William Pike Eachus

1849 - 1934  (85 years)

• Name	William Pike Eachus
  Born	13 Mar 1849	Wayland, Henry County, Iowa, U.S.A   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Buried	1934	Hills Ferry Cemetery, Newman, California.   [1, 2]
  Died	17 Nov 1934	Newman, Stanislaus, California, U.S.   [1]
  Person ID	I3662	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	15 Aug 2022

  
  

  Father	David Winchester Eachus,   b. 13 Sep 1817, Frederick, Virginia, U.S.A ,   d. 30 Apr 1900, Brentwood, Contra Costa, California, U.S.  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Mary Jane Gillespie Pike,   b. 10 May 1819, Tennessee, U.S ,   d. 23 Jun 1901, Brentwood, Contra Costa, California, U,S.  (Age 82 years)
  Married	Abt 1843
  Family ID	F1402	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sophronia Jane (Sophia) Bradley,   b. Feb 1854, Contra Costa, California, U.S.A ,   d. 7 Jun 1926, Newman, Stanislaus, California  (Age ~ 72 years)
  Children	1. Albert James Eachus,   b. 7 Dec 1871, Lafayette, Contra Costa, California, U.S.A ,   d. 30 Sep 1950, Santa Cruz, California, U.S  (Age 78 years)   2. Maud Eachus,   b. 24 Jun 1873, California, USA ,   d. 14 Apr 1948, Alameda, California,  (Age 74 years)   3. Della Mary (Dolly) Eachus,   b. 15 Jun 1877, Chico Butte County, California, USA ,   d. 20 Jun 1957, Sacramento, California  (Age 80 years)   4. Harry Bradley Eachus,   b. 12 Jul 1879, Oregan City, Butte, California, USA ,   d. 4 Feb 1974, Ben Lomond, Santa Cruz, California  (Age 94 years)   5. Kitty M Eachus,   b. 1882, California, America   6. Edgar P William Eachus,   b. 23 Feb 1884, California USA ,   d. 1952, Sonoma, California  (Age 67 years)   7. Nora B Eachus,   b. 1888, California, America   8. Ray Eachus,   b. 1897, California, America
  Last Modified	15 Aug 2022
  Family ID	F5137	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  William Known as "Major" 'Major' obtained his nickname while crossing the Great Plains to California on a wagon train in 1865. The leader of a wagon train was called "Captain". We can only guess HIS demeanor on the trip. His family spent time in northwestern Merced county and in Oregon township of Butte county before settling near Brentwood in Contra Costa county. 'Major' returned to the area just north of Merced county where he had spent as a young man and became a large grain farmer on the west side of Stanislaus county near Newman. He became the widely-respected elder in Stanislaus county farm circles, and died on his farm.

  
  

• Sources

  [S646] Ancestry.co.uk/BMD, Ancestry.co.uk/BMD. [S864] findagrave.com, findagrave.com, (www.findagrave.com).