Husband David V. Eakin 1 2 3 4
Born: 11 Oct 1851 - Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA 1 5
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Died: 1932 - Idaho
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Father: David Eakin (Abt 1809-1851) 6 7
Mother: Rebecca P. Stalker (Abt 1811-1878) 6 8
Marriage: 1876 1 8
Wife Henrietta E. Cross 1 3 9
AKA: Henrietta Ruth Cross
Born: 1857
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Died: 1948
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Father: Judge Robert Cross (1811-1874) 9 10 11 12
Mother: Hannah McKissick (1816-1893) 9 11 12 13
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1 F Blanche Eakin 14
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2 M Victor Eakin 14
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3 F Josephine Eakin 14
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4 M R. Ernest Eakin 14
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5 M Wilfred Eakin 14
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6 M William Eakin 14
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7 F Helen Eakin 14
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8 M Norman Eakin 14
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9 M Samuel Eugene Eakin
Born: 27 Apr 1896
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Died: Mar 1976 - ? Jerome, Jerome Co, ID
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Spouse: Katharine Lucille Stewart (1895-1989)
Marr: 1922
10 F Nancy Virginia Eakin
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Spouse: Seymour Julius Hanson ( - )
11 M Edward Eakin 14
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General Notes: Husband - David V. Eakin
New Castle, Lawrence Co, PA; Idaho
He was born in 1853. [TCHLC, 571]
He remained in his native locality until he was eighteen years of age and then left home for the oil fields, finding his first work in the old Scrubgrass region on the Allegheny River, in 1871. He engaged in operating and producing in the Bullion field in Venango County, in 1879, and from 1882 to 1892 was in the Bradford field, later was in the Thorn Creek field for a time, then went back to the Bullion field for a number of years, working as a producer, and was also engaged in drilling in the Allegheny County fields. From 1892 until 1895 he was in the rich oil districts of northwestern Ohio, going from there back to the Venango County fields, and in 1899 he moved to New Castle, Lawrence County. For the seven succeeding years he drilled wells for the New Castle Gas Company, during the last two of those years being in the Volant fields. After this he operated in Butler County and drove the first well that opened up the Muddy Creek fields. Mr. Eakin had a reputation in his line of work that kept him very busy and there were few men through that section who were better posted or could be more thoroughly relied upon in oil matters than Mr. Eakin.