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Rosa Lee Eaton

Female 1885 - 1956  (~ 70 years)


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  • Name Rosa Lee Eaton  [1
    Born Nov 1885  Mason Co., Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Gender Female 
    Census 1900  Cimarron, Union, New Mexico Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Enumeration District 163 
    Residence 1900  Cimarron, Union, New Mexico Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Residence 24 Aug 1902  Farmington, San Juan, New Mexico Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Census 1930  Hermosa, La Plata, Colorado Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Enumeration District 34-10 
    Residence 1930  Hermosa, La Plata, Colorado Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    On Haviland Lake in the San Juan National Forest, with husband Alexander Lewis, two children, and a boarder who appears to have been a coworker of her husband's 
    Residence 12 Nov 1934  Durango, La Plata, Colorado Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Residence 1 Oct 1935  Durango, La Plata, Colorado Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7
    1716 W 3rd Ave 
    Census 1940  Durango, La Plata, Colorado Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Enumeration District 34-9 
    Occupation 1940  Durango, La Plata, Colorado Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Not employed; occupied full time in the home 
    Residence 1940  Durango, La Plata, Colorado Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    1716 W 3rd Ave

    With husband Alexander Lewis, two children, a daughter-in-law, and four grandchildren 
    Died Oct 1956 
    Person ID I0920  Wm L Gann Ancestors
    Last Modified 19 Jan 2021 

    Father James Madison Eaton,   b. 2 Jun 1850, Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Nov 1934, Stephens Co., Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Smart,   b. 31 Mar 1854, Williamson Co., Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Oct 1935, Eliasville, Young, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 11 Mar 1875  Travis Co., Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9, 10
    • Officiated by James W Smith, JP [8]
    Photos
    Eaton, James M and family with John c1897
    Eaton, James M and family with John c1897
    Eaton family c. 1897
    Back row, L to R: Nancy Lynton Eaton, Rosa Lee Eaton, Joseph Pinson Eaton
    Front row, L to R: James Riley Eaton, James Madison Eaton, Elizabeth (Smart) Eaton, John Eaton, Lilly Mae Eaton
    Photo courtesy of Kristy Williams at www.ourchildrensancestors.net
    Eaton, James M and Smart, Elizabeth c1880
    Eaton, James M and Smart, Elizabeth c1880
    Eaton - Rosa L, Arminta M, Nancy L - 1933
    Eaton - Rosa L, Arminta M, Nancy L - 1933
    With Doris L Donaldson in front right of picture. The boy on the left is not named in the caption.
    Eaton, James M and Smart, Elizabeth - Photo c. 1920
    Eaton, James M and Smart, Elizabeth - Photo c. 1920
    Caption on back:

    [illegible] Bessie to
    [illegible] I
    guess you know
    who this is
    Grandma and Pa
    in front of aunt
    Minnies house
    See Grandma's
    [illegible]nnet canning
    be hind her
    Eaton, James M and Smart, Elizabeth - Portrait c. 1890
    Eaton, James M and Smart, Elizabeth - Portrait c. 1890
    Eaton, James M, Smart, Elizabeth, and Eaton, James R - Portrait c. 1915
    Eaton, James M, Smart, Elizabeth, and Eaton, James R - Portrait c. 1915
    Identification is far from positive. It is possible this is actually a photo of John Eaton with James M and one of his sisters or perhaps three entirely unknown people.
    Family ID F417  Group Sheet

    Family Alexander Lewis,   b. 22 Jun 1883, Fort Collins, Larimer, Colorado Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 24 Aug 1902  Farmington, San Juan, New Mexico Find all individuals with events at this location  [11, 12
    • At the Rosa Eaton residence, officiated by O L Waite. [4]
    Marriage License 24 Aug 1902  San Juan Co., New Mexico Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Last Modified 12 Sep 2019 
    Family ID F1969  Group Sheet

  • Sources 
    1. [S34623] 1900 United States Federal Census, United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900), fam. 36, p. 2B, ED 163, Cimarron, Union, New Mexico (Reliability: 2), 23 Mar 2010.

    2. [S22357] Mason Co., TX Probate Birth Indexes, Mason County, Texas Probate Court, bk 5, p 78.

    3. [S40174] 1930 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census, (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930), fam. 96, p. 4B, ED 34-10, Hermosa, La Plata, Colorado (Reliability: 2), 19 Nov 2018.

    4. [S183] San Juan County Index, 1890-1902, L. C. Grove, pub., Vol. XII, Num. 30, Friday, 29 Aug 1902, p. 1 (Reliability: 2), 11 Sep 2019.

    5. [S180] The Breckenridge American, C. M. Hall, ed., (Breckenridge, Texas (Breckenridge American Publishing Company, Inc.)), Library of Congress Control Number: sn86088128., Vol. 14, No. 294, Ed. 1, Monday, November 12, 1934, p. 4 (Reliability: 2), 3 Sep 2019.

    6. [S180] The Breckenridge American, C. M. Hall, ed., (Breckenridge, Texas (Breckenridge American Publishing Company, Inc.)), Library of Congress Control Number: sn86088128., Vol. 14, No. 294, Ed. 1, Wednesday, October 2, 1935, p. 1 (Reliability: 2), 3 Sep 2019.

    7. [S40214] 1940 United States Federal Census, United States, Bureau of the Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), house 206, p. 10B, ED 34-9, Durango, La Plata, Colorado (Reliability: 2), 19 Nov 2018.

    8. [S121] Travis County, Texas, Marriage Records 1840-1882, Lucie Clift Price, comp., (Austin, Texas, c1973), 976.431 TRAVIS., 47 (Reliability: 2), 1 Nov 2016.

    9. [S26877] Travis Co., TX Marriage Records (1840-1916), Travis County (Texas) County Clerk, (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1975 ), FHL US/CAN FILM 978165., v. 4-5 1873-1883, 2:2BM9B8B (Reliability: 3), 16 May 2010.

    10. [S14606] Personal letter from Irene Hazelwood to William L. Gann , Irene Hazelwood, (13 February 1989), 2.

    11. [S175] San Juan County Marriages, San Juan County (New Mexico) Clerk, (Aztec, New Mexico: San Juan County Clerk, 2018), Vol. 0, No. 370 (Reliability: 3), 19 Nov 2018.

    12. [S183] San Juan County Index, 1890-1902, L. C. Grove, pub., Vol. XII, Num. 30, Friday, 29 Aug 1902, p. 1 (Reliability: 2), 11 Sep 2019.
      Source does not give the marriage date; it is a weekly paper and thus it would be likely the marriage took place between 22 Aug 1902 and 28 Aug 1902.