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Jesse Elijah Tolleson Sr. 1793–1854 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: about 1793

Birth Location: Union, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 4 June 1854

Death Location: Blount, Monroe County, Georgia, United States of America

Father: John Jr

Mother: Martha Hitson

Spouse(s): Sarah Yarborough

Children(s): Richard Tolleson, Jesse Jr., Elijah Tolleson, William Tolleson, Mary Tolleson, Sarah Tolleson, Enoch Sr, Joseph Tolleson, Nancy Tolleson, Dovemma Tolleson, Burrel Tolleson, Elizabeth Tolleson

The story of Jesse Elijah Tolleson Sr. began in 1793 in Union, South Carolina, United States. Jesse Elijah Tolleson Sr. married Sarah Yarborough, and had children including Burrel M Tolleson, Dovemma Tolleson, Elijah Lumpkin Tolleson, Elizabeth Tolleson, Enoch Lafayette Tollerson Sr, Jesse Elijah Tolleson Jr, Joseph J Tolleson, Mary Tolleson, Nancy Jane Tolleson, Richard Tolleson, Sarah A Tolleson, William H Tolleson. Jesse Elijah Tolleson Sr. passed away in 1854 in Blount, Monroe County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Jesse Elijah Tolleson Sr. began in 1793 in Union, South Carolina, United States.
  • Jesse Elijah Tolleson Sr. married Sarah Yarborough, and had children including Burrel M Tolleson, Dovemma Tolleson, Elijah Lumpkin Tolleson, Elizabeth Tolleson, Enoch Lafayette Tollerson Sr, Jesse Elijah Tolleson Jr, Joseph J Tolleson, Mary Tolleson, Nancy Jane Tolleson, Richard Tolleson, Sarah A Tolleson, William H Tolleson.
  • Jesse Elijah Tolleson Sr. passed away in 1854 in Blount, Monroe County, Georgia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Jr
1760–1835
Birth Location: Union, Union, South Carolina, United States
JJ
Martha Hitson
1767–
Birth Location: Union, South Carolina, USA
MH

Spouses(s)

Sarah Yarborough
1794–1845
Birth Location: Anderson County, South Carolina
SY

Children(s)

Richard Tolleson
1823–1864
Birth Location: Monroe, Georgia
RT
Jesse Jr.
1821–1908
Birth Location: Morgan, Georgia, USA
JJ
Elijah Tolleson
1832–1865
Birth Location: , Monroe, Georgia
ET
William Tolleson
1815–1855
Birth Location: Morgan, Georgia, United States
WT
Mary Tolleson
1825–
Birth Location: Rockdale Co, GA
MT
Sarah Tolleson
1835–1896
Birth Location: Georgia
ST
Enoch Sr
1826–1863
Birth Location: Monroe, Georgia, USA
ES
Joseph Tolleson
1819–1908
Birth Location: , Morgan, Georgia
JT
Nancy Tolleson
1837–1896
Birth Location: Monroe County, Georgia, USA
NT
Dovemma Tolleson
1817–1908
Birth Location: Morgan, GA
DT
Burrel Tolleson
1831–1908
Birth Location: Monroe, Georgia, United States
BT
Elizabeth Tolleson
1814–
Birth Location: Lumpkin Co, GA
ET

Jesse Sr.'s Ancestors

Self
Jesse Sr.
1793–1854
Birth Place: Union, South Carolina, United States
Parents
John Daniel Tolleson Jr
1760–1835
Union, Union, South Carolina, United States
Martha Hitson
1767–
Union, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jesse Sr.'s Descendants

