James Eads was the husband of Sarah Alice Foreman, married in Prairie Co AR, 8 Oct 1882. They had a daughter, Margaret and two sons, Charles and Thomas Franklin, who registered for WWI in OK. Thomas returned to AR, Charles stayed in OK. I have recently found James' obit, which reveals Sarah had a son before she married James.
James Eads served in Union Army, 1 TN, Co D, Artillery, according to pension application. James was the son of David and Charlotte Stafford Eads.
Farmers Champion Elgin OK Wednesday Feb 10 1915
James Eads
James Eads, an old and highly respected citizen of Elgin, died very suddenly at his home about 6:30 Friday evening. Though he had been in poor health for some time, yet he ate a hearty supper Friday and lay down to take a rest, expiring in a few minutes.
Funeral services were conducted by Rev. D.L. Hinckley in the Methodist church at 2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon, interment in the Elgin Cemetery.
There was a large attendance at the funeral, about all the standing room being occupied. The pall bearers were L.C. Coffin, C.W. Compton, J.P. Kennemur, T.R. Bennett, E. Stone, and L.F. Studyvin. The singers were as follows: Sopranos, Mesdames Fitzgerald, Coens and Howe; Altos, Mesdames Coffin and Wattengel and Miss Ray; tenors, Messrs. Willhite and Wettengel; basses, Messrs. Hilsmeyer, Miller and Dockum.
James Eads was born Jan 2, 1839, near Shelbyville, Ind., being 76 years, one month and three days old, when he died. At an early age he moved with his parents to Illinois and from there enlisted as a Union soldier in the Civil War, serving 18 months in Co. D Tennessee Light Artillery.
In 1869 he moved with his parents to the state of Arkansas where he lived 33 years. He has been married twice, his first wife and an only child being dead about nine years when on Oct 8 1882, he was united in marriage with Sarah Alice Foreman, she being a widow with one son, James, who was adopted by his step father.
To this union were born two sons, Charlie and Frank of Snyder, and one daughter, Mrs. Margaret Davis of Elgin, who with the wife and adopted son, James Eads, of Haskell, Texas were all present at the funeral. He also leaves one sister in Missouri.
In 1901 the family moved from Arkansas to Missouri, where they resided for three years, and then in 1904 moved to Oklahoma where they have since resided. He became a charter member of the Apache Post No. 123, and was a member in good standing at the time of his death, being proud of his membership in the G.A.R.
Deceased had been a Christian gentleman for a number of years. In 1893 he joined the Advent church and remained a member until they came to Oklahoma where there was no church of that denomination, when he joined the Baptiist church and remained with them until an Advent church was organized at Sterling, then he changed his membership back to that church at Sterling. He was of a kind disposition and a friend to all who knew him.
James Eads served in Union Army, 1 TN, Co D, Artillery, according to pension application. James was the son of David and Charlotte Stafford Eads.
Farmers Champion Elgin OK Wednesday Feb 10 1915
James Eads
James Eads, an old and highly respected citizen of Elgin, died very suddenly at his home about 6:30 Friday evening. Though he had been in poor health for some time, yet he ate a hearty supper Friday and lay down to take a rest, expiring in a few minutes.
Funeral services were conducted by Rev. D.L. Hinckley in the Methodist church at 2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon, interment in the Elgin Cemetery.
There was a large attendance at the funeral, about all the standing room being occupied. The pall bearers were L.C. Coffin, C.W. Compton, J.P. Kennemur, T.R. Bennett, E. Stone, and L.F. Studyvin. The singers were as follows: Sopranos, Mesdames Fitzgerald, Coens and Howe; Altos, Mesdames Coffin and Wattengel and Miss Ray; tenors, Messrs. Willhite and Wettengel; basses, Messrs. Hilsmeyer, Miller and Dockum.
James Eads was born Jan 2, 1839, near Shelbyville, Ind., being 76 years, one month and three days old, when he died. At an early age he moved with his parents to Illinois and from there enlisted as a Union soldier in the Civil War, serving 18 months in Co. D Tennessee Light Artillery.
In 1869 he moved with his parents to the state of Arkansas where he lived 33 years. He has been married twice, his first wife and an only child being dead about nine years when on Oct 8 1882, he was united in marriage with Sarah Alice Foreman, she being a widow with one son, James, who was adopted by his step father.
To this union were born two sons, Charlie and Frank of Snyder, and one daughter, Mrs. Margaret Davis of Elgin, who with the wife and adopted son, James Eads, of Haskell, Texas were all present at the funeral. He also leaves one sister in Missouri.
In 1901 the family moved from Arkansas to Missouri, where they resided for three years, and then in 1904 moved to Oklahoma where they have since resided. He became a charter member of the Apache Post No. 123, and was a member in good standing at the time of his death, being proud of his membership in the G.A.R.
Deceased had been a Christian gentleman for a number of years. In 1893 he joined the Advent church and remained a member until they came to Oklahoma where there was no church of that denomination, when he joined the Baptiist church and remained with them until an Advent church was organized at Sterling, then he changed his membership back to that church at Sterling. He was of a kind disposition and a friend to all who knew him.
