- Born: 10 Mar 1842, Holmes County, Ohio, USA 1362
- Marriage (1): Barbara Bontrager in Jun 1863 in LaGrange County, Indiana, USA 1494
- Died: 1 Apr 1927, Marshall, Calhoun, Michigan, USA at age 85 1362
- Buried: 3 Apr 1927, Bontrager Cemetery (Lagange County, Indiana, USA) 1362
 General Notes:
OBITUARY
Gospel Herald May 1927
EASH - - Samuel J. Eash was born in Holmes County, Ohio, March 10, 1842; died at the home of his son, Samuel, near Marshall, Michigan. April 1, 1927; 84 y 21 d. He was united in marriage with Barbara Bontrager who preceded him 42 years ago, also 1 son (Josiah) and 2 daughters (Fannie and Elizabeth). He leaves 4 sons (Lazora, John, Jacob, and Samuel) and 3 daughters (Mary Plank, Esther Balyeat, and Suvilla Myers), also 53 grandchildren, 43 great-grandchildren, and a host of other relatives and friends. He united with the Mennonite Church of Big Prairie in 1912 and was a faithful member until death. Funeral services were held at the Shore Mennonite Church April 3, 1927, with the J. Willard Yoder and Yost C. Miller Officiating. He will be sadly missed by all. Burial was made in the Bontrager Cemetery near the Forks.
Source: Gospel Herald
Date: May 1927 1362
Death Notes:
Died at his son Samuel's house.
Life Events:
1. Church Affiliation: Mennonite. 1362
Samuel married Barbara Bontrager, daughter of Christian Borntreger and Elizabeth Baumgardner, in Jun 1863 in LaGrange County, Indiana, USA.1494 (Barbara Bontrager was born on 6 Dec 1845 in LaGrange County, Indiana, USA 1493 and died on 8 Apr 1886 in Shipshewana, LaGrange, Indiana, USA 1494.)
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