The Greene & Pickens Black Families Association
The Richardson/Eatman Genealogy
Mariah was born in North Carolina in 1830. Little is known about her past. However it is
believed that she had two brothers named Lewis & Nero. Also there was a man named Orin
Eatman, who was related to her. It was said that she was of Native American descent. One
of her sons John Wesley Eatman had two long thick pigtails that passed his shoulders, until
the day he died. Mariah & her brothers were originally owned by the Richardson family,
possibly William Richardson. He was the husband of Willie Rice, who was the sister of
Hopkins Rice. In the middle 1850's, she was sold to the Eatman family. Mariah was known
to have nine children, but it isn't sure who the father of her children are. On two of her son's
death certificate, (John Wesley's & Henry), it states that Richard Eatman was their father.
However it was known that Reuben Edward Underwood was Henry's father. It isn't certain if
that was John Wesley's father.
Three distinct features that the Eatman's carried were their large & high forehead, small tiny
& slanted eyes, their long hair, and some of them were slew footed. Henry Eatman & one of
his sister's Rose Eatman-Head were both slew footed. It isn't remembered if Henry Eatman
had a large forehead, but three of daughters had high foreheads, small eyes, & a long face.
All of Henry Eatman's daughters by his wife, Ella Pippen, all had beautiful long hair. Two of
his daughters, Mary Elizabeth & Rose Etta were said to have the longest hair. When Mary
Elizabeth was a young woman she wore her hair in two long pig tails that fell to her waist.
Mary Elizabeth had a long pony tail until the day she died in 1966. Rosetta's hair fell close to
her waist. Also, one of their first cousins, Carrie Eatman-Barnes, also had beautiful long
hair. Carrie was very dark compared to her cousins, but her hair fell down to her waist.
Carrie was one of John Wesley's daughter. Carrie's surviving daughter, Mabel
Barnes-Bennett, stated that her mother had so much hair that if she and her five sisters
compared their heads together, it still would not equal the amount of hair their mother had.
Carrie's mother, Mary Jane Rice, told her daughter back in the late 1890's that she and her
husband, John Wesley, belonged to an Indian tribe. It isn't certain when Mariah died, but it
was before 1900.
Mariah was born in North Carolina in 1830. Little is known about her past. However it is
believed that she had two brothers named Lewis & Nero. Also there was a man named Orin
Eatman, who was related to her. It was said that she was of Native American descent. One
of her sons John Wesley Eatman had two long thick pigtails that passed his shoulders, until
the day he died. Mariah & her brothers were originally owned by the Richardson family,
possibly William Richardson. He was the husband of Willie Rice, who was the sister of
Hopkins Rice. In the middle 1850's, she was sold to the Eatman family. Mariah was known
to have nine children, but it isn't sure who the father of her children are. On two of her son's
death certificate, (John Wesley's & Henry), it states that Richard Eatman was their father.
However it was known that Reuben Edward Underwood was Henry's father. It isn't certain if
that was John Wesley's father.
Three distinct features that the Eatman's carried were their large & high forehead, small tiny
& slanted eyes, their long hair, and some of them were slew footed. Henry Eatman & one of
his sister's Rose Eatman-Head were both slew footed. It isn't remembered if Henry Eatman
had a large forehead, but three of daughters had high foreheads, small eyes, & a long face.
All of Henry Eatman's daughters by his wife, Ella Pippen, all had beautiful long hair. Two of
his daughters, Mary Elizabeth & Rose Etta were said to have the longest hair. When Mary
Elizabeth was a young woman she wore her hair in two long pig tails that fell to her waist.
Mary Elizabeth had a long pony tail until the day she died in 1966. Rosetta's hair fell close to
her waist. Also, one of their first cousins, Carrie Eatman-Barnes, also had beautiful long
hair. Carrie was very dark compared to her cousins, but her hair fell down to her waist.
Carrie was one of John Wesley's daughter. Carrie's surviving daughter, Mabel
Barnes-Bennett, stated that her mother had so much hair that if she and her five sisters
compared their heads together, it still would not equal the amount of hair their mother had.
Carrie's mother, Mary Jane Rice, told her daughter back in the late 1890's that she and her
husband, John Wesley, belonged to an Indian tribe. It isn't certain when Mariah died, but it
was before 1900.
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