Brief Life History of Jesse
When Jesse Eldridge was born on 4 February 1813, in Overton, Tennessee, United States, his father, John Eldridge, was 39 and his mother, Sarah Polina Gilliland, was 34. He married Elizabeth Riley Stewart in 1834, in Overton, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Tennessee, United States in 1870 and Civil District 1, Claiborne, Tennessee, United States in 1930. He died on 14 June 1896, in Livingston, Overton, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Rickman, Overton, Tennessee, United States.
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Sources (14)
- Jessie Eldridge, "United States Census, 1860"
- Jessie Eldridge in entry for L. D. Eldridge and Etta V. Rains, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1934"
- Jesse Eldridge in entry for James Madison Eldridge, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"
Spouse and Children
1813–1896 Male
1818–1867 Female
Children (13)
1835–1892 Male
1837–1858 Female
1839–1906 Female
1841– Female
1844– Male
+8 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1774–1830 Male
1779–1849 Female
Siblings (9)
1797–1875 Female
1800–1886 Male
1802–1866 Male
1807–1864 Male
1810–1893 Male
+4 More Children
World Events (8)
1819 · Panic! of 1819
Age 6
1820 · Making States Equal
Age 7
1835 · The Hermitage is Built
Age 22
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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