Demaris Caldoia Etheridge was the daughter of Wiley Etheridge and Sarah Roberts Davis Etheridge. It is very possible her middle name was spelled Caldonia, (with an N) as were others with this name who descended from the same Etheridge family.

Demaris was Baptized August 1858 at the Nanafalia Baptist church, dismissed by letter Dec 1866, returned 1870, dismissed Jan. 1888.

Her first marriage was to C. J. G. Christian 16 May 1861 Marengo Co. Alabama. He enlisted as Charles Christian in the 3rd Alabama Regiment, Company C, he died May 1862. No known children were born to this union.

Demaris second marriage was to J. F. (John Franklin) Anderson on the 11 Aug. 1867 Lauderdale Co., Ms., Grooms Book 1, Page 421.

John & Demaris Anderson's children:
Jasper were born in Ms., all others born in Al.
Jasper James Anderson (1868 - 1955)
J. E. Anderson (1871 - _____)
Katherine Elizabeth Anderson (1875-1962)
Adna Crear Anderson (1877 - 1958)
Sallie Ernest Anderson (1879 - 1956)
John Sylvester Anderson (1883 - 1953)

FamilySearch Alabama Deaths:
Name: Demaris Caldoia Anderson
Death Date: 05 Jan 1923
Death Place: Leroy, Washington, Alabama
Gender: Female
Race (Original): White
Race (Standardized): White
Age at Death: 77y
Estimated Birth Date: 1846
Birth Date:
Birthplace: Nanafalia
Marital Status: Widowed
Spouse's Name: John Franklin Anderson
Father's Name: Wiley Etheridge
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Occupation: Wife
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Cemetery:
Burial Place: Marvin, Ala.
Burial Date: 06 Jan 1923
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Film Number: 1908246
Reference Number: cn 2510
Collection: Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974

Demaris death info states that her burial was in Morvin, Alabama. Forest Springs Cemetery is in Morvin, Alabama, although a headstone for her has not been identified.

Children:
Jasper J. Anderson Memorial# 29485854