Name Info

Ray Eaton ?1875-1901

Search.........Person
PAF-ID.........09119536
Gender.........male
Status.........deceased
Age............26y 0m 0d
Last-Marital...married
Fam-Group......SEARLS
Fam-ID.........SEARLS
Citizenship....US born

#Marriages.....1
#Divorces......0
#Sources.......6
#Events........1
#Images:.......1
#Comments......1
#Siblings......0
#Children......2

Person-Type....S
Immigrant?.....no
Immig-Known?...no
Parent?........father
Spouse?........husband
Sibling?.......brother
Child?.........
Twin...........no
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Spouse(s) and Children
  1. Marriage: 1901-03-19 Sioux City, Woodbury county, Iowa
  2. Spouse: Isabelle SEARLS, female, born:1875-08-02 Seward, Winnebago county, Illinois, died:1955-03-03 (79y 7m 1d) San Diego, San Diego county, California, Dad:Daniel James SEARLS, Mom:Caroline Comly, #Cmnts:1, #SrcDocs:7
  3. ..Child: Muriel Eaton, female, born:1903-09-13 Pecatonica, Winnebago county, Illinois, died:1903-1993 (0y 3m 19d) ?Pecatonica, Winnebago county, Illinois, Dad:Ray Eaton, Mom:Isabelle SEARLS, #SrcDocs:2
  4. ..Child: Helen Eaton, female, born:1905-01-28 Pecatonica, Winnebago county, Illinois, died:1971-09-02 (66y 7m 5d) ?San Diego, San Diego county, California, Dad:Ray Eaton, Mom:Isabelle SEARLS, #SrcDocs:6

Events
Birth
: ?1875
Married
: 1901-03-19, Age:26y 2m 18d, Sioux City, Woodbury county, Iowa, Role:groom, The wedding was to have taken place in the home of the bride's parents but was changed because of the death of the father of the bride's mother.
Misc
: 1901-03-19, Age:26y 2m 18d, Illinois, Role:attended, came from Illinois for his wedding cerem
Death
: 1901-1965, Age:26y 0m 0d
Job
: ?, Winnebago county Illinois, farmer

Places In
Sioux City, Woodbury county, Iowa
Winnebago county, Illinois

General

Ray's brother Orville married Isabelle's cousin Lula B. Searls, the daughter of Ambrose Searls. Ambrose was the brother of Isabelle's father Daniel.


Image(s) - hover Image IDs to popup full text
S__0151 - Photo of Isabella 'Belle' Searls and Husband Ray Eaton


Sources
Book Plymouth County Iowa History, 1917
LeMars Sentinel newspaper, LeMars Iowa
Letter from Lois M. Willer, Akron Iowa, 1982
Letters from Robert Priseler, Hayes Virginia, 1997
Letters from Shari Adair, Nashville Tennessee, 1987
Letters from Shari Adair, Nashville Tennessee, 1993


Historical
1875-1900: India - 26 million in India perish due to famine
1876-1879: China - 13 million die of famine in northern China
1876-1914: United States - The massive expansion in population, territory, Industry and wealth in the United States is referred to as the Gilded Age
1876: Bulgaria - The Bulgarian revolt against Ottoman rule
1877-1878: Europe - Following the tenth Russo-Turkish War, the Treaty of Berlin recognizes formal Independence of the Principality of Serbia, Montenegro and Romania, Bulgaria becomes autonomous
1877: United States - Great Railroad Strike in the United States may have been the first nationwide labor strike
1878: United States - First commercial telephone exchange in New Haven, Connecticut
1879-1883: Chile, Peru, Bolivia - Chile battles with Peru and Bolivia over Andean territory in the War of the Pacific
1879: South Africa - Anglo-Zulu War in South Africa
1880-1881: England, South Africa - the First Boer War between England and the Dutch-speaking Inhabitants of South Africa
1881-1899: Sudan - The Mahdist War in Sudan
1881: England - First electrical power plant and grid in Godalming, Britain
1882: England, Egypt - The British Invasion and the subsequent occupation of Egypt
1883: Indonesia - Krakatau (often mispelled Krakatoa) volcano explosion in Indonesia (Java and Sumatra)
1884-1885: Africa - The Berlin Conference signals the start of the European "scramble for Africa", attending nations also agree to ban trade in slaves
1884-1885: Japan, Korea - The Sino-French War led to the formation of French Indochina
1885: United States - Singer begins production of the "Vibrating Shuttle" which would become the Model T of sewing machines
1886: Russia - Russian-Circassian War ended with the defeat and the exile of many Circassians, Imam Shamil defeated
1888: Brazil - Slavery banned in Brazil
1888: England - Jack the Ripper is believed to have begun murdering in August and murdered his last victim in November
1889: Brazil - End of the Brazilian Empire and the beginning of the Brazilian Republic
1889: France - Eiffel tower was Inaugurated in Paris
1889: India - Mirza Ghulam Ahmad establishes the Ahmadi Muslim Community
1890: United States - The Wounded Knee Massacre was the last battle in the American Indian Wars, this event represents the end of the American Old West
1891: United States - James Naismith in Springfield, Massachusetts, Invents basketball
1894-1895: Japan, Korea - After the First Sino-Japanese War, China cedes Taiwan to Japan and grants Japan a free hand in Korea
1895-1896: Ethiopia, Italy - Ethiopia defeats Italy in the First Italo-Ethiopian War
1896: Canada - Klondike Gold Rush in Canada
1896: Greece - Olympic Games revived in Athens
1896: Philippines, Spain - Philippine Revolution ends declaring Philippines free from Spanish rule
1897: Korea - Gojong, or Emperor Gwangmu, proclaims the short-lived Korean Empire lasts until 1910
1898-1900: China - The Boxer Rebellion in China is suppressed by an Eight-Nation Alliance
1898-1902: Colombia - The One Thousand Days war in Colombia breaks out between the "Liberales" and "Conservadores", culminating with the loss of Panama in 1903
1898: United States, Cuba, Philippines - The United States gains control of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines after the Spanish-American War
1899: England, South Africa - Second Boer War begins, lasting until 1902