He was the son of Robert and Mary Eades of Rock Creek, Prince George's Parish, Frederick Co., Maryland, and was born in 1764.
There was a Thomas Eades who served in the Revolutionary War from Maryland, but there's no proof that he was the same Thomas Eades. Our Thomas did have an older brother, Charles, who fought for most of the war.
Thomas's family moved from Maryland to Bedford Co., Virginia soon after the war ended.
The Thomas Eades on the Amherst county [adjoins Bedford to the north] tax list in 1785 may have been him or a relative, as this Thomas was listed living very near our Thomas's future father-in-law, John West. This Thomas was listed with three white souls, one house, and seven other buildings [barn, sheds, etc.].
The first definite mention of Thomas in the records was when he witnessed his brother Charles's marriage in Bedford county in 1786.
He married on 11 Aug 1787, Botetourt Co., VA, to Priscilla West. [Botetourt county adjoins Bedford to the west.] She was the daughter of John and Rachel (Perry) West.
In 1788, he and Priscilla were listed on the tax roll in Bedford county with other members of his family.
In 1790, Thomas and Priscilla went west to the Kentucky frontier, along with many other Virginians looking for cheaper land. Thomas' brother John (who married Priscilla's sister Sarah) also came with his new bride, as did Priscilla's parents and family. They settled in Bourbon county, where Thomas was listed on the tax list that year. Priscilla's father was listed the next year.
"The first listing of the surname of Eades / Eds is in the 1790 Tax List of Bourbon County, Kentucky, where Thomas Eads name appears. The next year the name of John Eades is listed, and in 1792 Jonethan Eadds, John Eades, and Thomas Eades, appear on the tax list. Eddes, and John and Thomas Edes appear in 1793. In 1795 the names of Thomas Eades and John Edes are listed. 1796 has three before mentioned with John, Thomas, and William Eades. Which three names appear in 1797 and 1799. [Bourbon County, Kentucky, Taxpayers, 1787-1799. (Miami Beach, Florida: T. L. C. Genealogy, 1990, 1992) Pp. 22, 34, 55, 73, 95, 118, 141, 162. (FHL-USA/CAN 976.9423 R48t.)]
SOURCES
William Eads and Charles Eads, The Descendants of Robert and Mary Eads of Montgomery County, Maryland. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Unpublished manuscript, 1994) Copy in possession of Garry Bryant, Farmington, Utah, 1994."
Thomas and Priscilla opened a much-needed tavern and hotel in the tiny but booming town of Paris [then called Bourbonton], Bourbon's county seat. It was only the town's second tavern, the first having been opened by Priscilla's brother, Thomas West. In 1795, Thomas Eades became the first postmaster for the town and set up the post office in the tavern. As postmaster, he would have known all the local residents, including trailblazer Daniel Boone. This tavern still stands and is on the National Historical Register.
In 1796, the famous Cane Ridge Meeting House Gospel revival was held a few miles out of town. No doubt Thomas and Priscilla found an opportunity to attend. Everyone else did.
In 1810, Thomas and Priscilla were listed on the Bourbon county census with their nine children. They held no slaves.
War of 1812 - Thomas may have been too young to fight in the Revolutionary War, but he didn't think he was too old to fight in 1812. He enlisted as a Private and fought alongside his son Horace and two of his future sons-in-law, brothers James and Granville Rutherford.
1813 - A Thomas Eades was sued in St. Genevieve Co., Missouri Territory, and it's possible this was the same Thomas, as his daughter Martha with her husband James Rutherford would be in St. Louis, MO by 1817:
Title
Series Case Files
Parties Dodge, Wilson & Craighead - Plaintiff
Eades, Thomas - Defendant
Cause of Action / Subject Action on Debt
Term of Court, Year 1813
Term of Court, Month 7
County Sainte Genevieve
Court Type Court of Common Pleas
Case Type Civil
General Notes
Case Summary Debt/merchandise and goods.
Case Number 68
In 1820, they were listed on the Bourbon Co., KY census with eight children still at home.
In 1827, Thomas and Priscilla sold their land in Bourbon county and moved across the line into Nicholas county. The deed was copied in Allen county, where the buyer lived:
Allen Co., KY - Deed Book D 1826-1831
Pg 48-49 This Indenture made this sixth day of March one thousand eight hundred and twenty seven between THOS. EADES and his wife PRISCILLA of the county of Bourban and state of Kentucky of the one part and RICHARD MITCHEL of Allen County and state aforesaid ... in consideration of the sum of one hundred & fifteen dollars ... confirm unto the sd RICHARD MITCHEL ... tract of land containing one hundred & thirty three achors (sic) ... on Baysfork a branch of Big Barren river ... Wit: ASA B. EADES, GRANVILLE O. EADES Signed: THOS. EADES, PRISCILLA EADES
It's not known exactly when Priscilla died. Her tombstone (or her daughter's?) death date seems to read 1815, but she was definitely still alive when she signed the land deed in 1827 and probably in 1830 when Thomas had a wife her age on the census.
In 1830, they were enumerated on the census in Nicholas Co., KY, still with a full house:
1830 census, Nicholas Co., KY, p. 309
Thomas Eades 0-0-1-2-0-0-0-0-1 0-1-0-0-1-0-0-0-1
One male 60-70; b. 1760-1770 - Thomas
One female 60-70; b. 1760-1770 - Priscilla
One female 20-30; b. 1800-1810 -
Two males 15-20; b. 1810-1815 - William b. 1809 & Preston b. 1813
One male 10-15; b. 1815-1820 - John
One female 5-10; b. 1820-1825 -
Thomas died in 1838 in Nicholas Co., KY. His death was described many years later in his daughter Rachel Rutherford's biography: "Her father went to the nearest [long blotch - illegible] his horse, and, being famished, called for a drink of water in front of the store. He drank it and fell on the side-walk, dying before he could be carried into the store."
He was buried next to Priscilla in the Old Millersburg cemetery in Bourbon county.
The Gatewood Family Bible:
[need source]
"I was given these names copied from our Gatewood family Bible..says "not known who made these entries" above the list. Was wondering if anything sounds familiar. Believe my
Gatewoods: VA,MO,OK my Eades:KY,VA,St Louis,MO.. where Granville O. Eades md Lucinda Sappington Mar 25, 1853, believe list is his parents and siblings.."
List:
Thomas Eades born Dec 25, 1764
Pescilla his wife born May 28, 1769
Metilda P. Eades born Feb 25 1788
Patty Eades born Feb 21, 1793
Horatio H. Eades born Sept 3, 1795
Rachel Eades born March 6 1797
Asa B. Eades born March 30, 1799
Mary Eades born May 8, 1801
Thomas L. Eades born Feb 9, 1804
Granville O. Eades born May 19, 1806
William H. Eades born Oct 27, 1809
Preston H. Eades born Feb 21, 1813
John R. Eades born Feb 3, 1819
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Children:
1. Matilda P. Eades, b. 25 Feb 1788, Botetourt or Bedford Co., VA; d. 1815?
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2. Martha Rutherford "Patsy", b. 21 Feb 1793, Bourbon Co., KY; m. 1st 9 Aug 1812, Bourbon Co., KY to James Rutherford [b. 1786, VA; d. 1833, Ferdinand Township, St. Louis, MO]; she m. 2nd Nov 1839, St. Louis Co., MO to Dr. Jonathan Farris [d. by 1850]; she d. 2 Aug 1874, St. Louis Co., MO, aged 81 years, and was buried at Fee Fee Baptist Church.
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3. Horatio H. Eades, b. 3 Sep 1795 [per Gatewood family Bible] or 1 Apr 1795 [per tombstone], Bourbon Co., KY; m. 30 Mar 1819, Bourbon Co., KY, to Margaret C. Masterson [daughter of Caleb Masterson and Jenny Champ]; he d. 18 Aug 1835, Morgan Co., IL; buried in Diamond Grove Cemetery.
Margaret Ann Eads married on 18 Jan 1843 in Morgan Co., IL to David B. Worth. Was this Margaret C. Masterson Eades?
After Horatio's death, Margaret remarried by 1870 to __ Mullet, as she was listed living with their son Thomas that year with the name Margaret Mullett.
He was a War of 1812 vet from Kentucky:
Kentucky Soldiers of the War of 1812: With an Added Index
By Kentucky Adjutant-General's Office
p. 24 Roll of Capt Ellis's Company, First Rifle Regiment Kentucky Militia – called by Lt. Col John Allen.
Horatio Eades, private, enlisted 15 Aug 1812
p. 232 Roll of Capt Richard Matson's Company, Kentucky Mounted Infantry – Commanded by Col. Richard M. Johnson.
Horatio Eades, private, enlisted 15 Aug 1813
The battle of the Thames: in which Kentuckians defeated the British, French ...
By Bennett Henderson Young
Horatio Eades listed as a private in Matson's Company
Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky - Soldiers of the war of 1812- Printed 1891. Roll of Captain William Ellis' Company, First Rifle Regiment-- Commanded by Lieutenant Colonel John Allen. Stationed at Camp #3 Defiance County OH
1820 – Indexed as Horatio "Calles", but original shows "Eades":
1820 census, North Middletown, Bourbon, KY, Page 102
Horatio Eades 2-0-0-1-0 0-0-0-1-0
One male 26-44; b. 1776-1794 - Horatio
One female 26-44; b. 1776-1794 - Margaret
Two males under 10; b. 1810-1820 - Thomas b. 1820 & ?
1830 census, Bourbon Co., KY, p. 325
Horatia Eads 1-1-1-0-0-1 2-3-0-0-0-1
One male 30-40; b. 1790-1800 - Horatio
One female 30-40; b. 1790-1800 - Margaret
one male 10-15; b. 1815-1820 - Thomas b. 1820 m. Adams
one male 5-10; b. 1820-1825 - Horatio b. 1823 m. O'Rear
three females 5-10; b. 1820-1825 - Priscilla b. 1821 m. Rusk; Matilda b. 1822; m. Grant; Mary b.c. 1824 m. Rowe
one male under 5; b. 1825-1830 - unk
two females under 5; b. 1825-1830 - Lena b.c. 1826 m. O'Rear; Margaret b. 1826 m. Worth
1833, St. Louis, MO - Horatio sues Andrew T. Jackson for payment of a debt. He declares to the court that he needs the money to buy land in Illinois:
Term of Court 1833
Name Darby, John F - Plaintiff Attorney
Eades, Horatio H - Plaintiff
Foreman, Stephen W - Defendant Attorney
Jackson, Andrew T - Defendant
County Saint Louis
Cause of Action/ Subject Debt (Debt, note)
Case Summary
Location Box 158, Folder 54
Title
Series Case Files
Parties Darby, John F - Plaintiff Attorney
Eades, Horatio H - Plaintiff
Foreman, Stephen W - Defendant Attorney
Jackson, Andrew T - Defendant
Cause of Action / Subject Debt, note
Term of Court, Year 1833
Term of Court, Month 7
County Saint Louis
Court Type Circuit Court
Case Type Civil
General Notes Note to be used as escrow for tract of land in Illinois, if purchased
Fall of 1834 – They moved to Morgan Co., IL
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ilmaga/morgan/1894/1894_4.html
“Her husband remained a widower till November 17, 1846, when he was married the second time, to Miss Lena M. Eades, daughter of Horatio H. Eades, formerly of Bourbon county, Kentucky, though at the time of their marriage, the parents of Miss Eades were residing in Morgan County. Mr. Orear and his wife and daughter are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He is a prominent patron and trustee of the Illinois Female college. Mrs. Orear's parents settled in Morgan county in the fall of 1834.”
But they were not the first Eades in Morgan Co., IL
Illinois land records
EADS JAMES M W2NW 20 16N 09W 3 06/16/1829 MORGAN
EADS JOHN W2SE 31 14N 09W 3 11/04/1830 MORGAN
EADS JOHN NE 36 14N 10W 3 11/04/1830 MORGAN
Illinois marriage records:
EADS, CHARNOCK TAYLOR, SARAH ANN 1838-04-19 00B/0012 00000336 MORGAN
EADS, JOHN ANDERSON, MARGARET 1834-02-17 00A/0027 00001051 MORGAN
EADS, JOHN TURNER, JANE 1828-09-18 00A/0002 00000242 MORGAN
1840 Morgan, Illinois, Page 437
Margaret Eads 0-0-1 0-0-2-1-0-0-1
One female 40-50; b. 1790-1800 - Margaret
One female 15-20; b. 1820-1825 - Mary b. 1820-24 m. 1844
Two females 10-15; b. 1835-1840 - Lena b. 1825 m. 1846; Margaret Jr. b 1826 m. 1843
One male 10-15; b. 1835-1840 - William Henry b. 1830 m. Calef?
