Individual Details

Louis Easterling, age 20, married Mahala Baker, age 19, 7 Dec 1893, Chilton Co, AL

1900 Census. Clanton, Chilton, AL, Hh 374
Lewis Easterling, b. Aug 1870, 25, married 5 years
Mahala, wife, b. Oct 1876, 23, 4 children - 2 are living
Camella, dau, b. Aug 1895, 4. James E., son, b. Jul 1896, 3.

1910 Census. Prec 4, Chilton, AL, Hh 383
James L. Easterling, 37, married once for 16 years
Mary M., wife, 34. 9 children - 6 are living [but 7 children are listed - had one recently died?]
Camilla, dau, 15. Minnie S., dau 9. Kennia, dau, 7 [actually a son]. Roberta, dau, 5. James R. son, 3. William A., son, 2. Serena E., dau, age 2 months.

World War I Draft Registration.
12 Sep 1918
James Louis Easterling, was 45, b. 1 Aug 1873. He was a farmer; wife was nearest relative. Short, medium build, blue eyes, black hair

1920 Census. Providence, Chilton, AL, Hh 33
James L. Easterling, 46. Mahala, wife, 45.
Minnie, dau, 19. Roberta, dau, 17. James R., son, 13. Allie, W., don, 11. Cerena E., dau, 9. General J., son, 7. Louis C., son 5. Effie D., dau, age 2 years, 6 months.

1930 Census. Providence, Chilton, AL, Hh 42
James L. Easterline, age 56. first married at age 21
Hallie B., wife, 54, first married at 19
Kimmie, son, 27, married at 27. Mabel Y., dau in law, 23, married at 23
Curtis, son, 16. Ethie, dau, age 12.

1940 Census. Providence, Chilton, AL, Hh 138
Lived in same house in 1935
Louis Esterling, 66, Farmer
Haley, wife, 64

1950 Census. Providence, Chilton, AL, Hh 17
J. Lewis Easterling, 76, Farmer
Mahalah, wife, 75

James died 1 Jan 1960, age 86. Parents listed as Elijah Easterling and Malahia Mims.

The Montgomery Advertiser, Montgomery, AL, 3 Jan 1960, Sunday, p.7
Clanton
EASTERLING, James Lewis, 86, died Friday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Jack Wyatt. The funeral will be at 2:30 pm Sunday at the Walnut Creek Methodist Church, the Rev. R. W. Stuckey and the Rev. Homer Carroll officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
...Survivors include five daughters, Mrs. L. B. Adams, Mrs. Jim Lockhart, Mrs. Virgil Mims, Mrs. Euell Johnson, and Mrs. Syatt, all of Clanton; four sons, Jim, Allie, and Judson Easterling all of Clanton, and Curtis Easterling, Birmingham.

Daughter Ethie Delene (Easterlin) Wyatt was born 2 Aug 1918, Clanton; died Aug 1980.

Birth	1 Aug 1874	Chilton County, Alabama
Marriage	7 Dec 1893	Chilton County, Alabama - Mary Mahala Baker
Death	1 Jan 1960

Spouse	Mary Mahala Baker (1874 - 1950)
Child	General Judson Easterling (1912 - 1970)

Father	Elijah Easterling (1837 - 1890)
Mother	Mahala Mims (1837 - 1926)
Sibling	Newton Easterling (1868 - )
Sibling	John H. Easterling (1869 - 1914)
Sibling	George Samuel Easterling (1871 - 1903)
Sibling	Eliza Mahala Mae Easterling (1872 - 1934)
Sibling	Andrew Jackson Easterling (1878 - 1948)
Sibling	David Daniel Easterling (1883 - 1943)