The Eskridge surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,969 people carried this name — #8,341 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 74,100 people counted. That is up 1% from 3,922 in 2000.

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In print

Eskridge in American newspapers,
1858–1902.

Newspaper page from Clarksville Chronicle carrying the name Eskridge
Clarksville Chronicle 1858-07-16
Newspaper page from Santa Fe New Mexican carrying the name Eskridge
Santa Fe New Mexican 1902-06-20
Newspaper page from Santa Fe New Mexican carrying the name Eskridge
Santa Fe New Mexican 1902-05-05

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 20,802 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Eskridge,
with a public archive behind them.

  • James C. Eskridge
    James C. Eskridge 1873–1949 · politician
  • James Burnette Eskridge 1866–1952 · educator
  • Willard D. Eskridge 1881–1965 · artist
  • Norman A. Eskridge 1901–1969 · politician
  • Jack Eskridge 1924–2013 · basketball player

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Eskridge,
in the records of the United States.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States251 records

251 records of the Eskridge name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 160
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 75
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 10
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  • Sacramento County historic burials 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Lawrence D. Eskridge

    Born 1907 in Iowa. Enlisted 1945 at Fort Macarthur San Pedro, California; insurance salesman. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1967, buried at Los Angeles National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Warren Reed Eskridge

    Born 1947; from Tangier, Virginia. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1969 in Tay Ninh, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record William David Eskridge

    U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War. Born 1935, died 1983; buried at Memphis National Cemetery, Tennessee.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 251 records for Eskridge in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

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