Joseph Van Eaton

Brief Life History of Joseph

When Joseph Van Eaton was born on 21 March 1806, in Clermont, Ohio, United States, his father, Isaac Van Etten, was 32 and his mother, Rebecca Renshaw, was 29. He married Mary Eversull on 15 December 1825, in Hamilton, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Iowa, United States in 1870. He died on 15 November 1882, in Indianola, Warren, Iowa, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Independent Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery, Indianola, Warren, Iowa, United States.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Van Eaton
1806–1882
Catherine Abbott
1805–1882
Marriage: 18 April 1832
Martha A. Van Eaton
1833–1857
Flavel Hunt Van Eaton
1834–1901
Luranah Amelia " Lou" Van Eaton
1838–1880

Sources (9)

  • Joseph Van Eaton, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Joseph Vaneton, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"
  • Joseph Van Eaton, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

1810 · Change of capital city

Zanesville becomes the new state capital.

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Vietnamese Anh, Thanh, Hung, Minh, Vinh, Dung, Hue, Huong, Lan, Quang, Tan, Thuy, Hong, Chi, Hang, Ho, Pok, Sang, Bai, Chin, Ching, Chu, Chuan, Dong.

Vietnamese (Vạn): from the Chinese surname 萬, see Wan 1.

Vietnamese (Văn): from the Chinese surnames 文 or 聞, see Wen 2 and 3, and also 5 below.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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