Brief Life History of Orson Mortimer
When Orson Mortimer Eaton was born on 19 July 1840, in Rockport Township, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States, his father, Dyer Eaton, was 38 and his mother, Emmeline Clark, was 27. He married Jane M. Spencer on 4 February 1864, in Marion, Linn, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, United States in 1880 and Carlyle Township, Beadle, South Dakota, United States in 1900. He died on 23 January 1933, in Alpena, Jerauld, South Dakota, United States, at the age of 92, and was buried in Alpena, Jerauld, South Dakota, United States.
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Sources (18)
- Manton Eaton in household of George Eaton, "United States Census, 1900"
- Martimer O. Eaton, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
- Orson Mortimer Eaton, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1840–1933 Male
1846–1893 Female
Children (7)
1865–1949 Male
1866–1908 Male
1867– Female
1869–1958 Female
1872–1910 Female
+2 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1802–1895 Male
1812–1875 Female
Siblings (12)
1831–1895 Female
1833–1834 Male
1835–1924 Female
1836–1921 Female
1838–1909 Male
+7 More Children
World Events (8)
1846
Age 6
1846
Age 6
1865
Age 25
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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My Grandfather Eaton's ancestors came to America on the Mayflower. His full name was Orson Mortimer Eaton. He was born July 19,1840. I thin in Wisconsin. His parents moved to Iowa and settled near …
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