Follow
Follow Us
Be a Fan
| Place of Burial: | Moved to Anna, Illinois |
| Birthdate: | |
| Birthplace: | Ridgeway, Orleans, New York |
| Death: | Died |
| Managed by: | Doug Robinson |
| Last Updated: | |
view all 13
Immediate Family
-
wife -
daughter
-
daughter
-
daughter
-
son -
daughter
-
son
-
son
-
daughter
-
son
-
father
-
mother
About Horace Tanner Eastman
Horace Tanner Eastman (1819-1906). He invented the First Pilot (headlight) ever used on any railroad. Unfortunately, he never had it patented. Universally used.
view all 16
Horace Eastman's Timeline
| 1819 |
October 27, 1819
|
Ridgeway, Orleans, New York
|
|
| 1845 |
1845
Age 25
|
With the Mad River & Lake Erie Railroad, the first railroad in Ohio
|
|
| 1849 |
January 13, 1849
Age 29
|
Sandusky, Erie, Ohio
|
|
| 1852 |
1852
Age 32
|
Anna, Union, Illinois
|
|
| 1853 |
1853
Age 33
|
New York
|
|
| 1855 |
1855
Age 35
|
Anna, Union, Illinois
|
|
| 1856 |
1856
Age 36
|
Developed one of the fine farms in southern Illinois
|
|
|
1856
Age 36
|
Moved to Anna, Illinois
|
||
| 1861 |
July 14, 1861
Age 41
|
Anna, Union, Illinois
|
|
| 1863 |
November 29, 1863
Age 44
|
Anna, Union, Illinois
|