Aug 1835 – Horatio died and was buried in Diamond Grove Cemetery.
Name David B. Worth
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 18 Jan 1843
Event Place , Morgan, Illinois, United States
Gender Male
Marital Status Married
Spouse's Name Margarett Ann Eads
Spouse's Gender Female
1850 – haven't found Margaret.
1860 – haven't found Margaret.
1870 – Margaret was living with son Thomas and his family with the name Mullet:
1870 Morgan Co., IL, W Jacksonville Twp., p. 447
Thomas Eads, 50, KY
Nancy, 48, KY
Rebecca, 25, IL
William, 18, IL
Thomas, 12, IL
Margaret Mullet, 78, at home, KY
1872 – Margaret died and was buried next to Horatio.
http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/ILMORGAN/1998-11/0910920530
“Families the children married into: Rowe, ORear, ORear, Adams, Rusk, Grant, Worth, Calef”
Horatio H. Eades's children:
1) Thomas M. Eades, b. 18 Jan 1820, Bourbon Co., KY; m. 22 May 1839, Morgan Co., IL to Nancy Adams [b. 1822, KY; d. 1870/71, Morgan Co., IL; possibly buried Diamond Grove Cemetery]; he m. 2nd 20 Mar 1872, Morgan Co., IL to Mrs. Jane A. Elliott [b. 1830, IL; d. 1888; buried Yates Center Cemetery, Yates Center, Woodson Co., MO.]; he d. 18 Nov 1898, Woodson Co., KS; buried Yates Center Cemetery, Yates Center, Woodson Co., MO.
2) Son Eades, b. 1810-1820, Bourbon Co., KY; he d. by 1830
1820 son b. 1810-1820
3) Priscilla Jane Eades, b. 1821/22, Bourbon Co., KY; m. 5 Sep 1836, Morgan Co., IL to William Rusk [b. 16 Apr 1816, Bourbon Co., KY; d. 12 Jul 1893, Bethany, Harrison Co., MO; buried Miriam Cemetery]; she d. 26 Jun 1887, Harrison Co., MO; almost certainly buried with husband at Miriam Cemetery, Bethany, Harrison Co., MO.
4) Matilda P. Eades, b. 1821-23, Bourbon Co., KY; m. 9 Apr 1839, Morgan Co., IL to David W. Grant [b. 1816 OH; d 1860-1870, Morgan Co., IL]; she d. 1880-1900, probably in Decatur City, Decatur Co., IA.
1860 Morgan Co., IL census, Mauvaise Twp, p. 810
David Grant 44 miller 1,800 2,400 OH [brothers? William L. and James Grant live with them in 1860]
Matil 39 KY
Horatio, 18, IL
John, 14, IL
Henry, 11, IL
M (male), 4, IL
Mar (female), 2, IL
Wm L., 31, OH
James, 23, OH
1870 Morgan Co., IL, Yatesville Pct, p. 695
Matilda Grant, 47, KY
Henry, 19, IL
Lucian (male), 14, IL
Margaret, 12, IL
1880 census, Decatur City, Decatur, Iowa , p. 222B
Lucius E. GRANT Self M Male W 23 IL Harness Maker KY KY
Josaphine GRANT Wife M Female W 21 IA Keeping House IL IL
David W. GRANT Son S Male W 3M IA IL IA
Matilda P. GRANT Mother W Female W 48 KY KY KY
Matilda Eades Grant and David W. Grant's children:
i. Horatio Grant, b. 1842, Morgan Co., IL; probably the Horatio W. Grant b. 1844 IL [father b. OH; mother b. KY] living 1880 as a single man running a saw mill in Grundy Co., MO in 1880. He married Lucinda Bass 1891. 1900 he reported b. Sep 1842 and had four children: Etta, Horatio E., Llaud? (dau), and Delsey (dau).
ii. John Grant, b. 1846, Morgan Co., IL
iii. Henry Grant, b. 1849, Morgan Co., IL
iv. Lucius E. Grant, b. 1856, Morgan Co., IL; moved with mother to Decatur City, Decatur Co., IA by 1880; m. Josephine B. Wallek [b. 1859 IA; daughter of Martin Wallek and Josephine __]; he d. 10 Dec 1907, Cedar Rapids, Linn Co., IA.
v. Margaret Grant, b. 1858, Morgan Co., IL
5) Horatio Hiram Eades, b. 15 Nov 1823, Bourbon Co., KY; m. 8 Dec 1852, Morgan Co., IL to Frances Delia O'Rear [b. 24 Jun 1828; d. 30 Aug 1888; buried Antioch Cemetery, Morgan Co., IL; daughter of William O'Rear and Elizabeth Irwin]; he d. 18 Nov 1868; buried Antioch Cemetery, Morgan Co., IL.
Horatio's wife Frances O'Rear was Horatio's sister Leanah's stepdaughter, as Leanah had become William O'Rear second wife in 1846.
Horatio's widow Frances remarried to John W. Crum in 1879, and after she died on 30 Aug 1888, he sued Horatio's sister Leanah M. Eades O'Rear Thomas (who had remarried to a William Thomas after William O'Rear's death) over the inheritance of William O'Rear's estate.
Horatio H. Eades, Jr. had no children.
"Frances D. E. Crum departed this life Intestate, August 30, 1888, leaving, her surviving, as her next of kin and only heirs at law, the said George O'Rear and John S. Sawyer, her uncles, and the complainant, her husband;"
1870 Morgan Co., IL, Yatesville Pct, p. 695
William Orear, 74, VA
Anna, 45, KY - this is Leanah Eades
[next door]
Frances Eads, female 42, IL
Fredk Ebbrech, 21, Prussia
[2 doors away]
Matilda (Eades) Grant and her children
6) Mary E. Eades, b.c. 1820-24, Bourbon Co., KY; m. 17 Aug 1844, Scott Co., IL [borders Morgan] to Rev. Charles Ogden Rowe [b. 1825, DE]; she d. 6 Sep 1851, buried Antioch Cemetery, Morgan Co., IL.
Mary Eades Rowe and Charles Rowe's children:
i. Sarah Francis Rowe, b. 1846, Marion Co., IL
ii. Leanah Masterson Rowe, b. 4 May 1848, Jacksonville or Indian Creek, Morgan Co., IL; m. 22 Dec 1869, Woodford Co., IL to Rev. Charles Hayden;
7) one male b. 1825-1830, listed on 1830 census, but not 1840
8) Lena M. Eades [or Leanah M. Eades], b. 1825; m. 1st, 17 Nov 1846, Morgan Co., IL to William O'Rear as his second wife. [He was b. 24 Dec 1795, Frederick county, VA; d. 29 Apr 1876, Jacksonville, Morgan Co., IL; son of Benjamin O'Rear]; she m. 2nd 16 May 1878, Morgan Co., IL to William Thomas; she d. Sep 1893, Morgan Co., IL; buried Diamond Grove, Morgan Co., IL.
She was still living in Morgan Co., IL in 1890 when she was sued by Frances O'Rear's 2nd husband, John W. Crew, over the disposition of William O'Rear's estate. Lena had no children.
Lena's brother Horatio would marry Lena stepdaughter Frances O'Rear.
1850 census, Morgan County, Illinois,
William Orear.
Lena M. Eades
1870 Morgan Co., IL, Yatesville Pct, p. 695
William Orear, 74, VA
Anna, 45, KY
1880 census, Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois,
Wm Thomas Wm lawyer KY VA VA
Leanah 55 KY KY KY
Ford Alice niece 22 IL
9) Margaret Ann Eades, b. 1826, Bourbon Co., KY; m. 18 Jan 1843, Morgan Co, IL to David Bettis Worth [b. 1819, Green or Adair Co., KY; d. 20 Aug 1897]; she d. 20 Mar 1883, West Fork Twp, Woodbury Co, IA; buried Climbing Hill Cemetery, Climbing Hill, Woodbury Co., IA.
10) William Henry Eades, b. 25 Feb 1830, Bourbon Co., KY; m. 14 Oct 1856, Walworth, WI to Lucy A. Calef [b. 1828, NH; daughter of John Calef]; he d. 19 Sep 1915, Daviess Co., MO, age 85; buried Fairview Cemetery, Bethany, Harrison Co., MO.
He often used the name Henry.
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4. Rachael Priscilla Eades, b. 6 Mar 1797, Paris, Bourbon Co., KY; m. 20 Nov 1814, Bourbon Co., KY to Granville Rutherford [b. 1788 VA; d. 8 Oct 1864, Clover Bottom, Franklin Co., MO]; she d. 21 Sep 1890, Gray Summit, Franklin Co., MO.
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5. Asa Bell Eades, b. 30 Mar 1799, Bourbon Co., KY; m. 11 Jul 1824, Bourbon Co., KY to Cynthia West [b. 27 May 1795; d. 14 Sep 1867, Bourbon Co., KY, daughter of Simon (1763-1835) and Elizabeth (Hopkins) West. Simon West was son of John and Rachel (Perry) West, so Asa and Cynthia were first cousins; he d. 18 Mar 1865, Bourbon Co., KY.
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6. Mary Eades, b. 8 May 1802, Bourbon Co., KY; m. 13 Jan 1829, Nicholas Co., KY to William Holley [b. 19 Jan 1799; d. 31 Aug 1870, Henry Co., KY]; she d. 2 Oct 1871, Henry Co., KY; buried Point Pleasant Cemetery, Bethlehem, Henry Co., KY.
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7. Thomas L. Eades, b. 9 Feb 1804, Bourbon Co., KY; m. 27 Jan 1826 to Elizabeth West [b. 1799, Bourbon Co., KY; d. probably 1840-1850, St. Louis Co., MO; daughter of Simon West (son of John West and Rachel Perry) and Elizabeth Hopkins]; he d. probably 1840-1850, St. Louis Co., MO; buried probably Fee Fee Cemetery, Bridgeton, St. Louis Co., MO.
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8. Granville O. Eades, b. 19 May 1806, Bourbon Co., KY; m. 16 Jul 1829, St. Louis, MO, to Lucinda Sappington [b. 2 Nov 1809; d. 15 Sep 1886, daughter of Thomas and Mary Ann (Kinkead) Sappington]; d. 5 Sep 1884, Kirkwood, St. Louis Co., MO; buried Oak Hill Cemetery, St. Louis.
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9. Daughter Eades, b. 1805-1810, Bourbon Co., KY; d. 1820-1830.
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10. William Henry Eades, b. 27 Oct 1809, Bourbon Co., KY; m. 1st by 1834, Nicholas Co., KY to Julia Ann Trabue; m. 2nd 9 Oct 1845 to Lavina Trabue [b. 22 Feb 1824, Bourbon Co., KY; d. 1907, daughter of Robert Trabue and Mary Grimes]; he d. 3 Jul 1872, Schuyler Co., MO; buried possibly Downing (old Cherry Grove) City Cemetery, Schuyler Co., MO.
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11. Preston Harrison Eades, b. 21 Feb 1813, Bourbon Co., KY; m. 1st 4 Mar 1839, Nicholas Co., KY to Hulda Orr [b. 1820, KY; d. 1855, Cooper Co., MO]; m. 2nd 1856, Cooper Co., MO to Lenora M. Roach [b. 1830 PA or "at sea"; d. 18 Feb 1897, Boonslick, Howard Co., MO; buried Boonesboro Christian Church Cemetery, Boonesboro, Howard Co., MO]; he d. 5 Oct 1863, Syracuse, Morgan Co., MO; buried on battlefield.
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12. John R. Eades, b. 3 Feb 1819, Bourbon Co., KY; d. by 1887.
This may have been him in Morgan Co., IL, as his brother Horatio and his wife Margaret had moved there by 1833:
1850 census, Morgan county, Illinois
Joseph Whitaker M 62 Massachusetts
Hannah Whitaker F 34 Delaware
Sarah Whitaker F 18 Illinois
Hannah Whitaker F 12 Illinois
Harriet Whitaker F 10 Illinois
James Whitaker M 6 Illinois
John Eads M 32 Kentucky
William Rowe M 28 Delaware
Luther Wellson M 22 Delaware
Charles Eads M 2 Illinois
Amanda Whitaker F 25 Iowa
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There was a Thomas Eades who served in the Revolutionary War from Maryland, but there's no proof that he was the same Thomas Eades. Our Thomas did have an older brother, Charles, who fought for most of the war.
