Ezekiel Easton 
Ezekiel was born on April 6th, 1831 in Clark Co., IL. Ezekiel's father was Daniel+ Easton and his mother was Mary+ York. His paternal grandparents were Richard+ Easton and Elizabeth+ Heaton; his maternal grandfather was Ezekiel+ York and his maternal grandmother is Nm+ X. He had eight brothers and three sisters, named William, Isaac Newton, James Oliver, Archibald, John S., Stephen, Charles M, Marion Orlando+, Betsy Jane, Harriet and Mary A. He was the fourth oldest of the twelve children. He died at the age of 71 on February 11th, 1903 in Paris, Edgar Co., IL.General Notes
Source 1: Sasser & Johnson Family Genealogy (AFWT), Gail Johnson, glj2@@earthlink.net. Source 2: AWTP Carey Alan Wall, superman2@@earthlink.net "Easton and Other Families". Source 3: AWTP Backlund-Shifflet-Davis-Orchard Family, Cheri Salz asalz@@mchsi.com.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.~ 1698 in Europe (French Huguenot)
- b.1725 in Devonshire, England d.14 Jun 1793 in Albemarle Co., VA
- b.1746 in Albemarle, VA d.1837 in Madison Co., KY
- b.~ 1700 in England or Wales
- b.1728 in Scotland d.1793 in Albemarle, VA
- b.1782 in VA d. in IL, after 1828
- b.> 1750 in KY d.1832 in Madison Co., KY
- b.27 Oct 1805 in Bourbon Co., KY d.08 Mar 1882 in Hutton, Coles Co., IL
- b.~ 1755 in unk d. in unk
- b.1780 in KY d.1851 in Pleasant Grove Twp., Coles Co., IL
- b.~ 1687 in Cornwall, England
- b.1720 in Cornwall, England
- b.1692 in Jacobstow, Cornwall, England
- b.~ 1760 in Paris Co., KY
- b.~ 1740
- b.06 Apr 1831 in Clark Co., IL d.11 Feb 1903 in Paris, Edgar Co., IL
- b.1657 in Olney, Buckinghamshire, England d.1704
- b.1701 in Olney, Buckinghamshire, England d.11 Oct 1784 in Randolph Co., NC
- b.~ 1660
- b.1730 in Frederick, VA d.26 Jun 1797 in Dover, Mason Co., KY
- b.08 Nov 1635 in Buckinghamshire, England/Alternate POB given d.30 Jul 1709 in MD
- b.~ 1700 in Olney, Buckinghamshire, England d.~ 1770 in MD
- b.~ 1659 in probably Buckinghamshire, England d. in MD
- b.1758 in VA d.1825 in Crawford Co., IL
- b.~ 1733 in VA d. in Unk
- b.1807 in Montgomery Co., KY d.27 Jun 1892 in Coles Co., IL
- b.~ 1780
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Ezekiel and Rebecca Jane were married in a religious ceremony on July 12th, 1853. They had four sons and two daughters, named William Riley, James C., Charles O., Elder, Melissa E. and Rosetta.
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Children
William Riley Easton
William Riley was born in September 1861 in Hutton Twp., IL. He died at the age of 43 on June 5th, 1905 in Hutton Twp., IL.
