Eastin, Van S.

Flourished: Coles County, Illinois

In 1826, Eastin settled in Coles County, Illinois, where in 1831, he married Sally Doughty. During the Black Hawk War, he served as a corporal in a company of mounted volunteer militia.

The History of Coles County, Illinois (Chicago: Wm. Le Baron, Jr., 1879), 231, 300; Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, Coles County, 20 May 1831, Illinois State Archives, Springfield, IL; Ellen M. Whitney, comp., The Black Hawk War, 1831-1832: Illinois Volunteers, vol. 35 of Collections of the Illinois State Historical Library (Springfield: Illinois State Historical Library, 1970), 1:430.