Zachariah Eldridge purchased two 160 acre parcels of land in Overton County, Tennessee, United States in 1824. The survey describes both parcels as being on the head waters of Roaring River with one being in Eldridges cove. This Zachariah Eldridge is probably the Zachariah Eldridge shown as the head of a household of 13 people in the 1820 census at Overton County. He is thought to be the husband of a Maryann Eldridge shown as the head of a household of 11 people at Overton in the 1830 census. This Zachariah is probably related, possibly as a brother, to John Eldridge.
The 1850 census at Overton County shows a Mary Eldridge aged 68 born Tennessee as the head of a household comprising Townsend age 27, Hannah age 25, Susan age 24, James age 23 and Allen Eldridge age 18. Excepting Allen Eldridge they are assumed to be children of Mary who is shown in the 1860 census at Overton Co as Mary A aged 88 and in the 1870 census at Overton Co as Mary aged 86.
The 1860 census at Overton County enumerates a household next after Mary A Eldridge age 88 comprising James Ruker age 23 with Thatcher Ruker age 36 and Anderson Ruker aged 11 months with Miranda Eldridge age 14 and twins Joseph and John Eldridge aged 11. This Thatcher is taken to be the Hannah Eldridge aged 25 in 1850 and the three Eldridge people as her children prior to her marriage to James. The 1900 census at Overton County shows Thatcher as Thatcher Rooker married for 42 years with 6 children all living, supporting this hypothesis.
Updated 2 October 2023
Zachariah Eldridge ( - )
m ( ) Mary Ann Copeland(1782- )
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John Eldridge (1807-1860)
m ( ) Elizabeth Murphree (1810-1859)
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| West W Eldridge (1829- )
| m 1848 Matilda Allen (1833- )
| Susan Eldridge (1832- )
| Frances Eldridge (1835- )
| m 1853 Joel Ham (1830- )
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| | John Ham (1854-1879)
| | Sarah E Ham (1856- )
| | Nancy L Ham (1858- )
| | Mary Ham (1860- )
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| Luisa Eldridge (1836- )
| Sampson Eldridge (1840- )
| John T Eldridge (1846-1923)
| m ( ) Harriet Thatcher Collins (1847-1920)
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| | Anga Eldridge (1866- )
| | George W Eldridge (1868-1937)
| | m 1890 (Unknown) ( - )
| | m 1899 Mary Lou Wilhite (1881- )
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| | | Charlie David Eldridge (1900-1944)
| | | m 1928 Tommye Carla Roberts (1906-1999)
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| | | | Annie M Eldridge (1928- )
| | | | m ( ) (Unknown) Huttner ( - )
| | | | Charles Albert Eldridge (1931-2018)
| | | | m ( ) Betty Louise Gaskin (1934-2021)
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| | | | Charles Allen Eldridge ( - )
| | | | m ( ) Carrie (Unknown) ( - )
| | | | Caryn Eldridge ( - )
| | | | m ( ) Willard Hall ( - )
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| | | John E Eldridge (1904-1937)
| | | m 1928 Germaine Martens (1910- )
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| | | | Lou Eldridge ( - )
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| | | James H Eldridge (1905-1938)
| | | m ( ) Katherine Smith (1912- )
| | | Willie T Eldridge (1909- )
| | | Mattie Mae Eldridge (1910-2010)
| | | m 1931 Horace Griphis Adams (1911-1983)
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| | | | Bobby Jean Adams (1934-2011)
| | | | Charlene J Adams (1938-2019)
| | | | Jerry V Adams (1943-2018)
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| | | Hattie Velma Eldridge (1914- )
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| | Furd Eldridge (1874- )
| | m 1895 Mary Carr (1882- )
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| | Hattie Eldridge (1897-1916)
| | m 1915 Henry Herbert Hedgecoth (1898-1967)
| | Effie Lee Eldridge (1899-1995)
| | m 1916 Ollie Edward Bradley (1894-1969)
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| m 1879 Fannie Purdy (1851- )
| Perry Eldridge (1847-1859)
| Amanda Eldridge (1856-1927)
| m 1872 Sylvester E Grigsby (1852-1923)
