Pearl Louise EALAND Harriett EALAND Mary Louise ATHERTON Emma HILDEBRANDT Mini tree diagram

Arthur Richard Jackson EALAND1,4,2

18631,2 - after 18923

Life History

1863

Born in England, UK.1,2

21st Oct 1889

Birth of daughter Pearl Louise EALAND in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas.5,1,6,7

Dec 1890

Birth of daughter Harriett EALAND in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas.8,1,9,10,11

after 1892

Died in Bexar County, Texas

(most likely)

26th Sep 1943

Died in Gause, Milam, Texas.3

(less likely)

Other facts

 

Married Emma HILDEBRANDT

 

Married Mary Louise ATHERTON

Notes

  • The first evidence of this man's surname (besides some genealogies that give Harriett's name with no documentation) is in the census of 1900 in the name of his two daughters.

    In 1900 Harriett and her sister Pearl are reported as stepchildren in the home of widow Emma Hicks, with Emma's two Hicks children.  To account for the relationships and ages, with the last names reported, Emma's recently deceased husband was Mr Ealand the two girls' father by Mr Ealand's first wife.  It would appear he died, and Emma married Mr Hicks, then he died after July 1899, when the last child Florence was reported born.

    In what appears to be an enumerator error, Harriett E is reported as a Son and Male, even though she matches Harriett Fowler in 1910, the wife of Charles B Fowler, whose sister Pearl is int he same household married to Charlie's brother.

    Some additional troublesome discrepancies, the Ealand girls' father is reported as born in Texas, while the Hicks children's father is reported as born in England.  An interesting highlight appears in the 1910 census, where we see that both Harriet's and Pearl's father is also reported as born in England.  This would not match the different last  names but might indicate some other close relationship among the families.  If this all was not so much fun, one might get frustrated and discouraged!

    1900 Federal Census, Bexar County, Texas, 15 June, San Antonio, District 104, page 19B, 230 Magnolia St, Hse #386, Fam #449
    Hicks, Emma Head W F Dec 1869  30 Widow 2 children/2 living TX Germany Germany No Occup Owns
    Hicks, Georgie Son W M  Nov 1896  3 TX England TX
    Hicks, Florence Dau W F July 1899  10mos Single TX England TX
    Hesser, Christine Sister W F July 1887  14 Single TX Germany Germany At School
    Ealand, Pearl W F  Oct 1889 10 TX TX TX At School
    Ealand, Harriett E Son [sic] W M sic Dec 1890 9 TX TX TX At School

    I found an entry that appears to be for him under the name of Arthur Ealand, in San Antonio's City Directory for 1892.  No wife is reported for him (and minor children are not usually reported in these directories), so it appears from this that Mrs Ealand died  between the birht of Harriett in Dec 1890 and early 1892 when the directory was being compiled.  He is the only Ealand in the book.

    U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989
    San Antonio, Texas, City Directory, 1892, p 273
    Ealand Arthur r 220 Warren

    A couple of genealogies report that Harriet and Perl's father lived until 1930.  that Arthur Ealand is buried in the Gause, Texas, cemetery and details are memorialized in a Find a Grave memorial.

    Arthur R J Ealand
    Birth 1862
    Death 1930
    Inscription:  Husband
    Burial Gause Cemetery, Gause, Milam County, Texas, USA
    Created by Sarah Locklin Taylor Nov 26, 2007
    --  Find A Grave Memorial #23118384, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Ealand&GSiman=1&GSst=46&GRid=23118384&

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