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Generation No. 1

1.  ENOCH⁴ EILAND  (ABSOLOM³, GEORGE², RICHARD¹ ILAND/EILAND, SR.) was born 1779 in Wilkes Co. GA, and died 1850 in Pickens Co. AL.  He married FRANCES ANNA TRAYWICK 1801 in Hancock Co. GA, daughter of FRANCIS TRAYWICK and ANNA UNKNOWN.  She was born 1786 in NC, and died 1850 in Pickens Co. AL.

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Marriage: 1801, Hancock Co. GA

Children of ENOCH EILAND and FRANCES TRAYWICK are:

2.                i.       JOHN DANIEL⁵ EILAND, b. February 08, 1802, Hancock Co. GA; d. March 18, 1882.

3.               ii.       ISAIAH/ESAIAS EILAND, b. 1805, Hancock Co. GA; d. November 1854, Stewart Co. MS.

                 iii.       WASHINGTON EILAND, b. 1805, Hancock Co. GA; d. Unknown, Chilton Co. AL; m. MARY GRANT, December 08, 1831, Autauga Co. AL by J. P.; b. about 1810; d. Unknown.

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Marriage: December 08, 1831, Autauga Co. AL by J. P.

4.              iv.       BENJAMIN BRYANT EILAND, b. May 25, 1806, Hancock Co. GA; d. November 23, 1878, Near Stewart, Montgomery Co. MS.

5.               v.       FRANCIS MARION 'FRANK' EILAND, b. 1809, GA; d. Unknown, Hickory Grove, TX.

                 vi.       NANCY EILAND, b. 1813; d. Unknown; m. DAVID W. WOOD; b. December 13, 1802; d. Unknown.

                vii.       JAMES EILAND, b. 1816, Hancock Co. GA; d. Aft. 1883, Noxubee Co. MS.

               viii.       CRAWFORD EILAND, b. about 1820.

                  ix.       JULIANNE EILAND, b. 1821.

                   x.       LAUROCK/LAURAH EILAND, b. 1823; d. Unknown.

                  xi.       OLIVER GEORGE EILAND, b. Aft. 1823; d. Unknown.

6.              xii.       ABNER EILAND, b. about 1801, Hancock Co. GA; d. Aft. 1850.

                xiii.       MANIN A. EILAND, b. 1820, GA; d. Unknown.

Generation No. 2

2.  JOHN DANIEL⁵ EILAND (ENOCH⁴, ABSOLOM³, GEORGE², RICHARD¹ ILAND/EILAND, SR.) was born February 08, 1802 in Hancock Co. GA, and died March 18, 1882¹.  He married JANE SEGARS about 1825.  She was born March 11, 1809 in Spartanburg District, SC, and died December 23, 1892².

More About JOHN DANIEL EILAND:

Burial: Old Bethel/Eiland Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

Census: 1850, Autauga Co. AL, Household #852, age 48, farmer, value $1100, born in GA³

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Burial: Old Bethel/Eiland Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

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Marriage: about 1825

Children of JOHN EILAND and JANE SEGARS are:

7.                i.       SARAH⁶ EILAND, b. 1825, Autauga Co. AL; d. 1856.

8.               ii.       JERRETHA/RUTH 'RUTHIE' EILAND, b. 1828, AL; d. Aft. 1906, Chilton Co. AL.

9.              iii.       ABIGAIL G. EILAND, b. 1830, Autauga Co. AL; d. 1876.

10.            iv.       JAMES URIAH EILAND, b. January 20, 1832, Autauga Co. AL; d. March 30, 1864.

                  v.       FADREY EILAND, b. August 06, 1834, Autauga Co. AL; d. December 23, 1921⁴.

More About FADREY EILAND:

Burial: Old Bethel/Eiland Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

Information: Never married

11.            vi.       FAYDIA/AVY/AVREY/AVEY EILAND, b. about 1836, Autauga Co. AL; d. 1892, Autauga Co. AL.

12.           vii.       FRANCIS MARION 'FRANK' EILAND, b. March 06, 1839, Autauga Co. AL; d. June 05, 1882.

13.          viii.       JOHN JEFFERSON EILAND, b. February 14, 1841, Coopers, Autauga Co. AL; d. July 27, 1928.

14.             ix.       GILBERT SEGARS EILAND, b. April 08, 1844, Autauga Co. AL; d. February 12, 1917.