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| | Sarah Catherine Grigsby (1875-1916)
| | Stella V Grigsby (1878-1948)
| | Marion Grigsby (1882- )
| | Ruth Eldridge Grigsby (1888-1900)
| | Cecil Bailey Grigsby (1891-1966)
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| Soloman Eldridge (1859-1944)
| m 1881 Roberta Alexander Kelsey (1861-1949)
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| (Unknown) Eldridge ( - )
| Robert Wallace Eldridge (1885-1964)
| m 1906 Lena Mae Strawn (1884-1955)
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| | Lucile T Eldridge (1908- )
| | Robert Hugh Eldridge (1909- )
| | m ( ) Ruth (Unknown) ( - )
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| | | Robert Wilson Eldridge (1937- )
| | | m 1957 Janice Lily Cornell ( - )
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| | | | Susan Lee Eldridge (1959- )
| | | | m 1979 Jeffrey Lynn Irick (1957- )
| | | | Warren Robert Eldridge (1960- )
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| | | m 1972 Merry Lee Anderson (1935-2023)
| | | Sharon Eldridge ( - )
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| | Malcolm Strawm Eldridge (1911-1994)
| | Miriam M Eldridge (1915- )
| | Ruth S Eldridge (1920- )
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| William Alexander Eldridge (1902-1970)
| m 1937 Louanna Russell (1911-1969)
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| | Katherine Marie Eldridge (1938-2017)
| | m 1958 John T Harris (1928-1979)
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| | | John Michael Harris ( - )
| | | Deana Luan Harris ( - )
| | | Donna Lee Harris (1967-2018)
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| | m 1982 Luther Wilburn Riddle (1927-2019)
| | Wylodean Eldridge (1940- )
| | m ( ) Lester Eugene Bell ( - )
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| | | Ronald Eldridge Bell (1961- )
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| | m 1982 Benjamin Monroe Johnson (1922-2003)
| | William Russell Eldridge (1942- )
| | m 1962 Edith Norene Kelley (1942- )
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| Wilbur Eldridge (1902-1911)
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Thomas Eldridge (1809- )
m ( ) (Unknown) ( - )
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| James Eldridge (1840- )
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Joseph C Eldridge (1812-1879)
m ( ) Lovica Stites (1824-1847)
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| Soloman Eldridge (1845-1890)
| m ( ) Martha (Unknown) (1839- )
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| | Mary S Eldridge (1861- )
| | Margaret Malissa Eldridge (1867-1952)
| | m 1884 William Henry Barclay (1856-1944)
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| | Oscar M Barclay (1885-1906)
| | Mary Maude Barclay (1887-1968)
| | John Lester Barclay (1890- )
| | Martha Grace Barclay (1891-1978)
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| John T Eldridge (1847-1892)
| m ( ) Nancy C (Unknown) (1842- )
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| | John T Eldridge (1868-1937)
| | m 1887 Fidela Jane Cofer (1870-1958)
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| | | Nora H Eldridge (1888-1966)
| | | m 1905 George Fortunatious Dodson (1881-1946)
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| | | | Zearl Elwyn Dodson (1903-1941)
| | | | William Cleao Dodson (1906-1965)
| | | | Alice Dodson (1908-2005)
| | | | Ira L Dodson (1909-2004)
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| | | Dora Alma Eldridge (1889-1958)
| | | m 1907 William Henderson Austin (1884-1966)
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| | | | Claude Walter Austin (1909-1969)
| | | | Joseph Carl Austin (1912-1990)
| | | | Cloys Austin (1915- )
| | | | Clara Mae Austin (1918-2005)
| | | | Cletis Austin (1920-1998)
| | | | William Calvin Austin (1923-2011)
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| | | John W Eldridge (1892-1936)
| | | m 1912 Rosa Belle Meiris (1893-1967)
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| | | | Myrtle Irene Eldridge (1917-1969)
| | | | m 1934 Everett Rust (1914-1998)
