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Thomas Jefferson Tolleson 1813 – 1898 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Jun 1813

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: 22 May 1898

Death Location: Pike County, Arkansas, United States of America

Father: David Tolleson

Mother: Mary Tollison

Spouse(s): Nancy Risinger, Susan Blocker

Children(s): William Tolleson, Thomas Tollison, Robert Tolleson, Josafine Tolleson, Francis Tolleson, Lovisa Tolleson, Mary Tolleson, John Tolleson, Leo Tolleson, George Tolleson, Jacob Tolleson, George Tolleson, Mollie Tolleson, William Tolerson, Verner Tolleson, Ula Tolerson, Daisy Tolleson, Susan Tolleson

In 1813, Thomas Jefferson Tolleson entered the world in Tennessee, born to David Harrison Tolleson and Mary Tollison. In 1845, Thomas Jefferson Tolleson resided in No Township Listed, Tishomingo County, MS. Thomas Jefferson Tolleson married Nancy J Risinger, Susan Catherine Blocker, and had children including William 'Willis' Jack Tolleson, Thomas Jefferson Tollison, Robert A Tolleson, Josafine Tolleson, Francis Marion Tolleson, Lovisa Tolleson, Mary Eliza Tolleson, John R Tolleson, Leo S Tolleson, George Wesley "Dr. Weck" Tolleson, Jacob Blocker "jake" Tolleson, George Wesley Tolleson, Mollie Mary A Tolleson, William Tolerson, Verner Johnson Tolleson, Ula N. Tolerson, Daisy Jane Tolleson, Susan C Tolleson. Thomas Jefferson Tolleson passed away in 1898 in Pike County, Arkansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1813, Thomas Jefferson Tolleson entered the world in Tennessee, born to David Harrison Tolleson and Mary Tollison.
  • In 1845, Thomas Jefferson Tolleson resided in No Township Listed, Tishomingo County, MS.
  • Thomas Jefferson Tolleson married Nancy J Risinger, Susan Catherine Blocker, and had children including William 'Willis' Jack Tolleson, Thomas Jefferson Tollison, Robert A Tolleson, Josafine Tolleson, Francis Marion Tolleson, Lovisa Tolleson, Mary Eliza Tolleson, John R Tolleson, Leo S Tolleson, George Wesley "Dr. Weck" Tolleson, Jacob Blocker "jake" Tolleson, George Wesley Tolleson, Mollie Mary A Tolleson, William Tolerson, Verner Johnson Tolleson, Ula N. Tolerson, Daisy Jane Tolleson, Susan C Tolleson.
  • Thomas Jefferson Tolleson passed away in 1898 in Pike County, Arkansas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Tolleson
1790 – 1880
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
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Mary Tollison
1785 – 1870
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Risinger
1815 – 1860
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Susan Blocker
1838 – 1939
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
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Children(s)

William Tolleson
1834 – 1896
Birth Location: Franklin County, Alabama, USA
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Thomas Tollison
1846 – 1925
Birth Location: Mississippi, United States of America
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Robert Tolleson
1848 – 1934
Birth Location: Tishimingo Co, Mississippi, USA
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Josafine Tolleson
1851 – 1930
Birth Location: Mississippi, United States
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Francis Tolleson
1854 – 1914
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Lovisa Tolleson
1855 – 1914
Birth Location: Pike County, Arkansas, USA
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Mary Tolleson
1855 – 1944
Birth Location: Arkansas City, Arkansas, Arkansas, United States
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John Tolleson
1857 – 1912
Birth Location: Kirby Pike, Arkansas
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Leo Tolleson
1858 – 1936
Birth Location: Alabama
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George Tolleson
1870 – 1959
Birth Location: Arkansas, United States
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Jacob Tolleson
1866 – 1915
Birth Location: Arkansas
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George Tolleson
1869 – 1959
Birth Location: Arkansas
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Mollie Tolleson
1869 – 1958
Birth Location: Arkansas
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William Tolerson
1873 – 1951
Birth Location: Arkansas
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Verner Tolleson
1875 – 1948
Birth Location: Kirby, Pike County, Ark
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Ula Tolerson
1878 – 1922
Birth Location: Arkansas
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Daisy Tolleson
1882 – 1938
Birth Location: Kirby, Pike, Arkansas, USA
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Susan Tolleson
1838 –
Birth Location: Georgia
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Thomas Tolleson's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Tolleson
1813 – 1898
Birth Place: Tennessee
Parents
David Harrison Tolleson
1790 – 1880
South Carolina, USA
Mary Tollison
1785 – 1870
North Carolina, United States
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

