ROBERT EATON, farmer; P. O. Havana; a native of Kent, Eng.; was born Dec. 12, 1841; son of Thomas Eaton and Elizabeth Newman; he came to this county in company with his parents; his father died in 1861, and his mother in 1852. In July, 1861, he enlisted in Co. C, 2d I. V. C., and served three years; he then went into Co. A, 10th I. V. I., in which he served until the close of the war, receiving an honorable discharge; upon his return to peaceful pursuits, he began farming. Oct. 11, 1865, he married Anna E. Crater, born March 12, 1845, a daughter of Joshua Crater, of Fulton Co.; they had six children, four now living:  Katie V., Ernest E., Bertha M. and Willard F.; same year he bought 115 acres of improved land; he has now good buildings on the same, and the land under excellent state of cultivation; he is a good farmer, and a man of enterprise, and is attaining what might be termed a successful career. He is a member of the Baptist Church, at New Lebanon.



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