This site will center on Elridge 'Tino' Valentine II and Evelyn Lee Allen.

It will contain their descendants, relatives and their ancestors. Just a quick note of guidance, taking it from the eldest family line to the most recent:

Elridge's Paternal Line
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 {Martha Leatherman} Leatherman(mother=Jane) -> Ballentine (George) {Martin Ballentine} Ballentine(father=Sterling) (George)
 {Peter Coleman} Coleman(father=William) (Eliza)
 {Julia Martin} Martin(mother=Anna) -> Coleman (Eliza)
 Resulting in Elridge I [where the name changed from Ballentine to Valentine]

Elridge's Maternal Line
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 {Wilson Harris} Harris(father) -> Bluiett (Margie Ree)
 {Blewett} William Bluiett
 Resulting in Elizabeth.

Evelyn's Paternal Line
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 {W. Hamilton} Hamilton(mother=Elizabeth) -> Austin(?)/Johnson -> Allen --- Green (Lillian)  Unknown father for Lillian
 {William Turner} Turner(mother=Julia) -> Allen (James Arthur) {Frank Allen} Allen(father= Frank Jr.) (James Arthur)
 Resulting in Arthur Austin Allen.

Evelyn's Maternal Line
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 {Harry Bonhart} Bonhart(father=Thomas) (Chaney)
 {William Thompson} Thompson(mother=Fannie) -> Bonhart (Chaney) {Joseph Williams} Williams (Bert)
 Resulting in Celestine Williams.

This site is a work in continual progress. Babies are born every day and new information is  being found in archives. It will be updated, but I can't do it alone. If you find some  information that is incorrect or missing, please email me the information so I can make the  updates.

Take a look below at the "Getting Around" area on how to navigate the site.