Sorry this is so lengthy. I am looking for any information on WILLIAM S. ELDREDGE and his family. From his headstone: b. 1863, d. 1899, buried Marlin, Falls Co., TX. Cemetery records destroyed by fire 1910, oldest funeral home would not even consider looking for any records. Could not find anything in County records except for marriage to Jonnie Powers, Feb. 10, 1897. They had one son, William Ward Eldredge, b. Dec. 25, 1897. A business card shows WILLIAM S. ELDREDGE, Ticket Agent for Texas Pacific Railroad. (William Ward Eldredge is my step-dad's father and the family never talked about William S. Eldredge so there is nothing at all known about him.) I found some family of OTIS ELDREDGE, (d. 1898 in Edgar, IL.) living in Sherman, Grayson Co., IL. There were five sons. 1. Harvey b.1848 d.1937 came from Paris, Il. in 1874 by train to Grayson Co., TX 2. Martin Davis b. 1852 or 1857 d 1919 came to Grayson Co. 1900 3. Otis Jr. Don't know about the other two brothers. The story of their family was as follows: Three brothers were immigrants from Scotland in early 1700's. One brother remained in New York and the other two came south by pack mule. One of them settled in Ohio and the other settled in Tennessee. From there the descendants came to Illinois. I thought since WILLIAM S ELDREDGE was in Grayson Co., he might be related to this family. PLEASE HELP! Or give me some suggestions on what to do. Anything will be greatly appreciated!!! Leandra White [email protected]