Brief Life History of Katherine
When Katherine Eldridge was born in 1794, in Roane, Tennessee, United States, her father, John Wesley Eldridge, was 32 and her mother, Elizabeth Gardenhine, was 21. She married Oliver Morris on 24 October 1812, in Roane, Tennessee, United States. She lived in Red Bank, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States in 1850. She died on 22 November 1852, in Hamilton, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 58.
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- Katy Eldridge, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
- Tennessee Probate Court Books, 1795-1927; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-25XX-69?cc=1909088&wc=M6Q7-G2S%3A179705301%2C180002502
- Katy Eldridge, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
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World Events (8)
1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.
1796 · Tennessee Becomes a State
On June 1, 1796, Tennessee became the 16th state.
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
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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