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Jackson Clinton Eads
1868 - 1966 (97 years)-
Name Jackson Clinton Eads Born 17 Nov 1868 McMinnville, Yamhill, Oregon, United States 
[1, 2] Gender Male Buried Mar 1966 Park Hill Cem, Vancouver, Clark, Washington [3] Died 31 Mar 1966 Vancouver, Clark, Washington, United States [4] Person ID I2091 Wagner-Thomas | Hallmark Last Modified 11 Jan 2014
Father Henry William Eads, b. 7 Nov 1827, Cole, Missouri, United States , d. 8 Feb 1881, Spokane, Spokane, Washington, United States (Age 53 years) Mother Ann Morris, b. Abt 1835, Iowa, United States , d. Abt 1871, Sheridan, Yamhill, Oregon, United States (Age ~ 36 years) Married 24 Aug 1856 Polk, Oregon, United States [5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11] Family ID F725 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Rosanna Flood, b. Abt 1870, d. 1913, Oregon, United States (Age ~ 43 years) Married 27 Dec 1900 Grant, Oregon, United States [12, 13, 14] Children 1. Victor Eads, b. 1902, Oregon, United States , d. Yes, date unknownLast Modified 22 Nov 2014 Family ID F743 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Grace Davidson, b. 22 Aug 1897, Grant, Oregon, United States , d. 8 Sep 1921, Heppner, Morrow, Oregon, United States (Age 24 years) Married 13 Oct 1913 Heppner, Morrow, Oregon, United States [15, 16, 17] Children 1. Living 2. Living Last Modified 22 Nov 2014 Family ID F744 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Event Map 
Born - 17 Nov 1868 - McMinnville, Yamhill, Oregon, United States 
Married - 27 Dec 1900 - Grant, Oregon, United States 
Married - 13 Oct 1913 - Heppner, Morrow, Oregon, United States 
Buried - Mar 1966 - Park Hill Cem, Vancouver, Clark, Washington 
Died - 31 Mar 1966 - Vancouver, Clark, Washington, United States = Link to Google Earth
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Notes - 1868 BIRTH: OR,Yamhill Co-McMinnville: Jackson Clinton Eades born 17 Nov 1868; known as Jack
c1874-1883 HIST by Jack Eads, abt 1955, typed sheets to Mary Marks, Eads doc #12: "Lived on Baker Creek, 8 miles back in the sticks. Went to school at the 41 school house built by donations of neighbors. Taking great pride in the library programs and at 12 yrs became a champion speller of the neighborhood. At one time at a contest of 3 schools, consisting of Panther Creek, Deer Creek, and the Old Happy Valley 41 School, I was the hero of the contest by spelling a word of two syllables that you will find in the Webster Dictionary Page 25. Sorry there are but few to recall this incident, but the old goodnatured Clara Gillman and Katie Casey were the teachers that went down and the old Professor C. C. Linden was the Pronouncer. The word was epergne. Other events of importance that took place was I captured a wild half-groan deer, exhausted from the chase of the old famous Amzey Shadden hounds, hidden in the water and brush a few hunded yards from our house..."
1870 CENSUS: OR, Yamhill Co-Sheridan- pg 545, Dw #1288:
EADES, Henry 42/MO carpenter; Iola 13-f/OR; [Chas Edwd?] Lorenzo 11/OR; Albert 9/OR;
[John?] Jeremiah 7/OR; [Dell?] William 4/OR; Jackson 1/OR
1880 CENSUS: OR,Yamhill Co-McMinnville Precinct, Dw #257:
EADS, Henry W 52/MO (Ky/TN) Logger widower; Jackson 11/OR (MO/IA) son.
c1883-1886 HIST [continued #12]: "at the age of 15 I went to Vancouver, WA [then a territory where they all went to get married and the population was badly scattered. Few citizens of Vancouver little dreamed of there being such a thing as a bridge built across the great Columbia River...]"
1886 HIST [cont'd #12]: "I went to work with my 2 brothers John & Dell east of the mountains. Worked for the Gillman Bros, at one time cattle kings of that part of the country... employed for 2 yrs as a range boy and a bronco buster. In 1888 they branded 36,000 calves with John Putnam as foreman..."
1889 HIST [cont'd #12]: "In the fall of 1889 I went to Canyon City. Played poker with the miners where my Uncle Bill Gray was sheriff..."
1902 MARRIAGE & HIST [#12]: "I was md to Rosanna Flood, a minister's daughter... one son, Victor, was born. I hauled freight from Heppner to Canyon City (100 miles) for 5 years.
Built the cut-off road in the Wall Creek, owned and operated the horse and buggy stage line between Hardman in Morrow Co and Monument in Grant Co.
I owned and raced the well known race horse, Little Dutch, that was famous in all kinds of weather..."
