Minnie Edna Eldridge

Brief Life History of Minnie Edna

When Minnie Edna Eldridge was born on 22 August 1899, in Alexander, Franklin, Iowa, United States, her father, James Emery Eldridge, was 36 and her mother, Mary Elizabeth Evans, was 37. She married Wesley Perry Zornes on 2 June 1917, in Visalia, Tulare, California, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Ramona Township, San Diego, California, United States in 1940 and El Cajon, San Diego, California, United States in 1959. She died on 5 March 1999, in Escondido, San Diego, California, United States, at the age of 99, and was buried in Julian, San Diego, California, United States.

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Family Time Line

Wesley Perry Zornes
1891–1973
Minnie Edna Eldridge
1899–1999
Marriage: 2 June 1917
Willula Marie Zornes
1919–1959
Lowell James Zornes
1920–2017
Joyce Maurine Zornes
1922–1988
James Wesley Zornes
1923–1924
Dean Eldridge Zornes
1925–1994
Elizabeth Lucille Zornes
1928–2001
Mary Doreen Zornes
1929–2000
Lynn Wesley Zornes
1937–1989

Sources (31)

  • Minnie Zomes in household of Westley Zomes, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Minnie Zornes, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages, 1980-2015"
  • Minnie Edna Eldridge Zornes, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1900 · Gold for Cash!

This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.

1905 · The Movie Theater

The world’s first movie theater was located in Pittsburgh. It was referred to as a nickelodeon as at the time it only cost 5 cents to get in. 

1926 · Iowa becomes a provider of food to the world

Pioneer Hi-Bred International was the leader company experimenting with hybridization of corn and other seeds for agriculture in the world. It helped make different kinds of crop able to grow in harsh conditions so that other parts of the world would be able to farm and become self-sufficient. It was bought out by DuPont in 1999 and has continued to help struggling countries around the world.

Name Meaning

English (southeastern): from the Middle English personal name Elrich or Eldrich, variants of Alrich and Aldrich, representing any one of three Old English personal names, Æthelrīc, Ælfrīc, and Ealdrīc, formed respectively from æthel- ‘noble’, ælf ‘elf, sprite’, and (e)ald ‘old, honored’ + rīc ‘ruler’ (see Aldridge ). The name might also be a variant of Eldrett, a variant of Aldred , which often occurs in Middle English as Aldret and Eldret, and might have been associated with Eldridge as a result of surname confusion.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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