James Madison Eakin and Elizabeth Hovis

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Husband James Madison Eakin ^{1 2}

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           Born: 2 May 1832 - Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 6 Sep 1889 - Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA 2
         Buried:  - Amity-Mt. Irwin Cemetery, Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA

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         Father: William Addison Eakin (1809-1896) 1 3 4
         Mother: Maria Robb (1806-1892) 1 3

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       Marriage: 1 Jan 1856 2 5

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Wife Elizabeth Hovis ²

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           Born: 1833 - Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 1915 2
         Buried:  - Amity-Mt. Irwin Cemetery, Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA

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         Father: Ernest Baker Hovis (1811-1867) 6 7 8
         Mother: Christina Walter (1804/1805-1886) 8 9

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Children

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1 M Walter Preston Eakin ^{2 10}

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           Born: 1858 - Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 1935 - Grove City, Mercer Co, PA 2
         Buried:  - Amity-Mt. Irwin Cemetery, Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA 11

         Spouse: Mary Ellen Galloway (1860-1938) 2 12
           Marr: 14 Jun 1886 - Franklin, Venango Co, PA 2

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2 M William Elliot Eakin ^{1 2}

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           Born: Nov 1860 - Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 1931 - California 2
         Buried:  - Amity-Mt. Irwin Cemetery, Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA

         Spouse: Ella Munnell (1859-1946) 2
           Marr: 1883 2

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3 M Joseph Milton Eakin ¹³

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           Born: 1862 - Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA 13
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Minnie Boyle (      -      ) 13

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4 F Sarah "Sadie Belle" Eakin ¹³

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           Born: Dec 1867 - Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA 13
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Benton McLellan Phipps (1862-1940) 13 14
           Marr: 1890 - ? Venango Co, PA 13

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General Notes: Husband - James Madison Eakin

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Another source gives his date of birth as Apr 2, 1833.

1 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 549.

2 Nancy Byers Romig, Descendants of Rev. Johan Theodor Hofius (Export, PA: Self-published, July, 1997), Pg 96.

3 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1020.

4 Nancy Byers Romig, Descendants of Rev. Johan Theodor Hofius (Export, PA: Self-published, July, 1997), Pg 17.

5 Joan S. Hanson & Kenneth L. Hanson, Marriages from Venango County Sources (Apollo, PA: Closson Press, 1994), Pg 69.

6 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 992.

7 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 643, 968.

8 Nancy Byers Romig, Descendants of Rev. Johan Theodor Hofius (Export, PA: Self-published, July, 1997), Pg 95.

9 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 968.

10 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 549, 866.

11 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 1, Irwin, Mineral, & Victory Townships (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1992), Pg 18.

12 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 866.

13 Nancy Byers Romig, Descendants of Rev. Johan Theodor Hofius (Export, PA: Self-published, July, 1997), Pg 97.

14 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 982.