Beulah Avis Eaton

Brief Life History of Beulah Avis

When Beulah Avis Eaton was born on 11 June 1913, in Powell, McDonald, Missouri, United States, her father, Roscoe Sylvester McKinley Eaton, was 19 and her mother, Rosa Ina Lett, was 18. She married George Earl Slaughter on 25 May 1933, in Joplin, Jasper, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in United States in 1949 and World for about 10 years. She died on 18 November 2003, in Otis Orchards, Spokane, Washington, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in Spokane, Spokane, Washington, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Earl Slaughter
1912–1993
Beulah Avis Eaton
1913–2003
Marriage: 25 May 1933
William Roscoe Slaughter
1934–2010
John Albert Slaughter
1935–2012
Peggy Agnes Slaughter
1937–2024

Sources (31)

  • Beulah A Slaughter, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Arizona, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1880-1935
  • Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002

World Events (8)

1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress

Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.

1916 · Boeing Aircraft

The Boeing Aircraft was named and created by William Boeing. The first two planes were Bluebill and Mallard and the first flight was July 15, 1916. Boeing aircrafts made their debut during WWI. 

1937 · The Neutrality Act

The Neutrality Acts were passed in response to the growing conflicts in Europe and Asia during the time leading up to World War II. The primary purpose was so the US wouldn't engage in any more foreign conflicts. Most of the Acts were repealed in 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.

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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Address From 770 E. Broadway Bradley, Illinois Apt. 5 60915 January 23, 1979 Today your mother called and gave me your address. Are you near the Bush Country? Wagga Wagga! Sure sounds like its …

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