Thomas's family moved from Maryland to Bedford Co., Virginia soon after the war ended.
The Thomas Eades on the Amherst county [adjoins Bedford to the north] tax list in 1785 may have been him or a relative, as this Thomas was listed living very near our Thomas's future father-in-law, John West. This Thomas was listed with three white souls, one house, and seven other buildings [barn, sheds, etc.].
The first definite mention of Thomas in the records was when he witnessed his brother Charles's marriage in Bedford county in 1786.
He married on 11 Aug 1787, Botetourt Co., VA, to Priscilla West. [Botetourt county adjoins Bedford to the west.] She was the daughter of John and Rachel (Perry) West.
In 1788, he and Priscilla were listed on the tax roll in Bedford county with other members of his family.
In 1790, Thomas and Priscilla went west to the Kentucky frontier, along with many other Virginians looking for cheaper land. Thomas' brother John (who married Priscilla's sister Sarah) also came with his new bride, as did Priscilla's parents and family. They settled in Bourbon county, where Thomas was listed on the tax list that year. Priscilla's father was listed the next year.
"The first listing of the surname of Eades / Eds is in the 1790 Tax List of Bourbon County, Kentucky, where Thomas Eads name appears. The next year the name of John Eades is listed, and in 1792 Jonethan Eadds, John Eades, and Thomas Eades, appear on the tax list. Eddes, and John and Thomas Edes appear in 1793. In 1795 the names of Thomas Eades and John Edes are listed. 1796 has three before mentioned with John, Thomas, and William Eades. Which three names appear in 1797 and 1799. [Bourbon County, Kentucky, Taxpayers, 1787-1799. (Miami Beach, Florida: T. L. C. Genealogy, 1990, 1992) Pp. 22, 34, 55, 73, 95, 118, 141, 162. (FHL-USA/CAN 976.9423 R48t.)]
SOURCES
William Eads and Charles Eads, The Descendants of Robert and Mary Eads of Montgomery County, Maryland. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Unpublished manuscript, 1994) Copy in possession of Garry Bryant, Farmington, Utah, 1994."
Thomas and Priscilla opened a much-needed tavern and hotel in the tiny but booming town of Paris [then called Bourbonton], Bourbon's county seat. It was only the town's second tavern, the first having been opened by Priscilla's brother, Thomas West. In 1795, Thomas Eades became the first postmaster for the town and set up the post office in the tavern. As postmaster, he would have known all the local residents, including trailblazer Daniel Boone. This tavern still stands and is on the National Historical Register.
In 1796, the famous Cane Ridge Meeting House Gospel revival was held a few miles out of town. No doubt Thomas and Priscilla found an opportunity to attend. Everyone else did.
In 1810, Thomas and Priscilla were listed on the Bourbon county census with their nine children. They held no slaves.
War of 1812 - Thomas may have been too young to fight in the Revolutionary War, but he didn't think he was too old to fight in 1812. He enlisted as a Private and fought alongside his son Horace and two of his future sons-in-law, brothers James and Granville Rutherford.
1813 - A Thomas Eades was sued in St. Genevieve Co., Missouri Territory, and it's possible this was the same Thomas, as his daughter Martha with her husband James Rutherford would be in St. Louis, MO by 1817:
Title
Series Case Files
Parties Dodge, Wilson & Craighead - Plaintiff
Eades, Thomas - Defendant
Cause of Action / Subject Action on Debt
Term of Court, Year 1813
Term of Court, Month 7
County Sainte Genevieve
Court Type Court of Common Pleas
Case Type Civil
General Notes
Case Summary Debt/merchandise and goods.
Case Number 68
In 1820, they were listed on the Bourbon Co., KY census with eight children still at home.
In 1827, Thomas and Priscilla sold their land in Bourbon county and moved across the line into Nicholas county. The deed was copied in Allen county, where the buyer lived:
Allen Co., KY - Deed Book D 1826-1831
Pg 48-49 This Indenture made this sixth day of March one thousand eight hundred and twenty seven between THOS. EADES and his wife PRISCILLA of the county of Bourban and state of Kentucky of the one part and RICHARD MITCHEL of Allen County and state aforesaid ... in consideration of the sum of one hundred & fifteen dollars ... confirm unto the sd RICHARD MITCHEL ... tract of land containing one hundred & thirty three achors (sic) ... on Baysfork a branch of Big Barren river ... Wit: ASA B. EADES, GRANVILLE O. EADES Signed: THOS. EADES, PRISCILLA EADES
It's not known exactly when Priscilla died. Her tombstone (or her daughter's?) death date seems to read 1815, but she was definitely still alive when she signed the land deed in 1827 and probably in 1830 when Thomas had a wife her age on the census.
In 1830, they were enumerated on the census in Nicholas Co., KY, still with a full house:
1830 census, Nicholas Co., KY, p. 309
Thomas Eades 0-0-1-2-0-0-0-0-1 0-1-0-0-1-0-0-0-1
One male 60-70; b. 1760-1770 - Thomas
One female 60-70; b. 1760-1770 - Priscilla
One female 20-30; b. 1800-1810 -
Two males 15-20; b. 1810-1815 - William b. 1809 & Preston b. 1813
One male 10-15; b. 1815-1820 - John
One female 5-10; b. 1820-1825 -
Thomas died in 1838 in Nicholas Co., KY. His death was described many years later in his daughter Rachel Rutherford's biography: "Her father went to the nearest [long blotch - illegible] his horse, and, being famished, called for a drink of water in front of the store. He drank it and fell on the side-walk, dying before he could be carried into the store."
He was buried next to Priscilla in the Old Millersburg cemetery in Bourbon county.
The Gatewood Family Bible:
[need source]
"I was given these names copied from our Gatewood family Bible..says "not known who made these entries" above the list. Was wondering if anything sounds familiar. Believe my
Gatewoods: VA,MO,OK my Eades:KY,VA,St Louis,MO.. where Granville O. Eades md Lucinda Sappington Mar 25, 1853, believe list is his parents and siblings.."
List:
Thomas Eades born Dec 25, 1764
Pescilla his wife born May 28, 1769
Metilda P. Eades born Feb 25 1788
Patty Eades born Feb 21, 1793
Horatio H. Eades born Sept 3, 1795
Rachel Eades born March 6 1797
Asa B. Eades born March 30, 1799
Mary Eades born May 8, 1801
Thomas L. Eades born Feb 9, 1804
Granville O. Eades born May 19, 1806
William H. Eades born Oct 27, 1809
Preston H. Eades born Feb 21, 1813
John R. Eades born Feb 3, 1819
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Children:
1. Matilda P. Eades, b. 25 Feb 1788, Botetourt or Bedford Co., VA; d. 1815?
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2. Martha Rutherford "Patsy", b. 21 Feb 1793, Bourbon Co., KY; m. 1st 9 Aug 1812, Bourbon Co., KY to James Rutherford [b. 1786, VA; d. 1833, Ferdinand Township, St. Louis, MO]; she m. 2nd Nov 1839, St. Louis Co., MO to Dr. Jonathan Farris [d. by 1850]; she d. 2 Aug 1874, St. Louis Co., MO, aged 81 years, and was buried at Fee Fee Baptist Church.
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3. Horatio H. Eades, b. 3 Sep 1795 [per Gatewood family Bible] or 1 Apr 1795 [per tombstone], Bourbon Co., KY; m. 30 Mar 1819, Bourbon Co., KY, to Margaret C. Masterson [daughter of Caleb Masterson and Jenny Champ]; he d. 18 Aug 1835, Morgan Co., IL; buried in Diamond Grove Cemetery.
Margaret Ann Eads married on 18 Jan 1843 in Morgan Co., IL to David B. Worth. Was this Margaret C. Masterson Eades?
After Horatio's death, Margaret remarried by 1870 to __ Mullet, as she was listed living with their son Thomas that year with the name Margaret Mullett.
He was a War of 1812 vet from Kentucky:
Kentucky Soldiers of the War of 1812: With an Added Index
By Kentucky Adjutant-General's Office
p. 24 Roll of Capt Ellis's Company, First Rifle Regiment Kentucky Militia – called by Lt. Col John Allen.
Horatio Eades, private, enlisted 15 Aug 1812
p. 232 Roll of Capt Richard Matson's Company, Kentucky Mounted Infantry – Commanded by Col. Richard M. Johnson.
Horatio Eades, private, enlisted 15 Aug 1813
The battle of the Thames: in which Kentuckians defeated the British, French ...
By Bennett Henderson Young
Horatio Eades listed as a private in Matson's Company
Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky - Soldiers of the war of 1812- Printed 1891. Roll of Captain William Ellis' Company, First Rifle Regiment-- Commanded by Lieutenant Colonel John Allen. Stationed at Camp #3 Defiance County OH
1820 – Indexed as Horatio "Calles", but original shows "Eades":
1820 census, North Middletown, Bourbon, KY, Page 102
Horatio Eades 2-0-0-1-0 0-0-0-1-0
One male 26-44; b. 1776-1794 - Horatio
One female 26-44; b. 1776-1794 - Margaret
Two males under 10; b. 1810-1820 - Thomas b. 1820 & ?
1830 census, Bourbon Co., KY, p. 325
Horatia Eads 1-1-1-0-0-1 2-3-0-0-0-1
One male 30-40; b. 1790-1800 - Horatio
One female 30-40; b. 1790-1800 - Margaret
one male 10-15; b. 1815-1820 - Thomas b. 1820 m. Adams
one male 5-10; b. 1820-1825 - Horatio b. 1823 m. O'Rear
three females 5-10; b. 1820-1825 - Priscilla b. 1821 m. Rusk; Matilda b. 1822; m. Grant; Mary b.c. 1824 m. Rowe
one male under 5; b. 1825-1830 - unk
two females under 5; b. 1825-1830 - Lena b.c. 1826 m. O'Rear; Margaret b. 1826 m. Worth
1833, St. Louis, MO - Horatio sues Andrew T. Jackson for payment of a debt. He declares to the court that he needs the money to buy land in Illinois:
Term of Court 1833
Name Darby, John F - Plaintiff Attorney
Eades, Horatio H - Plaintiff
Foreman, Stephen W - Defendant Attorney
Jackson, Andrew T - Defendant
County Saint Louis
Cause of Action/ Subject Debt (Debt, note)
Case Summary
Location Box 158, Folder 54
Title
Series Case Files
Parties Darby, John F - Plaintiff Attorney
Eades, Horatio H - Plaintiff
Foreman, Stephen W - Defendant Attorney
Jackson, Andrew T - Defendant
Cause of Action / Subject Debt, note
Term of Court, Year 1833
Term of Court, Month 7
County Saint Louis
Court Type Circuit Court
Case Type Civil
General Notes Note to be used as escrow for tract of land in Illinois, if purchased
Fall of 1834 – They moved to Morgan Co., IL
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ilmaga/morgan/1894/1894_4.html
“Her husband remained a widower till November 17, 1846, when he was married the second time, to Miss Lena M. Eades, daughter of Horatio H. Eades, formerly of Bourbon county, Kentucky, though at the time of their marriage, the parents of Miss Eades were residing in Morgan County. Mr. Orear and his wife and daughter are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He is a prominent patron and trustee of the Illinois Female college. Mrs. Orear's parents settled in Morgan county in the fall of 1834.”
But they were not the first Eades in Morgan Co., IL
Illinois land records
EADS JAMES M W2NW 20 16N 09W 3 06/16/1829 MORGAN
EADS JOHN W2SE 31 14N 09W 3 11/04/1830 MORGAN
EADS JOHN NE 36 14N 10W 3 11/04/1830 MORGAN
Illinois marriage records:
EADS, CHARNOCK TAYLOR, SARAH ANN 1838-04-19 00B/0012 00000336 MORGAN
EADS, JOHN ANDERSON, MARGARET 1834-02-17 00A/0027 00001051 MORGAN
EADS, JOHN TURNER, JANE 1828-09-18 00A/0002 00000242 MORGAN
1840 Morgan, Illinois, Page 437
Margaret Eads 0-0-1 0-0-2-1-0-0-1
One female 40-50; b. 1790-1800 - Margaret
One female 15-20; b. 1820-1825 - Mary b. 1820-24 m. 1844
Two females 10-15; b. 1835-1840 - Lena b. 1825 m. 1846; Margaret Jr. b 1826 m. 1843
One male 10-15; b. 1835-1840 - William Henry b. 1830 m. Calef?
