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James Monroe Tolleson 1848 – 1930 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1848

Birth Location: Alabama

Death Date: 23 Sep 1930

Death Location: Pulaski, Arkansas, USA

Father: Jesse Tolleson

Mother: Lucinda Ashlmore

Spouse(s): Sophia Hankins

Children(s): Kansas Tolleson, William Tolleson, Sterling Tolleson, Isaac Tolleson, Charles Tolleson, James Tolleson, John Tolleson, Maggie Tolleson, Maggie Tolleson, Alberta Tolleson, Maggie Tolleson, Henry Tolleson, Delia Tolleson, William TOLLESON

The story of James Monroe Tolleson began in 1848 in Alabama. James Monroe Tolleson married Sophia Deloice Hankins, and had children including Kansas D. Tolleson, William B. Tolleson, Sterling P. Tolleson, Isaac Joshua Tolleson, Charles F. Tolleson, James Lycurgus Tolleson, John Thomas Tolleson, Maggie Ann Tolleson, Maggie Ann Tolleson, Alberta Tolleson, Maggie Alberta Tolleson, Henry Harrison Tolleson, Delia Bertha Tolleson, William Reece TOLLESON. James Monroe Tolleson passed away in 1930 in Pulaski, Arkansas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Monroe Tolleson began in 1848 in Alabama.
  • James Monroe Tolleson married Sophia Deloice Hankins, and had children including Kansas D. Tolleson, William B. Tolleson, Sterling P. Tolleson, Isaac Joshua Tolleson, Charles F. Tolleson, James Lycurgus Tolleson, John Thomas Tolleson, Maggie Ann Tolleson, Maggie Ann Tolleson, Alberta Tolleson, Maggie Alberta Tolleson, Henry Harrison Tolleson, Delia Bertha Tolleson, William Reece TOLLESON.
  • James Monroe Tolleson passed away in 1930 in Pulaski, Arkansas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jesse Tolleson
1827 – 1864
Birth Location: Lawrence, Alabama, United States
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Lucinda Ashlmore
1828 – 1907
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
LA

Spouses(s)

Sophia Hankins
1846 – 1923
Birth Location: Independence, Arkansas, United States
SH

Children(s)

Kansas Tolleson
1858 –
Birth Location: Mississippi
KT
William Tolleson
1861 –
Birth Location: Arkansas
WT
Sterling Tolleson
1863 –
Birth Location: Arkansas
ST
Isaac Tolleson
1866 – 1957
Birth Location: Independence, Arkansas, United States
IT
Charles Tolleson
1867 –
Birth Location: Arkansas
CT
James Tolleson
1870 – 1909
Birth Location: Arkansas, United States
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John Tolleson
1872 – 1942
Birth Location: Batesville ,Greenbrier, Independence, Arkansas
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Maggie Tolleson
1873 – 1959
Birth Location: Arkansas, United States
MT
Maggie Tolleson
1873 – 1959
Birth Location: Arkansas, United States
MT
Alberta Tolleson
1875 – 1939
Birth Location: Arkansas, United States
AT
Maggie Tolleson
1875 – 1939
Birth Location: Arkansas, United States
MT
Henry Tolleson
1878 – 1955
Birth Location: Collin Co., Texas
HT
Delia Tolleson
1881 – 1959
Birth Location: Collin, Texas, United States
DT
William TOLLESON
1885 – 1965
Birth Location: Van Alstyne, Grayson County, Texas, United States of America
WT

James Tolleson's Ancestors

Self
James Tolleson
1848 – 1930
Birth Place: Alabama
Parents
Jesse Tolleson
1827 – 1864
Lawrence, Alabama, United States
Lucinda (C.) Ashlmore
1828 – 1907
Georgia, USA
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

James Tolleson's Descendants

1.
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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)

James Tolleson's Timeline

9 Records

1846
15 Mar 1846
Birth of James Monroe Tolleson in Russellville, Franklin, AL, USA
Russellville, Franklin, AL, USA
1846
15 Mar 1846
Birth of James Monroe Tolleson in Alabama (or, Mississippi)
Alabama (or, Mississippi)
1848
1848
Birth of James Monroe Tolleson in Alabama
Alabama
1880
1880
Age 32
James Monroe Tolleson resided here in Precinct 4, Collin, Texas, USA
Precinct 4, Collin, Texas, USA
1914
23 Sep 1914
Age 66
Death of James Monroe Tolleson in Tioga, Grayson Co., Texas
Tioga, Grayson Co., Texas
1914
23 September 1914
Age 66
Death of James Monroe Tolleson in Tioga, Grayson County, Texas, United States of America
Tioga, Grayson County, Texas, United States of America
1914
1914
Age 66
Death of James Monroe Tolleson in Pulaski, Arkansas, USA
Pulaski, Arkansas, USA
1922
21 Sep 1922
Age 74
James Monroe Tolleson resided here in Grayson
Grayson
1930
23 Sep 1930
Age 82
Death of James Monroe Tolleson in Pulaski, Arkansas, USA
Pulaski, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Mar 1846
    Event Place: Russellville, Franklin, AL, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Precinct 4, Collin, Texas; Roll: 1296; Page: 168c; Enumeration District: 023
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Mar 1846
    Event Place: Alabama (or, Mississippi)

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1848
    Event Place: Alabama

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Precinct 4, Collin, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Precinct 4, Collin, Texas; Roll: 1296; Page: 168c; Enumeration District: 023

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 21 Sep 1922
    Event Place: Grayson
    Record Source: Alabama, Texas and Virginia, U.S., Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958, Texas State Library and Archives Commission; Austin, Texas; Confederate Pension Applications, 1899-1975; Collection #: CPA16526; Roll #: 148; Roll Description: Pension File Nos. 04392 to 41662, Application Years 1913 to 1925

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Sep 1914
    Event Place: Tioga, Grayson Co., Texas
    Record Source:
    [1] Alabama, Texas and Virginia, U.S., Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958, Texas State Library and Archives Commission; Austin, Texas; Confederate Pension Applications, 1899-1975; Collection #: CPA16526; Roll #: 148; Roll Description: Pension File Nos. 04392 to 41662, Application Years 1913 to 1925
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 September 1914
    Event Place: Tioga, Grayson County, Texas, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1914
    Event Place: Pulaski, Arkansas, USA

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Sep 1930
    Event Place: Pulaski, Arkansas, USA

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Tioga, Grayson County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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