James Eads was the husband of Sarah Alice Foreman, married in Prairie Co AR, 8 Oct 1882. They had a daughter, Margaret and two sons, Charles and Thomas Franklin, who registered for WWI in OK. Thomas returned to AR, Charles stayed in OK. I have recently found James' obit, which reveals Sarah had a son before she married James.
James Eads served in Union Army, 1 TN, Co D, Artillery, according to pension application. James was the son of David and Charlotte Stafford Eads.
Farmers Champion Elgin OK Wednesday Feb 10 1915
James Eads
James Eads, an old and highly respected citizen of Elgin, died very suddenly at his home about 6:30 Friday evening. Though he had been in poor health for some time, yet he ate a hearty supper Friday and lay down to take a rest, expiring in a few minutes.
Funeral services were conducted by Rev. D.L. Hinckley in the Methodist church at 2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon, interment in the Elgin Cemetery.
There was a large attendance at the funeral, about all the standing room being occupied. The pall bearers were L.C. Coffin, C.W. Compton, J.P. Kennemur, T.R. Bennett, E. Stone, and L.F. Studyvin. The singers were as follows: Sopranos, Mesdames Fitzgerald, Coens and Howe; Altos, Mesdames Coffin and Wattengel and Miss Ray; tenors, Messrs. Willhite and Wettengel; basses, Messrs. Hilsmeyer, Miller and Dockum.
James Eads was born Jan 2, 1839, near Shelbyville, Ind., being 76 years, one month and three days old, when he died. At an early age he moved with his parents to Illinois and from there enlisted as a Union soldier in the Civil War, serving 18 months in Co. D Tennessee Light Artillery.
In 1869 he moved with his parents to the state of Arkansas where he lived 33 years. He has been married twice, his first wife and an only child being dead about nine years when on Oct 8 1882, he was united in marriage with Sarah Alice Foreman, she being a widow with one son, James, who was adopted by his step father.
To this union were born two sons, Charlie and Frank of Snyder, and one daughter, Mrs. Margaret Davis of Elgin, who with the wife and adopted son, James Eads, of Haskell, Texas were all present at the funeral. He also leaves one sister in Missouri.
In 1901 the family moved from Arkansas to Missouri, where they resided for three years, and then in 1904 moved to Oklahoma where they have since resided. He became a charter member of the Apache Post No. 123, and was a member in good standing at the time of his death, being proud of his membership in the G.A.R.
Deceased had been a Christian gentleman for a number of years. In 1893 he joined the Advent church and remained a member until they came to Oklahoma where there was no church of that denomination, when he joined the Baptiist church and remained with them until an Advent church was organized at Sterling, then he changed his membership back to that church at Sterling. He was of a kind disposition and a friend to all who knew him.
James Eads served in Union Army, 1 TN, Co D, Artillery, according to pension application. James was the son of David and Charlotte Stafford Eads.
Farmers Champion Elgin OK Wednesday Feb 10 1915
James Eads
James Eads, an old and highly respected citizen of Elgin, died very suddenly at his home about 6:30 Friday evening. Though he had been in poor health for some time, yet he ate a hearty supper Friday and lay down to take a rest, expiring in a few minutes.
Funeral services were conducted by Rev. D.L. Hinckley in the Methodist church at 2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon, interment in the Elgin Cemetery.
There was a large attendance at the funeral, about all the standing room being occupied. The pall bearers were L.C. Coffin, C.W. Compton, J.P. Kennemur, T.R. Bennett, E. Stone, and L.F. Studyvin. The singers were as follows: Sopranos, Mesdames Fitzgerald, Coens and Howe; Altos, Mesdames Coffin and Wattengel and Miss Ray; tenors, Messrs. Willhite and Wettengel; basses, Messrs. Hilsmeyer, Miller and Dockum.
James Eads was born Jan 2, 1839, near Shelbyville, Ind., being 76 years, one month and three days old, when he died. At an early age he moved with his parents to Illinois and from there enlisted as a Union soldier in the Civil War, serving 18 months in Co. D Tennessee Light Artillery.
In 1869 he moved with his parents to the state of Arkansas where he lived 33 years. He has been married twice, his first wife and an only child being dead about nine years when on Oct 8 1882, he was united in marriage with Sarah Alice Foreman, she being a widow with one son, James, who was adopted by his step father.
To this union were born two sons, Charlie and Frank of Snyder, and one daughter, Mrs. Margaret Davis of Elgin, who with the wife and adopted son, James Eads, of Haskell, Texas were all present at the funeral. He also leaves one sister in Missouri.
In 1901 the family moved from Arkansas to Missouri, where they resided for three years, and then in 1904 moved to Oklahoma where they have since resided. He became a charter member of the Apache Post No. 123, and was a member in good standing at the time of his death, being proud of his membership in the G.A.R.
Deceased had been a Christian gentleman for a number of years. In 1893 he joined the Advent church and remained a member until they came to Oklahoma where there was no church of that denomination, when he joined the Baptiist church and remained with them until an Advent church was organized at Sterling, then he changed his membership back to that church at Sterling. He was of a kind disposition and a friend to all who knew him.
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