| decade | event | confirmation |
| 1840 | 09/06/1847 John Benjamin Aldridge was born in Moulton, Lawrence County, Alabama. Father: Isaac Beason Pope Aldridge. Mother: Lucinda Elanor Woodard. | Diane Midkiff family tree at RootsWeb.com. Smith* |
| 1850 | John is a two-year-old in the home of his parents I B P and Lucinda E Aldridge in District 8, Lawrence County, Alabama.. | 1850 US census. Roll: M432_8, Page 385, Image: 42; Nov 7, 1850. Dwelling #290, Family #290 |
| 1860 | John, age 13, is the oldest child in the home of his parents I B P and Lucinda Aldridge living in Tishomingo County, Mississippi. Post Office: Corinth. | 1860 US census. Roll: M653_593; Page: 18D; Image: 183; August 10, 1860. dwelling #1196 family #1196 |
| 12/27/1868 Cementha J Kerr (sic) and J B Aldridge were married in Union County, Illinois. [Samantha Jane] | Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763–1900. Vol:blank, page:blank | |
| September 1869 birth of son William Andrew Aldridge in Illinois | 1870 US census; Smith* | |
| 1870 | John D Aldrich, his wife Susan (sic), and 9-month-old son William A are living with his brother William in Casper Precinct, Union County, Illinois, Post Office: South Pass. John is a 22-year-old farmer. | 1870 US census. Roll: M593_284, Page: 411, Image: 79, enumerated on June 30. dwelling 72, family 71 |
| 06/07/1873 birth of son George Beason Aldridge in Union County, Illinois. | living grand-daughter of George Beason | |
| 1876 birth of daughter Alice May Aldridge in Illinois. | 1880 US census; Smith* | |
| John Benjamin Aldridge died in Union County, Illinois between 1875 and June 1879 when Samantha remarried. | deduction | |
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| * Research compiled by Richard B Smith, unpublished collection | ||
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