JOHN EAKIN b 1847
John Eakin
b March 18, 1847 Putnamville, Putnam Co., IN (death certificate, Army discharge & census records)
d August 07, 1937 Speedway City, Marion Co., IN
buried Presbyterian Cemetery, Elletsville, IN
Parents John Eakins b1809 and Caroline S. Webster b 1810
Married on 25 December, 1868, by Rev Henry H. Kessing, at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, Bloomington, Monroe Co., IN (marriage certificate - church record)
Mary Agnes Keane
b April 23, 1852, London, England
d July 12, 1930, Ellettsville, IN
buried Presbyterian Cemetery, Elletsville, IN (death certificate)
Parents John Keane and Ellen McCarthy
CHILDREN
(information from pension application and family notes from Clara Eakin Stringer)
Katherine E. Eakin
b 3 Jan 1870, d 30 Oct 1870
Caroline Vanelia Eakin
b 19 Mar1871, d 27 Oct 1941, m Charles Baugh
News clippings - 50th Anniversary & Obituary
Nellie Eakin
b 19 Jun 1873, d 1945, m George Schumaker
Clara Eakin
b 28 Jan 1876, d 30 May 1949, m Elza M. Stringer
Clarence Eakin
b 28 Jan 1876, d 31 Oct 1952, m Maude Lee Shrell
Leanora Eakin
b 28 Apr 1879, d 27 Jun 1967, m Tracy Finn
Stillborn
b 18 Jun 1886
Maggie Hazel. Eakin
b 20 Apr 1888, d 20 Jun 1888
FAMILY LIFE
John was born and raised in Putnamville, IN where his father was a blacksmith. He was the youngest of eight siblings. John and three older brothers survived into adulthood. His mother died in 1858 when John was eleven, and his father two years later in 1860. In 1861, at the age of 14, he enlisted in (unit) of the Union Army for xxx months and in 18xx he enlisted in the US Army and fought in the Sioux Indian War. After his military service, he returned to Elletsville, IN where he became a carpenter and builder.
Mary was born in London, England in 1852 and came to America in 1866.
They lived in Ellettsville, IN except for four years in Bloomington, IN from 1897 to 1901. (pension application)
Vanelia Eakin Connor, 1986, remembered her grandfather telling her that there was no "s" on the end of Eakin and he was the first in the family to drop it from his name. She also remembered her grandmother telling her that she was born in London, England "within the sound of the bells of Big Ben." In actually, Big Ben has no bells, however, according to traditional definition, a "true" Cockney is someone born within earshot of the Bow Bells, i.e. the bells of St. Mary-le-Bow church in Cheapside in the City of London (which is not itself in the East End). As the general din in London has increased, the area in which the bells can be heard has contracted. Formerly it included the City, Clerkenwell, Finsbury, Shoreditch, Hoxton, Stepney, Bethnal Green, Limehouse, Mile End, Wapping, Whitechapel, Shadwell, Bermondsey, Rotherhithe, Surrey Quays and The Borough, although according to the legend of Dick Whittington the bells could also be heard from as far away as Highgate. The association with Cockney and the East End in the public imagination may be due to many people assuming that Bow Bells are to be found in the district of Bow, rather than the lesser known St Mary-le-Bow church.
CENSUS RECORDS
Putnam Co., IN 1850 PG 529
Dwelling # 34
John Eakins, age 40, male, Blacksmith, $300, born in Penn
Caroline Eakins, age 40, female, born in Ohio
William Eakins, age 15, male, born in Ohio
Thomas Eakins, age 13, male, born in Ohio
Henry Eakins, age 6, male, born in Ohio
John Eakins, age 3, male, born in Ind.
MILITARY SERVICE
Served in Co. I, 55th Indiana Volunteers from 21 Jul 1862 to 21 Oct 1862.
Served in Co. C, 43rd Indiana Volunteers 10 Oct 1864 - 14 Jun 1865
Enlisted in Co. G, 1st Battalion, 18th U.S. Infantry on 19 Jun 1865
Transferred to Co. G, 12th U.S. Infantry on 25 April 1868 and discharged with rank of Corporal at Washington, DC on 19 Jun 1868 (age 21)
Served in Civil War and Sioux Indian War with service in the Dakotas
Civil War Discharge, page 1 and page 2
Indian War Discharge, page 1 and page 2
Pension application, page 1, page 2, and page 3
John Eakin's journal, page 1 and page 2
CHURCH
FRATERNAL ORGINIZATIONS
SOURCE INFORMATION LINKS
Estate Summary page 1 page 2
This is a letter written by Lenora Eakin to each of her siblings and accounts for John 1847s estate. Comments were made that the estate should not have paid Lenoras train fare and also that she should have paid John 1921 more than $1.25 for moving all the estate property to storage. It was requested that a copy of this letter be included in the family history.
Obituaries - John Eakin obit1 obit2 obit3 obit4 obit5
http://www. johneakin.com/JohnEakin1847/JohnEakin1847_photo_w_Bussy.tif
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NOTE: Census records reflect age at the time of enumeration. Example - if the 1820 enumeration were done in June 1820, a person recorded as 10 years of age could have been born between June 1809 and June 1810.
John Eakin 1847 with his dog Bussy. In
front of his home in Elletsville, IN
Last updated 12/31/2018