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Benjamin Hittson Harrison Tolleson 1824 – 1893 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Feb 1824

Birth Location: Russellville, Franklin, Alabama, United States

Death Date: 2 Apr 1893

Death Location: Amarillo, Potter, Texas, United States

Father: William Tolleson

Mother: Mary Hittson

Spouse(s): Lucy Elkins, Lucy Elkins

Children(s): James Tolleson, Henry Tolleson, Virginia Tolleson, Paulina Tolleson, Mary Tolleson, Kansas Tolleson, William Tolleson, Sterling Tolleson, Isaac Tollison, Charles Tolleson, James Tolleson

Benjamin Hittson Harrison Tolleson was born in 1824 in Russellville, Franklin, Alabama, United States, the child of William " Grandsire" Tolleson and Mary Patsy Hittson. In 1870, Benjamin Hittson Harrison Tolleson resided in Greenbrier, Batesville, Independence, Arkansas, US. Benjamin Hittson Harrison Tolleson married Lucy Ann Elkins, Lucy Ann Elkins, and had children including James Monroe Tolleson, Henry Oscar Tolleson, Virginia Tolleson, Paulina Ann Tolleson, Mary DeBacher Tolleson, Kansas DeVarilla Tolleson, William Benjamin Tolleson, Sterling Price Tolleson, Isaac J Tollison, Charles Francis Tolleson, James Monroe Tolleson. Benjamin Hittson Harrison Tolleson passed away in 1893 in Amarillo, Potter, Texas, United States.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Hittson Harrison Tolleson was born in 1824 in Russellville, Franklin, Alabama, United States, the child of William " Grandsire" Tolleson and Mary Patsy Hittson.
  • In 1870, Benjamin Hittson Harrison Tolleson resided in Greenbrier, Batesville, Independence, Arkansas, US.
  • Benjamin Hittson Harrison Tolleson married Lucy Ann Elkins, Lucy Ann Elkins, and had children including James Monroe Tolleson, Henry Oscar Tolleson, Virginia Tolleson, Paulina Ann Tolleson, Mary DeBacher Tolleson, Kansas DeVarilla Tolleson, William Benjamin Tolleson, Sterling Price Tolleson, Isaac J Tollison, Charles Francis Tolleson, James Monroe Tolleson.
  • Benjamin Hittson Harrison Tolleson passed away in 1893 in Amarillo, Potter, Texas, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Tolleson
1787 – 1860
Birth Location: Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
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Mary Hittson
1796 – 1859
Birth Location: Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Lucy Elkins
1824 – 1907
Birth Location: Russellville, Franklin, Alabama, United States
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Lucy Elkins
1824 – 1907
Birth Location: Lawrence, Alabama, United States
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Children(s)

James Tolleson
1848 – 1930
Birth Location: Alabama
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Henry Tolleson
1848 – 1934
Birth Location: Tishomingo County, Mississippi, United States of America
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Virginia Tolleson
1849 – 1857
Birth Location: Tishomingo, Tishomingo County, Mississippi, United States of America
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Paulina Tolleson
1851 – 1940
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Mary Tolleson
1853 – 1891
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Kansas Tolleson
1855 – 1938
Birth Location: Pontotoc, Mississippi
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William Tolleson
1860 – 1929
Birth Location: Arkansas
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Sterling Tolleson
1864 – 1936
Birth Location: Independence Co., Arkansas
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Isaac Tollison
1866 – 1957
Birth Location: Independence County, Arkansas, United States of America
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Charles Tolleson
1868 – 1943
Birth Location: Franklin County, Arkansas, United States of America
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James Tolleson
1848 – 1930
Birth Location: Alabama
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Benjamin Tolleson's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Tolleson
1824 – 1893
Birth Place: Russellville, Franklin, Alabama, United States
Parents
William " Grandsire" Tolleson
1787 – 1860
Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
Mary (Patsy) Hittson
1796 – 1859
Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
Daniel Tolleson
1765 – 1830
South Carolina, United States
Mary (Polly) Smith
1771 – 1877
South Carolina
Alexander Hittson
1754 – 1823
Prince William, Virginia, British Colonial America
Rhoda Dodson
1767 – 1814
Richmond, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Tolleson
1740 – 1821
Sarah Wilson
1741 – 1871
Capt. Smith
1742 – 1821
"Lurana", Phelps
1745 – 1826
Boyce Eidson
1725 – 1776
Frances Shelton
1730 – 1778
Thomas Dodson
1728 – 1816
Mary Neville
1730 – 1816
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Tolleson
1720 – 1821
Elizabeth Smith
1681 – 1745
John Wilson
1735 – 1794
Dinah Cook
1737 – 1821
Captain Smith
1720 – 1776
Elizabeth Carraway
1726 – 1776
Rachel McElroy
1713 – 1765
Edward Eidson
1680 – 1732
Penelope Kelly
1683 – 1732
Edward Eidson
1680 – 1732
Penelope Kelly
1683 – 1732
Thomas Dodson
1707 – 1783
Elizabeth Rose
1706 – 1766
Joseph Neville
1707 – 1790
Martha Bohannon
1710 – 1762

