Ethridge Edward Carden b. Apr 1882 Alabama d. 5 Jun 1958 Talladega, Talladega, Alabama: If the Legends Are True...

1882 - 1958 (~ 76 years)

Personal Information | Sources | All | PDF

Name	Ethridge Edward Carden [1]
Alt. Birth	Abt 1882	Alabama [2, 3]
Alt. Birth	Abt 1882 [4, 5]
Born	Apr 1882	Alabama [6]
Gender	Male
Alt. Birth	17 Apr 1882 [7]
Alt. Birth	Abt 1883	Alabama [8, 9]
Occupation	21 Jun 1900	Idaho (Mountain), Clay County, Alabama [6]
	home farm laborer
Occupation	16 May 1910	Chandler Springs, Talladega County, Alabama [8]
	section hand for the railroad
Physical Description	12 Sep 1918	Talladega, Talladega, Alabama [7]
	5' 8", slender, grey eyes, light hair, missing middle toe of left foot
Occupation	12 Sep 1918	Talladega, Talladega, Alabama [7]
	farmer
	He listed J. C. Smelly as his employer.
Occupation	7 Jan 1920	Chandler Springs, Talladega County, Alabama [2]
	farmer
Occupation	17 Apr 1930	Talladega, Talladega, Alabama [9]
	day laborer for A, B, & C Railroad
Education Level	20 Apr 1940	Talladega, Talladega, Alabama [3]
	grammar school 4 years
Occupation	20 Apr 1940	Talladega, Talladega, Alabama [3]
	employee of the railroad
	He declared earning $25 for 10 weeks worked during the previous year ending December 31st. According to MeasuringWorth.com, in 2018 the relative worth of $25 from 1940 was: — $965.00 using the unskilled wage – $1,200.00 using the Production Worker Compensation – $2,010.00 using the nominal GDP per capita
Alt. Death	1958 [5]
Name	E. F. Carden [9, 10]
Name	Ethridge Carden [3, 5]
Name	Ethridge F. Carden [4, 8]
Name	Ethridge F. Cardin [6]
Name	Ethsrige Carden [7]
Died	5 Jun 1958	Talladega, Talladega, Alabama [4]
Buried	Blue Eye Cemetery, Lincoln, Talladega County, Alabama [5]
		Carden → Ethridge & Delia
Person ID	I121261	If the Legends Are True...
Last Modified	12 Jun 2019

Father	James Elbert Carden, b. 18 May 1861, Talladega County, Alabama , d. 27 Apr 1938, Lineville, Clay, Alabama (Age 76 years)
Mother	Melanda Lackey, b. 18 Oct 1861, Talladega County, Alabama , d. 28 Aug 1941, Lineville, Clay, Alabama (Age 79 years)
Married	13 Jan 1881	Talladega County, Alabama
Family ID	F14785	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Jean Delia Blankenship, b. Abt 1886, Alabama , d. 1953 (Age ~ 67 years)

Alt. Marriage Abt 1906 [11]

Married 1 Mar 1906 Talladega, Talladega, Alabama [10]

Census 16 May 1910 Chandler Springs, Talladega County, Alabama [11]

Talladega & Ironaton & Chandler Springs Road

Precinct 14, Sheet 29B, Line 79, Dwelling 567, Faily 610:

The household consisted of Ethridge F. Carden, head, 27; James Delhia, wife, 24; Roy Eugene, son, 3, and Malinda Blankenship, mother-in-law, 70, widowed.

Ethridge F. & James Delhia are married 4 years with 1 child, living. They own a house with a mortgage.

Census 7 Jan 1920 Chandler Springs, Talladega County, Alabama [2]

Ironaton & Chandler Springs Road

Sheet 4B, Line 81, Dwelling 81, Family 82:

The household consisted of Ethridge Carden, head, 38; Delia, wife, 34; Eugene, son, 13; and Ivory, 4 years 11 months.

They own a farm.

Census 17 Apr 1930 Talladega, Talladega, Alabama [9]

Old Renfroe Road

District 14, Sheets 17A-17B, Line 49, Dwelling 304, Family 304:

The household consisted of E. F. Carden, head, 47; Delia, wife, 43; Eugene R., son, 23; Ida C., daughter, 15; and Lula A. Canada, niece, 7.

E. F. was 23 and Delia was 19 years old when first married. They rent a house for $8 per month.

Census 20 Apr 1940 Talladega, Talladega, Alabama [3]

District 7, Sheet 13B, Line 72, Dwelling 264:

The household consisted of Ethridge Carden, head, 58; Delia, wife, 55; Eugene, son, 33; Lula Cannady, niece, 16; and Mary Calvert, niece, 37.

They rent a house for $5 per month. According to MeasuringWorth, in 2018 the relative worth of $5 from 1940 was:
— $193.00 using the unskilled wage
— $239.00 using the Production Worker Compensation
— $402.00 using the nominal GDP per capita

Children

	1. Roy Eugene Carden, b. Abt 1907, Alabama , d. 4 Jun 1964, Talladega, Talladega, Alabama (Age ~ 57 years)
	2. Ivory Carden, b. Feb 1915, Alabama , d. Yes, date unknown

Last Modified 12 Jun 2019

Family ID F44850 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Reference If the Legends Are True... by J. Craig Canada, "Ethridge Edward Carden" (accessed January 26, 2021) | http://www.palmspringsbum.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I121261&tree=Legends.

Sources

[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974", Roy Eugene Carden; citing reference 15334, Department of Health, Montgomery; FHL microfilm 1,909,067 | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JKQD-52S (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). (Reliability: 3).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1920, Alabama, Talladega County, Chandler Springs Beat 14, Sheet 4B (HeritageQuest). (Reliability: 4).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1940, Alabama, Talladega County, Talladega, District 7, Sheet 13B (HeritageQuest). (Reliability: 4).
[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974", Ethridge F. Carden; citing reference 14779, Department of Health, Montgomery; FHL microfilm 1,908,931 | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J6RP-Y2X (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). (Reliability: 3).
[S531] Find A Grave Memorial: 41571845, "Etheridge Carden" (www.findagrave.com/). (Reliability: 3).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1900, Alabama, Clay County, Mountain Precinct 12, Sheet 12B (HeritageQuest). Series: T623 Roll: 8. (Reliability: 4).
[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", Ethsridge Carden; citing Talladega County, Alabama, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3PG-LH1 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). (Reliability: 4).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1910, Alabama, Talladega County, Chandler Springs Precinct 14, Sheets 29B (HeritageQuest). Roll: T624_33. (Reliability: 4).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1930, Alabama, Talladega County, Talladega, District 14, Sheets 17A-17B (HeritageQuest). (Reliability: 4).
[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "Alabama, County Marriages, 1809-1950", E. F. Carden & Ina Blankenship | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:29FG-WW9 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). (Reliability: 4).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1910, Alabama, Talladega County, Chandler Springs Precinct 14, Sheet 29B (HeritageQuest). Roll: T624_33. (Reliability: 4).