. History, genealogical and biographical, of the Eaton families. edone thing to make her a perfect beauty—that was a red cheek that she lost by over-heating and taking cold, though it wouldshow when she was warm by exercise. Iloved her the first time I saw her. On Octo-ber 3d of the same year we were married,and a better wife no poor man ever was virtuous, industrious, honest, pru-dent, and religious, and worthy of a muchbetter man than she got. After the deathof my father I stayed until the fall; then onthe 14th day of September, 1814, I came tothis place where I still remain. I have
. History, genealogical and biographical, of the Eaton families. edone thing to make her a perfect beauty—that was a red cheek that she lost by over-heating and taking cold, though it wouldshow when she was warm by exercise. Iloved her the first time I saw her. On Octo-ber 3d of the same year we were married,and a better wife no poor man ever was virtuous, industrious, honest, pru-dent, and religious, and worthy of a muchbetter man than she got. After the deathof my father I stayed until the fall; then onthe 14th day of September, 1814, I came tothis place where I still remain. I have everyearthly comfort that I want but it does notmake up for the loss of your dear am lonesome in the midst of good want to be content. No more but remain, Your loving father Hugh Eaton. M. M. Eaton. IRISH BRANCH 713 Now my dear Harvey I have given you atranscript of the letter I wrote my son is poorly written for a worse pen and apoorer ink I never wrote with. I cant makenor mend a pen but I did the best I must spell it Ancient Record By HUGH EATON My great grandfather, John Eaton, was ^f;[ReCborn in England or Wales, I know not which, E° tnThe Welsh claim kindred with the name and KansasCity,so do the English: however, he was counted Briton; he was one of King Williams men 714 EATOX GENEALOGY and was at the battle of the Boyne and afterKing William subdued the Catholics, he of-fered a large bounty of land to each of hismen if they would stay in Ireland and keepthe Catholics from raising again. My great-grandfather accepted the offer with othersand so became a citizen of Ireland. He hadsons and daughters that he raised with respec-tability, but the number I will not say. How-ever, he had a son John that lived with himon the homestead; this was my was a man six feet high, strong and robustand of a great constitution. His father(that is my great-grandfather) was just sucha size and a good honest churchman. Mygrandfath
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