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Irvin Eaton a Pioneer Musician From Vernal to Ashley Valley
The article profiles Irvin Eaton born November 21 1879 in Pleasant Grove and raised near Vernal Utah. It recalls his father Joseph Eaton a mail carrier and farmer who valued a violin highly and eventually taught Irvin to play instruments including mandolin guitar and banjo. It covers Eaton family life schooling at Vernal Uintah Academy and early work as a shearer and farm hand with moves to Idaho and Yellowstone Park during road work.
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