Otis ELDREDGE (1822-1896)

Catharine CLAPP (1827-1903)

Franklin McNELONS (Cir 1835-)

Jane CONNER (1838-1931)

Levi Thomas ELDREDGE (1845-1925)

Effie Jane McNELONS (1855-1939)

James Martin ELDREDGE (1888-1981)

 

Family Links Spouses/Children: Ruth V. Elma ELDREDGE Velma ELDREDGE Thurman ELDREDGE Lawrence ELDREDGE ELDREDGE James M. ELDREDGE James Martin ELDREDGE Born: 31 Jan 1888, , Johnson County, Arkansas, United States 2 Marriage: Ruth V. circa 1912 1 Died: Feb 1981, , Lincoln County, Oklahoma, United States at age 93 3 2 4 Buried: 3 Feb 1981, Davenport, Lincoln County, Oklahoma, United States 2 3    Cause of his death was acute mycardial infarction due to coronary artery disease.   Noted events in his life were: • Census: U.S. Federal, 12 Jun 1900, Hill Township, Johnson County, Arkansas, United States. 5 • Military: World War I Draft, 5 Jun 1917, Durham, Washington County, Arkansas, United States. 6 • Census: U.S. Federal, 1920, Sapulpa, Creek County, Oklahoma, United States. 7 • Census: U.S. Federal, 12 Apr 1930, Sapulpa, Creek County, Oklahoma, United States. 1 James married Ruth V. circa 1912.1 (Ruth V. was born in 1894 in , , Arkansas, United States,2 died in 1961 2 and was buried in Davenport, Lincoln County, Oklahoma, United States 2.)

1 1930 U.S. census, Creek, Oklahoma population schedule, Sapulpa, enumeration district (ED) 44, p. 7A, dwelling 148, family 148, James M. Eldredge; digital images, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 12 May 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 1900;
Forty two year old, James M. Eldredge, was living with his wife, Ruth, 35, and children Velma, 16, Thurman, 14, Lawrence, 11, [Unreadable female], 8, and James, 5 in Sapulpa, Creek County, Oklahoma. They rented their home for $15 per month. They married when James M. was 23 and Ruth was 17. Everyone in the family except [Unreadable female] and James could read and write and were born in Arkansas. [Unreadable female] and James were born in Oklahoma. James M.'s father was born in Illinois and mother in Missouri. Ruth's parents were born in Arkansas. James M. was employed as a filling station laborer. He was not a veteran.

2 database and images, Find A Grave (www.findagrave.com : accessed 12 May 2009); James M. Eldredge; Davenport Cemetery, Lincoln County, Oklahoma;
ELDREDGE
Ruth V.James M.
1894-19611888-1981;
The photo was added by "OkieBran" on 19 Dec 2006. It is Find A Grave Memorial #17089005.

3 Oklahoma State of Oklahoma, Department of Health, death certificate 03093 (1981), James Martin Eldredge; Oklahoma State Department of Health, Oklahoma City;
James Martin Eldredge, a 93 year old white male, died 1 Feb 1981 at 4:10 a.m. at Stroud Nursing Home in Stroud, Lincoln County, Oklahoma. He died of acute myocardial infarction due to coronary artery disease. He was born 31 Jan 1888 in Arkansas to Levi Eldredge and Effie Jane Evans [sic] Eldredge. He was a widower. He was a farmer and did oilfield work and resided in Stroud at 416 N. 7th. His social security number was 443-14-7419. The informant was James Eldredge of Rt. 3, Stroud, Oklahoma, 74079. He was buried on 3 Feb 1981 at Davenport Cemetery by Keith Schroeder at Curry Funeral Home, Box 487, Stroud, Oklahoma.

4 Social Security Administration, "Social Security Death Index," database, Ancesty (www.ancestry.com : accessed 12 May 2009), entry for James Eldredge, 1981, SS no. 443-14-7419.

5 1900 U.S. census, Johnson, Arkansas population schedule, Hill, enumeration district (ED) 36, p. 36, dwelling 86, family 86, Levi T. Eldrege; digital images, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 5 Dec 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623, roll 64;
Levi T. Eldrege, 55, was living with his wife, Etha J., 44, and children, Otis, 17, Joseph, 12, Mary J., 14, James M., 13, Marshall M., 8, and Thomas, 7 months old and Hill Township, Johnson County, Arkansas. We was a farmer. He and Etha had been married 20 years and Etha had borne eight children, all of which were living. He was born in Illinois, his father in Ohio, and his mother in Illinois. Etha was born in Missouri, her father in Ireland, and mother in Indiana. The children were all born in Arkansas. Otis, Joseph and Mary J. could all read and write as could their parents. Levi owned his farm free of mortgage. His farm was enumerated on farm schedule 63.

6 "World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database and images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 21 May 2008), James Martin Eldredge;
29 year old farmer, James Martin Eldredge, a natural-born citizen born 31 Jan 1888 in Pettigrew, Arkansas registered for the draft on 5 Jun 1917 in Durham, Washington County, Arkansas. He was supporting his parents, wife and three children. He was married and listed his race as Caucasian. He had not served in the military and did not claim exemption from the draft. He was medium height, medium build, with blue eyes and a full head of light brown hair. He had no disabilities.

7 1920 U.S. census, Creek, Oklahoma population schedule, Sapulpa, enumeration district (ED) 46, p. 1B, J.M. Eldredge; digital images, Ancestry (www.ancestry : accessed 12 May 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 1460;
J.M. Eldredge, 32, was living with his wife, Ruth, 25, and children, Elma, 8, Velma, 6, Thurman, 3 11/12, Lawrence, 8/12, and his nephew, Jack, 14, in Sapulpa, Creek County, Oklahoma. They rented the home. J.M. and Ruth could read and write but their children could not. Everyone in the family was born in Arkansas as were their parents except for J.M. His father was born in Illinois and mother in Missouri. J.M. was a laborer on a "ground farm."