Aug 1835 – Horatio died and was buried in Diamond Grove Cemetery.
Name David B. Worth
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 18 Jan 1843
Event Place , Morgan, Illinois, United States
Gender Male
Marital Status Married
Spouse's Name Margarett Ann Eads
Spouse's Gender Female
1850 – haven't found Margaret.
1860 – haven't found Margaret.
1870 – Margaret was living with son Thomas and his family with the name Mullet:
1870 Morgan Co., IL, W Jacksonville Twp., p. 447
Thomas Eads, 50, KY
Nancy, 48, KY
Rebecca, 25, IL
William, 18, IL
Thomas, 12, IL
Margaret Mullet, 78, at home, KY
1872 – Margaret died and was buried next to Horatio.
http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/ILMORGAN/1998-11/0910920530
“Families the children married into: Rowe, ORear, ORear, Adams, Rusk, Grant, Worth, Calef”
Horatio H. Eades's children:
1) Thomas M. Eades, b. 18 Jan 1820, Bourbon Co., KY; m. 22 May 1839, Morgan Co., IL to Nancy Adams [b. 1822, KY; d. 1870/71, Morgan Co., IL; possibly buried Diamond Grove Cemetery]; he m. 2nd 20 Mar 1872, Morgan Co., IL to Mrs. Jane A. Elliott [b. 1830, IL; d. 1888; buried Yates Center Cemetery, Yates Center, Woodson Co., MO.]; he d. 18 Nov 1898, Woodson Co., KS; buried Yates Center Cemetery, Yates Center, Woodson Co., MO.
2) Son Eades, b. 1810-1820, Bourbon Co., KY; he d. by 1830
1820 son b. 1810-1820
3) Priscilla Jane Eades, b. 1821/22, Bourbon Co., KY; m. 5 Sep 1836, Morgan Co., IL to William Rusk [b. 16 Apr 1816, Bourbon Co., KY; d. 12 Jul 1893, Bethany, Harrison Co., MO; buried Miriam Cemetery]; she d. 26 Jun 1887, Harrison Co., MO; almost certainly buried with husband at Miriam Cemetery, Bethany, Harrison Co., MO.
4) Matilda P. Eades, b. 1821-23, Bourbon Co., KY; m. 9 Apr 1839, Morgan Co., IL to David W. Grant [b. 1816 OH; d 1860-1870, Morgan Co., IL]; she d. 1880-1900, probably in Decatur City, Decatur Co., IA.
1860 Morgan Co., IL census, Mauvaise Twp, p. 810
David Grant 44 miller 1,800 2,400 OH [brothers? William L. and James Grant live with them in 1860]
Matil 39 KY
Horatio, 18, IL
John, 14, IL
Henry, 11, IL
M (male), 4, IL
Mar (female), 2, IL
Wm L., 31, OH
James, 23, OH
1870 Morgan Co., IL, Yatesville Pct, p. 695
Matilda Grant, 47, KY
Henry, 19, IL
Lucian (male), 14, IL
Margaret, 12, IL
1880 census, Decatur City, Decatur, Iowa , p. 222B
Lucius E. GRANT Self M Male W 23 IL Harness Maker KY KY
Josaphine GRANT Wife M Female W 21 IA Keeping House IL IL
David W. GRANT Son S Male W 3M IA IL IA
Matilda P. GRANT Mother W Female W 48 KY KY KY
Matilda Eades Grant and David W. Grant's children:
i. Horatio Grant, b. 1842, Morgan Co., IL; probably the Horatio W. Grant b. 1844 IL [father b. OH; mother b. KY] living 1880 as a single man running a saw mill in Grundy Co., MO in 1880. He married Lucinda Bass 1891. 1900 he reported b. Sep 1842 and had four children: Etta, Horatio E., Llaud? (dau), and Delsey (dau).
ii. John Grant, b. 1846, Morgan Co., IL
iii. Henry Grant, b. 1849, Morgan Co., IL
iv. Lucius E. Grant, b. 1856, Morgan Co., IL; moved with mother to Decatur City, Decatur Co., IA by 1880; m. Josephine B. Wallek [b. 1859 IA; daughter of Martin Wallek and Josephine __]; he d. 10 Dec 1907, Cedar Rapids, Linn Co., IA.
v. Margaret Grant, b. 1858, Morgan Co., IL
5) Horatio Hiram Eades, b. 15 Nov 1823, Bourbon Co., KY; m. 8 Dec 1852, Morgan Co., IL to Frances Delia O'Rear [b. 24 Jun 1828; d. 30 Aug 1888; buried Antioch Cemetery, Morgan Co., IL; daughter of William O'Rear and Elizabeth Irwin]; he d. 18 Nov 1868; buried Antioch Cemetery, Morgan Co., IL.
Horatio's wife Frances O'Rear was Horatio's sister Leanah's stepdaughter, as Leanah had become William O'Rear second wife in 1846.
Horatio's widow Frances remarried to John W. Crum in 1879, and after she died on 30 Aug 1888, he sued Horatio's sister Leanah M. Eades O'Rear Thomas (who had remarried to a William Thomas after William O'Rear's death) over the inheritance of William O'Rear's estate.
Horatio H. Eades, Jr. had no children.
"Frances D. E. Crum departed this life Intestate, August 30, 1888, leaving, her surviving, as her next of kin and only heirs at law, the said George O'Rear and John S. Sawyer, her uncles, and the complainant, her husband;"
1870 Morgan Co., IL, Yatesville Pct, p. 695
William Orear, 74, VA
Anna, 45, KY - this is Leanah Eades
[next door]
Frances Eads, female 42, IL
Fredk Ebbrech, 21, Prussia
[2 doors away]
Matilda (Eades) Grant and her children
6) Mary E. Eades, b.c. 1820-24, Bourbon Co., KY; m. 17 Aug 1844, Scott Co., IL [borders Morgan] to Rev. Charles Ogden Rowe [b. 1825, DE]; she d. 6 Sep 1851, buried Antioch Cemetery, Morgan Co., IL.
Mary Eades Rowe and Charles Rowe's children:
i. Sarah Francis Rowe, b. 1846, Marion Co., IL
ii. Leanah Masterson Rowe, b. 4 May 1848, Jacksonville or Indian Creek, Morgan Co., IL; m. 22 Dec 1869, Woodford Co., IL to Rev. Charles Hayden;
7) one male b. 1825-1830, listed on 1830 census, but not 1840
8) Lena M. Eades [or Leanah M. Eades], b. 1825; m. 1st, 17 Nov 1846, Morgan Co., IL to William O'Rear as his second wife. [He was b. 24 Dec 1795, Frederick county, VA; d. 29 Apr 1876, Jacksonville, Morgan Co., IL; son of Benjamin O'Rear]; she m. 2nd 16 May 1878, Morgan Co., IL to William Thomas; she d. Sep 1893, Morgan Co., IL; buried Diamond Grove, Morgan Co., IL.
She was still living in Morgan Co., IL in 1890 when she was sued by Frances O'Rear's 2nd husband, John W. Crew, over the disposition of William O'Rear's estate. Lena had no children.
Lena's brother Horatio would marry Lena stepdaughter Frances O'Rear.
1850 census, Morgan County, Illinois,
William Orear.
Lena M. Eades
1870 Morgan Co., IL, Yatesville Pct, p. 695
William Orear, 74, VA
Anna, 45, KY
1880 census, Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois,
Wm Thomas Wm lawyer KY VA VA
Leanah 55 KY KY KY
Ford Alice niece 22 IL
9) Margaret Ann Eades, b. 1826, Bourbon Co., KY; m. 18 Jan 1843, Morgan Co, IL to David Bettis Worth [b. 1819, Green or Adair Co., KY; d. 20 Aug 1897]; she d. 20 Mar 1883, West Fork Twp, Woodbury Co, IA; buried Climbing Hill Cemetery, Climbing Hill, Woodbury Co., IA.
10) William Henry Eades, b. 25 Feb 1830, Bourbon Co., KY; m. 14 Oct 1856, Walworth, WI to Lucy A. Calef [b. 1828, NH; daughter of John Calef]; he d. 19 Sep 1915, Daviess Co., MO, age 85; buried Fairview Cemetery, Bethany, Harrison Co., MO.
He often used the name Henry.
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4. Rachael Priscilla Eades, b. 6 Mar 1797, Paris, Bourbon Co., KY; m. 20 Nov 1814, Bourbon Co., KY to Granville Rutherford [b. 1788 VA; d. 8 Oct 1864, Clover Bottom, Franklin Co., MO]; she d. 21 Sep 1890, Gray Summit, Franklin Co., MO.
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5. Asa Bell Eades, b. 30 Mar 1799, Bourbon Co., KY; m. 11 Jul 1824, Bourbon Co., KY to Cynthia West [b. 27 May 1795; d. 14 Sep 1867, Bourbon Co., KY, daughter of Simon (1763-1835) and Elizabeth (Hopkins) West. Simon West was son of John and Rachel (Perry) West, so Asa and Cynthia were first cousins; he d. 18 Mar 1865, Bourbon Co., KY.
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6. Mary Eades, b. 8 May 1802, Bourbon Co., KY; m. 13 Jan 1829, Nicholas Co., KY to William Holley [b. 19 Jan 1799; d. 31 Aug 1870, Henry Co., KY]; she d. 2 Oct 1871, Henry Co., KY; buried Point Pleasant Cemetery, Bethlehem, Henry Co., KY.
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7. Thomas L. Eades, b. 9 Feb 1804, Bourbon Co., KY; m. 27 Jan 1826 to Elizabeth West [b. 1799, Bourbon Co., KY; d. probably 1840-1850, St. Louis Co., MO; daughter of Simon West (son of John West and Rachel Perry) and Elizabeth Hopkins]; he d. probably 1840-1850, St. Louis Co., MO; buried probably Fee Fee Cemetery, Bridgeton, St. Louis Co., MO.
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8. Granville O. Eades, b. 19 May 1806, Bourbon Co., KY; m. 16 Jul 1829, St. Louis, MO, to Lucinda Sappington [b. 2 Nov 1809; d. 15 Sep 1886, daughter of Thomas and Mary Ann (Kinkead) Sappington]; d. 5 Sep 1884, Kirkwood, St. Louis Co., MO; buried Oak Hill Cemetery, St. Louis.
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9. Daughter Eades, b. 1805-1810, Bourbon Co., KY; d. 1820-1830.
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10. William Henry Eades, b. 27 Oct 1809, Bourbon Co., KY; m. 1st by 1834, Nicholas Co., KY to Julia Ann Trabue; m. 2nd 9 Oct 1845 to Lavina Trabue [b. 22 Feb 1824, Bourbon Co., KY; d. 1907, daughter of Robert Trabue and Mary Grimes]; he d. 3 Jul 1872, Schuyler Co., MO; buried possibly Downing (old Cherry Grove) City Cemetery, Schuyler Co., MO.
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11. Preston Harrison Eades, b. 21 Feb 1813, Bourbon Co., KY; m. 1st 4 Mar 1839, Nicholas Co., KY to Hulda Orr [b. 1820, KY; d. 1855, Cooper Co., MO]; m. 2nd 1856, Cooper Co., MO to Lenora M. Roach [b. 1830 PA or "at sea"; d. 18 Feb 1897, Boonslick, Howard Co., MO; buried Boonesboro Christian Church Cemetery, Boonesboro, Howard Co., MO]; he d. 5 Oct 1863, Syracuse, Morgan Co., MO; buried on battlefield.
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12. John R. Eades, b. 3 Feb 1819, Bourbon Co., KY; d. by 1887.
This may have been him in Morgan Co., IL, as his brother Horatio and his wife Margaret had moved there by 1833:
1850 census, Morgan county, Illinois
Joseph Whitaker M 62 Massachusetts
Hannah Whitaker F 34 Delaware
Sarah Whitaker F 18 Illinois
Hannah Whitaker F 12 Illinois
Harriet Whitaker F 10 Illinois
James Whitaker M 6 Illinois
John Eads M 32 Kentucky
William Rowe M 28 Delaware
Luther Wellson M 22 Delaware
Charles Eads M 2 Illinois
Amanda Whitaker F 25 Iowa
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He was the son of Robert and Mary Eades of Rock Creek, Prince George's Parish, Frederick Co., Maryland, and was born in 1764.
