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Robert Russell Eaton 1895–1977 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Nov 1895

Birth Location: Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 13 Aug 1977

Death Location: Follansbee, Brooke, West Virginia, USA

Father: James Eaton

Mother: Christina Thomson

Spouse(s): Mary Shrum, Helen Banfi, Rita Edwards

Children(s): Eileen Eaton, Robert Jr

Robert Russell Eaton was born in 1895 in Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of James Whittit Eaton And Christina Carmichael Thomson. In 1900, Robert Russell Eaton resided in West Latrobe, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA. Robert Russell Eaton married Helen Mabel Banfi, Mary Eliza Shrum, Rita Lucinda Edwards, and had children including Eileen Shrum Eaton, Eleanor Scott Eaton, Robert Russell Eaton Jr. Robert Russell Eaton passed away in 1977 in Follansbee, Brooke, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Robert Russell Eaton was born in 1895 in Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of James Whittit Eaton And Christina Carmichael Thomson.
  • In 1900, Robert Russell Eaton resided in West Latrobe, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Robert Russell Eaton married Helen Mabel Banfi, Mary Eliza Shrum, Rita Lucinda Edwards, and had children including Eileen Shrum Eaton, Eleanor Scott Eaton, Robert Russell Eaton Jr.
  • Robert Russell Eaton passed away in 1977 in Follansbee, Brooke, West Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Eaton
1868–1938
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Christina Thomson
1871–1958
Birth Location: Arnot, Tioga, Pennsylvania, USA
CT

Spouses(s)

Mary Shrum
1899–1956
Birth Location: MT Pleasant, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
MS
Helen Banfi
1897–1994
Birth Location: Budapest, Hungary
HB
Rita Edwards
1915–1980
Birth Location: Hancock County, West Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Eileen Eaton
1921–1985
Birth Location: Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Robert Jr
1923–2005
Birth Location: Brownsville, Pennsylvania, USA
RJ

Robert Eaton's Ancestors

Self
Robert Eaton
1895–1977
Birth Place: Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
James Whittit Eaton
1868–1938
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Christina (Carmichael) Thomson
1871–1958
Arnot, Tioga, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
John Eaton
1841–1913
Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Joanna Russell
1844–1884
Knightswood, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Eaton
1816–
Robina Mcfarland
1812–1877
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Eaton
1797–1885
Elizabeth Willison
1787–1877

Robert Eaton's Descendants

1.
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Robert (Russell) Eaton (20 Nov 1895–13 Aug 1977) m. Mary (Eliza) Shrum (24 Oct 1899–14 Oct 1956) m. Helen (Mabel) Banfi (10 Jul 1897–14 Nov 1994) m. Rita (Lucinda) Edwards (29 Jan 1915–Jan 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

Robert Eaton's Timeline

10 Records

1895
20 Nov 1895
Birth of Robert Russell Eaton in Mammoth, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
Mammoth, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
1895
20 Nov 1895
Birth of Robert Russell Eaton in Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
1900
1900
Age 5
Robert Russell Eaton resided here in West Latrobe, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
West Latrobe, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
1910
1910
Age 15
Robert Russell Eaton resided here in Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
1920
1920
Age 25
Robert Russell Eaton resided here in Redstone, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
Redstone, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
1930
1930
Age 35
Robert Russell Eaton resided here in Brownsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
Brownsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
1935
1935
Age 40
Robert Russell Eaton resided here in Brownsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania
Brownsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania
1940
1940
Age 45
Robert Russell Eaton resided here in Wheeling, Ohio, West Virginia, USA
Wheeling, Ohio, West Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 55
Robert Russell Eaton resided here in Wheeling, Ohio, West Virginia, USA
Wheeling, Ohio, West Virginia, USA
1977
13 Aug 1977
Age 82
Death of Robert Russell Eaton in Follansbee, Brooke, West Virginia, USA
Follansbee, Brooke, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Nov 1895
    Event Place: Mammoth, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Wheeling, Ohio, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04436; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 35-23
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Redstone, Fayette, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1570; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 79
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Brownsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania; Page: 20B; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 2341772
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: West Latrobe, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 0141; FHL microfilm: 1241499
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1431; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0169; FHL microfilm: 1375444
    [6] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Wheeling, Ohio, West

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Nov 1895
    Event Place: Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    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 4
    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 5
    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 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Brownsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Brownsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania; Page: 20B; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 2341772

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Brownsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Wheeling, Ohio, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04436; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 35-23

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Wheeling, Ohio, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Wheeling, Ohio, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04436; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 35-23

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Wheeling, Ohio, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Wheeling, Ohio, West

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Aug 1977
    Event Place: Follansbee, Brooke, West Virginia, USA
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