William Elijah Eastridge (abt. 1812 - abt. 1863)

Born about 1812 in Ashe, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Sophia (Fender) Estridge — married Jun 1827 in Ashe, North Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died about 28 Dec 1863 at about age 51 in Clay, Kentucky, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

William E. Eastridge was born in 1812 in Ashe County, North Carolina to Nathan and Elizabeth Eastridge.

He married Sophia Fender on June, 1827, in Ashe County, North Carolina.

Their children were:

John b. 1829;

Charity b. 1831 (d.1890);

Wady b. 1834 (d.1914);

Wade Eastridge b. 1835;

Martha Jane b. 1836;

Elizabeth Lucy or Betsy b.1837 (d. 1895);

Elijah b. 1840 (d. 1922); Polly b. 1841;

Rebecca b. 1843;

Zachariah b. 1845 (d. 1908);

B. Eastridge b. 1850;

Marion b. 1852;

Nancy b. 1852;

Elihu b. 1855;

Felix Gilbert b. 1862 (d. 1945).

William received a land grant in Perry Co in 1844.

Kentucky, Land Grants, 1782-1924

Grantee: Wm Eastridge

Number of Acres: 50

Survey Date: 19 Jul 1844

County: Perry

Watercourse: M Fk Ky

Book Number: 16

They lived in Perry County, Kentucky and showed up there on the 1850 census.

He died on 28 December 1863 in Clay County, Kentucky.

Last name Estridge could also be Eastridge. Most sources show Eastridge.

During the 1850 US Census:

William Eastrige, age 38, was living in Perry, Kentucky, with his wife, Sophiah Eastrige, age 35, and their children,

John Eastrige, son, age 21

Charity Eastrige, daughter, age 19

Betsy Eastrige, daughter, age 17

Wade Eastrige, son, age 15

Martha Eastrige, daughter, age 13

Eli Eastrige, son, age 11

Polly Eastrige, daughter, age 9

Becca Eastrige, daughter, age 7

Zachariah, son, age 5

All family members were born in North Carolina except for Eli, Polly, Becca and Zachariah were born in Kentucky. William's occupation is School Teacher and John is a Laborer. John's real estate owned is valued at $50. None of the children attended school during the year.

Living next door is William's brother Ephraim, age 34, his wife, Susan, age 33, and 8 children ages 19y to 2y.

William Eastridge served in the United States Civil War.
Side: USA

Military

Dec 1862 • Breathitt Co., Ky

Joined the Union Army somewhere in Breathitt Ky probably into Co. A of the later formed 14th Calvary, which was mostly organized in Mt. Stirling, Montgomery Co., & I presume was traveling to Irvine in Estill County where the unit trained & was mustered in?

13 Feb 1863 • Irvine, Estill County, Kentucky

Mustered in as part of Union's 14th Kentucky Calvary Regiment. Age listed as 45, so probably shaved 5 years to not appear "too old for service" as he was closer to 50. See widow Sophia Fender-Estridge's Pension request

Regiment 14th Cavalry Regiment Kentucky

Date of Organization 1 Jul 1863

Muster Date 12 Apr 1865

Regiment State Kentucky

Regiment Type Cavalry

Regiment Number 14th

Battles Fought on 20 Dec 1862.

Fought on 6 Feb 1863. Fought on 14 Feb 1863 at Floyd County, KY. Fought on 9 Mar 1863. Fought on 10 Mar 1863. Fought on 15 Mar 1863. Fought on 19 Mar 1863. Fought on 14 Apr 1863. Fought on 30 Apr 1863. Fought on 1 May 1863 at Little Stone Gap, VA. Fought on 14 May 1863 at Floyd County, KY. Fought on 15 May 1863. Fought on 16 May 1863. Fought on 20 May 1863. Fought on 15 Jun 1863. Fought on 15 Jul 1863 at Morgan's Raid. Fought on 20 Aug 1863 at Piketon, KY. Fought on 20 Aug 1863 at Kentucky. Fought on 20 Aug 1863 at Blue Springs, TN. Fought on 1 Sep 1863. Fought on 20 Sep 1863 at Johnson City, TN. Fought on 1 Oct 1863. Fought on 10 Oct 1863. Fought on 11 Oct 1863 at Rheatown, TN. Fought on 15 Oct 1863 at Kentucky. Fought on 15 Oct 1863. Fought on 7 Nov 1863 at Rogersville, TN. Fought on 8 Nov 1863 at Rogersville, TN. Fought on 15 Feb 1864 at Kentucky. Fought on 15 Feb 1864. Fought on 1 Mar 1864. Fought on 12 Mar 1864 at Little Stone Gap, VA. Fought on 15 Mar 1864. Fought on 15 Apr 1864 at Puncheon Creek, KY. Fought on 7 May 1864. Fought on 1 Jun 1864. Fought on 8 Jun 1864 at Mount Sterling, KY. Fought on 9 Jun 1864 at Mount Sterling, KY. Fought on 10 Jun 1864 at Mount Sterling, KY. Fought on 11 Jun 1864. Fought on 12 Jun 1864 at Little Stone Gap, VA. Fought on 12 Jun 1864 at Cynthiana, KY. Fought on 13 Jun 1864 at Cynthiana, KY. Fought on 7 Aug 1864 at Tennessee. Fought on 7 Aug 1864 at Blue Springs, TN. Fought on 10 Aug 1864. Fought on 24 Aug 1864 at Blue Springs, TN. Fought on 28 Aug 1864 at Blue Springs, TN. Fought on 1 Oct 1864. Fought on 2 Oct 1864 at Saltville, VA. Fought on 4 Nov 1864. Fought on 6 Nov 1864. Fought on 15 Dec 1864 at Kentucky. Fought on 22 Dec 1864.

