ELDRIDGE: Lewis Henry and Mary Black
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Lewis Henry was born in 1842 (no date) in Davenport, Scott, Iowa.
In the 1850 Iowa federal census for Scott County, city of Davenport, Lewis ELDRIDGE, age 8, is listed as living in the home of Asa PRESCOTT. Asa was a teacher from New Hampshire who began one of the early schools in Davenport. Lewis boarded with the PRESCOTT family while he was attending their school.
In the Daily Davenport Democrat newspaper, 27 Aug 1867 announced the marriage of Lewis Henry ELDRIDGE of Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee to Miss Mary Lucretia BLACK of Davenport. Apparently the couple returned to Tennessee after their marriage. They are not found in Davenport city directories.
Records show that his parents were William and Lavinia Van Horn Eldridge.
Lewis and Mary had six children. Lewis and Mary lived a number of years in Emporia, Florida. Mary died December 31, 1889 in DeLand, Florida. Lewis married Leila Pointer in 1891. They had two daughters.
Lewis died Sept. 14 1913 in Jefferson, Kentucky.
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Bawden4 , from Iowa, USA, has been a Family Tree Circles member since Apr 2011. is researching the following names: BAWDEN, BEECHER, LIPPINCOTT and 8 other(s).
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Bawden4 on 2011-12-10 17:12:38The Eldridge-Bawden Families: The Ancestors and Descendants of Duncan Campbell Eldridge and Stephen Bawden, Scott County, Iowa, 1986, author-compiler Alice Richardson Sloan C.G., commissioned by John Duvall Bawden, Anundsen Pub Co., Decorah, IA 290 pps, no copyright, no ISBN in the possession of this writer.
References on p. 22:
History of Scott County, Iowa by H. E. Downer 1910
Davenport Past and Present 1858 Franc B. Wilkie
History of Scott County, Iowa 1882
New Jersey State Papers, First Series Vol XLII p 145
Davenport, Iowa City Directories
The Daily Davenport Democrat Newspaper: 27 Aug 1867
The Davenport Democrat Newspaper 2 Oct 1882 front page
Democrat Gazette Newspaper 6 Oct 1889 front page
Davenport Daily Times 12 Nov 1889 p 3
Oakdale Memorial Gardens, aka Oakdale Cemetery, 2501 Eastern Ave., Davenport, IA 52803
Scott County, Iowa vital records: marriage
1850 Iowa Federal Census, Scott County, Iowa, Davenport Twp pp. 45, 37-45; p 128, 169-184
1860 Iowa Federal Census, Scott County, Iowa Davenport Twpp 297, #2589-2506
Scott County Iowa Probate: wll of D C Eldridge #2039
Gloucester County, New Jersey Historical Society Bulletin - Sept 1965, p. 12
gma123gmt on 2016-05-16 10:13:19The Lewis Henry Eldridge who married Mary Lucretia Black was my great grandfather. My records show that his parents were William Eldridge and Lavinia Van Horn.
Lewis and Mary had six children, one of which was my grandmother, Hester. Lewis and Mary lived a number of years in Emporia, Florida. Mary died December 31, 1889 in DeLand, Florida. Lewis married Leila Pointer in 1891. They had two daughters.
Lewis died Sept. 14 1913 in Jefferson, Kentucky.
Bawden4 on 2016-11-25 02:54:21You are awesome for responding.
Where is your g-grandfather buried? Is he in Find-a-Grave?
Bawden4 on 2016-11-30 22:01:49My timetable is this:
Lavinia died and William sent Lewis to live with uncle Duncan and Duncan's wife Rebecca Lippincott of the publishing line.
Rebecca died and Lewis was placed with the Prescotts.
Your history continues from here. But you sure helped me.
Do you have any family pics?