 1836 - 1911 (74 years)
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| Name |
Lawton Benson Stearns |
| Birth |
11 Mar 1836 |
Amsterdam, Montgomery, New York  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
10 Mar 1911 |
Union Co, Oregon |
- 'Oregon Death Index 1903-1970
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| Burial |
Cove Cemetery, Cove, Union, Oregon |
| Notes |
- Later a carpenter of Cove, Union OR (listed in the 1890 Veteran's Schedule census - another military records him as an "invalid" on 22 Aug 1893 (?) filed by L.D. Pennebaker in OR - no widow listed, wife Frances already dead?). In 1872, moved from Whitewater WI to Grand Haven MI where he established the Stearns Manufacturing Co. In 1882, he sold out his interest and "moved toward the setting sun." Enlisted in the Civil War on 12 July 1862 in Company A 1st Wisconsin Heavy Artillery ('Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers' has: Stearns, Lawton B. resided Eagle - enlisted 14 Aug 1862 - Corp., Sergt., mustered out 26 Jun 1865). Took part in the 1st and 2nd Bull Run battles and battles in Maryland during Early's raid. Mustered out 13 July 1865. Three children are listed in Van Wagenen's Stearns genealogy but Oregon death records list another Lawton Stearns who died at Union Co OR in 1941, spouse named Isabel (possibly a son of Lawton B.?).
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- from Michigan Biographies, 1878:
Name: Lowton B. Stearns
of Grand Haven, son of Asa and Anna (Padcock) Stearns, was born in Amsterdam, New York, March 11, 1837. He attended, for a short time, the common schools of his native village; and, at the age of seventeen, was apprenticed to learn the trade of a harness-maker. He served one year, and became somewhat skillful. In 1855 he removed to Wisconsin. In 1859 he visited Pike's Peak; and, on his return, engaged in farm work in Waukesha, Wisconsin. In 1862 he enlisted in the army, and served until 1865, when he was mustered out. In the fall of that year, he was successfully engaged in contracting and building in White Water, Wisconsin. In 1873 he removed to Grand Haven, and became a member of the firm of Chaffe & Stearns, manufacturers of sashes, doors, blinds, etc. They carried on a profitable business. In 1875 Mr. Stearns and his brother purchased Mr. Chaffe's interest, and the firm name was changed to Stearns Brothers. Under their judicious management, the business has rapidly increased, and, for fine workmanship and reliability, admits but little competition. March 23, 1864, Mr. Stearns was married to Frances Caroline Payne, daughter of one of the oldest settlers in Aztalan, Jefferson County, Wisconsin. Mr. Stearns is a Republican, but has never taken an active part in politics. He is a member of the society of Odd-Fellows, and also of the Knights of Honor. He is a man of sound judgment and strict integrity, and is highly respected by his associates.
-Ancestry.com Michigan Biographies, 1878. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2000. Electronic reproduction of American Biographical History of Eminent and Self-Made Men, Michigan, Volumes I-II. published by the Western Biographical Publishing Company in 1878.
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Lawton and many of his family are buried at Cove Cemetery, Cove, Union OR - from transcription of cemetery at http://files.ungwarchives.net/or/union/cemeteries/cove.txt.
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| Person ID |
I1818 |
Ives-Leedom |
| Last Modified |
19 Apr 2017 |
| Father |
Asa Stearns, b. 16 Aug 1792, prob Amsterdam, Montgomery, New York d. 2 Oct 1858, Eagle, Waukesha, Wisconsin (Age 66 years) |
| Mother |
Anna Paddock, b. Abt May 1794, New York d. 28 Nov 1877, Grand Haven, Ottawa, Michigan (Age ~ 83 years) |
| Marriage |
1 Nov 1818 |
prob Montgomery Co, New York |
| Family ID |
F36 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Frances Caroline Payne, b. Abt 1841, Aztalan, Jefferson, Wisconsin d. Bef 1910, prob Union Co, Oregon (Age ~ 68 years) |
| Marriage |
23 Mar 1864 |
| Children |
| | 1. James Edward Stearns, b. 24 Jun 1867, Whitewater, Walworth, Wisconsin d. 3 Feb 1939, Union Co, Oregon (Age 71 years) |
| | 2. Carrie May Stearns, b. 19 Feb 1878, Grand Haven, Ottawa, Michigan d. 10 Sep 1961, Union Co, Oregon (Age 83 years) |
| | 3. Frances Clara Stearns, b. 19 Feb 1878, Grand Haven, Ottawa, Michigan d. 4 Jan 1941, Union Co, Oregon (Age 62 years) |
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| Family ID |
F1333 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
15 Feb 2003 |
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| Histories |
 | Stearns-Lawton 1836
from 'American Biographical History of Eminent and Self-Made Men, Michigan, Volumes I-II' |
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