Benjamin Tolleson's Descendants

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Benjamin (Hittson Harrison) Tolleson (7 Feb 1824 – 2 Apr 1893) m. Lucy (Ann) Elkins (23 Dec 1824 – 16 Apr 1907) m. Lucy (Ann) Elkins (23 December 1824 – 16 Mar 1907)
  1. 1. James (Monroe) Tolleson (1848 – 23 Sep 1930) m. Sophia (Deloice) Hankins (19 Apr 1846 – 12 Jul 1923)
    1. 1. Kansas (D.) Tolleson (abt 1858 – )
    2. 2. William (B.) Tolleson (abt 1861 – ) m. Polly (S) Broadway (abt 1867 – )
    3. 3. Sterling (P.) Tolleson (abt 1863 – )
    4. 4. Isaac (Joshua) Tolleson (4 Aug 1866 – 27 Apr 1957)
    5. 5. Charles (F.) Tolleson (abt 1867 – )
    6. 6. James (Lycurgus) Tolleson (Jul 1870 – 17 May 1909)
    7. 7. John (Thomas) Tolleson (1 Mar 1872 – 14 Aug 1942) m. Lela Bourland (30 Sep 1882 – 14 May 1944)
      1. 1. Cecil (Hufford) Tolleson (22 January 1912 – 26 August 1967) m. Francis (Louise) Carter (15 May 1917 – 11 March 1981)
        1. 1. Cecile (Howard) Tolleson (6 November 1945 – 27 June 1982)
        2. 2. John (Carter) Tolleson (16 Aug 1948 – ) m. Debra (J) Stewart (abt 1954 – )
    8. 8. Maggie (Ann) Tolleson (3 Oct 1873 – 17 Sep 1959)
    9. 9. Maggie (Ann) Tolleson (3 Oct 1873 – 17 Sep 1959)
    10. 10. Alberta Tolleson (Nov 1875 – 29 Jul 1939)
    11. 11. Maggie (Alberta) Tolleson (Nov 1875 – 29 Jul 1939)
    12. 12. Henry (Harrison) Tolleson (29 Sep 1878 – 26 Dec 1955) m. Della (Florence) Meadows (8 July 1881 – 22 October 1967)
      1. 1. Edith (Ellen Tolleson) Marple (11 Jun 1904 – 04 Jun 1957)
      2. 2. Lena Tolleson (abt 1907 – 18 Jun 1981)
      3. 3. Thelma (Roberta Tolleson) Scoggins (31 July 1909 – 14 February 1947)
      4. 4. Thurman (Tracy) Tolleson (21 April 1912 – 7 Jul 1994) m. Laura (Corine) Shearon (4 Jul 1915 – 22 Jul 1994)
        1. 1. Tracy (Jack) Tolleson (2 Dec 1938 – 15 Nov 2011)
        2. 2. Barbara Tolleson (abt 1942 – )
      5. 5. James (G) Tolleson (29 Nov 1915 – 26 Sep 2005) m. Edith (M) Hollabaugh (10 Mar 1920 – 1 Jan 2008)
        1. 1. Linda (K) Tolleson (abt 1947 – )
      6. 6. Eugene (Edward) Tolleson (14 September 1917 – 16 May 2007)
    13. 13. Delia (Bertha) Tolleson (16 May 1881 – 3 Jul 1959) m. Oscar (Clyde) McWhirter (7 Jul 1876 – 26 Dec 1955)
      1. 1. George (Aaron) McWhirter (22 May 1899 – 12 Oct 1981)
      2. 2. "Mac" (Cecil Erwim) McWhirter (abt 1902 – )
      3. 3. Dorothy (M) Mcwhirter (abt 1912 – )
    14. 14. William (Reece) TOLLESON (18 October 1885 – 11 Dec 1965) m. Ida (M) Bridgefarmer (24 April 1888 – 2 May 1972)
      1. 1. Claudell (Berle Crockett) Robeson (11 December 1911 – 25 July 1994)
      2. 2. Earlene (Madge) Tolleson (07 Dec 1913 – 23 Dec 1916)
      3. 3. Oras (Byron) Tolleson (12 October 1915 – 5 June 1987) m. Floy (Lee) Steed (abt 1919 – 1 Apr 1982) m. Lois (G) Brock (30 April 1920 – 23 June 1999)
        1. 1. Oras (Wayne) Tolleson (23 August 1940 – 10 October 2003)
        2. 2. Patricia (E) Tolleson (3 September 1946 – 23 November 1991)
      4. 4. Audrey (Maurine) Tolleson (4 Feb 1918 – 21 Jul 2003)
      5. 5. Dorcas (Lorene) Tolleson (19 Jan 1920 – 2 Mar 2011)
      6. 6. Warren (Gamelle) Tolleson (2 Aug 1922 – 9 Dec 2003) m. Josephine Tamplin (02 Mar 1926 – 02 Mar 2011)