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| | | | | Allen L Rust (1938- )
| | | | | Phyllis A Rust (1946- )
| | | | | Johnie Ray Rust (1947- )
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| | | | Clifford LeRoy Eldridge (1918-1920)
| | | | Paul Junior Eldridge (1922-2005)
| | | | m ( ) Marilyn Gale Bullard (1923-2008)
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| | | | | Phillip W Eldridge (1944- )
| | | | | Loretta L Eldridge (1945- )
| | | | | m 1964 Robert Dean Sederstrom
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| | | | Kenneth Beryal Eldridge (1924-2022)
| | | | m 1947 Billie Jean Todd ( - )
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| | | | | Kenneth Lee Eldridge (1947-2019)
| | | | | m 1966 Patsy Messner ( - )
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| | | | | | Shelly Eldridge ( - )
| | | | | | m ( ) Scott Strickland ( - )
| | | | | | Joseph Eldridge ( - )
| | | | | | Kevin Eldridge ( - )
| | | | | | Traci Eldridge ( - )
| | | | | | m ( ) Joseph Mello ( - )
| | | | | | Kristen Eldridge ( - )
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| | | | | Fred Eldridge ( - )
| | | | | m ( ) Kandy (Unknown) ( - )
| | | | | Randy Eldridge ( - )
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| | | | m ( ) Judy (Unknown) ( - )
| | | | Jessie Lavern Eldridge (1925-2010)
| | | | m 1943 Dorothy Jean Bassel (1926-1997)
| | | | m 1946 Annie Keenan (1926-1983)
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| | | | | Stephen R Eldridge (1949- )
| | | | | m ( ) Linda 9Unknown) ( - )
| | | | | Susan Eldridge ( - )
| | | | | m ( ) (Unknown) Creech ( - )
| | | | | Debra Eldridge (1955-2013)
| | | | | m ( ) (Unknown) Rager ( - )
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| | | | m 1970 Virginia Mae McGall (1927-1997)
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| | | Roy Odus Eldridge (1893-1984)
| | | m 1921 Letha Myrtle Nix (1904- )
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| | | | Lorna Jean Eldridge (1923-1989)
| | | | m ( ) Herbert Wayne Henderson (1914- )
| | | | m 1944 Matthew Smith (1920-1970)
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| | | m 1926 Norma (Unknown) (1899-1949)
| | | m ( ) Osa Mae Blount (1909-1994)
| | | Jessie Ray Eldridge (1895-1954)
| | | m 1920 Nettie Lou Phelps (1903-1996)
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| | | | Jessie Ray Eldridge (1922-1937)
| | | | Francis Marion Eldridge (1923-1980)
| | | | m 1945 Martha Ann Nelson (1926- )
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| | | | | Dan Lee Eldridge (1948- )
| | | | Billy Bruce Eldridge (1925- )
| | | | m ( ) Clarisse L (Unknown) ( - )
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| | | Irene J Eldridge (1897-1964)
| | | m 1921 Chancy Lell Phelps (1897-1946)
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| | | | Alice Marie Phelps (1926-1990)
| | | | Lell Perry Phelps (1929-2016)
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| | | Cecil Louis Eldridge (1898-1984)
| | | m 1915 Estella E Goan (1899- )
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| | | | William Ray Eldridge (1916-1973)
| | | | m ( ) Blanche Vivian Benedict (1924-1973)
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| | | | | Hazel E Eldridge (1943- )
| | | | | m ( ) Warren W Brown ( - )
| | | | | Linda R Eldridge (1946- )
| | | | | Eddie H Eldridge (1947- )
| | | | | Wilma Eldridge ( - )
| | | | | Freda Ann Eldridge ( - )
| | | | | Vivian Eldridge ( - )
| | | | | Dianna Eldridge ( - )
| | | | | Bill Eldridge ( - )
| | | | |
| | | | Richard L Eldridge (1921- )
| | | | Harold Thomas Eldridge (1922-2013)
| | | | m ( ) Lora L Walton (1925- )
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| | | | Danny K Eldridge (1948- )
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| | | m ( ) Mable K (Unknown) (1902- )
| | | May Eldridge (1901-1995)
| | | m 1918 John Simpson West (1897-1980)
| | | | |
| | | | Noble Grover West (1921-1999)
| | | | Dorothy Jean West (1923-2014)
| | | | Betty Irene West (1925- )
| | | | Nadine West (1927-2017)
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| | | Noble C Eldridge (1903-1920)
