Harrison Eaton submitted by Conley Wolterman Resided on a farm near Lake View, in Viola Township, Sac County, Iowa, dates his birth in Pike Township, Wyoming County, New York, May 11, 1840. He was the 7th born in the family of 8 children of Amasa and Lydia (Campbell) Eaton, natives of Pennsylvania, and spent his early boyhood days in New York. When he was 9 or 10 years old, the family moved to De Kalb County, Illinois, and settled on a farm where he grew to manhood. When the Civil War came on, he enlisted in Company B, 36 Illinois Cavalry, and served under Captains Duncan and Shear. He participated in many of the important engagements of the West, and was on the memorable "March to the Sea." He was honorably discharged September 23, 1864. During his service, he contracted asthma. After the Civil War, Harrison returned to De Kalb County, Illinois, and remained there until 1871. Then he moved to Floyd County, Iowa, and at that place developed a farm. In 1888, he came to Sac County and bought an improved farm of 80 acres in Section 1 of Viola Township, where he engaged in dairy farming, milking an average of 15 cows. He had a comfortable cottage home, a story and a half, 14 x 22 feet, with an L, 12 x 22 feet; barn, 30 x 36 feet; sheds, yards, feed lots, windmill, etc. Mr. Eaton was married on November 25, 1867, in De Kalb County, Illinois, to Eliza Garbutt, who was born, reared, and educated in Canada. Her parents, John and Eleanor (Bellwood) Garbutt, natives of Yorkshire, England, were married in Canada and died at Sycamore, Illinois Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Eaton had 7 children: Ida M, wife of Mel Wright of Wall Lake Township, Sac County, Iowa; Albert F., a resident of Wall Lake Township; Myrtilla; Wilbert; George R.; Arthur J.; and Richard. Mr. Eaton was a member of Gardner Post No. 90, G. A. R., Nora Springs, Floyd County, Iowa.

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