Claudest Henson Eaton

                       Claudest Henson Eaton

Born to Orlando Henson Eaton and Harriet Percilla Richens on June 11, 1889 in Vernal, Utah. Claude, the second child, had two sisters and two brothers. He was baptized at the age of fifteen on August 7, 1904. He married Luella May Hatch, July 1, 1908. He and May both received their endowments and were sealed on Sept 21, 1910 in the Salt Lake Temple. Claude worked hard for his family, as a farmer, butcher, cattleman, store owner and truck driver. He was a shy man, who didn’t speak much, but he enjoyed being with his family. His wife and children loved him. He enjoyed hunting and fishing up in the Uintah’s and taught his children to enjoy those hobbies.

He sometimes worked in the mountains, chopping down trees and hauling them home. One night, after filling his wagon with wood, he tied his horses to a big tree and made camp for the night. A storm came up. After going to sleep, he felt an impression to move the horses. “Too tired,” he thought. Again he was told to move the horses. The third time, he arose and moved the horses. No sooner had he moved them, than the tree they had been tied to was struck by lightening and fell down right where the horses had been.

He died December 2, 1954 at age 65 from cancer.

Sources: memories of Sherilyn Gale Smith, Henson Walker Family Record.