15.              x.       HULDA EILAND, b. July 20, 1846, Autauga Co. AL; d. June 20, 1916.

16.             xi.       DRUCILLA EILAND, b. August 04, 1848, Autauga Co. AL; d. November 03, 1931, Birmingham, Jefferson Co. AL.

3.  ISAIAH/ESAIAS⁵ EILAND (ENOCH⁴, ABSOLOM³, GEORGE², RICHARD¹ ILAND/EILAND, SR.) was born 1805 in Hancock Co. GA, and died November 1854 in Stewart Co. MS.  He married NANCY SPIVEY April 01, 1832, daughter of JOHN SPIVEY and SUSANNAH ALLEN.  She died Unknown.

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Marriage: April 01, 1832

Children of ISAIAH/ESAIAS EILAND and NANCY SPIVEY are:

                   i.       AUGUSTUS WILLIAM⁶ EILAND, b. December 23, 1832; d. Unknown.

                  ii.       EARLY CHARLTON EILAND, b. November 29, 1834.

                 iii.       NAPOLEON BONAPARTE EILAND, b. December 09, 1837.

                 iv.       JOHN SPIVEY EILAND, b. July 05, 1839.

4.  BENJAMIN BRYANT⁵ EILAND (ENOCH⁴, ABSOLOM³, GEORGE², RICHARD¹ ILAND/EILAND, SR.) was born May 25, 1806 in Hancock Co. GA, and died November 23, 1878 in Near Stewart, Montgomery Co. MS.  He married LYDIA WHATLEY April 01, 1832 in Bibb Co. AL, daughter of ELISHA WHATLEY and THERSEY/FERSEY GIBBS.  She was born February 03, 1813 in Jones Co./Hancock Co. GA, and died January 02, 1905 in Near Stewart, Montgomery Co. MS.

More About BENJAMIN BRYANT EILAND:

Burial: Milligan Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, Montgomery Co. MS

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Burial: Milligan Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, Montgomery Co. MS

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Marriage: April 01, 1832, Bibb Co. AL

Children of BENJAMIN EILAND and LYDIA WHATLEY are:

                   i.       ELMIRA/ELMYRA⁶ EILAND, b. May 24, 1829, Bibb Co. AL; d. August 04, 1906.

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Burial: Milligan Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, Montgomery Co. MS

Information: Never married

                  ii.       ELIZABETH EILAND, b. March 17, 1831, AL; d. about 1905, LA; m. (1) JOHN MITCHELL; d. Unknown; m. (2) JESSE ALPHUS MITCHELL; b. about August 1829, Raleigh, NC; d. about 1895, Acadia Parish, LA.

                 iii.       ELISHA EILAND, b. March 08, 1833, Pickens Co. AL; d. November 05, 1913; m. ELIZABETH GREGORY, January 05, 1858; b. about 1833; d. Unknown.

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Marriage: January 05, 1858

                 iv.       LEVI EILAND, b. August 01, 1835; d. Unknown; m. (1) MARTHA UNKNOWN; d. Unknown; m. (2) LAVESTA UNKNOWN; d. Unknown.

                  v.       JULIA ANN EILAND, b. October 04, 1837, AL; d. February 02, 1894; m. (1) UNKNOWN MITCHELL; d. Unknown; m. (2) UNKNOWN THOMAS; d. Unknown.

                 vi.       SARAH ADELINE EILAND, b. October 09, 1839; d. October 17, 1868; m. UNKNOWN DUKE; d. Unknown.

                vii.       HUGH H. EILAND, b. 1841; d. Unknown.

More About HUGH H. EILAND:

Information: Went to Arkansas and was never heard from again

               viii.       JEPTHA SPRIULL EILAND, b. April 11, 1843, AL; d. June 30, 1934; m. (1) CALPERN HENDERSON; d. Unknown; m. (2) FRANCES C. RUSHING; d. Unknown.

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Burial: Milligan Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, Montgomery Co. MS

                  ix.       TABITHA/TLITHA EILAND, b. April 30, 1848; d. Unknown.

                   x.       OE? EILAND, b. 1850.

                  xi.       BENJAMIN/BRIN B. EILAND, b. 1853; d. Unknown.

                 xii.       OLIVE M. EILAND, b. 1856.

                xiii.       SAMUEL EILAND, b. 1860.

                xiv.       ENOCH EILAND, b. 1845; d. Unknown; m. (1) MARTHA JANE UNKNOWN; d. Unknown; m. (2) PERNICIA PURVIS; d. Unknown.

