James Eastland

1899 - 1904  (29 years)

Hiram Eastland

1829 - 1905  (75 years)

Birth	14 Dec 1829	Linn Co., Tennessee
Died	17 Feb 1905	Forest, MS
Family	Elizabeth "Bettie" Smith,   b. 18 Jul 1830
Married	Between 1846 and 1870	Scott Co., Mississippi
Children	1. Eliza Eastland,   b. 1852   2. James Eastland,   b. 18 Feb 1854   3. Oliver Eastland,   b. 1 Nov 1855, Hillsboro, Scott, Mississippi   4. Laura Eastland,   b. 31 Aug 1857   5. Seaborn "Sebe" Eastland,   b. 9 Jul 1859   6. Nella Eastland,   b. 30 Mar 1862   7. Willie D. Eastland,   b. 1864   8. Lucy Eastland,   b. 1867   9. Bessie Eastland,   b. Aft 1870

Betty Caperton

1856 - Yes, date unknown

Birth	1856
Died	Yes, date unknown
Family	Oliver Eastland,   b. 1 Nov 1855, Hillsboro, Scott, Mississippi
Married	24 Feb 1876	Scott, Mississippi
Children	1. James Eastland,   b. Between 1875 and 1899   2. Ida Eastland,   b. Between 1875 and 1902   3. Hiram Eastland,   b. Between 1875 and 1902   4. Betty Caperton Eastland,   b. Between 1875 and 1902   5. Woods Caperton Eastland,   b. 7 Jan 1879   6. Oliver "Ollie" Eastland,   b. 3 Oct 1884, Sunflower Co, MS

Oliver Eastland

1855 - 1946  (31 years)

Birth	1 Nov 1855	Hillsboro, Scott, Mississippi
Died	Between 1887 and 1946
Father	Hiram Eastland,   b. 14 Dec 1829, Linn Co., Tennessee
Relationship	natural
Mother	Elizabeth "Bettie" Smith,   b. 18 Jul 1830
Relationship	natural
Married	Between 1846 and 1870	Scott Co., Mississippi
Family	Betty Caperton,   b. 1856
Married	24 Feb 1876	Scott, Mississippi
Children	1. James Eastland,   b. Between 1875 and 1899   2. Ida Eastland,   b. Between 1875 and 1902   3. Hiram Eastland,   b. Between 1875 and 1902   4. Betty Caperton Eastland,   b. Between 1875 and 1902   5. Woods Caperton Eastland,   b. 7 Jan 1879   6. Oliver "Ollie" Eastland,   b. 3 Oct 1884, Sunflower Co, MS

Betty Caperton

1856 - Yes, date unknown

Birth	1856
Died	Yes, date unknown
Family	Oliver Eastland,   b. 1 Nov 1855, Hillsboro, Scott, Mississippi
Married	24 Feb 1876	Scott, Mississippi
Children	1. James Eastland,   b. Between 1875 and 1899   2. Ida Eastland,   b. Between 1875 and 1902   3. Hiram Eastland,   b. Between 1875 and 1902   4. Betty Caperton Eastland,   b. Between 1875 and 1902   5. Woods Caperton Eastland,   b. 7 Jan 1879   6. Oliver "Ollie" Eastland,   b. 3 Oct 1884, Sunflower Co, MS

• Name	James Eastland  [1, 2]
  Birth	Between 1875 and 1899  [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	4 Nov 1904  [1, 2]
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Hiram Eastland,   b. 14 Dec 1829, Linn Co., Tennessee d. 17 Feb 1905, Forest, MS  (Age 75 years)  (Grandfather)  Betty Caperton,   b. 1856   d. Yes, date unknown  (Mother)
  Notes	Was killed on his plantation when he walked in on two black men with his negro girlfriend. A 1000 man posse from across the MS Delta tracked the two men down and lynched them. (from A Century of Lynchings)
  Person ID	I3154	ktree
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

  Father	Oliver Eastland,   b. 1 Nov 1855, Hillsboro, Scott, Mississippi d. Between 1887 and 1946 (Age 31 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Betty Caperton,   b. 1856   d. Yes, date unknown
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	24 Feb 1876	Scott, Mississippi   [3]
  Family ID	F12544	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S201] Leisure Guy, leisureguy@icloud.com, "KinshipTree - Historical Family Database", (Name: Name: http://kinshipcove.com Genealogy Research: Common Historical Roots In South Texas;;). [S233] Genealogy.com, World Family Tree Volume 85, Tree 377, (Name: Name: http://www.genealogy.com/wftonline/v85/0351to0400/v85t0377.html;;). [S148] EASTLAND-1855.FTW. Date of Import: Dec 25, 2000