1.
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Jesse (Elijah Tolleson) Sr. (about 1793–4 June 1854) m. Sarah Yarborough (about 1794–21 Dec 1845)
  1. 1. Richard Tolleson 1823–1864 m. Blessett 1833–1904
    1. 1. John (Cunnigan) Tolleson 1855–1936 m. Mary (Antoinette Jackson) Bledsoe 1863–1912 m. Alice (Ellen Lenora) Floyd 1877–1956
      1. 1. Lillie (M) Tollison 1890–1965 m. Joseph (Johnston "Bob") English 1884–1952
        1. 1. Robert (Harold) English 1912–2003 m. Helen English 1917–2010
        2. 2. John (Ebenezer) English 1925–2005 m. Kathryn (Priscilla) Davis 1928–2016
        3. 3. Charles (Eugene) English 1933–2016
        4. 4. Travis (Lamar) English 1927–2007 m. Mary (Josephine Singley-English) ** 1928–2006
        5. 5. William (Wilson) English 1929–2004 m. Aldah (Mae Craven-Gardner-English) ** 1929–1966
        6. 6. Miriam (Loree) English 1922–2001 m. Guido Jaccino 1917–2007
        7. 7. Janie (Lucinda "Lucy") English-Souther 1919–2014
        8. 8. Eunice (E) English 1915–2012
        9. 9. Mary (Lurine) English 1910–1999 m. Perry (Theodore) McDonell 1911–1979
        10. 10. Kermitt (Odell) English 1908–1980 m. Ola (Oberia) White 1902–
        11. 11. Irma (Lenora) English 1920– m. Melvin Gooden 1918–
        12. 12. Edna (H) English 1917–2002 m. Herschel (L) Cawthon 1906–1969
      2. 2. Katie (Lou) Tolleson 1894–
      3. 3. Addie (J) Tolleson 1896–1957 m. Felton Bohannon 1899–
        1. 1. Autrey Bohannon 1920–2000
        2. 2. Franklin Bohannon 1922–
        3. 3. Lulie Bohannon 1925–
      4. 4. Fannie (Jane) TOLLESON 1899–1966
      5. 5. Loise (Lee) TOLLESON 1888–1972
      6. 6. John (Alford) TOLLESON 1892–1968
      7. 7. Jesse (Wilson "Chub") TOLLESON 1903–1986 m. Genevieve Morgan 1912–1993
        1. 1. Genevieve (Page Tolleson) (Talley)(Faust) 1940–2020
        2. 2. Raymond (Wilson Tolleson) Sr 1936–2013
      8. 8. Katie (Lou) Tolleson 1894–1983
      9. 9. Gussie (Viola) TOLLESON 1905–1983
      10. 10. Mary (Clem) TOLLESON 1900–1901
      11. 11. Sara (Gladys) Tollison 1916–1999
      12. 12. Mason (Cason) Tolleson 1896–1979
    2. 2. Sarah (Frances) Tolleson 1857–1943
    3. 3. Richmond (C.) Tolleson 1852–1876
    4. 4. Mary (Elizabeth) Tolleson 1858–1937
    5. 5. Samuel (I.) Tolleson 1850–1920
  2. 2. Jesse (Elijah Tolleson) Jr. 1821–1908
  3. 3. Elijah (Lumpkin) Tolleson 1832–1865
  4. 4. William (H.) Tolleson 1815–1855
  5. 5. Mary Tolleson 1825–
  6. 6. Sarah (A) Tolleson 1835–1896
  7. 7. Enoch (Lafayette Tollerson) Sr 1826–1863
  8. 8. Joseph (J) Tolleson 1819–1908
  9. 9. Nancy (Jane) Tolleson 1837–1896
  10. 10. Dovemma Tolleson 1817–1908
  11. 11. Burrel (M.) Tolleson 1831–1908
  12. 12. Elizabeth Tolleson 1814–

Jesse Sr.'s Timeline

2 Records

1793
about 1793
Birth of Jesse Elijah Tolleson Sr. in Union, South Carolina, United States
Union, South Carolina, United States
1854
4 June 1854
Age 61
Death of Jesse Elijah Tolleson Sr. in Monroe, Georgia, United States
Monroe, Georgia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: about 1793
    Event Place: Union, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 June 1854
    Event Place: Monroe, Georgia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Blount, Monroe County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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