Can anyone help Beth Randall in her search for W. M. ALDRIDGE? > From: > "Elizabeth Randall" <elizabeth_randall@hotmail.com> > > > Dear Pam, > I am looking for my ggggrandfather and wife. I know very few things > about them. > His name on the 1880 Hill Co.,Texas census was listed as W.M. Aldridge. > He married a L.M. (Malinda) Weatherby. I feel that his first name was > probably William. He was born in North Carolina in 1830. His father was > listed as being from Virginia and his mother from North Carolina. One > family member wrote that he was of German descent. Malinda Weatherby was > born in Georgia in 1845. Her parents were both born in North Carolina. > I assume that W.M. and his parents and siblings moved to Georgia where he > probably met his wife. Their first few children were born in Georgia. > W.M. was a trader and carpenter. He traveled with his family to Texas by > covered wagon. I know that he arrived in Texas by 1872 because my > gggrandmother was born in a covered wagon in Plano, TX. > W.M. had a brother named Matthew. W.M. died in Georgia while visiting > Matthew. He fell off a train platform and was killed in 1884. > I know that this is not enough information. I was just hoping that since > you are gathering information on the Arledge/Aldridge group and that you > knew of the Aldridge group from North Carolina, you might know of his > parents. > My gggrandmother's name was Isabell Arizona Melinda Aldridge. Quite a > mouthful! > Thanks for any help. > > Beth Randall > Grand Prairie, TX > ************************************* Pam Wilson wilsonpam@mindspring.com Marietta, GA List Administrator, EFSS-L (Early Families in Southern States), HOLBERT-L and LAWLER-L through Rootsweb.com Associate list administrator, Arledge/Aldridge list (arledge@tx3.com): to join, go to http://www.tx3.com/~arledge/subscr.htm Coordinator, Arledge Family History Project http://www.geocities.com/wilson_pam/ Arledge Family History database on Rootsweb's WorldConnect: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=wilsonpam