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integrity." He served as trustee of Clay Township for 16 years and also as County Commissioner for two terms. Politically he was a Democrat and left a fine public record. -Jacob Eaton owned a farm four miles north of the city beyond Notre Dame.[30] When he died on February 11, 1894 he was interred in Tutt -Stuckey. On August 6, 1846 Jacob Eaton married Elizabeth Barnes. They had the following children: Emma S., Edwin D., Johanna W., Clarissa M., Amelia A., Norman E., and Mark D. Eaton.[31] Those interred in Tutt -Stuckey are: M. Byron who died Mar 20, 1883; Norman E. who died Mar 30, 1883; Johanna W. who died in 1928; Emma F. who died in 1919 and Edwin D. Eaton who also died 1919. THE HARDY FAMILY Jonathan and Rebecca Hardy were also prominent among the early settlers in Clay Township. At the June session of the Board of County Commissioners in 1840, an order was passed constituting Clay as a separate township. The first justices of the peace of the newly constituted Clay township were Jonathan Hardy and Samuel Brooks.[32] in addition to holding a significant political office, Jonathan and Rebecca Hardy played an equally important role in the organization of the first Baptist Church in the County as one of its constituent members.[33] Upon their demise Jonathan and Rebecca Hardy were buried at Tutt -Stuckey Cemetery. Also buried from the Hardy family in Tutt -Stuckey are the sons of Jonathan and Rebecca Hardy: Jonathan A., who died Mar 6, 1856; William H., who died July 21, 1850 and; T. Hardy for whom there are no dates and no stone found in 1983 or 1990. THE EMLY FAMILY The Emlys are another pioneer family interred in Tutt -Stuckey. Tobias Emly, an old resident of Clay Township, was born in Wurtemburg, Germany on December 14, 1816 and came to this County in 1832. He first settled in Ohio, where he was married in 1843 to Christiana Goeltz. In 1851 the Emlys moved to St. Joseph County. He and his wife had four children, Andrew, John, Mary and Mrs. Christian Neip.[34] Mrs. Tobias Emly was also a native of Germany and had lived in this County for 40 years.[35] Both Mr. and Mrs. Emly on their demise were buried in Tutt -Stuckey. Miss Mary Emly one of the children of Tobias and Christiana Emly was also a long time resident of Clay Township. She made her home for years with her two brothers John and Andrew Emly. On her death her last remains were laid to rest in Tutt-Stuckey.[36] THE KOTZ FAMILY Another pioneer family interred in Tutt -Stuckey are the Kotzs. John Kotz was the son of Jacob and Anna App Kotz and was born in Germany in 1822. He came to this country in 1840 and first 9