Person:Allen Eaton (1)

Notes

Notes from John White: He found an newspaper article:Killed Haddox in accidental shooting Texarkana railroad bording house census 1904. Allen might have had a sister? A.E. (Arthur Eaton) mentiontion an Aunt Lizzie Carol he called her mistress Carol. Allen Webster Eaton Father Daniel Eaton born in Ireland.Came to La. when he came to America. John White said he found a Daniel Perry Eaton after Civil War in that area but he was a Northern soldier. A.E (Arthur Eaton) said that Daniel was a Confederate soldier. Daniel married a woman with the last name Williams, they had 2 boys and a girl according to A.E. (Arthur Eaton) recording. Buried near Winnsboro Franklin Parish La., if him? Enoch Eaton mentioned by A.E. as an Uncle. Both Allen Eaton and Arizona Wheeler lived with A.E. in his home when they died.

LDS

Allen W. EATON Other Information: Birth Year <1862> Birthplace VA Age 18 Occupation Farm Hand Marital Status S <Single> Race W <White> Head of Household Margret EATON Relation Son Father's Birthplace LA Mother's Birthplace OH ] 1880 United States Census Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Margret EATON Self W Female W 52 LA Nanny MD OH Allen W. EATON Son S Male W 18 VA Farm Hand LA OH Elisabeth EATON Dau S Female W 12 VA LA OH Info found Margret ( Williams) Eaton and there house hold ( Elizabeth aunt Lizzie)

 Elisabeth EATON Household 
   Female   
 Other Information: 
   Birth Year <1868>  
   Birthplace VA  
   Age 12  
   Occupation   
   Marital Status S <Single>  
   Race W <White>  
   Head of Household Margret EATON 
   Relation Dau <Daughter>  
   Father's Birthplace LA  
   Mother's Birthplace OH 
 Margret EATON Head ofHousehold 
   Female   
 Other Information: 
   Birth Year <1828>  
   Birthplace LA  
   Age 52  
   Occupation Nanny  
   Marital Status W <Widowed>  
   Race W <White>  
   Head of Household Margret EATON 
   Relation Self  
   Father's Birthplace MD  
   Mother's Birthplace OH  
 

 Source Information: 
   Census Place E.D. 34, Franklin, Louisiana  
   Family History Library Film 1254453 
   NA Film Number T9-0453 
   Page Number 200A 

News paper acount

The Ouachita Telegraph Saturday, July 28, 1888 Page 4, Column 2 AN OLD GUN THAT WAS "NO GOOD." Its Metal Proved by Fifteen Coons and a Human Life. [Franklin Sun] On last Saturday afternoon at about 4 o'clock the citizens of the bog Creek settlement were horrified to hear that James M. Haddox aged 19, had been shot and instantly killed by Allen Eaton age 25. The circumstances of the killing are as follows: It appears that some of the young men had started to play base ball, but, on account of a death in the neighborhood, the game was postponed, and all left for home. When at the Adams place, some of them stopped at the cabin of a negro named Dave Ball. While chatting, Eaton remarked that he had killed 15 coons the night previous. Haddox laughingly asked him whether he had killed them with the old gun he had with him. "Why, said he, you couldn't hit me at twenty steps with that old thing." "Step off the ground and I'll show you," answered Eaton. Young Haddox started to walk the 20 steps and as he went some one remarked: "You ain't going to shoot him, Allen?" Eaton answered, "I surely will," or words to that effect. As Haddox turned round he called out laughing, "You ain't going to shoot sure enough?" At that moment the gun fired and Haddox fell covered with shot - The entire load having passed through his breast and lungs. They carried him to the gallery, Eaton helping, and when in a few minutes, life was extinct, Eaton mounted his horse and took to the woods. The citizens of the neighborhood organized as soon as possible and hunted the woods al Saturday night without success. Sunday Sheriff Womble and a posse continued the search but without success up to this writing and Eaton is still at large. Eaton claims that the shooting was accidental - he and young Haddox being intimate friends. Be this as it may, all good citizens want the matter thoroughly investigated. If he be innocent, he should at once give up to the authorities and stand a trial. If guilty (and he certainly is, of gross carelessness at least,) justice demands that he be punished. NOTE: The August 18, 1888 issue of the Ouachita Telegraph reports the capture of Eaton in Caldwell Parish (page 1, column 5). He was later found not guilty (October 6, 1888, Page 2, Column 2). # # #

1. ↑ Death Certificate.