1997) | | | m ( ) Erma E Crockett (1938- ) | | | | | | | David Scott Eldridge (1961- ) | | | | | Ivan Adelbert Eldridge (1888-1964) | | m 1912 Anna V Bowman (1894-1981) | | | | | | | Ralph Adelbeat Eldridge (1913-2004) | | | Lavern Ivan Eldridge (1921-1997) | | | m ( ) Arlene A Wilcox (1927-2019) | | | | | | | Dana Eldridge ( - ) | | | m ( ) Kathy (Unknown) ( - ) | | | | | | | | | Aaron Eldridge ( - ) | | | | m ( ) Maria (Unknown) ( - ) | | | | | | | Susan Eldridge ( - ) | | | m ( ) Jerry Fieldman ( - ) | | | | | | | Benjamin Fieldman ( - ) | | | David Fieldman ( - ) | | | Samuel Fieldman ( - ) | | | Anna Fieldman ( - ) | | | | | Gordon Annis Eldridge (1890-1965) | | m 1920 Hazel M Morgan (1900-1981) | | | | | | | Dwight Alfred Eldridge (1920-2011) | | | 1946 Betty Aileen Day (1923-2017) | | | | | | | | | Andy G Eldridge (1947- ) | | | | m ( ) Carlene L (Unknown) (1951- ) | | | | Ann M Eldridge (1949- ) | | | | m ( ) Joe M Ferguson (1946- ) | | | | Neil Eldridge ( - ) | | | | m ( ) Nancy (Unknown) ( - ) | | | | | | | Meltin L Eldridge (1922-1922) | | | Marvin Melvin Eldridge (1923- ) | | | m ( ) Dorothy Jeanne Luedke (1929-2009) | | | | | | | | | Larry Jim Eldridge (1950-2016) | | | | m 1974 Billie Joyce Taylor ( - ) | | | | m 1983 Brenda Jane Williams ( - ) | | | | m 1992 Elizabeth Rhama ( - ) | | | | Wayde Kent Eldridge (1951-1952) | | | | Tate Ward Eldridge (1952-2021) | | | | m 1971 Petrea Jane Jensen (1952-2021) | | | | | | | | | Desa Mariah Eldridge (1975- ) | | | | m 1996 Christopher Scott Clark ( - ) | | | | | | | Neil Eldridge (1927- ) | | | Bernice Lucille Eldridge (1929-2003) | | | m ( ) Walter Howard Wachter (1928-1998) | | | | | | | | | Robert Lee Wachter (1949- ) | | | | Ronald Leroy Wachter (1951-1951) | | | | Lawrence Gerald Wachter (1952-2017) | | | | Richard David Wachter (1956- ) | | | | Bruce Wachter ( - ) | | | | Sheila Wachter ( - ) | | | | | | | Russell Gordon Eldridge (1931-2013) | | | m ( ) Thadea F (Unknown) (1940-2014) | | | | | | | Orvella D Eldridge (1962- ) | | | m ( ) (Unknown) Kenney ( - ) | | | Karen Beth Eldridge (1963-2018) | | | m ( ) Gerald Forest Teer (1963- ) | | | | | | | | | Elizabeth Ann Teer (1991- ) | | | | Michael Alexander Teer (1993-2013) | | | | | | | Douglas Eldridge (1966- ) | | | | | John Eldridge (1893- ) | | Ellen Almira Eldridge (1895-1989) | | m 1918 Fred Marion Fox (1880-1968) | | | | | | | Harold Alfred Fox (1919-1989) | | | Rosalie Juanita Fox (1921-1987) | | | Donald Eugene Fox (1924-1992) | | | Lois Fox (1936- ) | | | | | Enid C Eldridge (1897-1971) | | m 1923 William E Wood (1887-1972) | | | | | | | William Edward Wood (1925-1990) | | | Shirley Ruth Wood (1928-1999) | | | | | Julia Amanda Eldridge (1902-1988) | | m 