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Stephen Tolleson 1789 – 1853 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1789

Birth Location: Spartenburg, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 5 Sep 1853

Death Location: Spartenburg, South Carolina, USA

Father: Major Tolleson

Mother: Anna Muse

Spouse(s): Kasiah Wilkins

Children(s): Elizabeth Tolleson, Rev. Tolleson, Aaron Tolleson, Betsy Tollison, Patsey Tollison, Sully Tollison, Mary Tollison, Moses Tolleson

Stephen Tolleson was born in 1789 in Spartenburg, South Carolina, USA, the child of Major John Tolleson and Anna Barbary Muse. Stephen Tolleson married Kasiah Wilkins, and had children including Elizabeth Tolleson, Rev. John Robert Tolleson, Aaron Tolleson, Betsy Tollison, Patsey Tollison, Sully Tollison, Mary Jane Tollison, Moses Tolleson. Stephen Tolleson passed away in 1853 in Spartenburg, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Stephen Tolleson was born in 1789 in Spartenburg, South Carolina, USA, the child of Major John Tolleson and Anna Barbary Muse.
  • Stephen Tolleson married Kasiah Wilkins, and had children including Elizabeth Tolleson, Rev. John Robert Tolleson, Aaron Tolleson, Betsy Tollison, Patsey Tollison, Sully Tollison, Mary Jane Tollison, Moses Tolleson.
  • Stephen Tolleson passed away in 1853 in Spartenburg, South Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Major Tolleson
1748 – 1821
Birth Location: Spartanburg, Sprtg, South Carolina, USA
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Anna Muse
1741 – 1786
Birth Location: Prince William, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Kasiah Wilkins
1787 – 1852
Birth Location: Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Tolleson
1813 –
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
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Rev. Tolleson
1815 – 1883
Birth Location: Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
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Aaron Tolleson
1821 –
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
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Betsy Tollison
1822 –
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
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Patsey Tollison
1826 –
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
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Sully Tollison
1826 –
Birth Location: Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
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Mary Tollison
1827 – 1880
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
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Moses Tolleson
1828 –
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
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Stephen Tolleson's Ancestors

Self
Stephen Tolleson
1789 – 1853
Birth Place: Spartenburg, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Major John Tolleson
1748 – 1821
Spartanburg, Sprtg, South Carolina, USA
Anna (Barbary) Muse
1741 – 1786
Prince William, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John (Tolleson) (Tolson)
1670 – 1748
Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
Elizabeth Funk
1720 – 1776
Hatfield Township, Montgomery, Pennsylvania
Great-Grandparents
John Tolleson
1650 – 1770
Elizabeth Smith
1652 – 1780
Martinus "Funcke"
1693 – 1765
Catherine Jansen
1699 – 1765
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John "Tolson"
1650 – 1721
Sarah Smith
1652 – 1724
Robert Davis
1650 – 1710
Mary Hughs
1650 – 1740
Heinrich Funck
1662 – 1734
Verena Franey
1669 – 1741
Claus Jansen
1658 – 1745
Catherine Conrad
1680 – 1745

Stephen Tolleson's Descendants

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Stephen Tolleson (Abt. 1789 – 5 Sep 1853) m. Kasiah Wilkins (20 Nov 1787 – 1852)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Tolleson (abt 1813 – )
  2. 2. Rev. (John Robert) Tolleson (17 May 1815 – 16 October 1883) m. Mary (Cynthia) Moorhead (abt 1817 – 8 February 1893)
    1. 1. 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 – )
      3. 3. Mary (Etta) Tolleson (Feb 1873 – 21 Apr 1935)
    2. 2. James (Bankhead "Jimmie") Tolleson (24 May 1843 – 24 Jan 1875)
    3. 3. Rebecca (A. E.) Tolleson (26 Mar 1846 – )
    4. 4. Adelaide ((Addie) Kisiah S. A.) Tolleson (2 Apr 1849 – 26 Feb 1932)
    5. 5. D. (Fanny) Tolleson (17 Sep 1851 – 1 May 1873)
    6. 6. Mary (Pacolette) Tolleson (26 Jan 1854 – 24 Mar 1934)
    7. 7. John (William Russell) Tolleson (3 Dec 1856 – 17 Feb 1915)
    8. 8. Walter (Moses Gist) Tolleson (17 May 1860 – 13 October 1940) m. Susan (Alethea) Hughes (30 August 1866 – 16 August 1924) m. Maud Bellar (abt 1883 – )
      1. 1. Roy (Hughes) Tolleson (8 January 1886 – 10 Oct 1936) m. Marjorie Thomas (Abt 1892 – 28 December 1958)
        1. 1. Elisabeth (Ann) Tollleson (11 June 1913 – 17 December 1914)
        2. 2. Merrillyn Tolleson (25 July 1915 – December 1979)
        3. 3. Robert (Thomas) Tolleson (12 Apr 1919 – )
        4. 4. Thomas (Woodward) Tolleson (1921 – 1931)
      2. 2. Leon (Hicks) Tolleson (3 July 1887 – 22 August 1942) m. Eleanore Tolleson (23 Jun 1897 – 1977)
        1. 1. Mary (Eleanor) Tolleson (1926 – )
        2. 2. Leon (Hicks) Tolleson (February 5, 1928 – October 1990)
        3. 3. Helen (Elizabeth) Tolleson (March 10, 1936 – 19 Apr 2023)
      3. 3. Bonnie (Raymond) Tolleson (4 February 1889 – 6 June 1979)
      4. 4. Clarence (Cluff) Tolleson (4 January 1891 – Aug 1943)
      5. 5. Lucy Tolleson (25 Dec 1892 – 5 Jan 1989) m. John (Henry Clyde) Bohne (13 Aug 1894 – 3 Jun 1961) m. Richard (Oliver) Whyman (Abt 1887 – )
        1. 1. Jack (Leon) Whyman (7 Jan 1922 – )
        2. 2. Richard (O) Whyman (abt 1919 – )
      6. 6. Elma (Crutchfield) Tolleson (13 Feb 1897 – October 1978)
      7. 7. Walter (G) Tolleson (11 Jan 1900 – 16 June 1969) m. Helen (R) Tolleson (abt 1904 – )
        1. 1. Walter (G) Tolleson (abt 1925 – )
        2. 2. Richard (Riter) Tolleson (31 Oct 1926 – 2 April 1998) m. Ann (Theresa) Murphy (23 October 1925 – 28 December 2011)
      8. 8. George (W) Bellar (abt 1905 – )
      9. 9. Helen (M) Bellar (abt 1912 – )
    9. 9. Alsie ((Alice) Martha) Tolleson (17 May 1860 – 19 Oct 1886)
  3. 3. Aaron Tolleson (1821 – ) m. Sarah (E.) Tolleson
    1. 1. John (Roland) Tolleson ( – 1928)
  4. 4. Betsy Tollison (1822 – )
  5. 5. Patsey Tollison (1826 – )
  6. 6. Sully Tollison (1826 – )
  7. 7. Mary (Jane) Tollison (abt 1827 – aft 1880)
  8. 8. Moses Tolleson (abt 1828 – )

Stephen Tolleson's Timeline

2 Records

1789
Abt. 1789
Birth of Stephen Tolleson in Spartenburg, South Carolina, USA
Spartenburg, South Carolina, USA
1853
5 Sep 1853
Age 64
Death of Stephen Tolleson in Spartenburg, South Carolina, USA
Spartenburg, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1789
    Event Place: Spartenburg, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Sep 1853
    Event Place: Spartenburg, South Carolina, USA
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