Louisa Gleason (Williams) Easton (1871)

Born 1871 in Salem, Marion, Oregon, United States

Wife of William Nathaniel Easton — married 1890 (to before 1900) in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States

Biography

Lulu (Williams) Easton is a part of US Black heritage.

Lulu was born in 1871 in Salem, Oregon. She is the daughter of George Williams and Anna Unknown.

In the 1880 census, Lulu (age 9), At School, was the daughter of Geo. M. Williams and his wife Anna living in East Salem, Marion, Oregon, United States.^[1]

Lulu married William Nathaniel/Nethaniel Easton in 1890 in Multnomah, Oregon, United States.^[2]

Her husband was incarcerated in 1893. ^[3][4]

In the 1900 census, Lulu (age 28), Seamstress, was the widowed (possibly divorced or deserted) head of household in Portland Ward 6, Multnomah, Oregon. Her household included her two sons: George Easton (age 9) and William N Easton (age 8)^[5]; and her mother Anna Williams (age 58).^[6]

Lula's son William Nathaniel Easton died on 9 November 1902 in Portland, Oregon, United States.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ 1880 Census: "1880 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1880; Census Place: East Salem, Marion, Oregon; Roll: 1082; Page: 30A; Enumeration District: 080. Lulu Williams (9), single daughter, At School, in household of Geo. M. Williams (43) in East Salem, Marion, Oregon, USA. Born in Oregon.
2. ↑ Marriage: "Web: Multnomah County, Oregon Marriage Index, 1855-1919"
   Genealogical Forum of Oregon; Portland, OR, USA; Multnomah, Co., Oregon Marriage Index; Volume: 8; Page: 18; URL: http://gfo.org/resources/indexes/vital-records/multnomah-county-marriages.html. L G Williams marriage to W N Easton in 1890 in Multnomah, Oregon, USA.
3. ↑ Criminal Register: "Oregon, U.S., State Prison Records, 1854-1946"
   Oregon State Archives; Salem, OR, USA; Oregon, State Prison Records, 1854-1946. Name: W N Easton; Criminal Age: 27; Birth Place: Texas; Criminal Place: Oregon, USA; Admission Place: Oregon, USA; Conviction Date: 23 Sep 1893; Conviction Place: Multnomah, Oregon, Multnomah.
4. ↑ Criminal Register: "Oregon, U.S., State Prison Records, 1854-1946"
   Oregon State Archives; Salem, OR, USA; Oregon, State Prison Records, 1854-1946. Name: W N Easton; Criminal Age: 27; Birth Place: Texas; Criminal Place: Oregon, USA; Admission Place: Oregon, USA; Conviction Date: 23 Sep 1893; Conviction Place: Multnomah, Oregon, Multnomah; Discharge Date: 20 Dec 1893; Case Number: Inmate numbers: 01891-03114.
5. ↑ Birth of son William N Easton: "Oregon, U.S., State Births, 1842-1922"
   Oregon State Archives; Salem, OR, USA; Oregon, Birth Records, 1842-1902, 1917. William Nethaniel Easton born on 10 Mar 1892, son of William Nethaniel Easton & Louisa Gleason Easton, in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA.
6. ↑ 1900 Census: "1900 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1900; Census Place: Portland Ward 6, Multnomah, Oregon; Roll: 1350; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0062. Lulu Easton (28), widowed, Seamstress, head of household in Portland Ward 6, Multnomah, Oregon. Born in Oregon, USA.
7. ↑ Death of son Wm Nathinel Easton: "Oregon, U.S., State Deaths, 1864-1971"
   Oregon Center For Health Statistics; Portland, Oregon, USA; Portland Oregon Deaths. Lula Easton in death record for son Wm Nathinel Easton 9 Nov 1902, wife of W.N. Easton, in Portland, Oregon, USA.