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Benjamin Jefferson Tolleson 1860 – 1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Apr 1860

Birth Location: Yell County, Arkansas, USA

Death Date: 1940

Death Location: Antoine, Pike, Arkansas, USA

Father: Samuel Tolleson

Mother: Margaret McGaughey

Spouse(s): Lavila Talleson

Children(s): Lesley Talleson, Lucy Tolleson, Vera Tolleson, Benton Tolleson

Benjamin Jefferson Tolleson was born in 1860 in Yell County, Arkansas, USA, the child of Samuel Tolleson and Margaret E. McGaughey. In 1910, Benjamin Jefferson Tolleson resided in Antoine, Pike, Arkansas, USA. Benjamin Jefferson Tolleson married Lavila C Talleson, and had children including Lesley Talleson, Lucy Tolleson, Vera Tolleson, Benton Steven Tolleson. Benjamin Jefferson Tolleson passed away in 1940 in Antoine, Pike, Arkansas, USA.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Jefferson Tolleson was born in 1860 in Yell County, Arkansas, USA, the child of Samuel Tolleson and Margaret E. McGaughey.
  • In 1910, Benjamin Jefferson Tolleson resided in Antoine, Pike, Arkansas, USA.
  • Benjamin Jefferson Tolleson married Lavila C Talleson, and had children including Lesley Talleson, Lucy Tolleson, Vera Tolleson, Benton Steven Tolleson.
  • Benjamin Jefferson Tolleson passed away in 1940 in Antoine, Pike, Arkansas, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Benjamin Tolleson's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Tolleson
1860 – 1940
Birth Place: Yell County, Arkansas, USA
Parents
Samuel Tolleson
1816 – 1860
Alabama USA
Margaret (E.) McGaughey
1820 – 1860
Moulton, Lawrence, Alabama, United States
Grandparents
William (" Grandsire") Tolleson
1787 – 1860
Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
Mary (Patsy) Hittson
1796 – 1859
Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Tolleson
1765 – 1830
Mary Smith
1771 – 1877
Alexander Hittson
1754 – 1823
Rhoda Dodson
1767 – 1814
2nd-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

Benjamin Tolleson's Descendants

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Benjamin (Jefferson) Tolleson (Apr 1860 – 1940) m. Lavila (C) Talleson (1867 – 1943)
  1. 1. Lesley Talleson (1891 – )
  2. 2. Lucy Tolleson (1895 – )
  3. 3. Vera Tolleson (1899 – )
  4. 4. Benton (Steven) Tolleson (6 January 1902 – 21 April 1959) m. Minnieala (Ola) Tolleson (13 September 1902 – 24 April 1988)
    1. 1. Billy (Dee) Tolleson (17 December 1928 – 2 May 2005)
    2. 2. June (Cates) Lewis (1930 – 1992)
    3. 3. Thomas (Doyle) Tolleson (27 May 1933 – 17 January 2014)

Benjamin Tolleson's Timeline

3 Records

1860
Apr 1860
Birth of Benjamin Jefferson Tolleson in Yell County, Arkansas, USA
Yell County, Arkansas, USA
1910
1910
Age 50
Benjamin Jefferson Tolleson resided here in Antoine, Pike, Arkansas, USA
Antoine, Pike, Arkansas, USA
1940
1940
Age 80
Death of Benjamin Jefferson Tolleson in Antoine, Pike, Arkansas, USA
Antoine, Pike, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Apr 1860
    Event Place: Yell County, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Antoine, Pike, Arkansas; Roll: T624_60; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 0125; FHL microfilm: 1374073
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Antoine, Pike, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Antoine, Pike, Arkansas; Roll: T624_60; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 0125; FHL microfilm: 1374073

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Antoine, Pike, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kirby, Pike County, Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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