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Edgar Peyton Eskridge

Roster ID 3397
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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.

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