This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Carter Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/kUB.2ACE/1920.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Okay. I poked around a bit and had guessed that you were probably talking about Clyde. I think you descend from Emsley Carter, younger brother of my ancestor William. I understand your frustration with the original Eldridge. I've had some success tracing his wives' families, but Eldridge himself remains a mystery. Land and Probate records from the period exist for Randolph County and many are available on microfilm at the Family History Center. That seems like the best bet to find the origins of Eldridge -- I just need to find time to go through the records.