| | | Haskell Eldridge (1906-1976)
| | | m 1928 Lena Mae Day (1910-1997)
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| | | | James Windford Eldridge (1929-2013)
| | | | m 1952 Helen Janette Foster (1933-2011)
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| | | | James Edwin Eldridge (1953- )
| | | | Mark Allen Eldridge (1960- )
| | | | m 1985 Mitzi Lynn Hual (1955- )
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| | | | Christopher Allen Eldridge (1987- )
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| | | Joseph Guy Eldridge (1909-1945)
| | | Ruby Laverne Eldridge (1915-2009)
| | | m 1934 Samuel Francis Heath (1913-1995)
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| | Levi Joseph Eldridge (1870-1955)
| | m 1891 Letitia (Unknown) (1864-1952)
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| | | John Eldridge (1890- )
| | | Inez Myrtle Eldridge (1893-1986)
| | | m 1910 Robert English Blanton (1888-1969)
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| | | | Raymond Eldridge Blanton (1911-1984)
| | | | Harry Wayne Blanton (1913-2006)
| | | | Wanda Blanche Blanton (1916-1994)
| | | | Henry Cornell Blanton (1919-1990)
| | | | Robert Holt Blanton (1922-1995)
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| | | Blanche Alta Eldridge (1896-1995)
| | | m 1916 Nelson John Cornell (1894-1958)
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| | | Betty Jo Cornell (1921-2004)
| | | George Nelson Cornell (1924-2007)
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| | Lillie Eldridge (1873- )
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| m 1873 Sarah Elizabeth Davis (1852-1913)
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| Margaret Eldridge (1875- )
| Emma Eldridge (1879- )
| m 1898 Luther Mark Polly (1879-1949)
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| | John Luther Polly (1899-1978)
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| Jim Eldridge (1883- )
| William J Eldridge (1886- )
| Clauda Eldridge (1888- )
| Maudie Eldridge (1888-1916)
| m 1904 Samuel James Parsons (1882-1965)
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| Ima Gertrude Parsons (1905-1998)
| Claudia R Parsons (1908- )
| Percy Parsons (1909-1911)
| Laverne Parsons (1914-1999)
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m ( ) Melissa Tatum 1831- )
Melheeny Eldridge (1813- )
m ( ) John Clark (1813- )
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| Thomas Clark (1838-1920)
| Reuben Clark (1841- )
| Mariah Clark (1844- )
| James Clark (1845- )
| Henry Clark (1847- )
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Zachariah Eldridge (1820- )
Solomon Eldridge (1822- )
m 1846 Vernetta Plotts (1829- )
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| James C Eldridge (1848-1921)
| m 1888 Millinda A (Unknown) (1850- )
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| | Ora Lee Eldridge (1891-1943)
| | m 1919 Frank Leslie Marx (1878-1956)
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| Parlee Eldridge (1851-1920)
| m 1873 William Thomas Mansker ( - )
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| | M Mansker (1875- )
| | Henry Elias Mansker (1876-1928)
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| m 1878 Lorenzo C Allen (1851- )
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| J W Allen (1879- )
| Lillie Bell Allen (1885-1970)
| Perry A Allen (1888-1965)
| Perdie Allen (1888- )
| Minnie Allen (1892- )
| Mertha May Allen (1895-1988)
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m ( ) Mary Payne Mosley (1833-1910)
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| Sarah Elizabeth Eldridge (1856-1942)
| m 1872 Henry Overton Eldridge (1855-1939)
| John Eldridge (1859- )
| Mary Anna Eldridge (1862-1926)
| m 1886 James Franklin Stout (1862-1945)
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| | Luther Franklin Stout (1891- )
| | Willfred Franklin Stout (1894- )
| | Thomas Wilburn Stout (1894-1978)
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| Cora Eldridge (1865-1947)
| m ( ) James M Parish (1866- )
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| Eddie Parish (1889- )