There was a Thomas Eades who served in the Revolutionary War from Maryland, but there's no proof that he was the same Thomas Eades. Our Thomas did have an older brother, Charles, who fought for most of the war.
Thomas's family moved from Maryland to Bedford Co., Virginia soon after the war ended.
The Thomas Eades on the Amherst county [adjoins Bedford to the north] tax list in 1785 may have been him or a relative, as this Thomas was listed living very near our Thomas's future father-in-law, John West. This Thomas was listed with three white souls, one house, and seven other buildings [barn, sheds, etc.].
The first definite mention of Thomas in the records was when he witnessed his brother Charles's marriage in Bedford county in 1786.
He married on 11 Aug 1787, Botetourt Co., VA, to Priscilla West. [Botetourt county adjoins Bedford to the west.] She was the daughter of John and Rachel (Perry) West.
In 1788, he and Priscilla were listed on the tax roll in Bedford county with other members of his family.
In 1790, Thomas and Priscilla went west to the Kentucky frontier, along with many other Virginians looking for cheaper land. Thomas' brother John (who married Priscilla's sister Sarah) also came with his new bride, as did Priscilla's parents and family. They settled in Bourbon county, where Thomas was listed on the tax list that year. Priscilla's father was listed the next year.
"The first listing of the surname of Eades / Eds is in the 1790 Tax List of Bourbon County, Kentucky, where Thomas Eads name appears. The next year the name of John Eades is listed, and in 1792 Jonethan Eadds, John Eades, and Thomas Eades, appear on the tax list. Eddes, and John and Thomas Edes appear in 1793. In 1795 the names of Thomas Eades and John Edes are listed. 1796 has three before mentioned with John, Thomas, and William Eades. Which three names appear in 1797 and 1799. [Bourbon County, Kentucky, Taxpayers, 1787-1799. (Miami Beach, Florida: T. L. C. Genealogy, 1990, 1992) Pp. 22, 34, 55, 73, 95, 118, 141, 162. (FHL-USA/CAN 976.9423 R48t.)]
SOURCES
William Eads and Charles Eads, The Descendants of Robert and Mary Eads of Montgomery County, Maryland. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Unpublished manuscript, 1994) Copy in possession of Garry Bryant, Farmington, Utah, 1994."
Thomas and Priscilla opened a much-needed tavern and hotel in the tiny but booming town of Paris [then called Bourbonton], Bourbon's county seat. It was only the town's second tavern, the first having been opened by Priscilla's brother, Thomas West. In 1795, Thomas Eades became the first postmaster for the town and set up the post office in the tavern. As postmaster, he would have known all the local residents, including trailblazer Daniel Boone. This tavern still stands and is on the National Historical Register.
In 1796, the famous Cane Ridge Meeting House Gospel revival was held a few miles out of town. No doubt Thomas and Priscilla found an opportunity to attend. Everyone else did.
In 1810, Thomas and Priscilla were listed on the Bourbon county census with their nine children. They held no slaves.
War of 1812 - Thomas may have been too young to fight in the Revolutionary War, but he didn't think he was too old to fight in 1812. He enlisted as a Private and fought alongside his son Horace and two of his future sons-in-law, brothers James and Granville Rutherford.
1813 - A Thomas Eades was sued in St. Genevieve Co., Missouri Territory, and it's possible this was the same Thomas, as his daughter Martha with her husband James Rutherford would be in St. Louis, MO by 1817:
Title
Series Case Files
Parties Dodge, Wilson & Craighead - Plaintiff
Eades, Thomas - Defendant
Cause of Action / Subject Action on Debt
Term of Court, Year 1813
Term of Court, Month 7
County Sainte Genevieve
Court Type Court of Common Pleas
Case Type Civil
General Notes
Case Summary Debt/merchandise and goods.
Case Number 68
In 1820, they were listed on the Bourbon Co., KY census with eight children still at home.
In 1827, Thomas and Priscilla sold their land in Bourbon county and moved across the line into Nicholas county. The deed was copied in Allen county, where the buyer lived:
Allen Co., KY - Deed Book D 1826-1831
Pg 48-49 This Indenture made this sixth day of March one thousand eight hundred and twenty seven between THOS. EADES and his wife PRISCILLA of the county of Bourban and state of Kentucky of the one part and RICHARD MITCHEL of Allen County and state aforesaid ... in consideration of the sum of one hundred & fifteen dollars ... confirm unto the sd RICHARD MITCHEL ... tract of land containing one hundred & thirty three achors (sic) ... on Baysfork a branch of Big Barren river ... Wit: ASA B. EADES, GRANVILLE O. EADES Signed: THOS. EADES, PRISCILLA EADES
It's not known exactly when Priscilla died. Her tombstone (or her daughter's?) death date seems to read 1815, but she was definitely still alive when she signed the land deed in 1827 and probably in 1830 when Thomas had a wife her age on the census.
In 1830, they were enumerated on the census in Nicholas Co., KY, still with a full house:
1830 census, Nicholas Co., KY, p. 309
Thomas Eades 0-0-1-2-0-0-0-0-1 0-1-0-0-1-0-0-0-1
One male 60-70; b. 1760-1770 - Thomas
One female 60-70; b. 1760-1770 - Priscilla
One female 20-30; b. 1800-1810 -
Two males 15-20; b. 1810-1815 - William b. 1809 & Preston b. 1813
One male 10-15; b. 1815-1820 - John
One female 5-10; b. 1820-1825 -
Thomas died in 1838 in Nicholas Co., KY. His death was described many years later in his daughter Rachel Rutherford's biography: "Her father went to the nearest [long blotch - illegible] his horse, and, being famished, called for a drink of water in front of the store. He drank it and fell on the side-walk, dying before he could be carried into the store."
He was buried next to Priscilla in the Old Millersburg cemetery in Bourbon county.
The Gatewood Family Bible:
[need source]
"I was given these names copied from our Gatewood family Bible..says "not known who made these entries" above the list. Was wondering if anything sounds familiar. Believe my
Gatewoods: VA,MO,OK my Eades:KY,VA,St Louis,MO.. where Granville O. Eades md Lucinda Sappington Mar 25, 1853, believe list is his parents and siblings.."
List:
Thomas Eades born Dec 25, 1764
Pescilla his wife born May 28, 1769
Metilda P. Eades born Feb 25 1788
Patty Eades born Feb 21, 1793
Horatio H. Eades born Sept 3, 1795
Rachel Eades born March 6 1797
Asa B. Eades born March 30, 1799
Mary Eades born May 8, 1801
Thomas L. Eades born Feb 9, 1804
Granville O. Eades born May 19, 1806
William H. Eades born Oct 27, 1809
Preston H. Eades born Feb 21, 1813
John R. Eades born Feb 3, 1819
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Children:
1. Matilda P. Eades, b. 25 Feb 1788, Botetourt or Bedford Co., VA; d. 1815?
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2. Martha Rutherford "Patsy", b. 21 Feb 1793, Bourbon Co., KY; m. 1st 9 Aug 1812, Bourbon Co., KY to James Rutherford [b. 1786, VA; d. 1833, Ferdinand Township, St. Louis, MO]; she m. 2nd Nov 1839, St. Louis Co., MO to Dr. Jonathan Farris [d. by 1850]; she d. 2 Aug 1874, St. Louis Co., MO, aged 81 years, and was buried at Fee Fee Baptist Church.
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3. Horatio H. Eades, b. 3 Sep 1795 [per Gatewood family Bible] or 1 Apr 1795 [per tombstone], Bourbon Co., KY; m. 30 Mar 1819, Bourbon Co., KY, to Margaret C. Masterson [daughter of Caleb Masterson and Jenny Champ]; he d. 18 Aug 1835, Morgan Co., IL; buried in Diamond Grove Cemetery.
Margaret Ann Eads married on 18 Jan 1843 in Morgan Co., IL to David B. Worth. Was this Margaret C. Masterson Eades?
After Horatio's death, Margaret remarried by 1870 to __ Mullet, as she was listed living with their son Thomas that year with the name Margaret Mullett.
He was a War of 1812 vet from Kentucky:
Kentucky Soldiers of the War of 1812: With an Added Index
By Kentucky Adjutant-General's Office
p. 24 Roll of Capt Ellis's Company, First Rifle Regiment Kentucky Militia – called by Lt. Col John Allen.
Horatio Eades, private, enlisted 15 Aug 1812
p. 232 Roll of Capt Richard Matson's Company, Kentucky Mounted Infantry – Commanded by Col. Richard M. Johnson.
Horatio Eades, private, enlisted 15 Aug 1813
The battle of the Thames: in which Kentuckians defeated the British, French ...
By Bennett Henderson Young
Horatio Eades listed as a private in Matson's Company
Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky - Soldiers of the war of 1812- Printed 1891. Roll of Captain William Ellis' Company, First Rifle Regiment-- Commanded by Lieutenant Colonel John Allen. Stationed at Camp #3 Defiance County OH
1820 – Indexed as Horatio "Calles", but original shows "Eades":
1820 census, North Middletown, Bourbon, KY, Page 102
Horatio Eades 2-0-0-1-0 0-0-0-1-0
One male 26-44; b. 1776-1794 - Horatio
One female 26-44; b. 1776-1794 - Margaret
Two males under 10; b. 1810-1820 - Thomas b. 1820 & ?
1830 census, Bourbon Co., KY, p. 325
Horatia Eads 1-1-1-0-0-1 2-3-0-0-0-1
One male 30-40; b. 1790-1800 - Horatio
One female 30-40; b. 1790-1800 - Margaret
one male 10-15; b. 1815-1820 - Thomas b. 1820 m. Adams
one male 5-10; b. 1820-1825 - Horatio b. 1823 m. O'Rear
three females 5-10; b. 1820-1825 - Priscilla b. 1821 m. Rusk; Matilda b. 1822; m. Grant; Mary b.c. 1824 m. Rowe
one male under 5; b. 1825-1830 - unk
two females under 5; b. 1825-1830 - Lena b.c. 1826 m. O'Rear; Margaret b. 1826 m. Worth
1833, St. Louis, MO - Horatio sues Andrew T. Jackson for payment of a debt. He declares to the court that he needs the money to buy land in Illinois:
Term of Court 1833
Name Darby, John F - Plaintiff Attorney
Eades, Horatio H - Plaintiff
Foreman, Stephen W - Defendant Attorney
Jackson, Andrew T - Defendant
County Saint Louis
Cause of Action/ Subject Debt (Debt, note)
Case Summary
Location Box 158, Folder 54
Title
Series Case Files
Parties Darby, John F - Plaintiff Attorney
Eades, Horatio H - Plaintiff
Foreman, Stephen W - Defendant Attorney
Jackson, Andrew T - Defendant
Cause of Action / Subject Debt, note
Term of Court, Year 1833
Term of Court, Month 7
County Saint Louis
Court Type Circuit Court
Case Type Civil
General Notes Note to be used as escrow for tract of land in Illinois, if purchased
Fall of 1834 – They moved to Morgan Co., IL
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ilmaga/morgan/1894/1894_4.html
“Her husband remained a widower till November 17, 1846, when he was married the second time, to Miss Lena M. Eades, daughter of Horatio H. Eades, formerly of Bourbon county, Kentucky, though at the time of their marriage, the parents of Miss Eades were residing in Morgan County. Mr. Orear and his wife and daughter are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He is a prominent patron and trustee of the Illinois Female college. Mrs. Orear's parents settled in Morgan county in the fall of 1834.”
But they were not the first Eades in Morgan Co., IL
Illinois land records
EADS JAMES M W2NW 20 16N 09W 3 06/16/1829 MORGAN
EADS JOHN W2SE 31 14N 09W 3 11/04/1830 MORGAN
EADS JOHN NE 36 14N 10W 3 11/04/1830 MORGAN
Illinois marriage records:
EADS, CHARNOCK TAYLOR, SARAH ANN 1838-04-19 00B/0012 00000336 MORGAN
EADS, JOHN ANDERSON, MARGARET 1834-02-17 00A/0027 00001051 MORGAN
EADS, JOHN TURNER, JANE 1828-09-18 00A/0002 00000242 MORGAN
1840 Morgan, Illinois, Page 437
Margaret Eads 0-0-1 0-0-2-1-0-0-1
One female 40-50; b. 1790-1800 - Margaret
One female 15-20; b. 1820-1825 - Mary b. 1820-24 m. 1844
Two females 10-15; b. 1835-1840 - Lena b. 1825 m. 1846; Margaret Jr. b 1826 m. 1843
One male 10-15; b. 1835-1840 - William Henry b. 1830 m. Calef?
