Phebe Graybeal

Phebe married Pleasant Eastridge about 1830 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina. Pleasant (son of Henry Eastridge and Elizabeth Floyd) was born about 1810 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Died during the Civil War.

David married Nancy E. Williams about 1860 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina. Nancy was born on 9 Mar 1844 in North Carolina, , , ; died on 30 Jan 1924 in Adair County, , , Kentucky; was buried in Eastridge Cemetery, , Adair County, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Joel married Sarah C. Rominger on 5 Apr 1857 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina. Sarah (daughter of Joshua Rominger and Mary B. Hubbard) was born on 1 Apr 1838 in North Carolina, , , ; died on 8 May 1904 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Payne Cemetery, , Johnson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Joel married Mary E. "Mollie" Osborne about 1906 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. Mary (daughter of Alexander Osborn and Anna (Osborn)) was born on 23 Sep 1867 in North Carolina, , , ; died on 29 Dec 1926 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Payne Cemetery, , Johnson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Andrew married Martitia Jane Osborne about 1865 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina. Martitia was born on 26 May 1849 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina; died on 7 Oct 1929 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina; was buried in Mount View Independent Methodist Church Cemetery, , Ashe County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Elihu Eastridge, son of David Eastridge and Nancy Williams Eastridge, married Mariann Calhoun, daughter of Porter Calhoun and Harriet Wright Calhoun on December 10, 1882 in Ashe County, North Carolina. Mariann was born March 24, 1864 in Ashe County, North Carolina and died during childbirth on January 13, 1896 in Ashe County, North Carolina. Note: There is a conflict with the spelling of her name in Elihu's Family Bible, Mariann Calhoun, and her tombstone, Mary Ann Calhoun. Children of Elihu and Mariann were: 1) Binar Rolner Eastridge Wood (1883-1969); 2) James David Eastridge (1885-1911); 3) Millard Columbus Eastridge (1887-1946); 5) Laura Lutishe Eastridge (1889-1889); 6) Lillard Franklin Eastridge (1890-1896); 7) William "Henry" Eastridge (1892-1969); and 8) Arthur "Wells" Eastridge (1895-1917)

After Mariann's death, Elihu married Cordelia E. Toone, daughter of Christopher Columbus Toone and Emilia Wyatt Toone, on August 13, 1897 in Thaxton, Ashe County, North Carolina. The children of Elihu and Cordelia were: 1) John "Sanders" Eastridge (1899-1969); 2) Milton "Everett" Eastridge (1901-1981); 3) Wiley Thomas Eastridge (1903-1903); 4) Infant Eastridge (1905-1905); 5) Avery Andrew Eastridge (1908-1987); 6) Infant Eastridge (1909-1909); 7) Nancy Emilia Eastridge (1911-2004); 8) Lydia Eastridge (1914-1914); 9) Samuel Eastridge (1916-1916; and 10) Jonathan Eastridge (1919-1919).

Elihu and Cordelia left Ashe County, North Carolina and moved to Adair County, Kentucky. The following is a newspaper article about their adventurous move.

From N. C. to Taylor County In Covered Wagon published in Central Kentucky News Journal, 1943

The following is characteristic of the habits and customs of people who lived in the past generation, and many of the early settlers of this section had similar experience getting started in the occupation of farming which was the most productive method of earning a living. They frequently found water cold and inviting tor themselves and their livestock.

Following is the story of Mrs. Cordelia Eastridge, of near Casey Creek, Ky.

My name is Cordelia Toone Eastridge. I was born in Ashe County, North Carolina, in 1874. When I was 8 years old, my father went to the Pond Mountain in North Carolina bought a farm all in the woods. He cut some large popular logs and built a house; there was just enough cleared land for a house and a yard. He located two covered wagons and we started to our new home. We did not get there the first day, but drove in early the next day. We could not see any fields at all; the forests were mostly laurel ivy and hemlock pine. There were some black bears and some wild hogs in the mountains.

I shall never forget that first day. My mother was so happy to have a home that she could call her own. While the shades of night came on, the owls began to hoot. Since there were no locks on the doors, we children began to feel shaky. We would say, "Mother, are you afraid?" She would say in her jolly way, "no, I'm not afraid." We would say "How are going to fasten the doors?" She replied, "I'll tend to that."

When she got ready to retire, she slipped the dining table against one door and set a jar of sorghum against the other. We went to bed feeling safe. I lived there until I was twenty-three years old.

At that age, I married Elihu Eastridge, a widower with five children. After about one year in that community, we loaded our personal belongings, four children and a driver on covered wagons and started for Kentucky. It was fine the first few days. As we drove through the villages of Tennessee we were warned to watch out when we came to the Cumberland Mountains. We at last reached the gap and to our surprise we found one of the finest views we had ever seen. Then we started down the Kentucky side of the mountain. Rough looking miners would ask us where we were moving to, and then would tell us to be careful where we stayed at night. Some would say that travelers had been killed on Yellow Creek; some would say that it was dangerous to cross Log Mountain. At times our hair fairly raised our hats from our heads, but everybody treated us fine.

The thirteenth day we came to what was then known as Callahan Ridge, near Casey Creek. It was mostly woodland and the cattle and hogs lived in the woods. There was not much pasture and not many buildings.

We sold one wagon and team and bought a little home, where we have lived since our first year in the state. The first years were hard, but as the years passed, our hardships grew fewer, and we never regretted making the change to our new home.

On the 16th of January, 1942, my husband made his last move, he went to rest with his loved ones.

