The Proeger Family · Generation 5 — Kristin's great-great-grandparents

Edward Raymond Piland

Probable father of Orbin Oliver Piland · married 1883

Edward Raymond Piland

Probable

Probable father of Orbin Oliver Piland · married 1883

Born
12 January 1859
Died
2 July 1932
Married
Virginia Francis "Jennie" Montgomery
Children
Orbin Oliver Piland
Sources
8

Research status

Research status: PROBABLE, accepted by Earl 28 September 2026 pending more evidence, and added to the tree on that approval. Evidence: the index of his son Orbin’s 1929 Texas death certificate names Orbin’s parents as E. R. Piland and Virginia F. Montgomery S911; the Texas marriage index has Edward Raymond Piland marrying Virginia Francis “Jennie” Montgomery in Gonzales County on 28 June 1883 S913; the family is in Gonzales County in the 1900 census S912. Added 29 September 2026

Evidence: The index of his son Orbin's 1929 Texas death certificate names Orbin's parents as E. R. Piland and Virginia F. Montgomery; the Gonzales County marriage licence, read from the image, has Mr. E. R. Piland marrying Miss Jennie Montgomery on 28 June 1883, and the Texas marriage index gives their names in full; the family is in Gonzales County in 1900, and an Edward, 20, is there in 1880 with his brother Thomas; his own 1932 Texas death certificate, read from the image, gives his birth as 12 January 1859 and his death on 2 July 1932 near Buda, and the 1910 census has him with Virginia F. and their son Oliver O. Weak or missing: The 1900 census is read from its index only; the licence gives only his initials, so Edward Raymond comes from the index; his 1932 death certificate names his parents as Reuben Piland and Mary Gibson, but its informant was a son, so they are not yet proven. Not yet confirmed. Know more? Confirm or correct this →

Life in the order the records give it

Census1880
In 1880 he is probably the Edward, 20, single, a farmer born in Texas, living in Gonzales County with his brother Thomas Piland, 24 S933 Probable confirm or correct →
Death1932
🆕 Died 2 July 1932 near Buda, Hays County, Texas, a widower, and buried in Live Oak Cemetery; born 12 January 1859 in Texas. His death certificate, read from the image, names his parents as Reuben Piland and Mary Gibson; the informant was his son Houston Confirmed S1024. added 29 September 2026
Census1910
🆕 In 1910 in Justice Precinct 4, Travis County: Edward R., 52, married 27 years, and Virginia F., 53, mother of 8 children, all living, with Craton, Myrtle, Rubin, Oliver O., 17, Edward R. Jr. and Carrol H. Confirmed S1025. added 29 September 2026
Record1932
🆕 The Texas death index lists Piland, Edward R., Hays County, died 2 July 1932, under file 30535, the number of his death certificate Confirmed S1032S1024. added 29 September 2026
Census1930
🆕 In April 1930 he was living as a widower, aged 71, in Justice Precinct 5, Hays County, in the farm household of John Howard and his wife Ida, 46, born in Texas, as John’s father-in-law Confirmed S1033. That makes Ida Howard his daughter, a sister of Orbin Oliver Piland, whose 1917 draft card has him farming at Buda for “Jno. Howard”. Two years later Edward died near Buda. added 29 September 2026

Family parents, marriages, children, siblings

Children1893
Father of Orbin Oliver Piland (1893–1929), whose daughter Alice Lorene married Thomas Osborn Caffey S911
Marriage1883
Husband of Virginia Francis “Jennie” Montgomery, married 28 June 1883 in Gonzales County, Texas, by L. L. Bradley, minister; the licence, read from the image, names the couple as Mr. E. R. Piland and Miss Jennie Montgomery S913

Open questions what is probable, weak or missing — confirm or correct it

Weak or missing
What is weak or missing: the death certificate and the 1900 census are read from their indexes only, not the images; the marriage licence gives only “E. R.”, so the names Edward Raymond come from the index. His 1932 death certificate gives his birth and death and names his parents as Reuben Piland and Mary Gibson S1024, but its informant was a son, so the parents are not yet proven: a Lamar County household of 1860 with a Thomas and an Edward, 1, is held back because its parents’ birthplaces disagree with the 1880 census

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Edward Raymond Piland · Sources

Citations

Sources cited on this card

8 of the record's sources are cited here. The numbering is the record's own; the full list, with where else each is cited, is at Sources.

  1. S911Texas death certificate index — Orbin Oliver Piland, 30 September 1929. Ancestry collection 2272, record 23497175. Born 24 March 1893; parents E. R. Piland and Virginia F. Montgomery. Probable Read from the index only; the image has not been examined.
  2. S9121900 U.S. census — Piland household, Gonzales County, Texas. Ancestry collection 7602, record 43464939. Probable Read from the index only; the image has not been examined.
  3. S913Texas marriage index — Edward Raymond Piland and Virginia Francis “Jennie” Montgomery, 28 June 1883, Gonzales County. Ancestry collection 60183, record 807408; the licence image is Ancestry record 390206. Image examined, read 29 September 2026. Confirmed Gonzales County marriage licence: Mr. E. R. Piland and Miss Jennie Montgomery; licence issued 27 June 1883 by D. D. Jones, clerk; married 28 June 1883 by L. L. Bradley, minister. The licence gives initials and a nickname only; the full names come from the index. Updated 29 September 2026: it was first cited from the index only.
  4. S9331880 U.S. census — Thomas Piland household, Gonzales County, Texas (ED 71, p. 25, dwelling 209). Ancestry record 40466160. Image examined, read 29 September 2026. Probable Thomas Piland, 24, farmer; Edward, brother, 20, single, farmer, born in Texas; parents born in Georgia and Texas. Taken to be Edward Raymond Piland from the name, age and county; the census names no parents.
  5. S1024Texas Death Certificates — certificate 30535, Hays County, 1932. Ancestry record 23674650. Image examined in the Stage 2 reading, 29 September 2026. Confirmed Edward R. Piland, died 2 July 1932 near Buda, Hays County; born 12 January 1859, Texas; widower of Virginia. Father Reuben Piland, mother Mary Gibson. Informant Houston Piland. Buried Live Oak Cemetery. The index spells the father “Renben”.
  6. S10251910 United States Federal Census — Justice Precinct 4, Travis County, Texas, sheet 5B, lines 93–100. Ancestry record 28664058. Image examined in the Stage 2 reading, 29 September 2026. Confirmed Edward R. Piland, 52, married 27 years; Virginia F., 53, mother of 8 children, 8 living; Craton, Myrtle, Rubin, Oliver O., 17, Edward R. Jr. and Carrol H. Read from the image.
  7. S1032Texas Death Index, 1903–1940, page 19893. Ancestry record 4834710. Image examined in the Stage 2 reading, 29 September 2026. Confirmed Piland, Edward R., Hays County, died 2 July 1932, file 30535. The same file number as his death certificate.
  8. S10331930 United States Federal Census — Justice Precinct 5, Hays County, Texas, enumeration district 105-10, sheet 2A, lines 43–45. Ancestry record 63037401. Image examined in the Stage 2 reading, 29 September 2026. Confirmed Dwelling 24, a farm: John Howard, 60, born Georgia, farmer, owner; Ida, wife, 46, married at 24, born Texas; Piland, E R, father-in-law, 71, widowed, born Texas, both parents born Texas. Enumerated 11 April 1930. The index offers “brother-in-law” as an alternative; the image says father-in-law.

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