Theodore Walter “Ted” EatonAge: 34 years1916–1950
- Name
- Theodore Walter “Ted” Eaton
- Given names
- Theodore Walter
- Surname
- Eaton
- Nickname
- Ted
 Birth | August 17, 1916 31 24 |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 4 months)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 16 months)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
 Census | January 15, 1920 (Age 3 years) |
 Birth of a sister | Marinda Alice Eaton April 8, 1920 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Ronald Otis Jefferson Eaton December 20, 1922 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Marie Avis “Sally” Eaton February 3, 1925 (Age 8 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 13 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Census | April 8, 1930 (Age 13 years) |
 Marriage | Vella Violet Reynolds — View this family June 5, 1937 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Dora Violet “Dee” Eaton July 12, 1940 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Walter Lee Eaton Sr. August 24, 1942 (Age 26 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Marinda Powers January 18, 1945 (Age 28 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 25 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Clarkson Pottenger September 2, 1946 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Charlotte June Eaton June 1, 1949 (Age 32 years) |
| Census | April 16, 1950 (Age 33 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 33 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 29 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | August 26, 1950 (Age 34 years) Cause of death: Logging Accident |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Westwood Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Willie Clyde Eaton Birth: March 4, 1885 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States Death: October 26, 1971 — Modesto, Stanislaus, California, United States |
| mother |
Gracie Ann Pottenger Birth: July 14, 1892 31 22 — Missouri, United States Death: January 27, 1965 — Modesto, Stanislaus, California, United States |
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Marriage: September 13, 1908 — Tuckerman, Jackson, Arkansas, United States |
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10 months elder brother |
Amos Clarkson Eaton Birth: July 22, 1909 24 17 — Newport, Jackson, Arkansas, United States Death: February 5, 1987 — Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
Albert Marion Eaton Birth: August 4, 1911 26 19 — Newark, Independence, Arkansas, United States Death: August 25, 1991 — Alameda, California, United States |
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22 months elder brother |
Eugene Elihu Eaton Birth: June 11, 1913 28 20 — Arkansas, United States Death: February 21, 1985 — Russellville, Pope, Arkansas, United States |
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3 years himself |
Theodore Walter “Ted” Eaton Birth: August 17, 1916 31 24 — Lead Hill, Boone, Arkansas, United States Death: August 26, 1950 — Lassen, California, United States |
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4 years younger sister |
Marinda Alice Eaton Birth: April 8, 1920 35 27 — Lead Hill, Boone, Arkansas, United States Death: August 28, 1986 — Russellville, Pope, Arkansas, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Ronald Otis Jefferson Eaton Birth: December 20, 1922 37 30 — Russellville, Pope, Arkansas, United States Death: June 4, 1970 — Arizona, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Marie Avis “Sally” Eaton Birth: February 3, 1925 39 32 — Arkansas, United States Death: December 17, 2021 — Waterford, Stanislaus, California, United States |
| Father’s family with Private |
| father |
Willie Clyde Eaton Birth: March 4, 1885 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States Death: October 26, 1971 — Modesto, Stanislaus, California, United States |
| step-mother |
Private |
| Family with Vella Violet Reynolds |
| himself |
Theodore Walter “Ted” Eaton Birth: August 17, 1916 31 24 — Lead Hill, Boone, Arkansas, United States Death: August 26, 1950 — Lassen, California, United States |
| wife |
Vella Violet Reynolds Birth: November 27, 1916 — Russellville, Pope, Arkansas, United States Death: November 20, 1996 — Arizona, United States |
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Marriage: June 5, 1937 — Pope, Arkansas, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Dora Violet “Dee” Eaton Birth: July 12, 1940 23 23 — Arkansas, United States Death: February 19, 2013 |
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2 years son |
Walter Lee Eaton Sr. Birth: August 24, 1942 26 25 — Russellville, Pope, Arkansas, United States Death: June 9, 2018 — Prairie City, Grant, Oregon, United States |
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7 years daughter |
Charlotte June Eaton Birth: June 1, 1949 32 32 — Lassen, California, United States Death: January 13, 2009 — Mill City, Linn, Oregon, United States |
| Joseph Benjamin Manley + Vella Violet Reynolds |
| wife’s husband |
Joseph Benjamin Manley Birth: January 29, 1923 29 22 — Arkansas, United States Death: August 29, 2002 — Sun City, Maricopa, Arizona, United States |
| wife |
Vella Violet Reynolds Birth: November 27, 1916 — Russellville, Pope, Arkansas, United States Death: November 20, 1996 — Arizona, United States |
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Marriage: after 1950 — |
Theodore Walter “Ted” Eaton has 16 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (16)
Parents Albert Llewellyn Pottenger + Ivora Manley
Parents Joseph “Joe” Manley + Bessie M Pottenger
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Parents Roy Elmer Pottenger + Veda Caroline Webb
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Willie Clyde Eaton - Household
Dodd, Marion, Arkansas
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Willie Clyde Eaton - Household
923 East 6th Street Illinois, Pope, Arkansas
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| Census | 1950 United States - Census transcript - Theodore Walter “Ted” Eaton - Household
622 Elm Westwood, Lassen, California
Vella married roomer Joseph after Teds death -b |