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EATON, C. C. farmer and stock raiser, resides in Wilmington. Mr. Eaton was born in Lincoln Co., Tenn., July 6, 1823, the third child of Jonathan and Mary Eaton. C. C. Eaton, better known as ‘Squire Eaton to the early settlers of Greene County, grew to manhood in Tennessee, where he followed the occupation of a blacksmith. When war was declared with Mexico, he enlisted in Col. Campbell’s regiment and served Uncle Sam one year, under the command of Gens. Scott and Taylor. He became engaged in the famous battles of Monterey, Cerro Gordo, and Vera Cruz; honorably discharged in the city of New Orleans. During the Spring of 1847, he returned to Tennessee, working at his trade until 1849, when he moved to Illinois, locating near Wilmington, Greene County. In 1850 he went to California; remaining but a short time, he returned to Wilmington, where in connection with A. J. Whitesides he ran a saw mill two years, when he turned his attention to farming. His first purchase of land was made in 1853, and consisted of 80 acres. For four years Mr. Eaton held the position of justice of the peace. He is one of those whose good judgment make the successful farmer; his sympathies are large, and his impulses generous. In Tennessee he married Miss Martha McSain.