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Walter Moses Gist Tolleson 1860 – 1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 May 1860

Birth Location: Wilkinsville, Cherokee County, South Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 13 October 1940

Death Location: Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States of America

Father: Rev. Tolleson

Mother: Mary Moorhead

Spouse(s): Susan Hughes, Maud Bellar

Children(s): Roy Tolleson, Leon Tolleson, Bonnie Tolleson, Clarence Tolleson, Lucy Tolleson, Elma Tolleson, Walter Tolleson, George Bellar, Helen Bellar, Leon Tolleson, Elma Tolleson, Walter Tolleson

The story of Walter Moses Gist Tolleson began in 1860 in Wilkinsville, Cherokee County, South Carolina, United States of America. In 1870, Walter Moses Gist Tolleson resided in Gowdysville, Unionville, Union, South Carolina, US. In 1910, Walter Moses Gist Tolleson resided in Phoenix Ward 1, Maricopa, Arizona, USA. Walter Moses Gist Tolleson married Susan Alethea Hughes, Maud Bellar, and had children including Roy Hughes Tolleson, Leon Hicks Tolleson, Bonnie Raymond Tolleson, Clarence Cluff Tolleson, Lucy Tolleson, Elma Crutchfield Tolleson, Walter G Tolleson, George W Bellar, Helen M Bellar, Leon Hicks Tolleson, Elma Crutchfield Tolleson, Walter G Tolleson. Walter Moses Gist Tolleson passed away in 1940 in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Walter Moses Gist Tolleson began in 1860 in Wilkinsville, Cherokee County, South Carolina, United States of America.
  • In 1870, Walter Moses Gist Tolleson resided in Gowdysville, Unionville, Union, South Carolina, US.
  • In 1910, Walter Moses Gist Tolleson resided in Phoenix Ward 1, Maricopa, Arizona, USA.
  • Walter Moses Gist Tolleson married Susan Alethea Hughes, Maud Bellar, and had children including Roy Hughes Tolleson, Leon Hicks Tolleson, Bonnie Raymond Tolleson, Clarence Cluff Tolleson, Lucy Tolleson, Elma Crutchfield Tolleson, Walter G Tolleson, George W Bellar, Helen M Bellar, Leon Hicks Tolleson, Elma Crutchfield Tolleson, Walter G Tolleson.
  • Walter Moses Gist Tolleson passed away in 1940 in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States of America.

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)

Susan Hughes
1866 – 1924
Birth Location: Union, South Carolina, United States
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Maud Bellar
1883 –
Birth Location: Kansas
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Children(s)

Roy Tolleson
1886 – 1936
Birth Location: Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America
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Leon Tolleson
1887 – 1942
Birth Location: Gaffney, Cherokee County, South Carolina, United States of America
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Bonnie Tolleson
1889 – 1979
Birth Location: Cherokee, Cherokee, South Carolina, United States
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Clarence Tolleson
1891 – 1943
Birth Location: Wilkinsville, Cherokee, South Carolina, USA
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Lucy Tolleson
1892 – 1989
Birth Location: Wilkinsville, Cherokee, South Carolina, USA
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Elma Tolleson
1897 – 1978
Birth Location: South Carolina
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Walter Tolleson
1900 – 1969
Birth Location: Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America
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George Bellar
1905 –
Birth Location: Arizona
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Helen Bellar
1912 –
Birth Location: Arizona
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Leon Tolleson
1887 – 1942
Birth Location: Gaffney, Cherokee County, South Carolina, United States of America
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Elma Tolleson
1897 – 1978
Birth Location: South Carolina
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Walter Tolleson
1900 – 1969
Birth Location: Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America
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Walter Tolleson's Ancestors

Self
Walter Tolleson
1860 – 1940
Birth Place: Wilkinsville, Cherokee County, South Carolina, United States of America
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

Walter Tolleson's Descendants

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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 – )

Walter Tolleson's Timeline

6 Records

1860
17 May 1860
Birth of Walter Moses Gist Tolleson in Wilkinsville, Cherokee County, South Carolina, United States of America
Wilkinsville, Cherokee County, South Carolina, United States of America
1870
1870
Age 10
Walter Moses Gist Tolleson resided here in Gowdysville, Unionville, Union, South Carolina, USA
Gowdysville, Unionville, Union, South Carolina, USA
1910
1910
Age 50
Walter Moses Gist Tolleson resided here in Phoenix Ward 1, Maricopa, Arizona, USA
Phoenix Ward 1, Maricopa, Arizona, USA
1920
1920
Age 60
Walter Moses Gist Tolleson resided here in Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, USA
Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, USA
1930
1930
Age 70
Walter Moses Gist Tolleson resided here in Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, USA
Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, USA
1940
13 October 1940
Age 80
Death of Walter Moses Gist Tolleson in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States of America
Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 May 1860
    Event Place: Wilkinsville, Cherokee County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Gowdysville, Union, South Carolina; Roll: M593_1510; Page: 451A
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Phoenix Ward 1, Maricopa, Arizona; Roll: T624_40; Page: 1b; Enumeration District: 0057; FHL microfilm: 1374053
    [5] Arizona, U.S., Death Records, 1887-1960
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Gowdysville, Unionville, Union, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Gowdysville, Union, South Carolina; Roll: M593_1510; Page: 451A

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Phoenix Ward 1, Maricopa, Arizona, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Phoenix Ward 1, Maricopa, Arizona; Roll: T624_40; Page: 1b; Enumeration District: 0057; FHL microfilm: 1374053

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 14 Oct 1940
    Event Place: Phoenix, Arizona
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Arizona Republic - 14 Oct 1940 - Page 4, Obituary for Walter Arlm G. Tolleson 14 Oct 1940

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 October 1940
    Event Place: Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Arizona, U.S., Death Records, 1887-1960
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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