1925 Jess Daniel Dryer (1896-1950) | | | | | Nina Rose Dryer (1925-2015) | | Ada Grace Dryer (1931- ) | | Darrel Edgar Dryer (1932-1981) | | Bonita Ellen Dryer (1933-2002) | | | George Eber Eldridge (1852-1934) | m 1887 Maggie Belle Gallagher (1862-1932) | | | | | Edna Olive Eldridge (1888-1980) | | 1906 James Jacob Skeers (1883-1970) | | | | | | | Lena Skeers (1906- ) | | | Lawrence A Skeers (1909-1997) | | | James E Skeers (1912-1968) | | | Harlan Earl Skeers (1915-2003) | | | Chester G Skeers (1917-2011) | | | Leota Mae Skeers (1920-1998) | | | Raymond C Skeers (1922-1971) | | | Dorothy J Skeers (1925- ) | | | Donald Cecil Skeers (1926-2004) | | | Keith Eldridge Skeers (1929-2004) | | | | | Ethel Elinor Eldridge (1889- ) | | m ( ) Clarence Smith ( - ) | | | Charles H Eldridge (1861-1886) | Eda Olive Eldridge (1862- ) | m 1889 G G Richardson (1855- ) | | | Vera Richardson (1890-1973) | Erma O Richardson (1897-1987) | Francis B Eldridge (1818-1885) m ( ) Esther Ann (Unknown) (1817- ) Lorenzo Warren Eldridge (1821-1870) m ( ) Huldah Salisbury (1818-1841) | | | Helen Eldridge (1841- ) | m ( ) Betsey (Unknown) (1826- ) | | | Huldah M Eldridge (1845-1919) | m 1874 Robert Stuart (1825-1893) | | | | | Mary Stuart (1876-1942) | | | Eugene L Eldridge (1849-1926) | m 1894 Mary Letitia (Unknown) (1852- ) | m 1904 Susan A (Unknown) (1850- ) | James S Eldridge (1856-1915) | m 1877 Alice Emily Eubanks (1849-1928) | | | Henry C Eldridge (1876- ) | m 1897 Lulu A Bond (1874- ) | | | | | Edgar Eldridge (1898-1909) | | Robert Henry Eldridge (1900-1968) | | m 1926 Elvira Hodge (1906- ) | | m ( ) Ruby G (Unknown) (1896-1967) | | | Anna Eldridge (1890-1939) | Mable Jane Eldridge (1888-1960) | m 1925 Howard Barnes Chappel (1876-1963) | m 1862 Ella Elethea Adams (1842-1909) | | | Arthur Warren Eldridge (1864-1913) | m 1902 Amy L Lemerise (1879-1913) | | | | | Warren L Eldridge (1903-1926) | | Francis Edward Eldridge (1907-1926) | | Wilfred Eldridge (1909- ) | | Arthur Lemerise Eldridge (1912- ) | | | Frances Ella Eldridge (1870-1881) | James M Eldridge (1821-1883) m ( ) Elsie Martin (1823-1906) | | | Frank M Eldridge (1850-1877) | m ( ) Dora C Blanchard (1855-1890) | | | | | Ida B Eldridge (1876-1884) | | | Fleury E Eldridge (1855-1861) | Eugene M Eldridge (1862-1882) | Ira Franklin Eldridge (1823-1901) m 1850 Jerusha Grover (1830-1905) | | | Leonard Eldridge (1852-1924) | m ( ) Harriet E Ruland (1858- ) | | | | | Glen Leonard Eldridge (1886-1920) | | m 1913 Jennie Ida Stout (1890-1974) | | | | | Burrell Leonard Eldridge (1914-1967) | | m ( ) Alvina Ulrich (1916-1996) | | | | | | | Glenn Burrell Eldridge (1939-1999) | | | m 1967 Pearl Ruff (1940-2024) | | | | | | | Wayne Burrell Eldridge (1968-2022) | | | m ( ) (Unknown) ( - ) | | | | | | | | | Hayden Eldridge (1996- ) | | | | m ( ) Krista (Unknown) ( - ) | | | | | | | Randy Eldridge ( - ) | | | Lisa Eldridge ( - ) | | | m ( ) Anthony (Unknown) ( - ) | | | | | Harold James Eldridge (1915-1977) | | Jack Leroy Eldridge (1917-1993) | | | m 1909 Rebecca Jane Thayer (1870-1937) | Viola Elsey Eldridge (1853-1872) | William F Eldridge (1858- ) | m 1890 Myrtie L Griswold (1862- ) | | | | | Earl A Eldridge (1893-1975) | | m 1918 Pearl B Sutton (1891-1973) | | | | | | | Mary E Eldridge (1920- ) | | | Leah M Eldridge (1921-2000) | | | m ( ) Max G Crandall (1917-1952) | | | | | Ethel P Eldridge (1897-1989) | | m 1919 Blaine J Wallace (1894-1956) | | | | | Maxine F Wallace (1921-2007) | | Maynard Blaine Wallace (1923-1993) | | Nyla June Wallace (1926-2016) | | | Elmer Lorenzo Eldridge (1861-1934) | m 1894 Mary Ida Simpson (1859-1938) | | | | | Harold Josiah Eldridge (1896-1985) | | m 1932 Guila Martha Bennett (1901-1965) | | Edith Lillian Eldridge (1900-1981) | | m 1921 Frederick W Hetmansperger (1902-1968) | | | | | Marguerite Lucille Hetmansperger (1922-2002) | | Mary Christina Hetmansperger (1923-2005) | | Duane F Hetmansperger (1927-2011) | | Marlen E Hetmansperger (1934- ) | | | Lafayette Eldridge (1863-1930) | m 1888 Emir G Bunce (1869-1929) | | | | | Leonard Bunce Eldridge (1889-1954) | | m 1910 Edna Anna Ellis (1892-1942) | | | | | | | Ralph B Eldridge (1911-2004) | | | m 1934 Esther Marie Hedrick (1918-2004) | | | m 1964 Ethna Houser (1920-2009) | | | Ray Ellis Eldridge (1911-2005) | | | m 1933 Annette Angelie Alberg (1914-2003) | | | Margaret Emir Eldridge (1912-1993) | | | m 1932 Arthur Swanson (1908-1965) | | | | | | | Janet Swanson (1933- ) | | | Jean Swanson (1936- ) | | | | | Ellen Faye Eldridge (1894-1982) | | m 1912 Claude Munson Thayer (1887-1955) | | | | | | | Orris E Thayer (1913-1990) | | | Ersa E Thayer (1918- ) | | | Betty Thayer (1931- ) | | | | | Hazel F Eldridge (1897- ) | | m 1916 Ray J Brooks (1891- ) | | | | | | | Joanna E Brooks (1919-2000) | | | Norma J Brooks (1927- ) | | | | | Jessie M Eldridge (1903-1940) | | m 1921 Alof Anderson (1895-1979) | | | | | Clifford Anderson (1922-1922) | | Robert A Anderson (1924- ) | | Rhea G Anderson (1924-2010) | | Rosann Irene Anderson (1926-2015) | | Margaret Janet Anderson (1930-2003) | | | Ersa Mary Eldridge (1866-1886) | Flenry S Eldridge (1868-1916) | m 1893 Edith M Cowan (1873-1930) | Eveline Eldridge (1826-1898) m ( ) Francis Drake (1827-1899) | Louisa A Drake (1849- ) Lovista Drake (1852- ) Freeman Drake (1852-1927) Melvin Drake (1856- ) Melvina Drake (1860-1943) Adelbert Drake (1862-1885) Lorenzo Drake (1865-1913) James Leslie Drake (1866-1942)