OBITUARY: William Eaton, Jacksonville, Jackson County, Oregon *************************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES(tm) NOTICE All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities so long as all notices and submitter information is included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ *************************************************************************** Transcribed and formatted for use in USGenWeb Archives by Elizabeth Corethers 12 Jan 2003 *************************************************************************** Southern Oregon Mail, Thursday, 29 Apr 1892, p. 3 Wm. Eaton. Died, near Jacksonville, Friday, April 22d, 1892; Wm. Eaton, aged 56 years, 4 months and 7 days. The funeral took place from his late residence, Sunday, April 25, at 1 p.m. Services were held by Rev. E. E. Thompson at the M. E. church. Mr. Eaton was born in Whitley county, Kentucky, on the 15th day of December, 1835. He moved to Dade county, Missouri, in 1850, afterwards crossing the plains in 1856. He was married to Miss Rena Ashton in the city of Stockton, Calif., in the year 1860. Five years later he came with his family to Oregon and he has been living in Jacksonville 21 years. He was the father of thirteen children, eleven of whom, with his wife, survive him. He joined the M. E. Church by letter from the Christian denomination, ans has been a faithful and efficient member since. He was a very temperate man, never having touched liquor or tobacco.