I am now sixty-nine years old and I am expecting to make my last move soon. It won't be in a covered wagon, it will be with the angels.

Bio by Ruth A. Collins

Elihu married Mary Ann Calhoun about 1883 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina. Mary was born on 24 Mar 1964 in North Carolina, , , ; died on 13 Jan 1896 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina; was buried in Calhoun Cemetery, , Ashe County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elihu married Cordelia E. Toone about 1898 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina. Cordelia was born on 11 Sep 1874 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina; died on 12 Feb 1955 in Adair County, , , Kentucky; was buried in Eastridge Cemetery, , Adair County, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Phoebe married Ransom Lafayette Jenkins about 1877 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. Ransom (son of Rowland Jenkins and Elizabeth "Betsy" Wilson) was born on 4 Jan 1853 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 5 Oct 1932 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Phillippi Cemetery, Highway 421, Johnson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Andrew married Martha Loretta Curd on 26 Aug 1886 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. Martha was born on 16 Dec 1868; died on 25 Mar 1900 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Dunn Memorial Park, , Johnson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Andrew married Martha Creed about 1901 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. Martha was born on 15 Dec 1874 in North Carolina, , , ; died on 26 Apr 1959 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Eastridge Cemetery, , Johnson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Dora married Elihu Smith Graybeal about 1900 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina. Elihu was born on 18 May 1880 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina; died on 17 Apr 1948 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina; was buried in John Roten Cemetery, , Ashe County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Roby married Hattie Cordelia Scott about 1908. Hattie was born on 23 Aug 1881 in , Brunswick County, Virginia Colony, ; died in Nov 1921 in Pulaski County, , , Kentucky; was buried in Sunset Memorial Park, , Johnson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Roby married Lillian Gladys Osborne about 1924. Lillian was born on 9 May 1899 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina; died on 8 Jan 1996 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Sunset Memorial Park, , Johnson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Marvin married Ida (Eastridge) about 1903 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina. Ida was born about 1886 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Estella married Samuel Thomas Crosswhite about 1916 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. Samuel (son of Alfred Taylor Crosswhite and Martha M. Millard) was born on 30 Jun 1884 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 25 Nov 1939 in Norfolk, , , Virginia; was buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery, , Norfolk, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thomas married Deldia Dora Rupard on 11 May 1928 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. Deldia (daughter of Wily R. Rupard and Amanda Caroline Waters) was born on 28 Sep 1905 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 21 Oct 1994 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Eastridge Cemetery, , Johnson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Etta married James Lester Greer about 1925 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. James was born on 22 Jun 1898 in North Carolina, , , ; died on 2 Aug 1955 in Raleigh County, , , West Virginia; was buried in Coal City Cemetery, , Raleigh County, West Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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JOHNSON CITY - The Rev. Joseph Vance Eastridge passed away on Oct. 13, 2022, in Johnson City, TN. He was greeted in Heaven with a hug from his first wife, Marian, a new joke from his brother, Roby and the lovely voice of his sister, Gladys.

Vance was born Jan. 13, 1927, in his Grandmother’s home in Ashe Co., NC to the late Roby Julius & Lillian Osborne Eastridge. He grew up in Teas & Marion, VA, before moving to Mountain City, TN and graduating from Johnson County High School. He received his degree in Business Administration from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Answering the call to the ministry, he earned his Master of Ministry Degree from Emory’s Candler School of Theology.

Vance entered the ministry as associate pastor at Church Street Methodist in Knoxville where he fell in love and married his wife, Marian Wilson. As a student at Candler, he served as pastor in Rome, GA and founded St. Mary’s of the Hills Methodist Church in Columbus, GA. Vance was ordained a minister in the Methodist Church (later the United Methodist Church) in 1960. He served as a Senior Pastor for 40 years at churches in St. Paul (VA), Knoxville, Friendsville, Dayton, Ooltewah, Madisonville, Gatlinburg, Karns, Rockwood, Chattanooga, & Johnson City (TN). After the death of his wife Marian, he fell in love again and married Carlene Bradley at First UMC in Johnson City. He went on to serve churches in Oak Ridge, Newport and Richlands (VA). Retiring in 1994, he & his family attended Munsey United Methodist where he taught the Virgil Anderson Sunday School Class for 16 yrs.

During his ministry, Vance served on a number of boards and committees of the Holston Conference of the United Methodist Church including the Board of Trustees of the Conference Colleges, Conference Board of Trustees and the Holston Conference Camping Ministries.

In addition to his parents, Vance was preceded in death by his sisters, Virginia Bennington, Izella Osborne, Ozella Vines, Stella Maude Counts, and Gladys Hill Yarbrough; his brothers, Ernest, Homer and Roby Harold Eastridge; his first wife, Marian Wilson Eastridge and daughter-in-law, Nancy Collins Eastridge.

Vance was a wonderful husband, daddy, granddaddy, and great-granddaddy. He loved hiking in the mountains, landscape gardening and being with his family. He was known for his excellence in writing, preaching and teaching, and he loved sharing God’s word as a minister in the United Methodist Church.

He is survived by his wife, Carlene Bradley Eastridge; his sons, Wesley Eastridge (Joy), Michael Eastridge (Angie) and Bradley Eastridge; his daughter, Karen E. Short (Chuck); his grandchildren, Sam Eastridge, Caitlin Maxey, Hannah O’Hamill, Chrissy Idlette, Amanda Lawrenson, Tim Eastridge, Ben Phillips, Blake Browning, and Emorie Browning; he is also survived by 13 great-grandchildren.