More Information:

About Edward Eason (Ed) Eiland:

Texas Deaths 1890-1976 (FamilySearch):
Name: Edward Eason Eiland
Death date: 21 Feb 1937
Death place: Precinct No. 2, Midland, Texas
Gender: Male
Race or color (on document): White
Age at death: 72 years 20 days
Birthdate: 31 Jan 1865
Birthplace: Ga
Marital status: Married
Spouse's name: Mary Ellen Eiland
Father's name: Napoleon Bonaparte Eiland
Father's birthplace: Ga
Mother's name: Sarah Dovie Bethel
Mother's birthplace: (Probably) Ga
Occupation: Farmer And Rancher
Cemetery name: Evergreen
Burial place: Stanton, Tx
Burial date: 22 Feb 1937

STOKES, Tx: Stokes was a rural community located in, northeastern Midland
County. J. V. Stokes came to Midland County from the Pecos in 1890. He registered Midland County cattle brands in 1896 and 1897. Three schools were reported in the Stokes district during the 1907-1908 term with fifty-seven students and three teachers. The family of Edward Eason Eiland lived at Stokes. Troy Eiland served on the Stokes School board before 1924. In 1924 the school districts of Stokes, McClintic, and Prairie Lee combined to form Greenwood Independent School District. Neither post office nor cemetery existed at Stokes.
[Source: TSHA, unpublished chart of early West Texas schools; Pioneer History, 19, 27, 53, 76, 96; School Files of Rose Rankin.]

GREENVILLE MESSENGER, THU, 25 FEB 1937, : 4
E.E. EILAND DIED AT STANTON SUNDAY (72-YO, - 21 FEB 1937)
EILAND, A.A., BROTHER OF
EILAND, B.B., BROTHER OF
EILAND, C.C. 'CEDAR', BROTHER OF
EILAND, E.E. 'ED'
HUSBANDS, TOM, MRS., BROTHER OF

1900 Justice Precinct 5, Jones, Texas
E E Elland 35
Ellin M Elland 30
Lowery B Elland 10
Troy N Elland 7
Willie S Elland 5
Roby J Elland 3

1910 United States Federal Census Record
Home in 1910: Justice Precinct 5, Taylor, Texas
E C Eiland 45
Mary E Eiland 40
Lowery B Eiland 19
Troy N Eiland 17
Willie S Eiland 15
Roby J Eiland 13
Kathleen L Eiland 7
Lorena V Eiland 4

1920 census Midland, Midland, Texas
Edward E Eiland 54
Mary E Eiland 50
Tray N Eiland 27
Roby J Eiland 23
Lois K Eiland 16
Lorena V Eiland 14

LISTED TWICE IN 1920 CENSUS WITH CONFLICTING INFORMATION
1920: Justice Precinct 2, Midland, Texas
Ed Eioland 40
Fray Eioland 45
Froy Eioland 27
Roby Eioland 22

1930: Precinct 2, Midland, Texas
Edwub E Eland 65, married age 24
Mary A, wife, 60, married age 19
Lois C Eland 25

About Mary Ellen Smith:

TEXAS DEATH CERTIFICATE
Name: Mary Ellen Eiland
Death date: 09 Feb 1960
Death place: Midland, Midland, Texas
Gender: Female
Race or color (on document): white
Age at death: 90 years
Birth date: 12 Sep 1869
Birth place: Hunt County, Texas
Marital status: Widowed
Father name: W. D. Smith
Mother name: Narcissus Haile
Occupation: Domestic
Residence: Pyote, Ward, Texas
Cemetery name: Evergreen Cemetery
Burial place: Stanton, Texas
Burial date: 11 Feb 1960