OLIVER C. EASTON, Postmaster, Havana; was born in Hamilton, Butler Co., Ohio, Aug. 17, 1829, where he resided until 1856; in July of that year, he came West and located at Keokuk, Iowa, which city, at that time, owing to financial depression and other causes, was practically bankrupt; after a residence of about two years, he found himself in about the same condition; he left. Keokuk in the spring of 1858, with a sum total to defray traveling expenses of 5 cents; he reached Havana, his present home, soon after, in a somewhat depressed financial condition; here he worked for a time at the carpenter's trade, and, on the 1st of March, 1865, he received the apppointmunt of Postmaster, which position he has since held, with the exception of a period of seven months; he has served one year as Town Clerk. In 1852, he was married to Miss Angeline, daughter of Spoom R. and Mary Pierce. Mrs. Easton was born in Norwalk, Ohio, May 25, 1832; two children by this union, one living, Cora; Belle died in 1857.



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