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Eldridge, William John Preston[1, 2, 3]

Male 1864 - 1947  (82 years)


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  • Name Eldridge, William John Preston 
    Birth 4 Dec 1864  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 
    Gender Male 
    Burial Preston Eldridge Cemetery, Carcassonne, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1870  Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Census 1880  Indian Bottom (Now Blackey), Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Census 1900  River, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Address:
    Magisterial District 5 
    Burial Apr 1947  Preston Eldridge Cemetery, Carcassonne, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 
    Death 6 Apr 1947  Carcassonne, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 
    Person ID I304894  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 27 Feb 2020 

    Father Eldridge, Pvt. John Crittenden,   b. 5 Sep 1833, Rockhouse, Perry (Now Letcher), Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Jul 1910, Roxana, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Caudill, Elizabeth,   b. 24 Dec 1835, Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Nov 1913, Roxana, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Marriage 22 Dec 1850  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F6986  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Crase, Elizabeth,   b. 30 Sep 1869, Crase's Branch, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Nov 1926, Carcassonne, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years)  [9, 10] 
    Marriage 4 Aug 1885  Roxana, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10] 
    Children 
    +1. Eldridge, Ardelia,   b. 10 Jul 1886, Carcassonne, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Jan 1919, Roxana, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 32 years)
    +2. Eldridge, Leander,   b. 18 Jun 1888, Roxana, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Nov 1960, Lincoln, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
     3. Eldridge, Vicy,   b. 1889, Carcassonne, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Jul 1907, Carcassonne, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 18 years)
    +4. Eldridge, Nehemiah,   b. 16 Dec 1891, Carcassonne, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Nov 1945, Lincoln, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years)
    +5. Eldridge, Millie,   b. 1 Sep 1894, Carcassonne, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Nov 1927, Carcassonne, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 33 years)
    +6. Eldridge, Levi,   b. Oct 1897, Carcassonne, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Oct 1932, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 35 years)
    +7. Eldridge, Crit,   b. 1 Jan 1899, Carcassonne, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Jul 1979, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
     8. Eldridge, Stephen,   b. Dec 1900, Carcassonne, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 May 1906, Roxana, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 5 years)
     9. Eldridge, Noah,   b. 14 Nov 1902, Carcassonne, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Mar 1972, Carcassonne, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)
    +10. Eldridge, Nancy,   b. 5 Oct 1904, Carcassonne, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Jan 1945, Carcassonne, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 40 years)
     11. Eldridge, (infant),   b. Feb 1907, Carcassonne, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Feb 1907, Carcassonne, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 0 years)
    +12. Eldridge, Colonel,   b. 2 Jun 1908, Carcassonne, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 May 1992, Fort Mitchell, Kenton, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
     13. Eldridge, (infant),   b. 10 Jul 1910, Carcassonne, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jul 1910, Carcassonne, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
    Family ID F32434  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Jul 2024 

    Family 2 Wilson, Mary C,   b. Mar 1860, Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Feb 1949, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 88 years) 
    Marriage 8 Nov 1927  Carcassonne, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F172858  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Jul 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 4 Dec 1864 - Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Preston Eldridge Cemetery, Carcassonne, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1870 - Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1880 - Indian Bottom (Now Blackey), Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 4 Aug 1885 - Roxana, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 8 Nov 1927 - Carcassonne, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Apr 1947 - Preston Eldridge Cemetery, Carcassonne, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 6 Apr 1947 - Carcassonne, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S7595] Preston Elderidge in entry for Leander Elderidge, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1961".

    2. [S7596] Preston Eldridge in entry for Elizabeth Crose Eldridge, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1961".

    3. [S7597] Preston Eldridge in entry for Millie Eldridge Caudill, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1961".

    4. [S5222] Find a grave.

    5. [S7602] William Preston Eldridge, "Find A Grave Index".

    6. [S7600] William Eldridge in household of John Eldridge, "United States Census, 1870".

    7. [S7601] William P Eldridge in household of John C Eldridge, "United States Census, 1880".

    8. [S7598] W J P Eldridge, "United States Census, 1900".

    9. [S7599] W P Eldridge, "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979".

    10. [S7604] Elizabeth Crose, "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979".