Thomas Tolleson's Descendants

1.
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Thomas (Jefferson) Tolleson (13 Jun 1813 – 22 May 1898) m. Nancy (J) Risinger (1815 – 1860) m. Susan (Catherine) Blocker (November 1838 – 3 Apr 1939)
  1. 1. William ('Willis' Jack) Tolleson (February 1, 1834 – 16 May 1896)
  2. 2. Thomas (Jefferson) Tollison (Jan 1846 – 1925) m. Minerva Jones (28 February 1850 – February 1916)
    1. 1. Andrew (Jackson) Tolleson (26 May 1888 – 23 Jun 1960) m. Sallie (Ann) Tolleson (30 September 1890 – 15 April 1981)
      1. 1. Cora (Angeline) Tolleson (7 October 1911 – 2 July 1985)
      2. 2. Thomas (E.) Tolleson (1914 – 1975)
      3. 3. Roy (Herbert) Tolleson (20 December 1916 – 23 February 1929)
      4. 4. Charles (Brooks) Tolleson (18 August 1919 – 1 August 1985)
      5. 5. Jack (Felix) Tolleson (18 May 1922 – 2 September 2016) m. Beatrice (Jo) LaFever
        1. 1. Billy
        2. 2. Bob Tolleson
        3. 3. Jon Tolleson
        4. 4. Bobby Wayne
        5. 5. Donna Kay
      6. 6. Betty (Louise) Mathis (28 January 1925 – 26 August 2016)
      7. 7. Mary (Catherine) Westbrook (8 December 1927 – 14 March 2007)
      8. 8. John (Wilburn) Tolleson (14 April 1933 – 16 April 1933)
  3. 3. Robert (A) Tolleson (May 1848 – 21 Nov 1934) m. Mariah (C) Tolleson (Jun 1850 – 1911)
    1. 1. Dicy (B) Tolleson (Dec 1877 – )
    2. 2. Martha (D) Tolleson (May 1882 – )
    3. 3. William (Newman) Tolleson (22 September 1884 – 1 April 1946) m. Nellie (C) Thompson (1889 – 1973)
      1. 1. William (Newman) Tolleson (1914 – 1995)
      2. 2. Joy Zuendt ( – 1944)
    4. 4. Flora (M) Tolleson (Sep 1888 – )
    5. 5. Lara (G) Tolleson (Aug 1891 – 20 September 1970)
  4. 4. Josafine Tolleson (Oct 1851 – BEF 1930)
  5. 5. Francis (Marion) Tolleson (11 May 1854 – July 13, 1914) m. Lovie (Virginia) McElroy (17 March 1858/1860 – 3 November 1933) m. Lovie (Virginia) Tolleson (17 March 1860 – 3 November 1933)
    1. 1. William (Austin) Tolleson (11 Feb 1890 – 06 Oct 1974) m. Ruth (Naomi 'Omi' 'Orva') Johnson (12 Dec 1894 – 21 Nov 1953)
      1. 1. Russell (John) Tolleson (4 Feb 1914 – 06 JUL 1973)
      2. 2. William (Thomas 'Bill') Tolleson (24 Nov 1916 – 1 Jul 1984)
      3. 3. Wayne (Austin) Tolleson (5 Jan 1919 – 10 December 1980)
      4. 4. Julius (Quinton) Tolleson (19 July 1921 – 11 Mar 1977)
      5. 5. Donald (R) Tolleson (26 Jul 1924 – 31 May 2007)
    2. 2. Dovie (A.) Babbitt (4 February 1877 – 21 November 1929)
    3. 3. Jimmie (D.) Tolleson (18 December 1879 – 29 August 1936)
    4. 4. Rosa (Bell) Cox (20 December 1881 – 12 November 1965)
    5. 5. William (A) Tolleson (11 Feb 1892 – 1974)
    6. 6. Melvin (Otto) Tolleson (1893 – 1979)
    7. 7. Ora (Lee) Graham (1896 – 1979)
  6. 6. Lovisa Tolleson (25 July 1855 – 17 July 1914)
  7. 7. Mary (Eliza) Tolleson (26 Jul 1855 – 7 Jul 1944)
  8. 8. John (R) Tolleson (abt 1857 – 9 January 1912)
  9. 9. Leo (S) Tolleson (2 Sep 1858 – 19 May 1936)
  10. 10. George (Wesley "Dr. Weck") Tolleson (5 Mar 1870 – 1959)
  11. 11. Jacob (Blocker "jake") Tolleson (14 January 1866 – 6 April 1915)
  12. 12. George (Wesley) Tolleson (abt 1869 – 1959) m. Theodosia Tolleson (abt 1873 – )
    1. 1. Georgia (Nadine) Tolleson (30 Apr 1903 – )
  13. 13. Mollie (Mary A) Tolleson (14 February 1869 – 6 February 1958)
  14. 14. William Tolerson (16 June 1873 – 19 June 1951)
  15. 15. Verner (Johnson) Tolleson (6 Aug 1875 – 26 Mar 1948)
  16. 16. Ula (N.) Tolerson (29 December 1878 – 24 May 1922)
  17. 17. Daisy (Jane) Tolleson (24 Jan 1882 – 20 Dec 1938)
  18. 18. Susan (C) Tolleson (abt 1838 – )