5.  FRANCIS MARION 'FRANK'⁵ EILAND (ENOCH⁴, ABSOLOM³, GEORGE², RICHARD¹ ILAND/EILAND, SR.) was born 1809 in GA, and died Unknown in Hickory Grove, TX.  He married ELMIRA JONES June 28, 1831 in Bibb Co. AL⁵, daughter of JOSEPH JONES and REBECCA HIGHTOWER.  She was born 1814 in Randolph Co. GA, and died Unknown in Hickory Grove, TX.

More About FRANCIS MARION 'FRANK' EILAND:

Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Francis Islands, Household #819, age 39, farmer, value $600, born in GA⁶

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Marriage: June 28, 1831, Bibb Co. AL⁷

Children of FRANCIS EILAND and ELMIRA JONES are:

17.              i.       JULISSA⁶ EILAND, b. 1833; d. 1922.

18.             ii.       ABSALOM 'AB' EILAND, b. July 23, 1834, Bibb Co. AL; d. September 28, 1908, Chilton Co. AL.

19.            iii.       JAMES HARRISON 'JIM' EILAND, b. 1841, AL; d. 1908, San Angelo, TX.

                 iv.       MIRAM EILAND⁸, b. 1845, AL; d. Unknown; m. JOHN ATAWAY⁹, August 05, 1860, Bibb Co. AL by James A. Mullins, M.G.¹⁰; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.

More About MIRAM EILAND:

Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #817, age 5, born in AL, attended school within the year¹¹

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Marriage: August 05, 1860, Bibb Co. AL by James A. Mullins, M.G.¹²

                  v.       NARCISSA EILAND, b. 1845; d. Unknown.

20.            vi.       PERDITTA EILAND, b. September 14, 1847, AL; d. October 18, 1929.

                vii.       REBECCA ANN EILAND, b. 1849, AL; d. Unknown.

More About REBECCA ANN EILAND:

Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #817, age 1, born in AL¹³

               viii.       RUFUS EILAND, b. 1851.

6.  ABNER⁵ EILAND (ENOCH⁴, ABSOLOM³, GEORGE², RICHARD¹ ILAND/EILAND, SR.) was born about 1801 in Hancock Co. GA, and died Aft. 1850.  He married RHODY UNKNOWN.  She was born 1807 in NC, and died Unknown.

Children of ABNER EILAND and RHODY UNKNOWN are:

                   i.       MARY⁶ EILAND, b. 1831.

                  ii.       ENOCH EILAND, b. 1832.

                 iii.       OLIVER GEORGE EILAND, b. 1835.

                 iv.       HENRY EILAND, b. 1836; d. Unknown.

                  v.       BRYANT EILAND, b. 1836; d. Unknown.

                 vi.       ABNER EILAND, JR., b. 1842.

                vii.       WIMBAND EILAND, b. 1843.

Generation No. 3

7.  SARAH⁶ EILAND (JOHN DANIEL⁵, ENOCH⁴, ABSOLOM³, GEORGE², RICHARD¹ ILAND/EILAND, SR.) was born 1825 in Autauga Co. AL, and died 1856¹⁴.  She married SAMUEL GRAY October 15, 1846 in Autauga Co. AL, son of SAMUEL GRAY.  He was born about 1825 in Spartanburg District, SC, and died July 24, 1892 in Chilton Co. AL.

More About SARAH EILAND:

Burial: Old Bethel/Eiland Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

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Burial: Old Bethel/Eiland Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

Military: CSA, Pvt, Co A, 53rd Ala. Inf. Enlisted at Autauga Co., Ala. Nov. 4, 1862.

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Marriage: October 15, 1846, Autauga Co. AL

Children of SARAH EILAND and SAMUEL GRAY are:

                   i.       SARAH L.⁷ GRAY, b. August 10, 1856, Autauga Co. AL; d. April 27, 1934^15,16; m. JOACHIN BOOCKHOLDT; b. January 07, 1852, Mecklenburg, Germany; d. April 12, 1924¹⁷.

More About SARAH L. GRAY:

Burial: Bethany Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

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Burial: Bethany Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

                  ii.       FRANKLIN GRAY, b. 1854, Autauga Co. AL; d. 1870.

