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James Whittit Eaton 1868–1938 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 April 1868

Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 12 Oct 1938

Death Location: Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: John Eaton

Mother: Joanna Russell

Spouse(s): Christina Thomson

Children(s): John Eaton, Robert Eaton, Mary Eaton, George Eaton

James Whittit Eaton was born in 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of John Eaton And Joanna Russell. In 1871, James Whittit Eaton resided in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland. James Whittit Eaton married Christina Carmichael Thomson, and had children including George Russell Eaton, John Bernard Eaton, Mary Thompson Eaton, Robert Russell Eaton. James Whittit Eaton passed away in 1938 in Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • James Whittit Eaton was born in 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of John Eaton And Joanna Russell.
  • In 1871, James Whittit Eaton resided in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
  • James Whittit Eaton married Christina Carmichael Thomson, and had children including George Russell Eaton, John Bernard Eaton, Mary Thompson Eaton, Robert Russell Eaton.
  • James Whittit Eaton passed away in 1938 in Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Eaton
1841–1913
Birth Location: Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Joanna Russell
1844–1884
Birth Location: Knightswood, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Christina Thomson
1871–1958
Birth Location: Arnot, Tioga, Pennsylvania, USA
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Children(s)

John Eaton
1893–1957
Birth Location: Whiteside, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Robert Eaton
1895–1977
Birth Location: Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
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Mary Eaton
1891–1969
Birth Location: Whiteside, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA
ME
George Eaton
1902–1986
Birth Location: Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
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James Eaton's Ancestors

Self
James Eaton
1868–1938
Birth Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
John Eaton
1841–1913
Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Joanna Russell
1844–1884
Knightswood, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Grandparents
James Eaton
1816–
Lanarkshire, Scotland
Robina Mcfarland
1812–1877
Airdrie, Lanark
Great-Grandparents
John Eaton
1797–1885
Elizabeth Willison
1787–1877
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Aiton
1760–
Margaret Borland
1764–1820
James Willison
1769–1841
Margaret Borthwick
1766–1837

James Eaton's Descendants

1.
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James (Whittit) Eaton (26 April 1868–12 Oct 1938) m. Christina (Carmichael) Thomson (10 Sep 1871–11 Dec 1958)
  1. 1. John (Bernard) Eaton 1893–1957 m. Georgia (Alice) Weston 1894–1967
    1. 1. Donald (Heston) Eaton 1923–2000 m. Lois Nicholas 1925–2011
    2. 2. Jack (Russel Eaton) Sr 1918–2000 m. Naomi (Valerie) Barnhart 1920–2002
    3. 3. James (P) Eaton 1917–2017 m. Elizabeth (Ann) Winkleman 1918–2009
      1. 1. Donna (Louise) Eaton 1946–2022 m. George (Lewis) Dexter 1938–2018
    4. 4. Earl (Neal) Eaton 1922–2010 m. Elizabeth (Jane) McMaster 1922–1975
      1. 1. Earl (Neal Eaton) Jr 1950–2007
  2. 2. Robert (Russell) Eaton 1895–1977 m. Mary (Eliza) Shrum 1899–1956 m. Helen (Mabel) Banfi 1897–1994 m. Rita (Lucinda) Edwards 1915–1980
    1. 1. Eileen (Shrum) Eaton 1921–1985 m. David (James) Shelby 1919–1995
      1. 1. Linda (Scott) Shelby 1945–2015 m. Thomas (Charles) Robbins 1949–2007
      2. 2. Carol (Ann) Shelby 1948–2014
    2. 2. Robert (Russell Eaton) Jr 1923–2005 m. Jane (Louise) Lukasick 1923–2007
  3. 3. Mary (Thompson) Eaton 1891–1969 m. Byron (Russell) Lash 1893–1948
    1. 1. Christine (Mary) Lash 1923–1997 m. Paul (Joseph) Elcesser 1923–1998
    2. 2. Byron (Russell Lash) Jr 1925–2011 m. Margaret (Eleanor) Larison 1927–1992
  4. 4. George (Russell) Eaton 1902–1986 m. Murray (Elizabeth) Reed 1905–1955 m. Doris Martin 1922–2015
    1. 1. Reed (Russell) Eaton 1928–2015
    2. 2. James (Whittit Eaton) Sr 1930–2020
    3. 3. Infant Eaton 1927–1927

James Eaton's Timeline

8 Records

1868
26 Apr 1868
Birth of James Whittit Eaton in Partick Thistle, Lanarkshire, West Lothian, Scotland
Partick Thistle, Lanarkshire, West Lothian, Scotland
1868
26 April 1868
Birth of James Whittit Eaton in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1871
1871
Age 3
James Whittit Eaton resided here in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1881
1881
Age 13
James Whittit Eaton resided here in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1900
1900
Age 32
James Whittit Eaton resided here in West Latrobe, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
West Latrobe, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
1910
1910
Age 42
James Whittit Eaton resided here in Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
1920
1920
Age 52
James Whittit Eaton resided here in Redstone, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
Redstone, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
1938
12 Oct 1938
Age 70
Death of James Whittit Eaton in Beech Bottom, Brooke, West Virginia, USA
Beech Bottom, Brooke, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Apr 1868
    Event Place: Partick Thistle, Lanarkshire, West Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1871 Scotland Census, Parish: Govan; ED: 22; Page: 40; Line: 12; Roll: CSSCT1871_144
    [2] 1881 Scotland Census, Parish: Partick; ED: 35; Page: 27; Line: 5; Roll: cssct1881_258
    [3] Pennsylvania, Records of Marriages, 1885-1889
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Redstone, Fayette, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1570; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 79
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: West Latrobe, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 0141; FHL microfilm: 1241499
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1431; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0169; FHL microfilm: 1375444
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [9] Pennsylvania, Marriages

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 April 1868
    Event Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1871 Scotland Census, Parish: Govan; ED: 22; Page: 40; Line: 12; Roll: CSSCT1871_144

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1881 Scotland Census, Parish: Partick; ED: 35; Page: 27; Line: 5; Roll: cssct1881_258

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1886
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Redstone, Fayette, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1570; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 79
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: West Latrobe, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 0141; FHL microfilm: 1241499

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1888
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1431; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0169; FHL microfilm: 1375444

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: West Latrobe, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: West Latrobe, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 0141; FHL microfilm: 1241499

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1431; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0169; FHL microfilm: 1375444

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Redstone, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Redstone, Fayette, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1570; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 79

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Houtzdale, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, Records of Marriages, 1885-1889

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Oct 1938
    Event Place: Beech Bottom, Brooke, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] West Virginia, Deaths Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] West Virginia, Deaths Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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