Talk:Vic Aldridge

message: Victor Aldridge Sr. (Vic Aldridge) had no middle name.  His mother's maiden name, Eddington, is sometimes mistakingly listed as his middle name, or "E." as a middle initial.  It has been suggested that he, at times, used this middle initial because he felt it filled his name out.  To that extent, when his son was born, he was determined he would have a full monogram and bestowed a middle initial (Victor E. Aldridge, Jr.).  Approximatly 50 years later, a grandson was born and Vic Jr. decided to take the naming convention a step further, but he and his wife were unable to decide upon a suitable middle name, finally choosing to drop the period, giving me the obscure middle name of "E".  My name is Victor E Aldridge III.  Alas, even MY birth certificate is wrong because the person filling it out made the same assumption most people do and made it an initial.
I have no sources aside from family lore in the form of direct conversations with my father and my sister.  I am not sure what method needs to be done to substantiate and legitimitize my claim, but I've altered this entry three times now because of this issue.  Any assistance would be appreciated.--Lonadar (talk) 23:36, 18 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Someone unsigned (and unsited) entered a middle name of Edward. I have removed it and reiterate my previous argument.  I'd expect anyone not related to cite sources before making such edits. --Lonadar (talk) 00:03, 24 Mar 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Middle Name 

message: I altered the birth location from "Crane, Indiana" back to Indian Springs because that is the closest community to where he was born.  The entire area of Indian Springs / Cale is fairly rural in southern Indiana.  He grew up in Cale and then later moved to Terre Haute.  I have no verifiable or citable sources aside from my own knowledge of our family history.  --Lonadar (talk) 23:36, 18 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: There are sources that say Indian Springs.--Bedford Pray 14:59, 2 July 2008 (UTC)

text: Someone unsigned (and unsited) changed this to Cale.  I removed the language regarding primary and secondary education, and restored the birthplace to Indian Springs.  I've said before I have no verifiable sources, but I'd expect anyone not related to cite sources before making such edits.  --Lonadar (talk) 00:03, 24 Mar 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Birth Location 

message: I had earlier removed some un-cited material about Papa's early years because it's material I've never heard and there were no citations.  These changes have been reverted and come context given, so I'm allowing them to stay but the books mentioned do need to be cited.  You can include the information here if you need help in adding proper references.  I, unfortunately, don't know how myself or I'd message the editor privately.  As to the distinction between Indian Springs and Cale, I know he grew up in Cale, but the family record has always been that he was born in Indian Springs.  If the two are so indistinguishable, it's possible borders have moved or that he considered himself born of Indian Springs.  It's also possible Christopher and Martha (his parents) moved after he was born, but I don't know how common that would be to that time period to move such a short distance as we do today.  I would invite Mrpackratnow and 216.176.110.111 (if they are separate individuals) to message me privately through here and perhaps when I am in the area again the suggested meeting can be arranged. --Lonadar (talk) 16:49, 1 January 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pre-Baseball Years