Aug 1835 – Horatio died and was buried in Diamond Grove Cemetery.
Name David B. Worth
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 18 Jan 1843
Event Place , Morgan, Illinois, United States
Gender Male
Marital Status Married
Spouse's Name Margarett Ann Eads
Spouse's Gender Female
1850 – haven't found Margaret.
1860 – haven't found Margaret.
1870 – Margaret was living with son Thomas and his family with the name Mullet:
1870 Morgan Co., IL, W Jacksonville Twp., p. 447
Thomas Eads, 50, KY
Nancy, 48, KY
Rebecca, 25, IL
William, 18, IL
Thomas, 12, IL
Margaret Mullet, 78, at home, KY
1872 – Margaret died and was buried next to Horatio.
http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/ILMORGAN/1998-11/0910920530
“Families the children married into: Rowe, ORear, ORear, Adams, Rusk, Grant, Worth, Calef”
Horatio H. Eades's children:
1) Thomas M. Eades, b. 18 Jan 1820, Bourbon Co., KY; m. 22 May 1839, Morgan Co., IL to Nancy Adams [b. 1822, KY; d. 1870/71, Morgan Co., IL; possibly buried Diamond Grove Cemetery]; he m. 2nd 20 Mar 1872, Morgan Co., IL to Mrs. Jane A. Elliott [b. 1830, IL; d. 1888; buried Yates Center Cemetery, Yates Center, Woodson Co., MO.]; he d. 18 Nov 1898, Woodson Co., KS; buried Yates Center Cemetery, Yates Center, Woodson Co., MO.
2) Son Eades, b. 1810-1820, Bourbon Co., KY; he d. by 1830
1820 son b. 1810-1820
3) Priscilla Jane Eades, b. 1821/22, Bourbon Co., KY; m. 5 Sep 1836, Morgan Co., IL to William Rusk [b. 16 Apr 1816, Bourbon Co., KY; d. 12 Jul 1893, Bethany, Harrison Co., MO; buried Miriam Cemetery]; she d. 26 Jun 1887, Harrison Co., MO; almost certainly buried with husband at Miriam Cemetery, Bethany, Harrison Co., MO.
4) Matilda P. Eades, b. 1821-23, Bourbon Co., KY; m. 9 Apr 1839, Morgan Co., IL to David W. Grant [b. 1816 OH; d 1860-1870, Morgan Co., IL]; she d. 1880-1900, probably in Decatur City, Decatur Co., IA.
1860 Morgan Co., IL census, Mauvaise Twp, p. 810
David Grant 44 miller 1,800 2,400 OH [brothers? William L. and James Grant live with them in 1860]
Matil 39 KY
Horatio, 18, IL
John, 14, IL
Henry, 11, IL
M (male), 4, IL
Mar (female), 2, IL
Wm L., 31, OH
James, 23, OH
1870 Morgan Co., IL, Yatesville Pct, p. 695
Matilda Grant, 47, KY
Henry, 19, IL
Lucian (male), 14, IL
Margaret, 12, IL
1880 census, Decatur City, Decatur, Iowa , p. 222B
Lucius E. GRANT Self M Male W 23 IL Harness Maker KY KY
Josaphine GRANT Wife M Female W 21 IA Keeping House IL IL
David W. GRANT Son S Male W 3M IA IL IA
Matilda P. GRANT Mother W Female W 48 KY KY KY
Matilda Eades Grant and David W. Grant's children:
i. Horatio Grant, b. 1842, Morgan Co., IL; probably the Horatio W. Grant b. 1844 IL [father b. OH; mother b. KY] living 1880 as a single man running a saw mill in Grundy Co., MO in 1880. He married Lucinda Bass 1891. 1900 he reported b. Sep 1842 and had four children: Etta, Horatio E., Llaud? (dau), and Delsey (dau).
ii. John Grant, b. 1846, Morgan Co., IL
iii. Henry Grant, b. 1849, Morgan Co., IL
iv. Lucius E. Grant, b. 1856, Morgan Co., IL; moved with mother to Decatur City, Decatur Co., IA by 1880; m. Josephine B. Wallek [b. 1859 IA; daughter of Martin Wallek and Josephine __]; he d. 10 Dec 1907, Cedar Rapids, Linn Co., IA.
v. Margaret Grant, b. 1858, Morgan Co., IL
5) Horatio Hiram Eades, b. 15 Nov 1823, Bourbon Co., KY; m. 8 Dec 1852, Morgan Co., IL to Frances Delia O'Rear [b. 24 Jun 1828; d. 30 Aug 1888; buried Antioch Cemetery, Morgan Co., IL; daughter of William O'Rear and Elizabeth Irwin]; he d. 18 Nov 1868; buried Antioch Cemetery, Morgan Co., IL.
Horatio's wife Frances O'Rear was Horatio's sister Leanah's stepdaughter, as Leanah had become William O'Rear second wife in 1846.
Horatio's widow Frances remarried to John W. Crum in 1879, and after she died on 30 Aug 1888, he sued Horatio's sister Leanah M. Eades O'Rear Thomas (who had remarried to a William Thomas after William O'Rear's death) over the inheritance of William O'Rear's estate.
Horatio H. Eades, Jr. had no children.
"Frances D. E. Crum departed this life Intestate, August 30, 1888, leaving, her surviving, as her next of kin and only heirs at law, the said George O'Rear and John S. Sawyer, her uncles, and the complainant, her husband;"
1870 Morgan Co., IL, Yatesville Pct, p. 695
William Orear, 74, VA
Anna, 45, KY - this is Leanah Eades
[next door]
Frances Eads, female 42, IL
Fredk Ebbrech, 21, Prussia
[2 doors away]
Matilda (Eades) Grant and her children
6) Mary E. Eades, b.c. 1820-24, Bourbon Co., KY; m. 17 Aug 1844, Scott Co., IL [borders Morgan] to Rev. Charles Ogden Rowe [b. 1825, DE]; she d. 6 Sep 1851, buried Antioch Cemetery, Morgan Co., IL.
Mary Eades Rowe and Charles Rowe's children:
i. Sarah Francis Rowe, b. 1846, Marion Co., IL
ii. Leanah Masterson Rowe, b. 4 May 1848, Jacksonville or Indian Creek, Morgan Co., IL; m. 22 Dec 1869, Woodford Co., IL to Rev. Charles Hayden;
7) one male b. 1825-1830, listed on 1830 census, but not 1840
8) Lena M. Eades [or Leanah M. Eades], b. 1825; m. 1st, 17 Nov 1846, Morgan Co., IL to William O'Rear as his second wife. [He was b. 24 Dec 1795, Frederick county, VA; d. 29 Apr 1876, Jacksonville, Morgan Co., IL; son of Benjamin O'Rear]; she m. 2nd 16 May 1878, Morgan Co., IL to William Thomas; she d. Sep 1893, Morgan Co., IL; buried Diamond Grove, Morgan Co., IL.
She was still living in Morgan Co., IL in 1890 when she was sued by Frances O'Rear's 2nd husband, John W. Crew, over the disposition of William O'Rear's estate. Lena had no children.
Lena's brother Horatio would marry Lena stepdaughter Frances O'Rear.
1850 census, Morgan County, Illinois,
William Orear.
Lena M. Eades
1870 Morgan Co., IL, Yatesville Pct, p. 695
William Orear, 74, VA
Anna, 45, KY
1880 census, Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois,
Wm Thomas Wm lawyer KY VA VA
Leanah 55 KY KY KY
Ford Alice niece 22 IL
9) Margaret Ann Eades, b. 1826, Bourbon Co., KY; m. 18 Jan 1843, Morgan Co, IL to David Bettis Worth [b. 1819, Green or Adair Co., KY; d. 20 Aug 1897]; she d. 20 Mar 1883, West Fork Twp, Woodbury Co, IA; buried Climbing Hill Cemetery, Climbing Hill, Woodbury Co., IA.
10) William Henry Eades, b. 25 Feb 1830, Bourbon Co., KY; m. 14 Oct 1856, Walworth, WI to Lucy A. Calef [b. 1828, NH; daughter of John Calef]; he d. 19 Sep 1915, Daviess Co., MO, age 85; buried Fairview Cemetery, Bethany, Harrison Co., MO.
He often used the name Henry.
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4. Rachael Priscilla Eades, b. 6 Mar 1797, Paris, Bourbon Co., KY; m. 20 Nov 1814, Bourbon Co., KY to Granville Rutherford [b. 1788 VA; d. 8 Oct 1864, Clover Bottom, Franklin Co., MO]; she d. 21 Sep 1890, Gray Summit, Franklin Co., MO.
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5. Asa Bell Eades, b. 30 Mar 1799, Bourbon Co., KY; m. 11 Jul 1824, Bourbon Co., KY to Cynthia West [b. 27 May 1795; d. 14 Sep 1867, Bourbon Co., KY, daughter of Simon (1763-1835) and Elizabeth (Hopkins) West. Simon West was son of John and Rachel (Perry) West, so Asa and Cynthia were first cousins; he d. 18 Mar 1865, Bourbon Co., KY.
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6. Mary Eades, b. 8 May 1802, Bourbon Co., KY; m. 13 Jan 1829, Nicholas Co., KY to William Holley [b. 19 Jan 1799; d. 31 Aug 1870, Henry Co., KY]; she d. 2 Oct 1871, Henry Co., KY; buried Point Pleasant Cemetery, Bethlehem, Henry Co., KY.
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7. Thomas L. Eades, b. 9 Feb 1804, Bourbon Co., KY; m. 27 Jan 1826 to Elizabeth West [b. 1799, Bourbon Co., KY; d. probably 1840-1850, St. Louis Co., MO; daughter of Simon West (son of John West and Rachel Perry) and Elizabeth Hopkins]; he d. probably 1840-1850, St. Louis Co., MO; buried probably Fee Fee Cemetery, Bridgeton, St. Louis Co., MO.
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8. Granville O. Eades, b. 19 May 1806, Bourbon Co., KY; m. 16 Jul 1829, St. Louis, MO, to Lucinda Sappington [b. 2 Nov 1809; d. 15 Sep 1886, daughter of Thomas and Mary Ann (Kinkead) Sappington]; d. 5 Sep 1884, Kirkwood, St. Louis Co., MO; buried Oak Hill Cemetery, St. Louis.
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9. Daughter Eades, b. 1805-1810, Bourbon Co., KY; d. 1820-1830.
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10. William Henry Eades, b. 27 Oct 1809, Bourbon Co., KY; m. 1st by 1834, Nicholas Co., KY to Julia Ann Trabue; m. 2nd 9 Oct 1845 to Lavina Trabue [b. 22 Feb 1824, Bourbon Co., KY; d. 1907, daughter of Robert Trabue and Mary Grimes]; he d. 3 Jul 1872, Schuyler Co., MO; buried possibly Downing (old Cherry Grove) City Cemetery, Schuyler Co., MO.
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11. Preston Harrison Eades, b. 21 Feb 1813, Bourbon Co., KY; m. 1st 4 Mar 1839, Nicholas Co., KY to Hulda Orr [b. 1820, KY; d. 1855, Cooper Co., MO]; m. 2nd 1856, Cooper Co., MO to Lenora M. Roach [b. 1830 PA or "at sea"; d. 18 Feb 1897, Boonslick, Howard Co., MO; buried Boonesboro Christian Church Cemetery, Boonesboro, Howard Co., MO]; he d. 5 Oct 1863, Syracuse, Morgan Co., MO; buried on battlefield.
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12. John R. Eades, b. 3 Feb 1819, Bourbon Co., KY; d. by 1887.
This may have been him in Morgan Co., IL, as his brother Horatio and his wife Margaret had moved there by 1833:
1850 census, Morgan county, Illinois
Joseph Whitaker M 62 Massachusetts
Hannah Whitaker F 34 Delaware
Sarah Whitaker F 18 Illinois
Hannah Whitaker F 12 Illinois
Harriet Whitaker F 10 Illinois
James Whitaker M 6 Illinois
John Eads M 32 Kentucky
William Rowe M 28 Delaware
Luther Wellson M 22 Delaware
Charles Eads M 2 Illinois
Amanda Whitaker F 25 Iowa
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There was a Thomas Eades who served in the Revolutionary War from Maryland, but there's no proof that he was the same Thomas Eades. Our Thomas did have an older brother, Charles, who fought for most of the war.