Thomas Tolleson's Timeline

6 Records

1813
13 Jun 1813
Birth of Thomas Jefferson Tolleson in Tennessee
Tennessee
1845
1845
Age 32
Thomas Jefferson Tolleson resided here in No Township Listed, Tishomingo County, MS
No Township Listed, Tishomingo County, MS
1860
1860
Age 47
Thomas Jefferson Tolleson resided here in Antoin Township, Pike County, AR
Antoin Township, Pike County, AR
1870
1870
Age 57
Thomas Jefferson Tolleson resided here in Antoine, Pike, Arkansas, USA
Antoine, Pike, Arkansas, USA
1880
1880
Age 67
Thomas Jefferson Tolleson resided here in Caney Fork and Antoine, Pike, Arkansas, USA
Caney Fork and Antoine, Pike, Arkansas, USA
1898
22 May 1898
Age 85
Death of Thomas Jefferson Tolleson in Pike County, Arkansas, United States of America
Pike County, Arkansas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Jun 1813
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Caney Fork and Antoine, Pike, Arkansas; Roll: 53; Page: 451C; Enumeration District: 125
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Antoine, Pike, Arkansas; Roll: M593_60; Page: 200B; Family History Library Film: 545559
    [3] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Antoine, Pike, Arkansas; Page: 509; Family History Library Film: 803047
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Global, Find a Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current, Global, Find a Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current Record

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 9 May 1844
    Event Place: Buffalo, New York
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Buffalo Daily Gazette - 9 May 1844 - Page 2, 9 May 1844

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1845
    Event Place: No Township Listed, Tishomingo County, MS
    Record Source: Mississippi, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1805-1890

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Antoin Township, Pike County, AR
    Record Source:
    [1] Arkansas, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1819-1870
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Antoine, Pike, Arkansas; Page: 509; Family History Library Film: 803047

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Antoine, Pike, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Antoine, Pike, Arkansas; Roll: M593_60; Page: 200B; Family History Library Film: 545559

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Caney Fork and Antoine, Pike, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Caney Fork and Antoine, Pike, Arkansas; Roll: 53; Page: 451C; Enumeration District: 125

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 May 1898
    Event Place: Pike County, Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current, Global, Find a Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current Record
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