Brief Life History of Elizabeth A.
When Elizabeth A. Eldridge was born on 15 March 1820, in Surry, North Carolina, United States, her father, John Wesley Eldridge, was 58 and her mother, Isabella Moore, was 22. She married Rev. Charles Hardin Taliaferro on 22 October 1839, in Roane, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Roane, Tennessee, United States for about 10 years and Tennessee, United States in 1870. She died on 11 September 1893, in Loudon, Loudon, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Loudon, Tennessee, United States.
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- Elizabeth Taliforo, "United States Census, 1860"
- Legacy NFS Source: Elizabeth Ethridge - Published information: birth-name: Elizabeth Ethridge
- Elizabeth Eldridge, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
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World Events (8)
1821 · Financial Relief for Public Land
A United States law to provide financial relief for the purchasers of Public Lands. It permitted the earlier buyers, that couldn't pay completely for the land, to return the land back to the government. This granted them a credit towards the debt they had on land. Congress, also, extended credit to buyer for eight more years. Still while being in economic panic and the shortage of currency made by citizens, the government hoped that with the time extension, the economy would improve.
1835 · The Hermitage is Built
The Hermitage located in Nashville, Tennessee was a plantation owned by President Andrew Jackson from 1804 until his death there in 1845. The Hermitage is now a museum.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
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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