Thomas's family moved from Maryland to Bedford Co., Virginia soon after the war ended.
The Thomas Eades on the Amherst county [adjoins Bedford to the north] tax list in 1785 may have been him or a relative, as this Thomas was listed living very near our Thomas's future father-in-law, John West. This Thomas was listed with three white souls, one house, and seven other buildings [barn, sheds, etc.].
The first definite mention of Thomas in the records was when he witnessed his brother Charles's marriage in Bedford county in 1786.
He married on 11 Aug 1787, Botetourt Co., VA, to Priscilla West. [Botetourt county adjoins Bedford to the west.] She was the daughter of John and Rachel (Perry) West.
In 1788, he and Priscilla were listed on the tax roll in Bedford county with other members of his family.
In 1790, Thomas and Priscilla went west to the Kentucky frontier, along with many other Virginians looking for cheaper land. Thomas' brother John (who married Priscilla's sister Sarah) also came with his new bride, as did Priscilla's parents and family. They settled in Bourbon county, where Thomas was listed on the tax list that year. Priscilla's father was listed the next year.
"The first listing of the surname of Eades / Eds is in the 1790 Tax List of Bourbon County, Kentucky, where Thomas Eads name appears. The next year the name of John Eades is listed, and in 1792 Jonethan Eadds, John Eades, and Thomas Eades, appear on the tax list. Eddes, and John and Thomas Edes appear in 1793. In 1795 the names of Thomas Eades and John Edes are listed. 1796 has three before mentioned with John, Thomas, and William Eades. Which three names appear in 1797 and 1799. [Bourbon County, Kentucky, Taxpayers, 1787-1799. (Miami Beach, Florida: T. L. C. Genealogy, 1990, 1992) Pp. 22, 34, 55, 73, 95, 118, 141, 162. (FHL-USA/CAN 976.9423 R48t.)]
SOURCES
William Eads and Charles Eads, The Descendants of Robert and Mary Eads of Montgomery County, Maryland. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Unpublished manuscript, 1994) Copy in possession of Garry Bryant, Farmington, Utah, 1994."
Thomas and Priscilla opened a much-needed tavern and hotel in the tiny but booming town of Paris [then called Bourbonton], Bourbon's county seat. It was only the town's second tavern, the first having been opened by Priscilla's brother, Thomas West. In 1795, Thomas Eades became the first postmaster for the town and set up the post office in the tavern. As postmaster, he would have known all the local residents, including trailblazer Daniel Boone. This tavern still stands and is on the National Historical Register.
In 1796, the famous Cane Ridge Meeting House Gospel revival was held a few miles out of town. No doubt Thomas and Priscilla found an opportunity to attend. Everyone else did.
In 1810, Thomas and Priscilla were listed on the Bourbon county census with their nine children. They held no slaves.
War of 1812 - Thomas may have been too young to fight in the Revolutionary War, but he didn't think he was too old to fight in 1812. He enlisted as a Private and fought alongside his son Horace and two of his future sons-in-law, brothers James and Granville Rutherford.
1813 - A Thomas Eades was sued in St. Genevieve Co., Missouri Territory, and it's possible this was the same Thomas, as his daughter Martha with her husband James Rutherford would be in St. Louis, MO by 1817:
Title
Series Case Files
Parties Dodge, Wilson & Craighead - Plaintiff
Eades, Thomas - Defendant
Cause of Action / Subject Action on Debt
Term of Court, Year 1813
Term of Court, Month 7
County Sainte Genevieve
Court Type Court of Common Pleas
Case Type Civil
General Notes
Case Summary Debt/merchandise and goods.
Case Number 68
In 1820, they were listed on the Bourbon Co., KY census with eight children still at home.
In 1827, Thomas and Priscilla sold their land in Bourbon county and moved across the line into Nicholas county. The deed was copied in Allen county, where the buyer lived:
Allen Co., KY - Deed Book D 1826-1831
Pg 48-49 This Indenture made this sixth day of March one thousand eight hundred and twenty seven between THOS. EADES and his wife PRISCILLA of the county of Bourban and state of Kentucky of the one part and RICHARD MITCHEL of Allen County and state aforesaid ... in consideration of the sum of one hundred & fifteen dollars ... confirm unto the sd RICHARD MITCHEL ... tract of land containing one hundred & thirty three achors (sic) ... on Baysfork a branch of Big Barren river ... Wit: ASA B. EADES, GRANVILLE O. EADES Signed: THOS. EADES, PRISCILLA EADES
It's not known exactly when Priscilla died. Her tombstone (or her daughter's?) death date seems to read 1815, but she was definitely still alive when she signed the land deed in 1827 and probably in 1830 when Thomas had a wife her age on the census.
In 1830, they were enumerated on the census in Nicholas Co., KY, still with a full house:
1830 census, Nicholas Co., KY, p. 309
Thomas Eades 0-0-1-2-0-0-0-0-1 0-1-0-0-1-0-0-0-1
One male 60-70; b. 1760-1770 - Thomas
One female 60-70; b. 1760-1770 - Priscilla
One female 20-30; b. 1800-1810 -
Two males 15-20; b. 1810-1815 - William b. 1809 & Preston b. 1813
One male 10-15; b. 1815-1820 - John
One female 5-10; b. 1820-1825 -
Thomas died in 1838 in Nicholas Co., KY. His death was described many years later in his daughter Rachel Rutherford's biography: "Her father went to the nearest [long blotch - illegible] his horse, and, being famished, called for a drink of water in front of the store. He drank it and fell on the side-walk, dying before he could be carried into the store."
He was buried next to Priscilla in the Old Millersburg cemetery in Bourbon county.
The Gatewood Family Bible:
[need source]
"I was given these names copied from our Gatewood family Bible..says "not known who made these entries" above the list. Was wondering if anything sounds familiar. Believe my
Gatewoods: VA,MO,OK my Eades:KY,VA,St Louis,MO.. where Granville O. Eades md Lucinda Sappington Mar 25, 1853, believe list is his parents and siblings.."
List:
Thomas Eades born Dec 25, 1764
Pescilla his wife born May 28, 1769
Metilda P. Eades born Feb 25 1788
Patty Eades born Feb 21, 1793
Horatio H. Eades born Sept 3, 1795
Rachel Eades born March 6 1797
Asa B. Eades born March 30, 1799
Mary Eades born May 8, 1801
Thomas L. Eades born Feb 9, 1804
Granville O. Eades born May 19, 1806
William H. Eades born Oct 27, 1809
Preston H. Eades born Feb 21, 1813
John R. Eades born Feb 3, 1819
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Children:
1. Matilda P. Eades, b. 25 Feb 1788, Botetourt or Bedford Co., VA; d. 1815?
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2. Martha Rutherford "Patsy", b. 21 Feb 1793, Bourbon Co., KY; m. 1st 9 Aug 1812, Bourbon Co., KY to James Rutherford [b. 1786, VA; d. 1833, Ferdinand Township, St. Louis, MO]; she m. 2nd Nov 1839, St. Louis Co., MO to Dr. Jonathan Farris [d. by 1850]; she d. 2 Aug 1874, St. Louis Co., MO, aged 81 years, and was buried at Fee Fee Baptist Church.
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3. Horatio H. Eades, b. 3 Sep 1795 [per Gatewood family Bible] or 1 Apr 1795 [per tombstone], Bourbon Co., KY; m. 30 Mar 1819, Bourbon Co., KY, to Margaret C. Masterson [daughter of Caleb Masterson and Jenny Champ]; he d. 18 Aug 1835, Morgan Co., IL; buried in Diamond Grove Cemetery.
Margaret Ann Eads married on 18 Jan 1843 in Morgan Co., IL to David B. Worth. Was this Margaret C. Masterson Eades?
After Horatio's death, Margaret remarried by 1870 to __ Mullet, as she was listed living with their son Thomas that year with the name Margaret Mullett.
He was a War of 1812 vet from Kentucky:
Kentucky Soldiers of the War of 1812: With an Added Index
By Kentucky Adjutant-General's Office
p. 24 Roll of Capt Ellis's Company, First Rifle Regiment Kentucky Militia – called by Lt. Col John Allen.
Horatio Eades, private, enlisted 15 Aug 1812
p. 232 Roll of Capt Richard Matson's Company, Kentucky Mounted Infantry – Commanded by Col. Richard M. Johnson.
Horatio Eades, private, enlisted 15 Aug 1813
The battle of the Thames: in which Kentuckians defeated the British, French ...
By Bennett Henderson Young
Horatio Eades listed as a private in Matson's Company
Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky - Soldiers of the war of 1812- Printed 1891. Roll of Captain William Ellis' Company, First Rifle Regiment-- Commanded by Lieutenant Colonel John Allen. Stationed at Camp #3 Defiance County OH
1820 – Indexed as Horatio "Calles", but original shows "Eades":
1820 census, North Middletown, Bourbon, KY, Page 102
Horatio Eades 2-0-0-1-0 0-0-0-1-0
One male 26-44; b. 1776-1794 - Horatio
One female 26-44; b. 1776-1794 - Margaret
Two males under 10; b. 1810-1820 - Thomas b. 1820 & ?
1830 census, Bourbon Co., KY, p. 325
Horatia Eads 1-1-1-0-0-1 2-3-0-0-0-1
One male 30-40; b. 1790-1800 - Horatio
One female 30-40; b. 1790-1800 - Margaret
one male 10-15; b. 1815-1820 - Thomas b. 1820 m. Adams
one male 5-10; b. 1820-1825 - Horatio b. 1823 m. O'Rear
three females 5-10; b. 1820-1825 - Priscilla b. 1821 m. Rusk; Matilda b. 1822; m. Grant; Mary b.c. 1824 m. Rowe
one male under 5; b. 1825-1830 - unk
two females under 5; b. 1825-1830 - Lena b.c. 1826 m. O'Rear; Margaret b. 1826 m. Worth
1833, St. Louis, MO - Horatio sues Andrew T. Jackson for payment of a debt. He declares to the court that he needs the money to buy land in Illinois:
Term of Court 1833
Name Darby, John F - Plaintiff Attorney
Eades, Horatio H - Plaintiff
Foreman, Stephen W - Defendant Attorney
Jackson, Andrew T - Defendant
County Saint Louis
Cause of Action/ Subject Debt (Debt, note)
Case Summary
Location Box 158, Folder 54
Title
Series Case Files
Parties Darby, John F - Plaintiff Attorney
Eades, Horatio H - Plaintiff
Foreman, Stephen W - Defendant Attorney
Jackson, Andrew T - Defendant
Cause of Action / Subject Debt, note
Term of Court, Year 1833
Term of Court, Month 7
County Saint Louis
Court Type Circuit Court
Case Type Civil
General Notes Note to be used as escrow for tract of land in Illinois, if purchased
Fall of 1834 – They moved to Morgan Co., IL
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ilmaga/morgan/1894/1894_4.html
“Her husband remained a widower till November 17, 1846, when he was married the second time, to Miss Lena M. Eades, daughter of Horatio H. Eades, formerly of Bourbon county, Kentucky, though at the time of their marriage, the parents of Miss Eades were residing in Morgan County. Mr. Orear and his wife and daughter are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He is a prominent patron and trustee of the Illinois Female college. Mrs. Orear's parents settled in Morgan county in the fall of 1834.”
But they were not the first Eades in Morgan Co., IL
Illinois land records
EADS JAMES M W2NW 20 16N 09W 3 06/16/1829 MORGAN
EADS JOHN W2SE 31 14N 09W 3 11/04/1830 MORGAN
EADS JOHN NE 36 14N 10W 3 11/04/1830 MORGAN
Illinois marriage records:
EADS, CHARNOCK TAYLOR, SARAH ANN 1838-04-19 00B/0012 00000336 MORGAN
EADS, JOHN ANDERSON, MARGARET 1834-02-17 00A/0027 00001051 MORGAN
EADS, JOHN TURNER, JANE 1828-09-18 00A/0002 00000242 MORGAN
1840 Morgan, Illinois, Page 437
Margaret Eads 0-0-1 0-0-2-1-0-0-1
One female 40-50; b. 1790-1800 - Margaret
One female 15-20; b. 1820-1825 - Mary b. 1820-24 m. 1844
Two females 10-15; b. 1835-1840 - Lena b. 1825 m. 1846; Margaret Jr. b 1826 m. 1843
One male 10-15; b. 1835-1840 - William Henry b. 1830 m. Calef?