1913 DEATH OF WIFE #1, MARRIAGE #2 & HIST [#12]: "I lost my wife Rosanna Flood and was md to Grace Davidson, and 2 children were born, Don & Dena. Worked for the Ore-Wash. Railroad for 3 yrs..."
1920 CENSUS: OR,Marion Co-State Penn ED 353: Anc.com Img 6-pg 3B, 9 Jan, line 56:
EADS, Jack 50 or 56/OR (IA,US) married, trade, pool hall-OA [= owner?]
1921 DEATH OF WIFE #2 & HIST [#12]: "Lost my wife [Grace] at Heppner, Oregon and moved to Vancouver WA... I worked for the SP & S Railroad for 26 yrs.. retired & raised the 3 children without a mother to be respected citizens..."
1930 CENSUS: WA,Clark-Vancouver:Anc.com Img 4-pg 2B,1200 W 21st St, Dw 36/56:
EADS, Jack-head, 59/OR (IA,IA) Widow,Section hand SP &S Yds, own home,
not a veteran; Donald D-son, 14/OR (OR,OR); Dena V-dau, 12/OR
1955 HIST: Small note in Mary Mark's handwriting, doc#8a: "Jack Eads is mother's oldest brother, Henry's son, and is the only one of Henry's children living. He was 86 last yr, owns his home at Vancouver." Jack says: "I live at 1200 West 21 St, Vancouver, WA."
1955 HIST: Jan 1955 letter from Jack Eads [86-87 yrs old], Vancouver WA, to Mary Marks, Eads doc #8: "Dear Cousin Mary,
...last Sunday of July each year...a Grant Co picnic at Luralherst Park, Portland Ore... i have a nice car and would love to take you places to meet our blood relatives. i drive in daylight only. And the picture i sent you was taken in front of the duplex where i lived on May 31, 1 1/2 yrs ago...."
... Aunt Mary at Otis at salman river, aunt Sarah of Palouse, uncle Jackson at palouse City, uncle Ennis, uncle Sol at ukiah and his children of Baker City... i am a full blood Eads and the oldest one i ever knew to live to bee 86 yrs old still upon my feet and able to dance the tenisee waltz with them teen age cousins if they come my way. i have 5 nieces in Portland 2 nephews
... i have always bin a superman-stood all the hardships through thick and thin. Looked to my brothers for advise and skill of the iola miller family my oldest sister
...there is a million dollar play ground park at Jensen beach just across the river where we ride the hobby horses and dance. Yes i hope to take you to see all these things when you come to visit me. Your only Uncle Jack"
1955 HIST: Note from Jack Eads, Eads doc #11: "it surely would bee going into polyticks to quote all the offsprings of the Eads family I know but if you stop off to see me Ill help you run them down and you are 75 well 11 yrs ago I was 75 So with the Eads...I still am your Cousin Jack"
On the other side, typed:
Robert Miller to Iola Eads ---Bill, Clint, Ella, Stella, Lillie, Howard, Etta, Jim and Fred
Charles Eads to Mary Colder---Cleo,Chester, and Neoma
Albert Eads to Della Brown---Elvin, Melvin, Dewey and Merrill
Johnnie Eads to Tennie Miller--- Laura, Jessie, Frandie, Lula and Sylvia
Dell Eads to Laura Orchards --- Gertie, Howard, Nelly and odessa
Jack Eads to Rosanna Flood --- Victor [written by Rosanna in Mary's hand- "died 1913"]
& Grace Davidson --- Don and Dena
Mittie [written by Mary-also wrote at top: children of Henry William Eads & Ann Morris Eads]
c1955 HIST [#12]: "... a turkey dinner at my house May 31 at 2 o'clock... hope to see all the Eads' families there. It will be served the old fashioned way, with coffee and refreshments... the reunion was held with 26 of the Eads family attending."
Written in cursive under typed pages: "To my left is Don's girl, Nancy, the little tap dancer. Next to her is Don's wife, Marie and Don at extreme left with Vic between Nancy and Marie. To my right is Bill Miller, sister Iolas oldest son. The rest of them white heads are descendents of the Miller family of the little June Brigs [?? couldn't read too well] just sweet 16 of course and never bin kissed but the[y?] sang and Nancy danced and I sat at the head of the table and carved the turkey."
Top of first sheet: "I wish to congratulate our cousin George R Eads of Shelton WA of his great art in describing the history of the Eads family. Although a little short in numbers, I mention a Nelly Gray, dau of our ex-sheriff Bill Gray of Grant Co OR and a Iola and Albert of the Henry Eads family."
c1955 HIST: From Jack to Mary Marks, Eads doc#13: "Yes, Mary, you was Charley's favorite of the Gray family and you was mine too as you always appeared more like the Eads Blood - friendly and glad to meet your Blood relations... one more Jack Eads... Albert's oldest son's boy at Myrtle Point OR..."
