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About Washington Eiland:

1860 United States Federal Census
Home in 1860: Nabers, Pickens, Alabama
Post Office: Pickensville
Washington Eiland 52 , sailor
Amy Eiland 42 , mantua maker
Mary A Eiland 22 mantua maker
Angeline Eiland 20 mantua maker
MANTUA MAKER: The earliest mantuas emerged in the late 1600s as a comfortable alternative to the boned bodices and separate skirts then widely worn. By the mid-1700s the mantua had become a formal fashion worn almost exclusively at Court. In the mid-1800s, almost every small town in America seemed to boast a milliner and a mantua maker in their business directories. What seems to have transpired is that although dresses could be made at home, mantua making had established the right to exist as a WOB (women-owned business), so as more women set up shop as dressmakers, they did so under the title of mantua maker. Eventually the title changed and seamstresses began calling themselves dressmakers instead.

1850 United States Federal Census
Home in 1850 (City,County,State): Southern District, Pickens, Alabama
Washington Eiland 42, sailor, Ga
Amy Eiland 33 , SC
Sarah Eiland 15 , Ms
Mary Eiland 14 , Al
Angeline Eiland 11, Al
Josephine Eiland 8 , Al

About Mary Grant:

Spouse 1: Washington Eilands
Spouse 2: Mary Grant
Marriage Date: 08 Dec 1831
Marriage Place: Autauga
Performed By: JP
Surety/Bond Date: 07 Dec 1831
Surety/Perf. Name: Henry Atchison
OSPage: 327
Comment: Handwritten note used

About Mary Adaline Eiland:

Name: Mary Adaline Eiland
Death date: 02 Jun 1909
Death place: Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa Co, Alabama
Gender: Female
Race or color (on document): White
Race or color (expanded): White
Age at death: 72y 11m
Estimated birth year: 1837
Birth place: Ala.
Marital status: Single
Father name: Washington Eiland
Father birth place: Ga.
Mother name: Amy Eiland
Mother birth place: S.C.
Occupation: Invalid
Cemetery name: Roversona Cem.
Burial place: Northern Ala.