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Robert Meng Tolleson 1840 – 1876 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Dec 1840

Birth Location: Gaffney, Cherokee, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 16 Aug 1876

Death Location: Wilkinsville, Cherokee, South Carolina, USA

Father: Rev. Tolleson

Mother: Mary Moorhead

Spouse(s): Mary Thomas

Children(s): Edward Tolleson, Ambrose Tolleson, Mary Tolleson

The story of Robert Meng Tolleson began in 1840 in Gaffney, Cherokee, South Carolina, USA. Robert Meng Tolleson married Mary Thomas, and had children including Edward Tolleson, Ambrose William Tolleson, Mary Etta Tolleson. Robert Meng Tolleson passed away in 1876 in Wilkinsville, Cherokee, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Meng Tolleson began in 1840 in Gaffney, Cherokee, South Carolina, USA.
  • Robert Meng Tolleson married Mary Thomas, and had children including Edward Tolleson, Ambrose William Tolleson, Mary Etta Tolleson.
  • Robert Meng Tolleson passed away in 1876 in Wilkinsville, Cherokee, South Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Rev. Tolleson
1815 – 1883
Birth Location: Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
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Mary Moorhead
1817 – 1893
Birth Location: South Carolina
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Spouses(s)

Mary Thomas
1847 –
Birth Location: Spartanburg Dist., SC
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Children(s)

Edward Tolleson
1868 – 1935
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
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Ambrose Tolleson
1870 – 1926
Birth Location: Cherokee, Cherokee County, South Carolina, USA
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Mary Tolleson
1873 – 1935
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
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Robert Tolleson's Ancestors

Self
Robert Tolleson
1840 – 1876
Birth Place: Gaffney, Cherokee, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Rev. John Robert Tolleson
1815 – 1883
Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
Mary (Cynthia) Moorhead
1817 – 1893
South Carolina
Grandparents
Stephen Tolleson
1789 – 1853
Spartenburg, South Carolina, USA
Kasiah Wilkins
1787 – 1852
Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
Robert Morehead
1789 – 1866
Union, Union, South Carolina, United States
Rebecca Pridmore
1795 – 1843
Union, Union, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Major Tolleson
1748 – 1821
Anna Muse
1741 – 1786
William Wilkins
1746 – 1807
Elizabeth Terrell
1756 – 1820
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John (Tolson)
1670 – 1748
Elizabeth Funk
1720 – 1776
John Wilkins
1721 – 1792
Timothy Terrell
1702 – 1763

Robert Tolleson's Descendants

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Robert (Meng) Tolleson (19 Dec 1840 – 16 Aug 1876) m. Mary Thomas (1847 – )
  1. 1. Edward Tolleson (25 Mar 1868 – 12 Apr 1935)
  2. 2. Ambrose (William) Tolleson (12 November 1870 – 22 February 1926) m. Bessie (Jane) Huskey (4 Feb 1875 – 9 Mar 1962)
    1. 1. Robert (L) Tollison (abt 1898 – ) m. Ethel Tollison (abt 1902 – )
      1. 1. Robert (F) Tollison (abt 1920 – )
      2. 2. Ralph Tollison (abt 1927 – )
      3. 3. Elmer Tollison (abt 1928 – )
      4. 4. Raymond Tollison (abt 1931 – )
      5. 5. Andrew Tollison (abt 1935 – )
      6. 6. Melvin (Clifford) Tolleson (Jul 1938 – ) m. Germaine (J.) Horton (14 Jan 1939 – 26 Jul 2023)
  3. 3. Mary (Etta) Tolleson (Feb 1873 – 21 Apr 1935)

Robert Tolleson's Timeline

2 Records

1840
19 Dec 1840
Birth of Robert Meng Tolleson in Gaffney, Cherokee, South Carolina, USA
Gaffney, Cherokee, South Carolina, USA
1876
16 Aug 1876
Age 36
Death of Robert Meng Tolleson in Wilkinsville, Cherokee, South Carolina, USA
Wilkinsville, Cherokee, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Dec 1840
    Event Place: Gaffney, Cherokee, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Aug 1876
    Event Place: Wilkinsville, Cherokee, South Carolina, USA
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