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| Noah Eaton, farmer, sec. 24, Chippewa Tp., was born in Ingham Co., Mich. July 25, 1848. He is the son of Edward and Eliza (Cole) Eaton, the former a native of Pennsylvania, and the latter of New York. They came to Ingham County in 1835. Mr. Eaton was trained to agriculture pursuits, and had only a common school education. On reaching his age of legal freedom he began life for himself as a farm laborer, working in Jackson Co., Mich. In 1870 he came to Mecosta County and entered a claim of 80 acres under the regulations of the homestead law, and now has 20 acres in first class farming condition. Mr. Eaton was married 1875 to Mary, daughter of Simon and Ann (Crawford) Mott. She was born in Pennsylvania, in 1858, and became the mother of one child, Merriton, born Dec.16,1876, she died in 1877. The political matters of Mr. Eaton, belongs to the National Party. |