A History
of Crawford, Ida and Sac Counties, Iowa
[?]: Lewis Publishing Co., 1893
E
Unless
otherwise specified, biographies are submitted by Conley
Wolterman.
Harrison
Eaton resided
on a farm near Lake View, in Viola Township, Sac County, Iowa, dates
his birth in Pike Township, Wyoming County, New York, May 11, 1840.
He was the 7th born in the family of 8 children of Amasa and Lydia (Campbell)
Eaton, natives of Pennsylvania, and spent his early boyhood days in
New York. When he was 9 or 10 years old, the family moved to De Kalb
County, Illinois, and settled on a farm where he grew to manhood.
When the Civil War
came on, he enlisted in Company B, 36 Illinois Cavalry, and served under
Captains Duncan and Shear. He participated in many of the important
engagements of the West, and was on the memorable "March to the
Sea." He was honorably discharged September 23, 1864. During his
service, he contracted asthma.
After the Civil
War, Harrison returned to De Kalb County, Illinois, and remained there
until 1871. Then he moved to Floyd County, Iowa, and at that place developed
a farm. In 1888, he came to Sac County and bought an improved farm of
80 acres in Section 1 of Viola Township, where he engaged in dairy farming,
milking an average of 15 cows. He had a comfortable cottage home, a
story and a half, 14 x 22 feet, with an L, 12 x 22 feet; barn, 30 x
36 feet; sheds, yards, feed lots, windmill, etc.
Mr. Eaton was married
on November 25, 1867, in De Kalb County, Illinois, to Eliza Garbutt,
who was born, reared, and educated in Canada. Her parents, John and
Eleanor (Bellwood) Garbutt, natives of Yorkshire, England, were married
in Canada and died at Sycamore, Illinois
Mr. and Mrs. Harrison
Eaton had 7 children: Ida M, wife of Mel Wright of Wall Lake Township,
Sac County, Iowa; Albert F., a resident of Wall Lake Township; Myrtilla;
Wilbert; George R.; Arthur J.; and Richard.
Mr. Eaton was a
member of Gardner Post No. 90, G. A. R., Nora Springs, Floyd County,
Iowa.
J. G. Eicholtz
[Ida County] Jacob Gabriel Eicholtz was born at
the historic place of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, on April 1, 1843. He
was the son of John and Margaret (Meals) Eicholtz, also natives of Pennsylvania.
Their ancestors originally came from Germany, but for three generations
back have been residents of the Keystone State.
J. G. Eicholtz's father died in Gettysburg in 1890, he had been a wagon-maker
by trade.
J. G. and Samuel H. Eicholtz had been in the army during the Civil War.
Samuel enlisted in February, 1865, in Co. A, 103 Pa. Volunteer Infantry and was
mustered out as a Lieutenant-Colonel just before the war closed. J. G. served 9
months in Co. A, 156 Pa. Vol. Infantry.
J. G. was reared on a farm in his native county and spent a portion of his
youthful days working in the wagon shop with his father, John. In March 1868, he
came as far west as Nachusa, Lee County, Illinois, where he was engaged in
manufacturing wagons two years. At the end of that time, he and a partner
purchased 160 acres of prairie land in Guthrie County, Iowa, and he worked at
his trade, while his partner cultivated the land. This was in 1870 and 1871.
In January, 1872, Mr. Eicholtz went back to Illinois and was married,
returning with his wife to Guthrie County. Mr. Eicholtz was married January 14,
1872, to Miss Ella Fish, who was born in Maine on May 5, 1851, daughter of
Ebener and Oseola (Mason) Fish. They had a family of four children: Mary
(married in October 1892 to William F. Kapplin); Burton E.; Edward J.; and
Ethel.
In May of 1873, he took charge of his mother-in-law's farm at Nachusa,
Illinois, and remained there until 1881. Since March, 1881, he was a resident of
Ida County. He located on 160 acres of prairie land in Section 31, Blaine
Township, which he had purchased three years previous, and on which he made his
home until 1884, devoting his time to its cultivation and improvement. In 1884,
he bought property in Ida Grove and moved to town. A year later, he went back to
the farm and spent another year. In the fall of 1886, he returned to his old
home in Pennsylvania and the following spring again established his home in Ida
Grove. The rest of that year he was engaged in the grocery business.
In July, 1887, he was appointed to fill a vacancy in the Sheriff's office,
and that same fall was elected County Treasurer of Ida County. He was the
incumbent of that office starting January 1, 1888.
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