        1. 1. Sue Flowers
        2. 2. Vickie Otts
      7. 7. Billie (Mae) Tolleson (15 Apr 1926 – 2 May 2014)
      8. 8. Clara (Gene) Tolleson (7 February 1929 – 13 February 1929)
      9. 9. Ima (Gene) Tolleson (7 February 1929 – 16 February 1929)
  2. 2. Henry (Oscar) Tolleson (22 Apr 1848 – 6 Jan 1934) m. Sophronia (Darcus) Tolleson (17 November 1854 – 22 November 1917)
    1. 1. Cornellia (Ann) Woods (12 January 1877 – 10 November 1952)
    2. 2. Octavia (Lou) Hamm (2 September 1879 – 14 July 1946)
    3. 3. Bertha (Myrtle) Johnson (9 November 1881 – 1 January 1970)
    4. 4. Benjamin (Oscar “Uncle Ben”) Tolleson (13 Aug 1885 – 05 Sep 1960)
    5. 5. Marshall (Leonard) Tolleson (07 Jul 1888 – 07 May 1964) m. Phebe (Edith) Estes (22 May 1893 – Jan 1922) m. Lora (Vivian) Estes (abt 1889 – 01 Dec 1974)
      1. 1. Cecil (Leslie) Tolleson (20 May 1917 – 18 Feb 1999) m. Shelia Walford (11 February 1919 – 3 September 1997)
        1. 1. David (Scott) Tolleson (18 May 1951 – 10 August 1975) m. Linda (Fay) Barrett (9 September 1952 – 19 November 2001)
      2. 2. Ira (Ellsworth) Tolleson (1 January 1920 – 28 May 1987)
    6. 6. Roney (Hall) Tolleson (5 Aug 1890 – 7 Dec 1976) m. Evy (Ethel) Haley (27 Jan 1895 – 15 Feb 1977)
      1. 1. Elvis (Reginald) Tolleson (04 Apr 1915 – 28 Dec 1994) m. Grace (A) Tolleson (abt 1916 – )
        1. 1. Pamala (Ann) Tolleson (abt 1942 – )
        2. 2. Stephen (Elvis) Tolleson (5 Oct 1947 – ) m. Orla (B.) Sommer (19 Feb 1935 – 15 Aug 2018)
      2. 2. Thurman (Curtis) Tolleson (11 Jan 1918 – 23 May 2013) m. Laurene (Ruth) Petersen (abt 1918 – )
        1. 1. Thurman (Curtis) Tolleson (abt 1943 – 5 Jan 1960)
        2. 2. Joan Gandel (abt 1945 – )
        3. 3. Jan Zoller
        4. 4. Curt
      3. 3. Henry (Russell) Tolleson (15 December 1920 – 26 April 2014) m. Mary (Jo) Evans (27 May 1922 – 08 Feb 1999) m. Lorrian Katisich (27 Jul 1924 – 7 Aug 1963)
        1. 1. David (Roney) Tolleson (23 Nov 1949 – ) m. Jan (Adele) Metzger (abt 1952 – )
      4. 4. Othell Tolleson (18 Feb 1924 – 15 Apr 2004)
    7. 7. Finis (Columbus) Tolleson (7 February 1893 – 25 September 1985)
    8. 8. Mary (T) Tolleson (1 February 1895 – 01 Oct 1980)
  3. 3. Virginia Tolleson (21 October 1849 – July 1857)
  4. 4. Paulina (Ann) Tolleson (22 Feb 1851 – 30 Jan 1940)
  5. 5. Mary (DeBacher) Tolleson (16 October 1853 – 16 September 1891)
  6. 6. Kansas (DeVarilla) Tolleson (19 Aug 1855 – 23 Oct 1938)
  7. 7. William (Benjamin) Tolleson (10 Jun 1860 – 27 Jun 1929)
  8. 8. Sterling (Price) Tolleson (29 Dec 1864 – 1 Mar 1936) m. Ida (Leona) Tolleson (11 September 1871 – 11 May 1901)
    1. 1. Baby (Leona) Tolleson (21 January 1901 – 26 March 1902)
  9. 9. Isaac (J) Tollison (4 August 1866 – 28 April 1957)
  10. 10. Charles (Francis) Tolleson (31 January 1868 – 14 January 1943) m. Minnie (M) Tolleson (8 January 1876 – 30 August 1967)
    1. 1. Byron (Hall) Tolleson (26 January 1896 – 12 May 1965) m. Bessie (Putney) Walker (19 Aug 1906 – 21 Apr 1981)
      1. 1. Don (Sullivan) Tolleson (23 Aug 1941 – 31 Jul 2006) m. Suzanne Klaer (abt 1946 – )
    2. 2. Jewell (G) Tolleson (13 September 1898 – 22 July 1962)

