Born: 11 Apr 1904 Cambridge, Furnas Co., NE

Parents

Father: Howard Evan Easton f: Alcinous Easton m: Mary Jane Doane

Mother: Arilla Belle Runkle f: James Monroe Runkle    gf: David Runkle    gm: Mary Ann Frysinger m: Mahala Pence    gf: John Pence    gm: Barbara Loudenback

Siblings

daughter Easton	Hazel Easton   +Vern Adam Patterson         Evelyn Patterson         Roscoe Patterson         Lloyd Patterson	Gladys Easton   +Earl George Goode         Irene Bell Goode         Earl (Buster) Goode
Edith Easton	son Easton	Emma Easton   +George Batinovich
Clinton Easton   +Esther Bell         Kenneth Easton	Laura May Easton   +Reed Bennett Arthur         Joyce Mae Arthur         Gerald Reed Arthur

Family

Wife: Lucy Smith f: Roger B. Smith m: Mattie Goch

Married: 1 Jun 1927 Kimberly, Idaho

Children

Gene Easton

Photo Archive

Rilla Belle Runkle Obituary

General Sources

1. The Minidoka Co., News, Rupert, Idaho, August 2, 1965 (Front Page3)
   
   HOWARD EASTON LONGTIME PAUL RESIDENT DIES
        Howard Easton 88, longtime Paul resident, died early Sunday morningat Burley Nursing home following a long illness.
        He was born, Oct. 9, 1876 at Garner, Illinois. and moved toNebraska. He came to Burley about 1912 from Cambridge, Nebr., then movedto Paul in the fall of 1913 and had resided there ever since. He was aretired farmer and one of the founders of Paul Electric. He was a memberof the Paul Methodist Church and Paul Grange.
        Mr. Easton was married Sept., 22, 1897 at Beaver City, Nebr. toRilla Belle Runkle, who passed away Oct. 23, 1938. He married Lena BuckAdams in 1939 and she survives him.
        Other survivors are two sons, Clinton and Charley Easton, both ofPaul; four daughters Mrs. Reed Arthur of Paul, Mrs. George Batinovich ofOakland, Calif. Mrs. Vern Patterson and Mrs. Earl Goode, both of Rupert,eight grandchildren. Also surviving are two sisters, Effie Underhill ofSouth Dakota and Emma Yates of Long Beach Calif.
        Funeral services will be conducted at 5 p.m. Wednesday in the WalkMortuary chapel with the Rev. A. E. Gilbert of the Paul Methodist Churchand the Rev. John B. Sims of Twin Falls officiating. Intermanet will bein the Paul cemetery.
   
2. 1920 Census
   

   1920 Census - Minidoka County, Idaho - January 29-30, 1920
   |sa |h# |Name               |rel |h|f|s|r|ag|m|sch|rd |wri|birth   |father  |mother |trad|type   |f# |pg
   |121|282|Easton, Howard     |H   |0|F|M|w|43|m|   |yes|yes|Illinois|Ohio    |Ohio   |Farm|GenFarm|121|14B
   |   |   |Easton, RillieBelle|wife| | |F|w|45|m|   |yes|yes|Indiana |Ohio    |Ohio   |none|       |   |
   |   |   |Easton, Gladys     |dau | | |F|w|17|s|yes|yes|yes|Nebraska|Illinois|Indiana|none|       |   |
   |   |   |Easton, Charles    |son | | |m|w|14|s|yes|yes|yes|Nebraska|Illinois|Indiana|none|       |   |
   |   |   |Easton, Emma       |dau | | |F|w|13|s|yes|yes|yes|Nebraska|Illinois|Indiana|none|       |   |
   |   |   |Easton, Clinton    |son | | |M|w|10|s|yes|yes|yes|Nebraska|Illinois|Indiana|none|       |   |
   |   |   |Easton, Laura Mae  |dau | | |F|w|8 |s|yes|yes|yes|Nebraska|Illinois|Indiana|none|       |   |