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- James Eastland wrote a page called Reflections on the Death of Mother and
Others, which at one time
Aunt Dot let me photocopy. It was wrapped in Saran Wrap and a few lines
simply could not be read or understood because of creases in the
original. I transcribed it as best as I could and made several copies of
the original and of my transcription. I no longer can find the orignial
and Aunt Dot says she can't either. I suspect that it is in her little
office room along with her best copy of Jacob Reed Brooks' picture and
some other family pictures and papers that she did not give me in August
of 1994, when she gave me quite a bit. On this paper, he mentions that
there were seven children, and then how they were down to four children
left, etc., and that the mother, Eliza Petty Eastland, died of lockjaw in
about 1839.
This James Eastland apparently married Emily Butler according to little
slip of paper with no author that was in my grandmother's notes.
Somewhere in all my records there is a James Hiram Eastland, but I don't
know if this is the one. No, I think James Hiram Eastland was this ones'
nephew, son of his brother William Davis Eastland. As of this point (May
1995), I still haven't figured out who the senator Eastland was. I just
telephoned my cousin, Justin Glenn, in Florida, and he said the senator
was James Oliver Eastland, born about 1904 in Mississippi, and that he
would send me an article about him. His parents were Woods Caperton
Eastland and Alma Austin. This phone call made 5-17-95.
Orin's
According to Orin Eastland, this James Eastland was his father, and was
born Nov. l, l827 in Madison Co., Alabama. When a small infant, he was
carried to Loncoln Co., TN. at the removal of his father. In TN. he
resided with his father till 1839 when his mother (Eliza Petty Eastland)
died of lockjaw. He then with some of the smalled children of the family
went to live his with his grandfather, Hezekiah Eastland; here he lived
until 1843 or 1844, then removed to Scott Co., Miss. At Ludlow, Ms., he
was engaged for a time as clerk for McCabe & Smith (probably the same
firm Seaborn Jones Smith was an attorney with). In 1846, he enlisted in
Daniel's Co., Miss. Rifles and was mustered into service and started from
Mexico January of 1847. The regiment took vessel at New Orleans, and was
bound for the mouth of the Rio Grande. A severe storm was encountered and
the vessel blown off its course so the the point of destination was not
reached for a month. While in Mexico he was with the Army of the Rio
Grande under Gen. Taylor. He was sergeant for a length of time, some of
the time was prevented active service from small pox being prevalent in
his company; though with this disease on every hand he did not contract
it. At the close of the war he returned with other troops to Vicksburg,
Miss. where disbanding was to take place. Then he was at school for a
time in Hillsboro, Miss, then superintended some construction on the
Vicksburg and Meridian R.R. near Brandon, Miss., then was a clerk in a
store at Westville in that state in 1849 to 1850. In the summer of 1850
he visited Tennessee, remaining until Autumn when he went to Washington
Co., Ark. where he lived for nearly a year and was engaged with
"Barrington & McAllister" traders with the Indians as this county was
adjoining Indian Territory. After leaving this place he returned to
Hillsboro, Ms.by rail to Niagra Falls, crossing to the Canadian side went
by rail to Detroit, then to Chicago, thence to Alton and Saint Louis. At
Saint Louis, he took a steamboat down the Mississippi River to Vicksburg,
the return trip taking about a month.
On October 30, 1856 James Eastland married Emily Butler, daughter of
Landon C. (probably Carter from info obtained by Texas cousin Faye
Courreges) Butler and his wife Elizabeth. Emily was then a young lady of
l6 yrs. In the early part of November, the same year, they started
overland in the company of the father-in-law (Landon C. Butler) Jackson
Smith (my great great great grandfather, John Jackson Smith...added note
by me, Dorothy Delina Groves Porter), and John Butler, (probably Landon's
father or some relation and probably either the father or brother of my
great great great grandmother, Margaret Peggy Katherine Butler Smith) and
family for Texas. The entire party except for the latter (John Butler)
settled on the Brazos River, about 25 miles north of Waco, at apoint
known as Smith's Bend, Mr. Smith having land on the Bosque Co. side of
the river.. Having lived in Hill Co. till autumn of 1857 he removed to
Anderson Co., Tx. (we're back to talking about James Eastland) in company
with his father-in-law (Landon C. Butler) where he reside still (in
1882). In 1862 after the opning of the Civil War he went into Payne's
Co., and at the organization was elected 2nd Lieutenant, in a
reorganization was made lst lieutenant, and on the resignation of Capt.
Payne, he became successor and Captain of the Company. This Company in
Barnet's Regiment and Walker's Division were in action in Louisiana and
Arkansas in the "Trans Mississippi Dept." On account of failing health
he resigned and was discharged near Alexandria, La. and came home the
winter of 1863, and was not able again to enter the army, Chronic
Diarrhea was the malady. After the close of the war, his health being
improved, he was engaged in stock raising and agriculture and interested
in mill and gin run by water power.
I believe his brother, William Davis Eastland was also in the War with
Mexico.
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1827 - 1920 (58 years)
Has no ancestors but 39 descendants in this family tree.
[2, 3] 
1840 - 1935 (47 years)
