Tehama-El Dorado-San Francisco County CA Archives Biographies.....Eaton, George W. 1840 - 
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Author: Lewis Publishing Co. (1891)

GEORGE W. EATON is one of the prominent citizens of Tehama County. He was born
in Weston, Platte County, Missouri, in sight of the city of Leavenworth, August
27, 1840. His parents, John and Susan Eaton, were both natives of Kentucky, the
former of English, and the latter of Scotch ancestry. Mr. Eaton's grandfather
and great-grandfather were both soldiers in the Revolutionary war, and were
pioneers of Kentucky.

  The subject of this sketch was educated in western Missouri. In 1854, when in
his fifteenth year, he came to the Pacific coast. Previous to that time, in
1849, his father had started to the far West and had died of cholera while on
the way. When Mr. Eaton arrived in California he went direct to the mines at
Hangtown, engaged in mining on his own account and met with good success. He
then went to San Francisco with the intention of returning East. He changed his
mind, however, and attended school there for ten months. Next he went to
Marysville and worked at ranching for Mr. George Briggs, a noted fruit-raiser,
working for him in summer and attending school in winter for two years.

  In 1859 Mr. Eaton went to Butte County and engaged in stock-raising. At that
time the range there was large and free. He began business in a small way, but
soon his flocks and herds increased. In 1864 he purchased 320 acres of land, and
soon added 320 acres more, making a section of land. This property he improved
and on it continued his stock business until 1881, when he sold out and came to
Tehama County. He had previously, in 1876, purchased 800. acres of land on Elder
Creek, this county, and from time to time, up to 1886, he increased this tract
by purchase until he now has 2,400 acres in one body. From 600 to 800 of this he
farms to hay and grain and the rest he pastures. He also has some tracts of land
in the mountains where he pastures his stock in the summer. From a small
beginning, Mr. Eaton's stock business has increased to large proportions. He now
(1890) has 2,400 head of sheep, 260 head of cattle, forty-seven mules and
sixty-five horses.

  Mr. Eaton has an interest in a valuable chrome mine located just back of his
ranch from which 3,000 tons of chrome are taken per annum. They ship to
Baltimore and Philadelphia, to the only chrome works in the United States.

  In 1865 Mr. Eaton was united in marriage with Miss Louisa Holland, a native of
Illinois. To them have been born six children, three sons and three daughters,
namely: Fred R., Leath, Adelbert and Grace, born in Butte County, and Charles
and Alice, born in Tehama County. Mrs. Eaton is a member of the Christian
Church. Politically, Mr. Eaton is a Democrat. In 1884 he was elected a
Supervisor of the county. When his term of office expired he was re-elected and
is now serving as Chairman of the Board of County Supervisors. Mr. Eaton is a
member of the Masonic fraternity. He is a modest and unassuming but enterprising
citizen. Every movement that has for its object the advancement and development
of the community in which he resides finds in him an earnest supporter.


Additional Comments:
Extracted from

Memorial and Biographical History of Northern California.

Illustrated, Containing a History of this Important Section of the Pacific Coast
from the Earliest Period of its Occupancy to the Present Time, together with
Glimpses of its Prospective Future; Full-Page Steel Portraits of its most
Eminent Men, and Biographical Mention of many of its Pioneers and also of
Prominent Citizens of To-day.

"A people that takes no pride in the noble achievements of remote ancestors will
never achieve anything worthy to be remembered with pride by remote
descendents." – Macauley.

CHICAGO
THE LEWIS PUBLISHING COMPANY
1891.



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