Brief Life History of Madison Matthew
When Madison Matthew Eaton was born on 9 March 1830, in Sullivan, Sullivan, Indiana, United States, his father, Captain Charles H Eaton Jr, was 30 and his mother, Sarah Hunt, was 25. He married Nancy Jane Johnson on 9 October 1851, in Sullivan, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. He lived in Hamilton Township, Sullivan, Indiana, United States in 1850 and Decatur, Iowa, United States in 1895. He died on 23 August 1900, in Sullivan, Indiana, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Turman Township, Sullivan, Indiana, United States.
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Sources (24)
- Madison M Eaton, "Iowa State Census, 1895"
- Madison M Eaton, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
- U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865
Spouse and Children
1830–1900 Male
1826–1885 Female
Children (3)
1853– Male
1861–1942 Male
1865–1950 Male
Parents and Siblings
1799–1869 Male
1804–1865 Female
Siblings (11)
1822–1896 Male
1824–1907 Female
1826–1849 Male
1828–1876 Female
1830–1900 Male
+6 More Children
World Events (8)
1832 · The Black Hawk War
Age 2
1842
Age 12
1857 · The State Capital moves to Des Moines
Age 27
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of various places called Eaton or Eton, such as Eaton Socon (Bedfordshire), Eaton (Cheshire), or Eton (Buckinghamshire), named from either Old English ēa ‘river’ or ēg ‘island, low-lying land’ + tūn ‘enclosure, settlement’.
History: Nathaneal Eaton, born in Coventry, England, c. 1609, came to MA in 1637 and was the first head of Harvard College, in 1638–39.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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