Aug 1835 – Horatio died and was buried in Diamond Grove Cemetery.
Name David B. Worth
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 18 Jan 1843
Event Place , Morgan, Illinois, United States
Gender Male
Marital Status Married
Spouse's Name Margarett Ann Eads
Spouse's Gender Female
1850 – haven't found Margaret.
1860 – haven't found Margaret.
1870 – Margaret was living with son Thomas and his family with the name Mullet:
1870 Morgan Co., IL, W Jacksonville Twp., p. 447
Thomas Eads, 50, KY
Nancy, 48, KY
Rebecca, 25, IL
William, 18, IL
Thomas, 12, IL
Margaret Mullet, 78, at home, KY
1872 – Margaret died and was buried next to Horatio.
http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/ILMORGAN/1998-11/0910920530
“Families the children married into: Rowe, ORear, ORear, Adams, Rusk, Grant, Worth, Calef”
Horatio H. Eades's children:
1) Thomas M. Eades, b. 18 Jan 1820, Bourbon Co., KY; m. 22 May 1839, Morgan Co., IL to Nancy Adams [b. 1822, KY; d. 1870/71, Morgan Co., IL; possibly buried Diamond Grove Cemetery]; he m. 2nd 20 Mar 1872, Morgan Co., IL to Mrs. Jane A. Elliott [b. 1830, IL; d. 1888; buried Yates Center Cemetery, Yates Center, Woodson Co., MO.]; he d. 18 Nov 1898, Woodson Co., KS; buried Yates Center Cemetery, Yates Center, Woodson Co., MO.
2) Son Eades, b. 1810-1820, Bourbon Co., KY; he d. by 1830
1820 son b. 1810-1820
3) Priscilla Jane Eades, b. 1821/22, Bourbon Co., KY; m. 5 Sep 1836, Morgan Co., IL to William Rusk [b. 16 Apr 1816, Bourbon Co., KY; d. 12 Jul 1893, Bethany, Harrison Co., MO; buried Miriam Cemetery]; she d. 26 Jun 1887, Harrison Co., MO; almost certainly buried with husband at Miriam Cemetery, Bethany, Harrison Co., MO.
4) Matilda P. Eades, b. 1821-23, Bourbon Co., KY; m. 9 Apr 1839, Morgan Co., IL to David W. Grant [b. 1816 OH; d 1860-1870, Morgan Co., IL]; she d. 1880-1900, probably in Decatur City, Decatur Co., IA.
1860 Morgan Co., IL census, Mauvaise Twp, p. 810
David Grant 44 miller 1,800 2,400 OH [brothers? William L. and James Grant live with them in 1860]
Matil 39 KY
Horatio, 18, IL
John, 14, IL
Henry, 11, IL
M (male), 4, IL
Mar (female), 2, IL
Wm L., 31, OH
James, 23, OH
1870 Morgan Co., IL, Yatesville Pct, p. 695
Matilda Grant, 47, KY
Henry, 19, IL
Lucian (male), 14, IL
Margaret, 12, IL
1880 census, Decatur City, Decatur, Iowa , p. 222B
Lucius E. GRANT Self M Male W 23 IL Harness Maker KY KY
Josaphine GRANT Wife M Female W 21 IA Keeping House IL IL
David W. GRANT Son S Male W 3M IA IL IA
Matilda P. GRANT Mother W Female W 48 KY KY KY
Matilda Eades Grant and David W. Grant's children:
i. Horatio Grant, b. 1842, Morgan Co., IL; probably the Horatio W. Grant b. 1844 IL [father b. OH; mother b. KY] living 1880 as a single man running a saw mill in Grundy Co., MO in 1880. He married Lucinda Bass 1891. 1900 he reported b. Sep 1842 and had four children: Etta, Horatio E., Llaud? (dau), and Delsey (dau).
ii. John Grant, b. 1846, Morgan Co., IL
iii. Henry Grant, b. 1849, Morgan Co., IL
iv. Lucius E. Grant, b. 1856, Morgan Co., IL; moved with mother to Decatur City, Decatur Co., IA by 1880; m. Josephine B. Wallek [b. 1859 IA; daughter of Martin Wallek and Josephine __]; he d. 10 Dec 1907, Cedar Rapids, Linn Co., IA.
v. Margaret Grant, b. 1858, Morgan Co., IL
5) Horatio Hiram Eades, b. 15 Nov 1823, Bourbon Co., KY; m. 8 Dec 1852, Morgan Co., IL to Frances Delia O'Rear [b. 24 Jun 1828; d. 30 Aug 1888; buried Antioch Cemetery, Morgan Co., IL; daughter of William O'Rear and Elizabeth Irwin]; he d. 18 Nov 1868; buried Antioch Cemetery, Morgan Co., IL.
Horatio's wife Frances O'Rear was Horatio's sister Leanah's stepdaughter, as Leanah had become William O'Rear second wife in 1846.
Horatio's widow Frances remarried to John W. Crum in 1879, and after she died on 30 Aug 1888, he sued Horatio's sister Leanah M. Eades O'Rear Thomas (who had remarried to a William Thomas after William O'Rear's death) over the inheritance of William O'Rear's estate.
Horatio H. Eades, Jr. had no children.
"Frances D. E. Crum departed this life Intestate, August 30, 1888, leaving, her surviving, as her next of kin and only heirs at law, the said George O'Rear and John S. Sawyer, her uncles, and the complainant, her husband;"
1870 Morgan Co., IL, Yatesville Pct, p. 695
William Orear, 74, VA
Anna, 45, KY - this is Leanah Eades
[next door]
Frances Eads, female 42, IL
Fredk Ebbrech, 21, Prussia
[2 doors away]
Matilda (Eades) Grant and her children
6) Mary E. Eades, b.c. 1820-24, Bourbon Co., KY; m. 17 Aug 1844, Scott Co., IL [borders Morgan] to Rev. Charles Ogden Rowe [b. 1825, DE]; she d. 6 Sep 1851, buried Antioch Cemetery, Morgan Co., IL.
Mary Eades Rowe and Charles Rowe's children:
i. Sarah Francis Rowe, b. 1846, Marion Co., IL
ii. Leanah Masterson Rowe, b. 4 May 1848, Jacksonville or Indian Creek, Morgan Co., IL; m. 22 Dec 1869, Woodford Co., IL to Rev. Charles Hayden;
7) one male b. 1825-1830, listed on 1830 census, but not 1840
8) Lena M. Eades [or Leanah M. Eades], b. 1825; m. 1st, 17 Nov 1846, Morgan Co., IL to William O'Rear as his second wife. [He was b. 24 Dec 1795, Frederick county, VA; d. 29 Apr 1876, Jacksonville, Morgan Co., IL; son of Benjamin O'Rear]; she m. 2nd 16 May 1878, Morgan Co., IL to William Thomas; she d. Sep 1893, Morgan Co., IL; buried Diamond Grove, Morgan Co., IL.
She was still living in Morgan Co., IL in 1890 when she was sued by Frances O'Rear's 2nd husband, John W. Crew, over the disposition of William O'Rear's estate. Lena had no children.
Lena's brother Horatio would marry Lena stepdaughter Frances O'Rear.
1850 census, Morgan County, Illinois,
William Orear.
Lena M. Eades
1870 Morgan Co., IL, Yatesville Pct, p. 695
William Orear, 74, VA
Anna, 45, KY
1880 census, Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois,
Wm Thomas Wm lawyer KY VA VA
Leanah 55 KY KY KY
Ford Alice niece 22 IL
9) Margaret Ann Eades, b. 1826, Bourbon Co., KY; m. 18 Jan 1843, Morgan Co, IL to David Bettis Worth [b. 1819, Green or Adair Co., KY; d. 20 Aug 1897]; she d. 20 Mar 1883, West Fork Twp, Woodbury Co, IA; buried Climbing Hill Cemetery, Climbing Hill, Woodbury Co., IA.
10) William Henry Eades, b. 25 Feb 1830, Bourbon Co., KY; m. 14 Oct 1856, Walworth, WI to Lucy A. Calef [b. 1828, NH; daughter of John Calef]; he d. 19 Sep 1915, Daviess Co., MO, age 85; buried Fairview Cemetery, Bethany, Harrison Co., MO.
He often used the name Henry.
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4. Rachael Priscilla Eades, b. 6 Mar 1797, Paris, Bourbon Co., KY; m. 20 Nov 1814, Bourbon Co., KY to Granville Rutherford [b. 1788 VA; d. 8 Oct 1864, Clover Bottom, Franklin Co., MO]; she d. 21 Sep 1890, Gray Summit, Franklin Co., MO.
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5. Asa Bell Eades, b. 30 Mar 1799, Bourbon Co., KY; m. 11 Jul 1824, Bourbon Co., KY to Cynthia West [b. 27 May 1795; d. 14 Sep 1867, Bourbon Co., KY, daughter of Simon (1763-1835) and Elizabeth (Hopkins) West. Simon West was son of John and Rachel (Perry) West, so Asa and Cynthia were first cousins; he d. 18 Mar 1865, Bourbon Co., KY.
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6. Mary Eades, b. 8 May 1802, Bourbon Co., KY; m. 13 Jan 1829, Nicholas Co., KY to William Holley [b. 19 Jan 1799; d. 31 Aug 1870, Henry Co., KY]; she d. 2 Oct 1871, Henry Co., KY; buried Point Pleasant Cemetery, Bethlehem, Henry Co., KY.
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7. Thomas L. Eades, b. 9 Feb 1804, Bourbon Co., KY; m. 27 Jan 1826 to Elizabeth West [b. 1799, Bourbon Co., KY; d. probably 1840-1850, St. Louis Co., MO; daughter of Simon West (son of John West and Rachel Perry) and Elizabeth Hopkins]; he d. probably 1840-1850, St. Louis Co., MO; buried probably Fee Fee Cemetery, Bridgeton, St. Louis Co., MO.
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8. Granville O. Eades, b. 19 May 1806, Bourbon Co., KY; m. 16 Jul 1829, St. Louis, MO, to Lucinda Sappington [b. 2 Nov 1809; d. 15 Sep 1886, daughter of Thomas and Mary Ann (Kinkead) Sappington]; d. 5 Sep 1884, Kirkwood, St. Louis Co., MO; buried Oak Hill Cemetery, St. Louis.
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9. Daughter Eades, b. 1805-1810, Bourbon Co., KY; d. 1820-1830.
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10. William Henry Eades, b. 27 Oct 1809, Bourbon Co., KY; m. 1st by 1834, Nicholas Co., KY to Julia Ann Trabue; m. 2nd 9 Oct 1845 to Lavina Trabue [b. 22 Feb 1824, Bourbon Co., KY; d. 1907, daughter of Robert Trabue and Mary Grimes]; he d. 3 Jul 1872, Schuyler Co., MO; buried possibly Downing (old Cherry Grove) City Cemetery, Schuyler Co., MO.
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11. Preston Harrison Eades, b. 21 Feb 1813, Bourbon Co., KY; m. 1st 4 Mar 1839, Nicholas Co., KY to Hulda Orr [b. 1820, KY; d. 1855, Cooper Co., MO]; m. 2nd 1856, Cooper Co., MO to Lenora M. Roach [b. 1830 PA or "at sea"; d. 18 Feb 1897, Boonslick, Howard Co., MO; buried Boonesboro Christian Church Cemetery, Boonesboro, Howard Co., MO]; he d. 5 Oct 1863, Syracuse, Morgan Co., MO; buried on battlefield.
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12. John R. Eades, b. 3 Feb 1819, Bourbon Co., KY; d. by 1887.
This may have been him in Morgan Co., IL, as his brother Horatio and his wife Margaret had moved there by 1833:
1850 census, Morgan county, Illinois
Joseph Whitaker M 62 Massachusetts
Hannah Whitaker F 34 Delaware
Sarah Whitaker F 18 Illinois
Hannah Whitaker F 12 Illinois
Harriet Whitaker F 10 Illinois
James Whitaker M 6 Illinois
John Eads M 32 Kentucky
William Rowe M 28 Delaware
Luther Wellson M 22 Delaware
Charles Eads M 2 Illinois
Amanda Whitaker F 25 Iowa
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