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The Eardley/White Connection

Posted By: Jim White
Date: Sunday, 8 September 2002, at 10:20 p.m.

After browsing the eardley.org web site this afternoon, I sent Robert Jack Eardley an email introducing myself and asking if he recognized any of the names in my Eardley family tree. After only an hour or so Jack responded with an email asking if we could talk on the phone. I called him at home a short time later and we talked for some time. The conversation was very enjoyable and he provided a great of information from his own research to guide me in my research. He even provided information on where my GG grandmother Sarah HILL was buried. Although we were unable to positively link my John Eardley to any of his known ancestors, there were so many similarities that the possibility of coincidence was nearly eliminated. Is it possible that my John Eardley, who was born in Engand in 1852 and immigrated to East Liverpool, Ohio was not related to the other Eardleys living in the same city in the 1880s? I don't think so either! Actually, Jack discovered that father and son, both named John, lived under the same roof when the 1880 census was taken. I had no idea that my ggg grandfather had come to America! I thought it was only my gg grandfather.

But nothing was proven… so perhaps I can get even more assistance from those of you who read this posting.

I am hopeful that someone will recognize the names below and get me started down the right path.

Descendants of John EARDLEY

1 John EARDLEY Abt 1815 (England) +Rachel (UNKNOWN) 2 John EARDLEY b:1852 (England)+Sarah A. HILL b:1855 (East Liverpool, OH) 3 Alfie EARDLEY b:1888 3 John EARDLEY, Jr. b: 1890 3 Ruth EARDLEY b:1899 +William Fremont WOLFF b:1895 4 Vivian Marcella WOLFF b:1918 +James Wilbur WHITE b:1915 5 James D. WHITE Sr. b:1936 6 James D. WHITE Jr. b:1958 7 Christopher R. WHITE b: 1980