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Burial: Old Bethel/Eiland Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

                 iii.       MARTHA A. GRAY, b. October 15, 1851; d. March 29, 1925¹⁸; m. (1) JOHN H. DAVENPORT; b. about 1848; d. Unknown; m. (2) JOHN R. VINSON, March 02, 1882, Chilton Co. AL; b. December 07, 1837; d. August 08, 1901.

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Burial: Bethany Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

More About JOHN R. VINSON:

Burial: Chestnut Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Coopers, Chilton Co. AL

Military: CSA, Sgt, Co B, 59th Ala. Inf. Baptist and died at Kincheon.¹⁹

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Marriage: March 02, 1882, Chilton Co. AL

                 iv.       JANE HARRIETT GRAY, b. April 05, 1849, Autauga Co. AL; d. March 05, 1917²⁰; m. JAMES 'JIM' S. POPWELL, March 05, 1869; b. October 09, 1849, Chilton Co. AL; d. November 26, 1917.

More About JANE HARRIETT GRAY:

Burial: Bethsalem Baptist Church Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

Information: Obituary: 'Union-Banner' April 12, 1917²¹

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Burial: Bethsalem Baptist Church Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

Military: CSA, Pvt, Co C, 18th Ala. Inf. Enlisted at Auburn August 1861.²¹

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Marriage: March 05, 1869

8.  JERRETHA/RUTH 'RUTHIE'⁶ EILAND (JOHN DANIEL⁵, ENOCH⁴, ABSOLOM³, GEORGE², RICHARD¹ ILAND/EILAND, SR.) was born 1828 in AL, and died Aft. 1906 in Chilton Co. AL.  She married JONATHAN M. CALLAWAY July 27, 1848 in Autauga Co. AL, son of WILLIAM CALLOWAY and MARY MELTON.  He was born September 16, 1827 in AL, and died December 24, 1903^22,23.

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Burial: Old Salem Baptist Church Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

Information: Name also found as Jerutha Island

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Died 2: December 24, 1908²⁴

Burial: Old Salem Baptist Church Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

Information: March 1894, He was a teamster. 'Chilton View' March 1894 stated that " he was raised among the Indians, that without moving he had lived in 3 counties. Native of Alabama."²⁵

Military: Bet. 1861 - 1865, CSA, Pvt, Co A, 62st Ala. Inf.

Obituary: December 31, 1903, 'Banner' December 31, 1903

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Marriage: July 27, 1848, Autauga Co. AL

Children of JERRETHA/RUTH EILAND and JONATHAN CALLAWAY are:

                   i.       MARY JANE⁷ CALLAWAY, b. April 19, 1849; d. Unknown.

                  ii.       WILLIAM JEFFERSON CALLAWAY, b. July 18, 1851; d. January 14, 1934, Clanton, Chilton Co. AL^26,27; m. (2) MARY CAROLINE FULMER, Aft. 1892; b. about 1855; d. April 1938²⁸.

More About WILLIAM JEFFERSON CALLAWAY:

Burial: Chestnut Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Coopers, Chilton Co. AL

More About MARY CAROLINE FULMER:

Burial: Chestnut Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Coopers, Chilton Co. AL

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Marriage: Aft. 1892

                 iii.       MARGARET CALLAWAY, b. February 13, 1853; d. Unknown.

                 iv.       JASPER CALLAWAY, b. February 13, 1856.

                  v.       LAFADRE CALLAWAY, b. April 05, 1859; d. February 10, 1945, Thorsby, Chilton Co. AL^29,30; m. TILLMAN L. ROBINSON; b. January 09, 1858; d. July 17, 1929^31,32.

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Burial: Verbena City Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

More About TILLMAN L. ROBINSON:

Burial: Verbena City Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

                 vi.       JOHN C. CALLAWAY, b. February 04, 1861, Coosa Co. AL; d. January 10, 1937, Chilton Co. AL^33,34; m. LIZZIE BATHES, January 10, 1882; b. 1868; d. 1946³⁵.

More About JOHN C. CALLAWAY:

Burial: Providence Baptist Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

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Burial: Providence Baptist Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

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Marriage: January 10, 1882

                vii.       BENJAMINE CALLAWAY, b. March 03, 1863.

               viii.       GILBERT GEORGE 'GIL' CALLAWAY, b. July 03, 1867; d. Unknown; m. MARTHA ELLA HOLMES; d. Unknown.

