Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Thomas Jefferson Eakin and Mary Adeline Coulter




Husband Thomas Jefferson Eakin 1 2 3 4

           Born: 19 Dec 1840 - Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA 1
     Christened: 
           Died: Abt 1890-1893 4
         Buried: 


         Father: David Eakin (Abt 1809-1851) 5 6
         Mother: Rebecca P. Stalker (Abt 1811-1878) 5 7


       Marriage: 5 Jun 1866 1



Wife Mary Adeline Coulter 8 9 10

            AKA: Adelaide Coulter 1
           Born: 1846 11
     Christened: 
           Died: 1931 12
         Buried: 


         Father: Dr. John Coulter, M.D. (1787/1797-1849) 1 9 13 14
         Mother: Elizabeth "Betsy" Baird (1809-1901) 1 9 13 14




Children
1 F Mary Alice Eakin 15

           Born: 1866
     Christened: 
           Died: in childhood
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Did Not Marry


2 M Charles P. Eakin 15

           Born: 1868 16
     Christened: 
           Died: 1910 16
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Maude L. Paden (      -      ) 16
           Marr: 1905 - ? Venango Co, PA


3 F Elizabeth May Eakin 15

            AKA: Mae Elizabeth Eakin
           Born: 1869 16
     Christened: 
           Died: 1957 16
         Buried: 
         Spouse: James Baird Porter (1869-1939) 17
           Marr: 1899


4 F Sarah A. Eakin 15

           Born: 1871 16
     Christened: 
           Died: 1917 16
         Buried: 



5 M Howard John Eakin 15

           Born: 1873 16
     Christened: 
           Died: 1897 16
         Buried: 



6 M David Burtrand Eakin 15 18

           Born: 1876 16
     Christened: 
           Died: 1897 16
         Buried: 



7 M Thomas Jefferson Eakin, Jr.

           Born: 1876 16
     Christened: 
           Died: 1897 16
         Buried: 



8 F Martha Amelia Eakin 15

           Born: 1880
     Christened: 
           Died: 1945 16
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Rev. Allen Bell, D.D. (      -      ) 16


9 M Samuel Marshall Eakin 15 19

           Born: 5 Mar 1883
     Christened: 
           Died: 17 Oct 1954 - Alameda Co, CA
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Mary Jack (      -      )


10 F Ada Caroline Eakin 15

           Born: 1885 16
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1890
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Did Not Marry


11 M James Harold Eakin

           Born: 1889 16
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 



12 M Louis Donald Eakin

           Born: 1893 20
     Christened: 
           Died: 1955 21
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Neva Leone Hamilton (1895-1977) 22
           Marr: 1920 23



General Notes: Husband - Thomas Jefferson Eakin


He was born on the old homestead in Clinton township, Venango County, Pennsylvania, and lived at home until June 5, 1866, when he married and began to farm on adjoining lands. This he did until 1874, when he bought the old homestead and occupied it until 1886, and then selling his land removed to Franklin. He remained in the county seat until April 1, 1889, when be removed to Emlenton. September 9, 1862, he enlisted in Company E, Sixteenth Pennsylvania Cavalry, and served with it in the Army of the Potomac. He was detailed in the commissary department, and participated with his regiment in the engagements at Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Wilderness, Spottsylvania, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, and Appomattox. He was mustered out at Lynchburg, Virginia, June 17, 1865. Mr. Eakin held several of the minor offices in his native township, among the number being justice of the peace, and served as county commissioner from January, 1882, to January, 1888. Mr. Eakin belonged to the K. of H., and was an active supporter of the Democratic party. He and wife were members of the Cumberland Presbyterian church, and their four oldest children were also Presbyterians. [BRC, 941]


General Notes: Wife - Mary Adeline Coulter

Residing in Denver, CO, in 1919.


Notes: Marriage

They were married in 1865. [JHB, 34]

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Sources


1 J. H. Newton, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Columbus, OH: J. A. Caldwell Publishers, 1879), Pg 574.

2 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 941, 989, 1000.

3 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 680, 683, 911.

4 Jesse H. Baird, Thomas and Martha Beard - Baird, Pioneers on the Scrubgrass 1796, San Anselmo, CA, 1958, Pg 34.

5 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 989.

6 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 683, 910.

7 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 683, 911.

8 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 941, 1000.

9 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 680.

10 Jesse H. Baird, Thomas and Martha Beard - Baird, Pioneers on the Scrubgrass 1796, San Anselmo, CA, 1958, pg 34.

11 Jesse H. Baird, Thomas and Martha Beard - Baird, Pioneers on the Scrubgrass 1796, San Anselmo, CA, 1958, pg 34.

12 Jesse H. Baird, Thomas and Martha Beard - Baird, Pioneers on the Scrubgrass 1796, San Anselmo, CA, 1958, pg 34.

13 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 986, 1000.

14 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 1043.

15 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 942.

16 Jesse H. Baird, Thomas and Martha Beard - Baird, Pioneers on the Scrubgrass 1796, San Anselmo, CA, 1958, pg 35.

17 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 991.

18 Jesse H. Baird, Thomas and Martha Beard - Baird, Pioneers on the Scrubgrass 1796, San Anselmo, CA, 1958, pg 34.

19 Jesse H. Baird, Thomas and Martha Beard - Baird, Pioneers on the Scrubgrass 1796, San Anselmo, CA, 1958, pg 34.

20 Jesse H. Baird, Thomas and Martha Beard - Baird, Pioneers on the Scrubgrass 1796, San Anselmo, CA, 1958, Pg 35.

21 Jesse H. Baird, Thomas and Martha Beard - Baird, Pioneers on the Scrubgrass 1796, San Anselmo, CA, 1958, Pg 35.

22 Jesse H. Baird, Thomas and Martha Beard - Baird, Pioneers on the Scrubgrass 1796, San Anselmo, CA, 1958, Pg 35.

23 Jesse H. Baird, Thomas and Martha Beard - Baird, Pioneers on the Scrubgrass 1796, San Anselmo, CA, 1958, Pg 35.


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