| Virdie Parish (1892- )
| Ora Parish (1895- )
| Clarence Parish (1903-1962)
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Townsend Eldridge (1823- )
Thatcher Eldridge (1825- )
(Unknown) ( - )
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| Miranda Eldridge (1844-1903)
| m 1867 John D West (1848-1921)
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| | Stephen Burr West (1868-1940)
| | Mary West (1871- )
| | Dora Belle West (1878- )
| | Robert Lindsey West (1879-1950)
| | Margaret West (1884-1906)
| | Leona West (1889- )
| | Cassie West (1892- )
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| Joseph Eldridge (1849- )
| m 1871 Luvernia Eldridge (1852-1934)
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| | William J Eldridge (1872- )
| | Lockey Eldridge (1874- )
| | m 1895 Joseph Sire Smith (1869-1924)
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| | | Lou V Smith (1896- )
| | | Lee Smith (1899-1932)
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| | Lou Ellen Eldridge (1877- )
| | Sarah Elizabeth Eldridge (1878-1951)
| | m 1903 Harrison Allen Sells (1878-1947)
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| | | Elmer Sells (1905-1977)
| | | Raymond Sells (1908-1991)
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| | Mary Ida Eldridge (1886-1963)
| | m 1907 James William Hancock (1865-1936)
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| | | Amos Cardel Hancock (1908-1915)
| | | John Arnold Hancock (1909-1963)
| | | Joseph Walter Hancock (1911-1973)
| | | Ward Aaron Hancock (1913-1958)
| | | Nina Lalon Hancock (1915-2009)
| | | Carlos A Hancock (1917-1967)
| | | Sharron Lafayette Hancock (1918-1991)
| | | Glennon Hazel Hancock (1923-2013)
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| | Vistie Eldridge (1890- )
| | Stanley Eldridge (1892-1975)
| | m 1916 Ora D Payne (1886-1962)
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| | | William Clarence Eldridge (1918-1989)
| | | m ( ) Hilda M (Unknown) (1915-2005)
| | | Harvey Harding Eldridge (1920-1982)
| | | m 1955 Emma Jean Marscelliette (1929-1995)
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| | Carver Eldridge (1895-1961)
| | m 1923 Lona Belle Bilbrey (1903-1961)
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| | Beulah Mae Eldridge (1924-1989)
| | m ( ) Clinton Hammock (1921-1976)
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| | | Clinton Hammock (1944-1944)
| | | Bruce Hammock (1948- )
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| | m ( ) Henri Louis Brinson (1919-1980)
| | Agnes Alberta Eldridge (1926-1999)
| | m ( ) Obie Poston (1915-1987)
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| | | Obie Poston (1946- )
| | | Bruce C Poston (1948-1948)
| | | Larry Joe Poston (1949- )
| | | Linda Poston ( - )
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| | Hollis Lea Eldridge (1928-1928)
| | McCoy Eldridge (1929-2017)
| | m ( ) Florence (Unknown) ( - )
| | | |
| | | Yvonne Eldridge ( - )
| | | m ( ) Frank Jackson ( - )
| | | Kim Eldridge ( - )
| | | m ( ) (Unknown) Moorhead ( - )
| | |
| | Betty Lee Eldridge (1931-1999)
| | m 1952 Arthur Ervin Downey (1925-2002)
| | Billy Eldridge (1933- )
| | Peggy Joyce Eldridge (1935-1935)
| | Bobbie Jean Eldridge (1937- )
| | m 1953 William Glen Gore (1932- )
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| | | Debra Patricia Gore (1953-1960)
| | | William G Gore (1960- )
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| | m ( ) (Unknown) Forton ( - )
| | Samuel Douglas Eldridge (1939- )
| | m 1961 Genora Chilton (1944-2020)
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| | Damita Eldridge ( - )
| | m ( ) Kelly Hill ( - )
| | Samantha G Eldridge ( - )
| | m ( ) (Unknown) Stephens ( - )
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| John Eldridge (1849- )
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m 1858 James Rooker (1837-1911)
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| Anderson D Rooker (1859- )
| David Rooker (1862-1934)
| Margaret Rooker (1867-1936)
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Susan Eldridge (1826- )
James Eldridge (1827- )