THE NEWS & COURIER, Charleston, SC, Obituary May 19, 1898
Death of Mr. W. G. Eason, A Long Life Of Usefulness Is Ended
Mr. William Grassell Eason, for 21 years auditor of Charleston County, and one of the most familiar figures on the streets of this City, died at an early hour yesterday morning. His body was found at 5:00 a.m., cold in death, and with the weapon that had released his spirit near his hand. The jury on inquest found that the deed had been done while he was not responsible for his acts ("death by his own hand while suffering from a temporary aberration of the mind"). Some time ago Mr. Eason was stricken with paralysis. His sturdy constitution enabled him to combat the dread disease successfully, and he recovered. Fearing that the disease was recuring and not wanting to be a burden to his family, he sought to escape from the fate which followed him.
Mr.Eason was born in Charleston, April 27, 1827, of Scotch and English parentage. He worked at a hardware store until the 1849 gold rush in California. At 22 years of age he left for the gold fields. He was doing well in California when he believed in 1860 that South Carolina needed the services of all her sons (Civil War). He made the long journey back and immediately enlisted in the Confederacy. He was commissioned a Major and served as ordance officer in charge of ammunition and arms.
After the war he was employeed as a bookkeeper for John Lopez, the contractor. In 1877 Mr. Eason was appointed by Governor Wade Hampton as auditor of Charleston County. He held that position without reproach and rarley had opposition in the primaries. "In all the State there was no more faithful, consolentious or competent officer." Apart from his public duties and official career Mr. Eason was a most charming gentleman. Amiable, intelligent and courteous, he had a host of friends and was known to everyone in the city by his delightful manners. Tall, erect and sturdily built, he made a commanding figure, and though the seventy odd years had frosted his head he did not appear to be an old man. In 1860 he married Miss Chapman, of Columbus, Georgia and his widow and one daughter, Mrs. Hutchison, survive him.
Death of Mr. W. G. Eason, A Long Life Of Usefulness Is Ended
Mr. William Grassell Eason, for 21 years auditor of Charleston County, and one of the most familiar figures on the streets of this City, died at an early hour yesterday morning. His body was found at 5:00 a.m., cold in death, and with the weapon that had released his spirit near his hand. The jury on inquest found that the deed had been done while he was not responsible for his acts ("death by his own hand while suffering from a temporary aberration of the mind"). Some time ago Mr. Eason was stricken with paralysis. His sturdy constitution enabled him to combat the dread disease successfully, and he recovered. Fearing that the disease was recuring and not wanting to be a burden to his family, he sought to escape from the fate which followed him.
Mr.Eason was born in Charleston, April 27, 1827, of Scotch and English parentage. He worked at a hardware store until the 1849 gold rush in California. At 22 years of age he left for the gold fields. He was doing well in California when he believed in 1860 that South Carolina needed the services of all her sons (Civil War). He made the long journey back and immediately enlisted in the Confederacy. He was commissioned a Major and served as ordance officer in charge of ammunition and arms.
After the war he was employeed as a bookkeeper for John Lopez, the contractor. In 1877 Mr. Eason was appointed by Governor Wade Hampton as auditor of Charleston County. He held that position without reproach and rarley had opposition in the primaries. "In all the State there was no more faithful, consolentious or competent officer." Apart from his public duties and official career Mr. Eason was a most charming gentleman. Amiable, intelligent and courteous, he had a host of friends and was known to everyone in the city by his delightful manners. Tall, erect and sturdily built, he made a commanding figure, and though the seventy odd years had frosted his head he did not appear to be an old man. In 1860 he married Miss Chapman, of Columbus, Georgia and his widow and one daughter, Mrs. Hutchison, survive him.
THE NEWS & COURIER, Charleston, SC, Obituary May 19, 1898
Death of Mr. W. G. Eason, A Long Life Of Usefulness Is Ended
Mr. William Grassell Eason, for 21 years auditor of Charleston County, and one of the most familiar figures on the streets of this City, died at an early hour yesterday morning. His body was found at 5:00 a.m., cold in death, and with the weapon that had released his spirit near his hand. The jury on inquest found that the deed had been done while he was not responsible for his acts ("death by his own hand while suffering from a temporary aberration of the mind"). Some time ago Mr. Eason was stricken with paralysis. His sturdy constitution enabled him to combat the dread disease successfully, and he recovered. Fearing that the disease was recuring and not wanting to be a burden to his family, he sought to escape from the fate which followed him.
Mr.Eason was born in Charleston, April 27, 1827, of Scotch and English parentage. He worked at a hardware store until the 1849 gold rush in California. At 22 years of age he left for the gold fields. He was doing well in California when he believed in 1860 that South Carolina needed the services of all her sons (Civil War). He made the long journey back and immediately enlisted in the Confederacy. He was commissioned a Major and served as ordance officer in charge of ammunition and arms.
After the war he was employeed as a bookkeeper for John Lopez, the contractor. In 1877 Mr. Eason was appointed by Governor Wade Hampton as auditor of Charleston County. He held that position without reproach and rarley had opposition in the primaries. "In all the State there was no more faithful, consolentious or competent officer." Apart from his public duties and official career Mr. Eason was a most charming gentleman. Amiable, intelligent and courteous, he had a host of friends and was known to everyone in the city by his delightful manners. Tall, erect and sturdily built, he made a commanding figure, and though the seventy odd years had frosted his head he did not appear to be an old man. In 1860 he married Miss Chapman, of Columbus, Georgia and his widow and one daughter, Mrs. Hutchison, survive him.
Death of Mr. W. G. Eason, A Long Life Of Usefulness Is Ended
Mr. William Grassell Eason, for 21 years auditor of Charleston County, and one of the most familiar figures on the streets of this City, died at an early hour yesterday morning. His body was found at 5:00 a.m., cold in death, and with the weapon that had released his spirit near his hand. The jury on inquest found that the deed had been done while he was not responsible for his acts ("death by his own hand while suffering from a temporary aberration of the mind"). Some time ago Mr. Eason was stricken with paralysis. His sturdy constitution enabled him to combat the dread disease successfully, and he recovered. Fearing that the disease was recuring and not wanting to be a burden to his family, he sought to escape from the fate which followed him.
Mr.Eason was born in Charleston, April 27, 1827, of Scotch and English parentage. He worked at a hardware store until the 1849 gold rush in California. At 22 years of age he left for the gold fields. He was doing well in California when he believed in 1860 that South Carolina needed the services of all her sons (Civil War). He made the long journey back and immediately enlisted in the Confederacy. He was commissioned a Major and served as ordance officer in charge of ammunition and arms.
After the war he was employeed as a bookkeeper for John Lopez, the contractor. In 1877 Mr. Eason was appointed by Governor Wade Hampton as auditor of Charleston County. He held that position without reproach and rarley had opposition in the primaries. "In all the State there was no more faithful, consolentious or competent officer." Apart from his public duties and official career Mr. Eason was a most charming gentleman. Amiable, intelligent and courteous, he had a host of friends and was known to everyone in the city by his delightful manners. Tall, erect and sturdily built, he made a commanding figure, and though the seventy odd years had frosted his head he did not appear to be an old man. In 1860 he married Miss Chapman, of Columbus, Georgia and his widow and one daughter, Mrs. Hutchison, survive him.
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