Family/Spouse: WILSON, William. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 6/3/1970

William B. Eaton, 89, retired
building contractor, of 1885 Hosmer
Road, Appleton, died Tuesday
at his home.
He was born in the Town
of Somerset on Sept. 9, 1880,
the son of Bennett and Theresa
(Tenney) Eaton.
He was the founder and a
former president of the William
B. Eaton Construction Co., Lockport.
He first embarked on his
building career in 1905, and established
his construction firm
in Lockport in 1922, in association
with his brother, Hubert
L. Eaton, and his son, Jesse
B. Eaton.
He was a member of Somerset
Lodge 639, F&AM, and
the Lockport Rotary Club. He
was also a member of West
Somerset Baptist Church, serving
as one of its trustees for
40 years.
His wife, Mrs. Lena Eaton,
died six years ago. They had
celebrated their 50th wedding
anniversary Sept., 1952.
Mr. Eaton is survived by two
daughters, Mrs. Mabel Wilson
of Newfane, and Mrs. Flora
Truesdell of Barker; five sons,
Jesse of Newfane, Harold of
Lockport, Ralph of Newfane,
and Donald and Arthur of Apple-
ton; 21 grandchildren,
great-grandchildren
Friends may call
Funeral Home, Barker
to 9 p.m. today, and from 2
to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. tomorrow.
Services will be held from
West Somerset Baptist Church,
at 2 p.m. Friday, with the Rev.
Donald Wilson officiating.
Contributions may be made
to the West Somerset Baptist
Church building fund.

William married BROWNELL, Lena E on 3 Sep 1902. Lena (daughter of BROWNELL, Jesse M and MAYNE, Anna) was born about 1879 in New York; died on 14 Feb 1956 in Charlottesville, Albemarle County, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 2/15/1956

Appleton couple's trip to Florida was cut short
by tragedy Tuesday afternoon when a head-on collision
in Virginia Instantly killed Mrs. Lena B. Eaton, 77, and
injured her husband, former owner of a Lockport con-
struction firm; their niece; and a Genev couple riding
in the other car.
The injured, all admitted to the
University of Virginia Hospital at
Charlottesville, Va., and their injuries
and conditions are:
William B. Eaton, 75, of the
Hosmer Road, fractured leg, fractured
nose and facial lacerations,
in satisfactory condition.
Mrs. Marion Hetherly. 61, of
Buffalo, niece of the Eatons, multiple
abrasions, condition satisfactory.
Melvln E. Price, 37, Geneva,
fractured right leg, condition satisfactory.
Mrs. Ellen Price, 36. fractured
right hip, condition fair.
The fatal accident occurred on
U. S. Route 15, ten miles south of
Culpeper, a county-seat town in
northern Virginia. According to
reports from Virginia state police,
who were still investigating the
mishap today, the Eaton car waa
traveling south on the four-lane
macadam highway. The Genevans'
car, driven by Mr. Price
and traveling north, swerved into
the path of the Eaton's machine.
DRIVER LOST CONTROL
Mr. Price told troopers that he
lost control of his vehicle. He
said he was not trying to pass a
truck in front of his car. The
road was dry at the time of the
accident.
Two sons of the Appleton couple,
Harold H. of Lockport and
Jesse B. of Newfane, are in Charlottesville
today, having left Toesday
evening when they heard of
the accident.
It is believed that the Prices
were returning north after a vacation
in Florida.
Mr. and Mrs. Eaton had customarily
visited Florida during the
winter since Mr. Eaton retired
about five years ago from active
affiliation with the W. B. Eaton
Construction Co
FORMER TEACHER
Mrs. Eaton, a native of Niagara
County, was a school teacher
before her marriage. The former
Lena Brownell, she and Mr. Eat*
on were married Sept 3, 1902.
She was a member of the West
Somerset Baptist Church and of
the Logos League Sunday School
Class.
Besides Harold and Jesse, she
is survived by three others sons,
W. Ralph of Newfane; Donald B.
and Arthur T., both of Appleton;
two daughters, Mrs. Donald Truesdell,
Appleton, and Mrs. William
Wilson, Newfane; several brothers
and sisters; and 21 grandchil-
dren.
Funeral arrangements were in-
complete today.

Bennett + TENNEY, Theresa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Lockport N Y Daily Journal - 4/16/1891

At t h e i r home in Hartand, on Sunday,
April 12th, a t 7 p. m . , Willard S . , i n f a n t son
of Jesse a n d A n n a Brownell, aged 4 m o n t hs
and 4 d a y a Less than an hour later, Jesse
M. Brownell ( t h e father) passed f r om t h i s to
the l i f e beyond, a g e d 50 years, 11 months
a n d 13 days.
UNREADABLE PARAGRAPH
Impressive t w o - f o l d funeral services were
held at the Friends church o n t h e afternoon
of Tuesday.

Jesse + MAYNE, Anna. Anna was born about 1849 in Canada; died on 30 Jun 1928 in Town of Somerset, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Buffalo NY Evening News

MIDDLEPORT. July 1 Mrs Anna
M. Brownell died Saturday at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. William E. Eaton,,
West Somerset. She is survived by five
children. Mrs. George ' Shorten. Gasport.
Mrs. William Eaton. West Somerset.
Herbert Brownell, Lockport. Roy
Brownell. Gasport. and Elmer Brownell
of Buffalo, a sister. Mrs. Retta Ingersoll.
of the Quaker road, and two brothers.
John Mayne. Buffalo, and Dr H
H. Mayne. Lockport. The funeral will
be held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock
Standard time, from the home ofMr.
and Mrs.. Eaton with burial in Hart-
land Central cemetery.