1966 DEATH,BURIAL: WA,Clark Co-Vancouver: Jackson Clinton Eads died 31 Mar 1966; buried Park Hill Cemetery in Vancouver
- 1868 BIRTH: OR,Yamhill Co-McMinnville: Jackson Clinton Eades born 17 Nov 1868; known as Jack
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Sources - [S173] Family Rcds: CLAPIER, Connie, pg 10, 24.
Jackson Clinton Eades bn 17 Nov 1868, McMinnville, Yamhill Co Oregon
Nov 2002 email from Connie Clapier to Pam Wagner - [S204] Family Rcds: MARKS, Mary GRAY.
I will add to this writing that my name is Jack Eads, son of Henry Eads. I was born at McMinnville, Oregon in 1868...
Abt 1955, typed sheet by Jack Eads to Mary Gray Marks, Eads doc #12 - [S173] Family Rcds: CLAPIER, Connie, pg 24.
Jackson Clinton Eads burial: Park Hill Cemetery, Vancouver, Washington [no date shown]
Nov 2002 email from Connie to Pam Wagner - [S173] Family Rcds: CLAPIER, Connie, pg 10, 24.
Jackson Clinton Eads died 31 Mar 1966,Vancouver, Clark Co WA
Nov 2002 email from Connie Clapier to Pam Wagner - [S204] Family Rcds: MARKS, Mary GRAY.
"Uncle Henry Williams Eads... md Ann Morris Aug 24, 1856, no place shown."
Fam rcds collected by Mary Gray Marks,gdau of Solomon & Susannah, Eads doc#1-5 - [S173] Family Rcds: CLAPIER, Connie.
"Henry Wm Eads md (Martha) Ann Morris 24 Aug 1856 in Spring Valley, Polk Co OR"
Nov 2002 email from Connie Clapier to Pam Wagner, pg 9 - [S211] Oregon,Multnomah Co-Portland: Pioneer Index cards.
"Henry ... md Anne Morris in Salem OR Feb 1852" - [S204] Family Rcds: MARKS, Mary GRAY.
"Henry William Eads md Ann Morris Aug 24, 1856, children: Iola; Charles; Albert; Johnnie; Dell; Jack; Mittie Eads"
c1955 letter from Jackson Eads to Mary Gray Marks, Eads doc #11 - [S196] Oregon,Polk Co: Marriage Rcds, Pg 11.
"Henry Wm Eads md (Martha) Ann Morris 24 Aug 1856, Polk Co Oregon, by Wm B Earnest JP, pg 56" - [S230] Oregon: State Marriage Rcds, Page 11.
"Henry W Eades & Ann Morris married Aug 24, 1856 by Wm B Earnet, J.P., page 56, Polk Co OR"
Polk Co MG Rcds 1849-1879
Date: August 1856 - [S168] History of the Eads Family, page 4.
"...Henry md Ann Morris... raised a family of 7 children... only recall 5: Charles, Dell, Jack, John and Mittie. - [S204] Family Rcds: MARKS, Mary GRAY.
In 1902 was md to Rosanna Flood, a minister's daughter. Of this union one son, Victor, was born
Typed letter given to Mary Marks by Jack Eads-Vancouver WA, Eads doc #12-no date
Date: about 1955 - [S204] Family Rcds: MARKS, Mary GRAY.
"Jack Eads md to Rosanna Flood, son Victor," no date or place shown.
Typed sheet given to Mary Marks, Eads doc #11
Date: about 1955 - [S173] Family Rcds: CLAPIER, Connie, pg 24.
Jackson Clinton Eads md Rosanna Flood December 27, 1900 in Grant County, Oregon
Nov 2002 email from Connie to Pam Wagner - [S204] Family Rcds: MARKS, Mary GRAY.
Rosanna died 1913... was md to Grace Davidson, and 2 children were born: Don and Dena [no dates or places shown]
Typed sheet given to Mary Marks, Eads doc #11
Date: about 1955 - [S204] Family Rcds: MARKS, Mary GRAY.
I lost my wife Rosanna Flood in 1913. Was married to Grace Davidson, and two children were born, Don and Dena [no date or place shown]
Typed letter from Jack Eads-Vancouver WA, to Mary Marks, no date shown, Eads doc 12
Date: about 1955 - [S173] Family Rcds: CLAPIER, Connie, pg 24.
Jackson Clinton Eads marriage to Grace Davidson: October 31, 1913, Heppner,Morrow,Oregon
Nov 2002 email from Connie to Pam Wagner
- [S173] Family Rcds: CLAPIER, Connie, pg 10, 24.