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About James Eiland:

1850 census Southern District Pickens Al
Eiland James M 1816 34 GA Farmer
Eiland Sarah F 1823 27 SC
Eiland William M 1840 10 AL
Eiland Nancy F 1842 8 AL
Eiland Elvanon M 1847 3 AL
Eiland Liwallen M 1851 (1) AL

1870 United States Federal Census
Home in 1870: Township 16, Noxubee, Mississippi
James Eiland 54
Sarah A Eiland 45
Nancy A Eiland 26
Lewellan Eiland 21
Georgia Eiland 15
Franklin Eiland 9
Florrance Eiland 7
Amulgus Eiland 4

FROM INTERNET MESSAGE BOARD
James Eiland was born in Georgia and reared to the age of 12 when the family moved to Alabama. Here he was reared to manhood, was educated in the Alabama schools and became a teacher. In due time he married Miss Sarah Ann Savage. Ten children were born unto them.

The census information for James and Sarah for 1850, 60, 70 & 80 has some conflicting information.

Moved from Mississippi, Noxubee County, to Robertson County, Texas in about 1878. They lived in the rural aras of Wootan Wells and Beck's Prairie, between Bremond and Franklin, Texas. J. W. Massey may have built the Wootan Wells Hotel, a local hot springs resort that was outside of Bremond, Texas. This information is from, Living Gospel Songs, an F. L. Eiland Memorial.

Beat 4, Noxubee, Mississippi - 1880 census
James EILAND, Self, M, M, W, 64, Supt. Poor House, GA, GA, GA
S. A. EILAND, Wife, F, M, W, 57, Keeping House, AL, SC, SC
Samuel THOMAS, Other, M, S, W, 70, In Poor House, SC, SC, SC
Nathan BREWER, Other, M, W, B, 65, In Poor House, VA, VA, VA
James MOODY, Other, M, S, B, 59, In Poor House, MS, NC, NC
Crecy HOLMAN, Other, F, W, B, 60, In Poor House, SC, SC, SC
Ellen WILKINS, Other, F, S, B, 30, In Poor House, MS, MS, MS
Nepton WILKINS, Other, M, S, B, 3, In Poor House, MS, MS, MS

About William S Eiland:

1930 Census - Precinct 5, Montgomery Co, Tx - never married