9.  ABIGAIL G.⁶ EILAND (JOHN DANIEL⁵, ENOCH⁴, ABSOLOM³, GEORGE², RICHARD¹ ILAND/EILAND, SR.) was born 1830 in Autauga Co. AL, and died 1876³⁶.  She married WILLIAM SAMPSON 'SAMP' DRIVER June 15, 1850 in Autauga Co. AL, son of JACOB DRIVER.  He was born 1816 in GA, and died 1871³⁷.

More About ABIGAIL G. EILAND:

Burial: Bethel Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

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Burial: Bethel Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

Census: 1850, Autauga Co. AL, Household #749/745, William Driver, age 34, m, farmer, value $250, born in GA, cannot read or write³⁸

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Marriage: June 15, 1850, Autauga Co. AL

Children of ABIGAIL EILAND and WILLIAM DRIVER are:

                   i.       JANE⁷ DRIVER, b. 1852, AL; d. Unknown; m. ROBERT N. WILSON, July 01, 1880, Chilton Co. AL; b. about 1848; d. Unknown.

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Marriage: July 01, 1880, Chilton Co. AL

                  ii.       SAMPSON D. DRIVER, b. 1855, Sand Mt. AL; d. July 1936, Coopers, Chilton Co. AL^39,40; m. MARY ELIZABETH 'SIS' MIMS, December 27, 1876, Chilton Co. AL; b. 1861; d. 1945^41,42.

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Burial: Old Bethel/Eiland Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

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Burial: Old Bethel/Eiland Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

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Marriage: December 27, 1876, Chilton Co. AL

                 iii.       DAVID DRIVER, b. 1858; d. Unknown.

                 iv.       DAVIS DRIVER, b. 1858; d. Unknown.

                  v.       ENOCH DRIVER, b. June 15, 1861, AL; d. October 02, 1931^43,44; m. (1) UNKNOWN WARD; d. 1921, Eiland Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL⁴⁵; m. (2) DIADEMIA CLEMINTINE 'DEMMIE' VINSON, November 29, 1890, Chilton Co. AL; b. February 20, 1874; d. June 23, 1917^46,47.

More About ENOCH DRIVER:

Burial: Old Bethel/Eiland Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

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Burial: Old Bethel/Eiland Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

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Marriage: November 29, 1890, Chilton Co. AL

10.  JAMES URIAH⁶ EILAND (JOHN DANIEL⁵, ENOCH⁴, ABSOLOM³, GEORGE², RICHARD¹ ILAND/EILAND, SR.) was born January 20, 1832 in Autauga Co. AL, and died March 30, 1864⁴⁸.  He married MARY JANE CARWILE February 13, 1856 in Autauga Co. AL.  She was born August 28, 1833 in Mt. Pleasant, Monroe Co. AL, and died January 29, 1918 in Billingsley, Autauga Co. AL⁴⁹.

More About JAMES URIAH EILAND:

Burial: Old Bethel/Eiland Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

Military: CSA, Pvt, Co. B, 59th Ala. Inf. Enlisted Knoxville 10 Aug 1862. Died a few days after being shot in the Battle of Atlanta.⁵⁰

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Burial: Old Bethel/Eiland Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

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Marriage: February 13, 1856, Autauga Co. AL

Children of JAMES EILAND and MARY CARWILE are:

                   i.       SARA JANE 'SALLY'⁷ EILAND, b. January 06, 1862, Coopers, Chilton Co. AL; d. April 10, 1929, Clanton, Chilton Co. AL⁵¹; m. WILLIAM J. 'WILLIE' VINSON; b. May 24, 1865; d. September 01, 1916.

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Burial: Bethsalem Cemetery, Autauga Co. AL

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Burial: Bethsalem Cemetery, Autauga Co. AL

                  ii.       ZACHARIAH A. 'ZACH' EILAND, b. August 28, 1859, Chilton Co. AL; d. January 22, 1940⁵²; m. ELIZABETH 'LIZZIE' CULPEPPER, November 28, 1882, Chilton Co. AL; b. June 02, 1868, Chilton Co. AL; d. August 14, 1947.

More About ZACHARIAH A. 'ZACH' EILAND:

Burial: Bethsalem Baptist Church Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

More About ELIZABETH 'LIZZIE' CULPEPPER:

Burial: Bethsalem Baptist Church Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

More About ZACHARIAH EILAND and ELIZABETH CULPEPPER:

Marriage: November 28, 1882, Chilton Co. AL

                 iii.       JOHN C. EILAND