Eaton, Zelona, b. 1797.

Zelona Eaton was born in 1797. He married Almira (1802-1853), whose maiden was also Eaton, from East Hoosac, Massachusetts, in 1821. Eaton served as a Baptist minister in Troy, Ohio, and was active in the local anti-slavery and temperance movements. He was also involved with several Baptist associations, and served as a trustee of the Ohio Baptist Convention, which organized conversion work throughout Ohio and helped foster the Baptist faith throughout the state.

From the guide to the Zelona Eaton journal, Eaton, Zelona journal, 1843-1925, 1843-1844, (William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan)