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Note: OBITUARY PROMINENT WHITING MAN DEAD Whiting, March 21, - Hundreds of friends of Thomas W Eaton, 67 years old, 434 Sheridanavenue, were shocked today when news spread over the city telling of his death. Death occured at 6 a.m. today at St Bernard's hospital. The decedent had been in the hospital only since Saturday. He had been suffering from appendicitis and gall bladder trouble but his condition was not thought alarming. He was born in La Porte, Indiana, March 4, 1860, and had lived in Whiting for more than 33 years. He was on of the oldest and most popular of the residents here and had hundreds of friends in this region who will sadly mourn his passing. He was one of the oldest and most faithful employees of the Standard Oil Company here. The deceased was a member of the Odd Fellows, Masons, Foreman Fellowship Club of the Standard Oil Company and Old Settlers of Whiting. Besides his widow, Cora, he is survived by the following children: Mrs Maude Bell of Whiuting, Mrs Bruce Nichols, Glen Ellyn IL., Mrs U J Moore, Whiting, and a son Alvin. Two isiters, Mrs Margaret Gimberling of Valparaiso, and Mrs Nancy Harris, Blue Island, Nebraska, also are left to mourn his passing. The funeral will be held Wednesday from his residence. Rev Porter of the Methodist Episcopal church will have charge of the funeral services. Members of the Masonic lodge will ahve charge of the services at the cemetery. Burial will be at Union Mills, IN Schatler Bros have chrge of funeral arrangements. Obit courtesy of Barbara Nault (bbnault@@yahoo.com) **************************************************************************************************************************** Index to Marriage Records Letters D - H Volume II 1850 To 1920, page 141, Book J, Laporte County, Indiana Thomas W. Eaton Cora Richardson Marriage Date: 22 Apr 1885. **************************************************************************************************************************** 1860 Census- Clinton, La Porte, Indiana - 29 Jun 1860 - page 500 Lewis Eaton age 37, Farmer, Virginia Margaret age 34, Ohio Jno W age 13, Indiana Chas F age 11, Indiana William age 10, Indiana Willard F age 7, Indiana Margaret S age 5, Indiana Elisabeth age 2, Indiana Thos age 4/12, Indiana Nancy Balster age 24, Domestic, Indiana Hiram Richerrd age 30, Laborer, Prussia **************************************************************************************************************************** 1870 Census - Clinton, La Porte, Indiana, 19 Jul 1870, page 78 Thomas L Eaton age 50, Farmer, Virginia Mary Bailey age 34, Keeping House, Ohio Margaret Eaton age 15, at home, Indiana Nancy age 6, at home, Indiana John age 24, at home, Indiana Charles age 22, Farm Labor, Indiana William age 20, Farm Labor, Indiana Millard age 17, Farm Labor, Indiana Thomas age 10, Farm Labor, Indiana **************************************************************************************************************************** 1880 Census - Clinton, La Porte, Indiana, 4 Jun 1880, page 325B Thomas L Eaton age 59, Farmer, Virginia, Ireland, Ireland Mary A age 43, wife, Keeping House, Ohio, New York, New York John age 46, son, deaf and dumb, cannot read, cannot write, Indiana, Virginia, Indiana Thomas age 20, son, Help on farm, Indiana, Virginia, Indiana Nancy age 16, daughter, House work, Indiana, Virginia, Indiana Albert age 8, son, at home, Indiana, Virginia, New York Mary E age 3, daughter, at home, Indiana, Virginia, New York Margaret Seigler age 25, with father, Indiana, Virginia, Indiana George Seigler age 10/12, son, with grand father, Indiana, Prussia, Indiana Andrew Thompson age 36, farm labor, Denmark, Denmark, Denmark
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