Find Soldiers in this Regiment 14th Cavalry Regiment Kentucky

Regiment History Fourteenth Cavalry

KENTUCKY

(3-YEARS)

Fourteenth Cavalry. -- Col., Henry C. Lilly; Lieut.-Col., Andrew Herd; Majs., Joseph W. Stivers, Alfred Smith, John C. Eversole, Robert T. Williams.

The organization of this regiment was begun in the summer of 1862, the companies being promptly recruited in the counties of Estill Owsley, Bath, Montgomery, Clark, Madison, Rockcastle and Powell. They assembled at Mt. Sterling in July, but before any organization had been effected, or arms obtained

the Confederate forces under Gen. Kirby Smith came into the state.

The fighting which took place at Big Hill and Richmond caused the unarmed men of the regiment to abandon their camp at Mt. Sterling and for a time the organization was practically disbanded, though some of the men were held together and fought against Morgan at Brookville, Ky., as he retreated from Augusta, in September.

After the Confederates left the state the men of the regiment reassembled at Mt. Sterling, where four companies -- A, B, C, and D -- were organized and mustered into service Nov. 6, and the regiment was completed in Feb. 1863, the other companies being mustered in at Irvine Feb. 13. The services of the regiment were almost entirely in eastern Kentucky. In Jan. 1863, Maj. Stivers, with 150 men of the regiment, dashed upon a band in Powell county, captured its leader and 11 men, and took their horses, guns, etc. The regiment was engaged in numerous skirmishes, and was continuously marching.

Among its battles was the one at Dutton's Hill in Pulaski county, near Somerset, when Confederate Gen. Pegram, with about 2,500, was attacked by the Federal troops under Gen. Gillmore. It also went on the East Tennessee campaign under

Gen. Burnside in Sept. 1863, and participated in the hardships and dangers of that campaign.

The 1st battalion was mustered out Sept. 6, 1863, and the remainder of the regiment in March 1864. [Source: The Union Army, vol. 4, p. 356]

Residence

1860 • Flat Creek, Clay Co., Ky

Living with Nancy Fender (sister of wife Sophia) and their daughters Sarah, Diana, and Lucinda.

Kentucky, Land Grants, 1782-1924

Kentucky, Land Grants, 1782-1924 No Image Text-only collection Grantee: Wm Eastridge Number of Acres: 50 Survey Date: 19 Jul 1844 County: Perry Watercourse: M Fk Ky Book Number: 16 Source Information Ancestry.com. Kentucky, Land Grants, 1782-1924 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1997.

Death

28 Dec 1863 • Perry County, Kentucky, USA

Died from disease on military sick leave from the 14 Regiment of Kentucky Calvary during the Civil War.

Sources

• Beginning information [1]

• https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/1876003/person/-1820980998/facts

• 1830 United States Federal Census

• 1840 United States Federal Census

• 1850 US Census: "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M65V-QWR : 12 April 2016), Charity Eastrige in household of William Eastrige, Perry county, part of, Perry, Kentucky, United States; citing family 37, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• 1860 United States Federal Census

• Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934

• U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865; Film Number M386 roll 8

• U.S., American Civil War Regiments, 1861-1866; The Union Army, vol. 4, p. 356

• Land grant: Kentucky, Land Grants, 1782-1924 Ancestry.com. Kentucky, Land Grants, 1782-1924 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1997. Original data: Jillson, Willard Rouse. The Kentucky Land Grants. Vol. I-II. Louisville, KY, USA: Filson Club Publications, 1925. https://search.ancestrylibrary.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=2073&h=94389&ssrc=pt&tid=63405866&pid=240192463085&usePUB=true

• Widow's Civil War pension request: https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/interactive/4654/32959_032810-00005/5180098?backurl=https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/family-tree/person/tree/63405866/person/240192463085/facts/citation/780416891512/edit/record

• Civil War Pension File: https://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Space:William_Estridge_Civil_War_Pension_File_No._224056&errcode=new_profile