Biographical Sketch of John M. Eaton, Crawford County, Missouri

>From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and 
Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing 
Company, 1888.

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John M. Eaton, farmer, is a son of Abraham and Mary (Reaves) Eaton,
natives of North Carolina, who were married in Washington County, MO.,
whence, in 1843, they moved to Crawford County, which was their perm-
anent home.  In early life Abraham Eaton was engaged in teaming, haul-
ing mineral and lumber, but after coming to Crawford County he engaged
in farming; he was a soldier of the War of 1812, and his widow, who is
still living at the age of eighty-four years, draws a pension; both
were professing Christians, though members of no church. Abraham Eaton
died in 1865, the father of twelve children.  John M. was born in Wash-
ington County, MO., in 1837, and was but six years of age when his 
parents located in Crawford County; he received a good common school
education, and when nineteen years of age rented a farm and engaged in
the pursuit of agriculture, which occupation he has always followed. 
In 1860 he married Mary Garrison, who was born in Ohio, in 1838, and 
of the twelve children born to their union ten are living, viz.: Jesse
N., William O., Louella E., Mary A., Charles E., Hettie V., Lula V.,
Samuel W., Selden N. and Claudie J.  Mrs. Eaton is a member of the
Baptist Church.  In 1862 Mr. Eaton enlisted in Company C, Davis' Regi-
ment Enrolled Missouri Militia, and in the fall of 1863 was enrolled 
in Company A, Phelps' Regiment, serving nine months and taking part in
the battle of Pea Ridge; in the militia he held the rank of corporal.
Mr. Eaton settled on his present farm in 1872, which consists of 430
acres.  He is a member of the Masonic fraternity.

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