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About Travis (Tab) Henderson Eiland:
1930 Census - Precinct 4, Milam Co, Tx
Eiland, Travis H. of Rockdale. Age 74. Died 4/1976 (Sat)
(in paper (4/8/1976) in Richards Memorial Hospital after being in failing health for several months.
Services held (Sunday) in Phillips & Luckey Chapel. Burial in IOOF Cemetery. Revs. Matt Chambers
of St. John's United Methodist Church and M.E. Brown of Full Gospel Chapel officiated. He was born
6/8/1901 in Milam County to M/M Will Eiland. Married Miss Grace Gregory in Austin in 1924. He was
a resident of Rockdale and Milam Co. for most of his life. Member of St. John's United Methodist Church.
Survivors: Wife, Mrs. Grace Eiland of Rockdale; son, Charles EIland of Midland; 2 brothers, Clyde
Eiland and Wilbur Eiland, both of Rockdale; sister, Mrs. Leona Von Gonten of Shreveport, La.; grandson,
Bill Eiland
About Grace Gregory:
Grace was a school teacher.
Eiland, Mrs. Grace Gregory of Midland. Age 88. Died 10/9/1989 (Monday)
in Midland. Graveside services held (Wed) 10/11 in IOOF Cemetery in Rockdale. Rev Donald Dodge of
St. John's United Methodist Church, officiated. Ellis Funeral Home of Midland in charge of arrangements.
She was born 9/21/1901 in Thorndale, to M/M A. J. Gregory. Married to T.H. Eiland, who preceded her
in death on 4/1/1976. She taught school in Rockdale for 42 years and lived in Midland since 1980.
Graduate of Southwest Texas State Univ. and received her masters of education from the University of
Houston. Member of Texas State Teachers Asso., Retired Teachers Asso., Eastern Star of Rockdale and
St. John's United Methodist Church. Survivors: Son, Charles Eiland of Midland; grandson, William C
Eiland; great-granddaughter, Mary Elizabeth Eiland, both of Midland; brother, A.J. Gregory, Jr of Conroe;
7 sisters, Modine Gregory of Cameron, Iris Gregory and Floy Witcher of Corpus Christi, Ellie Richardson
of Canyon Lake, Inell Gee of Pasadena, Mary Helze and Madolyn Sassman of San Antonio.
About Charles E Eiland:
EILAND, Charles E., 74, Midland and formerly Rockdale, 1 p.m., First Baptist Church, Midland. Burial
in Resthaven Memorial Park. Ellis Funeral Home, Midland, in charge.
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