| Husband's Name:___________________Capt. John Thomas Eason_______________________________________ |
| When Born: ____________January, 12 1843__________ | Where: _________DeSoto Co., MS_____________ |
| When Died: _________May 20, 1918_______________ | Where: _________Fayetteville, AR______________ |
| When Buried: ____________ ______________________ | Where: _________ _________________________ |
| When Married: _______August 31, 1831____________ | Where: ________Wall Hill, Tate Co., MS________ |
| Other Wives: ________ ________________________________________________________________________ |
| His Father: _________William Thomas Eason__________ | His Mother's Maiden Name: ___Lucy Ann Harris___ |
| Wife's Name:_________Elizabeth Bourdon Howze_____________________________________________________ |
| When Born: _________February 22, 1848___________ | Where: ________Chulahoma, Tate Co., MS________ |
| When Died: _______August 4, 1927________________ | Where: __________Fayetteville, AR______________ |
| When Buried: ____________ ______________________ | Where: __________________ __________________ |
| Other Husbands: _____________ ________________________________________________________________ |
| Her Father: _______Isham R. Howze____________ | Her Mother's Maiden Name: __Elizabeth James Wilson___ |
| | Children
In order of birth | When Born
Day/Month/Year |
Where Born State or
Town or Twp County Country | Spouse |
| 1 | Adrian Bourdon | 17 May 1872 | Wall Hill | DeSoto | MS | John F. Gilliland |
| 2 | Lucy Evelyn | 18 Dec 1875 | " | Marshall | MS | Ulyssees L. Smelsey |
| 3 | Martha Elizabeth | 4 Jun 1878 | " | Marshall | MS | W. Patrum Veazey |
| 4 | Alcuin Pitt | 14 Mar 1881 | " | Marshall | MS | Rose Emma Rowe |
| 5 | John Thomas | 22 Sep 1883 | " | Marshall | MS | Alma Hamrick |
| 6 | Herman Edward | 11 Sep 1887 | Coldwater | Tate | MS | Martha Gilliland
Glady's Bassett |
| 7 | Arthur Atkins | 19 Apr 1892 | Coldwater | Tate | MS | Vida Phillips
Ruby ?
Enid Clark |
| 8 | William Thomas | 23 Jan 1874 | Wall Hill | DeSoto | MS | died as child, 1874 |
John Thomas Eason served in the 17th Regiment of the Mississippi Volunteers, Company 1, from May 1861 to March 1865. He entered as a Private
, was promoted to Sargent in April 1862 and up the ranks in many major battles to Appomatux. Throughout his later years he was affectionately known as
"Captain Eason", an unconstituted fire-brand rebel.
Not long before his death, he met another veteran in the train station; upon learning that he fought for
the "North" from Missouri ( a traitor of the worse kind), Captain Eason proceeded to whip the man on the spot.
He had been a merchant and planter in
Coldwater, Tate County, MS, but decided to move to Fayetteville, Arkansas for health reasons and to educate his large family.
In Fayeteville he established
the Eason Insurance Agency and he owned and operated the old Mountain Inn Hotel. At one time he served as Mayor of the City of Fayeteville.
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