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Willard Lee Eaton

Birth	:	13 Oct 1848 Delhi, Delaware County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	7 Jun 1911 Osage, Mitchell County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Osage Cemetery, Osage, Mitchell County, USA
Coordinate	:	43.2916700, -92.8201700
Description	:	W.L. EATON DIES AT HOME IN OSAGE Former State Railroad Commissioner Passes Away After Long Illness. Funeral on Friday OSAGE, IOWA - June 8, 1911 - Willard L. Eaton, former state railroad commissioner died at his home in this city yesterday. He succumbed to heart disease, suffering from valvular trouble and an affection of the arteries. Mr. Eaton is survived by his wife and one son, Allan, who are here. The funeral will be held Friday afternoon at the Eaton home and will be in charge of the Grand Lodge of the Masons. Mr. Eaton had long been prominent in legal, business and political affairs in Iowa. He was... Read More	W.L. EATON DIES AT HOME IN OSAGE Former State Railroad Commissioner Passes Away After Long Illness. Funeral on Friday OSAGE, IOWA - June 8, 1911 - Willard L. Eaton, former state railroad commissioner died at his home in this city yesterday. He succumbed to heart disease, suffering from valvular trouble and an affection of the arteries. Mr. Eaton is survived by his wife and one son, Allan, who are here. The funeral will be held Friday afternoon at the Eaton home and will be in charge of the Grand Lodge of the Masons. Mr. Eaton had long been prominent in legal, business and political affairs in Iowa. He was a native of the state, having been born in Delaware County, October 13, 1848. Since he was eight years of age he had resided in Osage, his parents moving her in 1856. He was educated in the public schools of Osage and Mitchell County and was a graduate of the State University at Iowa City. He was called to many official places, the duties of which he discharged with satisfaction of his friends and honor to himself. He was mayor of Osage three times. He served as county attorney for Mitchell County. He served Mitchell County as its representative in the Iowa legislature during three general assemblies. He served one term as state railroad commissioner and was prominently mentioned as a congressional candidate, and had been urged by his friends to be candidate for attorney general. He served as speaker of the house. [Oelwein Register, Wednesday, June 14, 1911] -------------------------------------------------------- WILLARD L. EATON is a native of Iowa, having been born at Delhi in Delaware County, October 13, 1848. He is a graduate of the Law Department of the State University, and began the practice of law at Osage in Mitchell County, in 1874. Mr. Eaton is the son of Hon. A. K. Eaton who was one of the prominent pioneer lawmakers of Iowa, and long a leader in the Democratic party. W. L. Eaton has been three terms mayor of Osage, and county attorney. In politics he is a Republican and in 1897 was elected to represent his county in the House of the Twenty-seventh General Assembly. He was reelected to the Twenty-eighth General Assembly and became a prominent candidate for Speaker, but not being chosen was made chairman of the committee of ways and means. He was again elected, serving in the Twenty-ninth General Assembly as Speaker of the House. "History of Iowa From the Earliest Times to the Beginning of the Twentieth Century" on www.Wikisource.org (Sent by contributor S. Bell)

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Willard Lee Eaton's memorial is located at: Osage Cemetery, Osage, Mitchell County, USA.
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Willard Lee Eaton death on 7 Jun 1911 in Osage, Mitchell County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 43.2916700
Longitude: -92.8201700

Family Members:

Parent

Arial Kendrick Eaton

(1813 - 1896)

Sarah Jarnagin Eaton

(1827 - 1903)

Spouse

Laura Rosina Annis Eaton

(1848 - 1924)

Siblings

Sumner Franklin “Frank” Eaton

(1848 - 1933)

Jones Eaton

(1858 - 1861)

Children

Ivan Willard Eaton

(1882 - 1884)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Osage Cemetery
Osage, Mitchell County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2916700, -92.8201700

2. Sacred Heart Cemetery
Osage, Mitchell County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2742004, -92.7917023

3. South Osage Mennonite Church Cemetery
Osage, Mitchell County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2544556, -92.7915573

4. Tucker Cemetery
Osage, Mitchell County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2494011, -92.8319016

5. Oak Grove Cemetery
Mitchell, Mitchell County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3156013, -92.8707962

6. Calvary Cemetery
Osage, Mitchell County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2238998, -92.8300018

7. Orchard Cemetery
Orchard, Mitchell County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2249985, -92.7838898

8. Dudley Cemetery
Dudley (historical), Mitchell County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2252998, -92.8743973

9. Riverview Cemetery
Saint Ansgar, Mitchell County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3430328, -92.9220200

10. Rock Creek Cemetery
Meroa, Mitchell County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2352791, -92.9225006

11. Eden Presbyterian Cemetery
Meroa, Mitchell County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2131004, -92.9103012

12. West End Cemetery
Meroa, Mitchell County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2216682, -92.9250031

13. Saint Ansgar Cemetery
Saint Ansgar, Mitchell County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3777809, -92.9094391

14. Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
Saint Ansgar, Mitchell County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3717003, -92.9257965

15. First Lutheran Cemetery
Saint Ansgar, Mitchell County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3841705, -92.9194412

16. Liberty Cemetery
Little Cedar, Mitchell County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3856010, -92.7230988

17. Beaver Creek Cemetery
Brownville, Mitchell County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3397217, -92.6727829

18. Blakestad Cemetery
Saint Ansgar, Mitchell County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3711014, -92.9400024

19. Saint Johns Lutheran Cemetery
Rock Creek, Mitchell County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3295560, -92.9849770

20. Saint Peters Cemetery
New Haven, Mitchell County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2858315, -92.6427765

21. Saint Johns Lutheran Old Cemetery
Rock Creek, Mitchell County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3313904, -92.9897232

22. Stillwater Cemetery
Orchard, Mitchell County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2130585, -92.6780624

23. McKinley Cemetery
Saint Ansgar, Mitchell County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3906400, -92.9368300

24. Howardville Cemetery
Floyd, Floyd County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1866989, -92.7016983