Born in Maine. Aged 85yrs, 1m, 9dys; 'old age'.
Son of Thomas and Sarah Cummings Eastman
ASA, born Sept. 12, 1802, in Winthrop, Maine, came in 1831 to Waverly, Morgan county, Ill., and laid out the town of Auburn, in Sangamon county, in 1835. He was married Sept. 21, 1837, in Waverly, to Susan E. Tanner, who was born Sept., 1820, in Warren county, Conn.
They moved to Auburn in the fall of 1840, and to Springfield in the fall of 1841. Mr. and Mrs. Eastman had two children, ALLEN T., born Dec., 1839, in Waverly, died May, 1847, in Springfield. ANNIE S., born June 12, 1842, in Springfield, was married June, 1867, to James M. Johnson, a native of St. Louis. They have three living children, ALICE E., MARY SUSAN, and HERSCHEL ALLEN, and reside in St. Louis, Mo.
Mrs. Susan Eastman died March, 1843, and Asa Eastman resides in Springfield, where he has been for many years largely identified with its business. He began as a partner with James L. Lamb in a flouring mill, and in 1865 he built the only grain elevator in the city, at a cost of about $75,000, and still owns it. He was the originator and one of the principal stockholders in the Leland Hotel, and was President of the Board of Directors when it was building.
EARLY SETTLERS OF SANGAMON COUNTY - 1876, John Carroll
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Son of Thomas and Sarah Cummings Eastman
ASA, born Sept. 12, 1802, in Winthrop, Maine, came in 1831 to Waverly, Morgan county, Ill., and laid out the town of Auburn, in Sangamon county, in 1835. He was married Sept. 21, 1837, in Waverly, to Susan E. Tanner, who was born Sept., 1820, in Warren county, Conn.
They moved to Auburn in the fall of 1840, and to Springfield in the fall of 1841. Mr. and Mrs. Eastman had two children, ALLEN T., born Dec., 1839, in Waverly, died May, 1847, in Springfield. ANNIE S., born June 12, 1842, in Springfield, was married June, 1867, to James M. Johnson, a native of St. Louis. They have three living children, ALICE E., MARY SUSAN, and HERSCHEL ALLEN, and reside in St. Louis, Mo.
Mrs. Susan Eastman died March, 1843, and Asa Eastman resides in Springfield, where he has been for many years largely identified with its business. He began as a partner with James L. Lamb in a flouring mill, and in 1865 he built the only grain elevator in the city, at a cost of about $75,000, and still owns it. He was the originator and one of the principal stockholders in the Leland Hotel, and was President of the Board of Directors when it was building.
EARLY SETTLERS OF SANGAMON COUNTY - 1876, John Carroll
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Born in Maine. Aged 85yrs, 1m, 9dys; 'old age'.
Son of Thomas and Sarah Cummings Eastman
ASA, born Sept. 12, 1802, in Winthrop, Maine, came in 1831 to Waverly, Morgan county, Ill., and laid out the town of Auburn, in Sangamon county, in 1835. He was married Sept. 21, 1837, in Waverly, to Susan E. Tanner, who was born Sept., 1820, in Warren county, Conn.
They moved to Auburn in the fall of 1840, and to Springfield in the fall of 1841. Mr. and Mrs. Eastman had two children, ALLEN T., born Dec., 1839, in Waverly, died May, 1847, in Springfield. ANNIE S., born June 12, 1842, in Springfield, was married June, 1867, to James M. Johnson, a native of St. Louis. They have three living children, ALICE E., MARY SUSAN, and HERSCHEL ALLEN, and reside in St. Louis, Mo.
Mrs. Susan Eastman died March, 1843, and Asa Eastman resides in Springfield, where he has been for many years largely identified with its business. He began as a partner with James L. Lamb in a flouring mill, and in 1865 he built the only grain elevator in the city, at a cost of about $75,000, and still owns it. He was the originator and one of the principal stockholders in the Leland Hotel, and was President of the Board of Directors when it was building.
EARLY SETTLERS OF SANGAMON COUNTY - 1876, John Carroll
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Son of Thomas and Sarah Cummings Eastman
ASA, born Sept. 12, 1802, in Winthrop, Maine, came in 1831 to Waverly, Morgan county, Ill., and laid out the town of Auburn, in Sangamon county, in 1835. He was married Sept. 21, 1837, in Waverly, to Susan E. Tanner, who was born Sept., 1820, in Warren county, Conn.
They moved to Auburn in the fall of 1840, and to Springfield in the fall of 1841. Mr. and Mrs. Eastman had two children, ALLEN T., born Dec., 1839, in Waverly, died May, 1847, in Springfield. ANNIE S., born June 12, 1842, in Springfield, was married June, 1867, to James M. Johnson, a native of St. Louis. They have three living children, ALICE E., MARY SUSAN, and HERSCHEL ALLEN, and reside in St. Louis, Mo.
Mrs. Susan Eastman died March, 1843, and Asa Eastman resides in Springfield, where he has been for many years largely identified with its business. He began as a partner with James L. Lamb in a flouring mill, and in 1865 he built the only grain elevator in the city, at a cost of about $75,000, and still owns it. He was the originator and one of the principal stockholders in the Leland Hotel, and was President of the Board of Directors when it was building.
EARLY SETTLERS OF SANGAMON COUNTY - 1876, John Carroll
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