William E Eldridge was shown as a grandson Willie born Alabama in the household of Fannie Eldridge in the 1880 US census for Madison County, Alabama and was shown as Willie for his 1897 marriage in that County. From the 1900 census he was at Huntsville in Madison County firstly as Willie and later as William or William E and mostly shown as being of black colour. In 1910 he was recorded twice, firstly with his second wife and her parents in her parents household and three days later in the household of his mother Emma along with his younger brother John. On the thrid marriage of John he is shown as the son of Willis Eldridge & Emma Jones.
Caution - The following descendant list includes a degree of speculation and assumes that Emma Jones is the Emma Eldridge in 1880 shown as a daughter of Fannie in the household where Willie is shown as a grandson of Fannie. shown
Updated 5 November 2026
(Unknown) Eldridge ( - )
m ( ) Fanny (Unknown) (1847- )
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Willis Eldridge ( - )
m ( ) Emma Jones (1855-1915)
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| William E Eldridge (1875- )
| m 1897 Dorthula Garrett (1880- )
| m 1909 Roberta Rice (1889- )
| | Grace Louise Eldridge (1910-1989)
| | m ( ) McCalley ( - )
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| | | James Edward McCalley (1928-1996)
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| | m 1937 Jake Gurley (1900-1966)
| | m 1949 Robert Louis Leland (1898-1959)
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| | | Robert Louis Leland (1949-2020)
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| | Clara Eldridge (1912-1990)
| | m 1929 David Dee McElroy (1903-1970)
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| | | James Edward McElroy (1928- )
| | | Charles Dee McElroy (1932-2005)
| | | Dianne McElroy (1946- )
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| | Thelma D Eldridge (1917-1964)
| | William Edward Eldridge (1919-1974)
| | m ( ) Corinne (Unknown) ( - )
| | m 1956 Floretta Levesque (1931-2007)
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| | | Anthony Edward Eldridge (1956-2017)
| | | m 1983 Phyllis Ann Jones (1961-2007)
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| | | | Tiffiany Nicole Eldridge (1985-2026)
| | | | Tamara Marie Eldridge (1987- )
| | | | m ( ) (Unknown) Demond ( - )
| | | | Tiara Cherie Eldridge (1989- )
| | | | Tysha Renee Eldridge (1990-1990)
| | | | Tasha Dionne Eldridge (1990- )
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| | | Monita Eldridge ( - )
| | | Panzy Eldridge (1966- )
| | | William Edward Eldridge (1972- )
| | | Sally Eldridge ( - )
| | | Sharon Eldridge ( - )
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| | Stella Harris Eldridge (1923-1996)
| | m ( ) Charles L Ray (1910-1986)
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| | Janice Anita Ray (1946- )
| | Caroline Ray (1947- )
| | Carl Ray (1950- )
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| John Robert Eldridge (1883- )
| m 1902 Fannie Tarrant ( - )
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| | Odelle Eldridge (1902- )
| | William Lee Eldridge (1904-1941)
| | m ( ) Eleanor B (Unknown) ( - )
| | John Robert Eldridge (1905-1990)
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| m ( ) Minnie Jones (1883-1934)
| m 1947 Willie Lee Anderson (1892- )
| Fannie L Eldridge (1895- )
| m ( ) (Unknown) ( - )
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| | Emma (Unknown) 1913- )
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| m 1920 Judge Dowdell (1894- )
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| Geraldine Dowdell (1923- )
| Hattie Mae Dowdell (1928-2006)
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Lucy Eldridge (1865- )
John Eldridge (1869- )
Lester Eldridge (1872- )
m 1893 Minnie Ware ( - )
m 1898 Rose Pickett (1873- )
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| Wilson Eldridge (1914- )
| m 1940 Molly Malone (1918- )
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Bettie Eldridge (1876- )
Fannie L Eldridge (1884- )