FIVE GENERATIONS of Cloessners pictured above. Mr. Eldridge was born in Oakdale, Louisiana on January 4, 1930, to Martin and Zella Collins Cloessner. He had twin older brothers who died shortly after birth and three younger brothers; one who drowned in childhood and Elbert and Carl.The stock market crashed in October 1929, and I was born the following January. Very short...
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