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John F Tolleson 1826 – 1886 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1826

Birth Location: Georgia

Death Date: 1886

Death Location: DeKalb, GA

Father: John Tolleson

Mother: Holly Cureton

Spouse(s): Matilda Tolison

Children(s): David Tollison

In 1826, John F Tolleson entered the world in Georgia, born to John Tolleson and Holly Cureton. John F Tolleson married Matilda Caroline Tolison, and had children including David Anderson Tollison. John F Tolleson passed away in 1886 in DeKalb, GA.

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Biography

  • In 1826, John F Tolleson entered the world in Georgia, born to John Tolleson and Holly Cureton.
  • John F Tolleson married Matilda Caroline Tolison, and had children including David Anderson Tollison.
  • John F Tolleson passed away in 1886 in DeKalb, GA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Tolleson
1792 – 1854
Birth Location: Pacolet, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
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Holly Cureton
1800 –
Birth Location: Georgia
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Spouses(s)

Matilda Tolison
1844 – 1923
Birth Location: Alabama, United States of America
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Children(s)

David Tollison
1870 – 1936
Birth Location: Georgia, United States of America
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John Tolleson's Ancestors

Self
John Tolleson
1826 – 1886
Birth Place: Georgia
Parents
John Tolleson
1792 – 1854
Pacolet, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
Holly Cureton
1800 –
Georgia
Grandparents
Daniel Tolleson
1765 – 1830
South Carolina, United States
Mary (Polly) Smith
1771 – 1877
South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Tolleson
1740 – 1821
Sarah Wilson
1741 – 1871
Capt. Smith
1742 – 1821
"Lurana", Phelps
1745 – 1826
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

John Tolleson's Descendants

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John (F) Tolleson (Abt. 1826 – 1886) m. Matilda (Caroline) Tolison (5 February 1844 – 11 March 1923)
  1. 1. David (Anderson) Tollison (7 May 1870 – 18 March 1936) m. Margaret ('Maggie' L POSS) Tolison (1886 – 18 Dec 1948)
    1. 1. Virgil (Frank) Tolison (11 Oct 1904 – 16 Jul 1970)
    2. 2. Irietta (J) Tolison (Jul 1906 – May 1971)
    3. 3. Roy Tolison (4 Nov 1909 – 14 Nov 1974)
    4. 4. Auburn Tolison (17 January 1912 – 24 December 1970) m. Willie (Bea) Garrett (23 Jan 1918 – Dec 1988) m. Ada (Jane) Murphy (abt 1914 – 1 April 1976)
      1. 1. David (Earl) Tolison (29 November 1933 – 24 July 2001) m. Charlotte (Wylene) Tolison
        1. 1. David (Earl) Tolison (10 Nov 1954 – )
        2. 2. Mary Yancey
        3. 3. Ronda Webb
        4. 4. Renee Tolison
      2. 2. Christine Tolison (26 Aug 1937 – 13 Mar 2019)
      3. 3. Alice (C) Talison (abt 1938 – )
      4. 4. Ada (Beatrice) Tolison (Feb. 10,1942 – Feb. 22, 1998)
    5. 5. Randolph (Roland) Tolison (12 March 1914 – 2 October 1966)

John Tolleson's Timeline

2 Records

1826
Abt. 1826
Birth of John F Tolleson in Georgia
Georgia
1886
1886
Age 60
Death of John F Tolleson in DeKalb, GA
DeKalb, GA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1826
    Event Place: Georgia
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1886
    Event Place: DeKalb, GA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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