My iPad won't keep my Google account.

The automatic setup for Google may not be correct. Try selecting other, and entering a bogus address, e.g. Bob@fred.com. You'll then be able to configure all the settings manually. Be sure to configure the SMTP (sender) settings as well as the receiver.

Try resetting your Mail Account.

First close your Mail App completely from the app switcher window by double clicking the Home button and swiping up the Mail preview pane until it disappears from the screen.

Then go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > locate your email provider, click on the account and swipe to Delete.

Then restart the device this way: hold down the Home and Wake/Sleep buttons at the same time for about 15 seconds until the Apple logo appears.

Then go back to Settings > Mail… and add the account again following the steps in the link and see if it holds this time.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201320

Resetting your Google account takes 5 minutes at most, no need to delete the others of course. A Restore from backup takes me 30-45 minutes minimum depending on the server availability as it installs a fresh iOS. Your choice... and btw, even though you marked this thread as solved apparently it is not.

You have this account working on other devices. You can look in the settings on one of them to get the right information. I assume you have the account name and password. You need to know if you're using IMAP or POP3, what the server names are for send and receive, the port numbers for send and receive, whether you need SSL (probably), and what the security requirements are on your logins.

Howard Brazee wrote:

My Google account didn't stick, so I thought you meant turning off the other accounts.

No, of course. The other accounts should not affect Google. Are you able to log on to your Google account from a browser like Safari? If so, and I presume you will, there is nothing wrong with the account. You may have to configure it manually and would have to contact Google for the settings. Google normally sets up automatically without issues by following the steps I recommended. Did you try them in the order I suggested?