THE ROBERT JAMES EAKIN FAMILY
PICTURE OF AMANDA JANE STEADHAM EAKIN
Transcribed by Cathryn Jex Millburn 7/2002
Robert James Eakin, son of David Eakin and Mary McIntire, settled in Falls County in the Chilton Community after the Civil War. Of Scot-Irish parents, he was born -according to family tradition - in Mississippi. He migrated to Texas in the 1850s and was married to Amanda Jane Steadham in Van Zandt County on September 21, 1860. Before moving to Falls County sometime in the 1870s, the Eakins lived in Gonzalez County and later in the Bell-Coryell County area. He was born September 10, 1826 and died January 18, 1891. Amanda was born December 25, 1843 in Coosa County, Alabama, daughter of Calvin Steadham and Mary Jane Swain and died in Chilton on August 20, 1920. From the family Bible, reportedly brought from Ireland around 1812, Robert James (also recorded as James Robert) had six sisters. Their names and years of birth are: Rebecca 1813, Martha 1817, Mary Melinda 1823, Marion Alisa 1830, Margaret 1832 and Amanda Jane 1838. His seven brothers and their birthdates are: William 1814, David 1816, Eddie 1819, Sam 1820, John and David (twins) 1824, Elins 1828. Twelve children were born to this union. Following are their children and descendants:
ELIZABETH JAME EAKIN CIDWELL
ROBERT MONROE EAKIN
REBECCA ANN EAKIN COOLEY
MARY ISABELL EAKIN
JOSEPH CICERO EAKIN
WILLIAM SIMON EAKIN
JAMES ISOM EAKIN
SIDNEY LEE EAKIN
CHARLES CALVINLEAKIN
AMANDA MAE EAKIN
OLLIE W. EAKIN
UNNAMED INFANT
Unnamed Infant
Unnamed Infant: born March 12, 1886 and died March 25, 1886.
Copyright permission granted to Theresa Carhart and her volunteers for printing the bios of these Falls County Families to this web page. "Families of Falls County", compiled and edited by the Falls County Historical Commission, pages 127-130.
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