Eatwell, John

EATWELL, GARDNER

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Date: 11/17/2008 at 13:19:17

EATWELL, John; Farmer and Stock Raiser; Sec. 19; P. O. Clyde; born in Berkshire, Eng., April 10, 1826; he moved to Wisconsin in 1848; remained twenty years, and thence to Iowa in 1868. Mr. E. formerly followed blacksmithing. Has 200 acres of land, valued at $35 per acre; has a bearing orchard and a good farm. He married Ellen E. GARDNER Feb. 19, 1857; she was born in Ohio. They have seven children - James M., Cyrus J., Albert C., George S., Julia E., Emma R. and Mary G. He holds the office of Justice of the Peace. Mr. and Mrs. E. are members of the Protestant Methodist Church. ~ "The History of Jasper County" (Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1878), 600.