Benjamin Tolleson's Timeline

6 Records

1824
7 Feb 1824
Birth of Benjamin Hittson Harrison Tolleson in Russellville, Franklin Co., Alabama, birth date given on Death Cert
Russellville, Franklin Co., Alabama, birth date given on Death Cert
1824
7 Feb 1824
Birth of Benjamin Hittson Harrison Tolleson in Russellville, Franklin, Alabama, United States
Russellville, Franklin, Alabama, United States
1870
1870
Age 46
Benjamin Hittson Harrison Tolleson resided here in Greenbrier, Batesville, Independence, Arkansas, USA
Greenbrier, Batesville, Independence, Arkansas, USA
1880
1880
Age 56
Benjamin Hittson Harrison Tolleson resided here in Precinct 4, Collin, Texas, USA
Precinct 4, Collin, Texas, USA
1893
2 Apr 1893
Age 69
Death of Benjamin Hittson Harrison Tolleson in Amarillo, Potter, Texas, USA
Amarillo, Potter, Texas, USA
1893
2 Apr 1893
Age 69
Death of Benjamin Hittson Harrison Tolleson in Amarillo, Potter, Texas, United States
Amarillo, Potter, Texas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Feb 1824
    Event Place: Russellville, Franklin Co., Alabama, birth date given on Death Cert

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Feb 1824
    Event Place: Russellville, Franklin, Alabama, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Precinct 4, Collin, Texas; Roll: 1296; Page: 165a; Enumeration District: 023
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Greenbrier, Independence, Arkansas; Roll: M593_55; Page: 104B
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Greenbrier, Batesville, Independence, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Greenbrier, Independence, Arkansas; Roll: M593_55; Page: 104B

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Precinct 4, Collin, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Precinct 4, Collin, Texas; Roll: 1296; Page: 165a; Enumeration District: 023

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Apr 1893
    Event Place: Amarillo, Potter, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Apr 1893
    Event Place: Amarillo, Potter, Texas, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Amarillo, Randall County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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