and settled upon their present farm. This property is 150 acres in extent, and is operated as a general grain and stock farm. Seven children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Howard, viz.: Mary D. was born on the 14th of August, 1866; Martha B., on the 1st of March, 1868; Robert N., on the 26th of March, 1870; David E., Feb. 17, 1872; Olive J., on the 12th of August, 1878; James G., on the 26th of June, 1880, and Julia M., on the 3d of July, 1882. Mary is the wife of F. Riley Jones, and is the mother of one daughter, Florence. She makes her home with her father.
   In various social circles Mr. Howard is most heartily received. He is a prominent and enthusiastic member of the G. A. R. and also of the I. O. G. T. The religious home of himself and wife is within the pale of the Methodist Episcopal Church, where they are looked upon as being among the very stanch supporters. Mr. Howard is a Republican, and at all times ready to take his part in advocating and advancing the principles and interests of the party. He is a man of undoubted loyalty, fine character and unimpeachable honor, successful in his calling in life, and in every regard a very worthy citizen.

TEPHEN W. EATON, of Spring Creek precinct, came to this county in the spring of 1883, and for two years thereafter was a resident of Sterling Precinct, in the northwestern part of the county. At the expiration of this time he removed to his present farm, on section 33, where he his 160 acres of good land with modern improvements. He is a self-made man in the strictest sense of the word, and prominent in the affairs of his community, serving as School Director, and filling other positions of trust. Politically, he is a solid Republican. He and his estimable wife are members in good standing of the Christian Church, and take an active interest in everything tending to the social and moral elevation of the people around them.
   A native of Luzerne County, Pa., our subject was born Feb. 1, 1854, and is the son of Hugh and Phebe (Munson) Eaton, the former a native of County Antrim, Ireland, and the latter of Pennsylvania.
   Hugh Eaton, the father of our subject, emigrated to America when a youth of nineteen years, and for a short time employed himself at whatever he could find to do in the city of New York. Upon leaving the metropolis he made his way to Luzerne County, Pa., where he was married, and carried on farming until 1865. Then disposing of his property and gathering together his family and household effects, he proceeded overland to Henry County, Ill., of which he has since been a resident, carrying on farming successfully, and building up a good home for himself and his family. The latter originally included a large number of sons and daughters, of whom the following survive, namely: Mary, the wife of Joseph Rogers, a resident of Henry County, Ill.; Susan, Mrs. J. N. Brown, of Holt County, this State; Stephen W., our subject; James, who occupies the old homestead in Henry County, Ill.; George, also a resident of that county; Matilda, teaching school in Henry County; Maggie, the wife of B. Hadley, cashier of the Farmers' National Bank, of Cambridge, Ill.; Annie, Carrie, William and Oscar, residents of Cambridge, where the parents also live. The latter are now well advanced in years, and are surrounded by hosts of friends besides their large family of children, by whom they are held in the warmest regard for their sterling worth of character. Both are members in good standing of the Christian Church, in which the father has served as a Deacon, and taken an active part for many years. He was also prominent in local affairs while living on his farm in Burns Township, Henry County, serving as School Trustee, Road Commissioner, and in other responsible positions. Politically, he is a stanch Republican, a man of decided views, fearless in the expression of his sentiments, and earnest in the advocacy of what he believes is right.
   Our subject removed with his parents from the Keystone State to Illinois, where he was reared to manhood in Henry County, and assisted in the development of the farm. He acquired a common school education, and when ready to establish a home and domestic ties of his own, was married, Jan. 12, 1876, to Miss Emma Wilson. This lady

was born Sept. 28, 1856, in Henry County, Ill., and is the daughter of Uri and Rebecca (Britton) Wilson, now residents of Cambridge, Ill. Mrs. Eaton has proved in all respects the suitable companion and helpmate of her husband, encouraging him by her counsels and her industry, looking well to the ways of her household, and striving to make their home the pleasantest spot for them in the world. They have no children.

OHN F. MACY. The fine farm comprising the southwest quarter of section 36, Sterling Precinct. with its carefully cultivated fields, its commodious buildings and other valuable improvements, is owned by the gentleman whose name appears at the head of this biographical sketch. A view of the place may be seen in this ALBUM. Although not among the very earliest settlers of this township, he is classed among its pioneers, as by developing his farm from the wild prairie he has materially aided its growth, and enlarged its agricultural interests.
   Mr. Macy was born in Woodford County, Ill., in 1850, to Jonathan and Elizabeth (Polk) Macy, natives of North Carolina and Kentucky, respectively. When the father of our subject was nine years old, his parents moved to the State of Indiana, and there he grew to manhood and married, and in 1846 he removed with his family to Illinois, where they lived many years. They finally came to Sterling with their son, of whom we write, and here rounded out useful and lengthy lives, the father dying Feb. 19, 1880, at the age of sixty-nine, and the mother June 10, 1881, at the age of seventy-two years. They were respected members of the Christian Church, and their daily conduct was guided by its precepts; they fully deserved the high esteem in which they were held. They were the parents of six children, of whom our subject is the youngest, and four survive. Their son Isaac E.. who lives in Dakota, did good service in the late war as a soldier in Company K, 3d Illinois Cavalry. At the end of two years' hard campaigning in the South, he was discharged on account of sickness, but he subsequently re-enlisted in the last 100-days call, and served until the end of the war, thus winning an honorable record as a soldier.
   John F. Macy was reared in Illinois, and was married in his native State, Jan. 5, 1876, to Miss Hannah J. Newell. In their pleasant home three children complete the household circle, namely: Clyde F., Bruce E. and C. Ray.
   In 1875 Mr. Macy wound up his affairs in Illinois, and came to the State of Nebraska to avail himself of the many advantages of fertile soil, salubrious climate, cheap land, and such agricultural facilities afforded by this favored part of the globe, to build up a better and more commodious home than he could otherwise hope to do. When he bought his present farm there were no improvements on it, save that sixty acres had been plowed. The great change that has since been brought about in the uncultivated prairie has been wrought patiently by his own hands, the result being one of the finest, best tilled, and best equipped farms for miles around. The buildings that he has erected are neat and ample, comprising a good dwelling, stable, corn-cribs, granaries, etc. He has a fine bearing orchard of about 150 trees of various choice varieties of fruit, which is already bringing him in money.
   Mr. Macy is a man whose strict probity of character and upright life, guided by the highest principles, merit and receive the respect of all who know him. He and his excellent wife occupy a good position in the religious and social circles of this community, both being valued members of the Christian Church. Mr. Macy belongs to the K. of P., Sterling Lodge No. 31. Politically, he is a Republican.

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ACOB J. ZINSMASTER, a leading farmer and stock-raiser of Helena Precinct, has a good property on section 29, and has been uniformly prosperous in his operations as an agriculturist. A native of the Kingdom of Bavaria, he was born Feb. 1, 1843, and is the son of John and Barbara (Hoch) Zinsmaster, who were of