
Historical Rosters Database
Edgar Peyton Eskridge
Roster ID 3397This is a summary. Contact the Archives for additional biographical information.
First Name: | Edgar |
Middle Name: | Peyton |
Last Name: | Eskridge |
Suffix: | |
Affiliation: | Class of 1884 |
Biography & Genealogy: | Edgar Peyton Eskridge, Class of 1884: Genealogy: Born- June 7, 1862 in Montgomery Co. Va. Father- James Edgar Eskridge; Mother- Mary Taylor. Pat. Grandfather- James E. Eskridge; Pat. Grandmother- Lucy Peyton. Mat. Grandfather- John McCarlen Taylor; Mat. Grandmother- Mary Kent. Married- Rosamond Gwendolyn Terrell, daughter of James Terrell. Children- 1- Henry Terrell Eskridge; 2- Mary Alice Eskridge; 3- Isabel Fowell Eskridge; 4- Rosamond Eskridge; 5- Richard Gentry Eskridge; 6- Rebecca Eskridge; 7- Charles Pritchard Eskridge; 8- Margis Eskridge; 9- James Eskridge. VMI Record: Entered VMI- Sept. 25, 1880; Left after one year. Careers: Worked in the John Robinson Circus for 7 months; Cowboy in Texas for 2 years; Railroad Worker. Died- Feb. 16, 1933. |