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| John Eaton, farmer, sec. 24, Chippewa Tp., was born Oct. 28, 1839, in Ingham Co., Mich. His father, Edward Eaton, was a farmer, and in 1835 brought his family to Eaton Co., from Pennsylvania, of which State he was a native. The mother, Eliza (Cole) Eaton, was also born in the Keystone State, and died in Mecosta County. Mr. Eaton received from his parents a common school education and the necessary training for the duties of farming. He came to Mecosta County in 1868 and entered a claim of 80 acres of land under the homestead act, in the township of Chippewa. He now owns 120 acres, and has a fair proportion of it under improvements. In politics he is a Republican Mr. Eaton was married May 24, 1866, to Mary A., daughter of Dryas and Sally (Woodard) Moore. She was born in Livingston Co., N.Y., April 2, 1845. They have had six children, Dora I., Emma J., Nellie, Nettie, Jasper D. and Berthis. |