West Virginia Pioneers

Elpha Mae Tolley

Female 1905 - 1981  (75 years)


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  • Name Elpha Mae Tolley 
    Born 27 May 1905  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Died 31 Mar 1981  [3
    Buried Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 

    • Mrs. Elpha Mae Skeen, 75, Ripley died March 31 in Charleston General Hospital following a long illness.

      She was the daughter of the late Early Tolley and Lizzie Casto Tolley. She was a Methodist.

      Survivors include her husband George Skeen , one daughter Ethaleen Southall of Ashabula, Ohio, one brother Oras Tolley of Ripley, three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

      The funeral service was Friday at the Casto Funeral Home, Evans, with Rev. Raymond Skeen officiating. Burial was in Jackson County Memory Gardens.
    Person ID I42349  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 15 Dec 2010 

    Father Early Clayton Tolley,   b. 20 Oct 1878, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Dec 1970  (Age 92 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth 'Lizzie' Casto,   b. 9 Jul 1881, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Aug 1965  (Age 84 years) 
    Married 9 Oct 1904  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Notes 
    • 1910 Washington, Jackson, WV
      Tolley, Early C 31 M1 6y
      Lizzie 28 M1 6y 2-2 children
      Elpha M dau 4
      Oras C son 8/12

      1920 Washington, Jackson, WV #14
      Tolley, Early C 41
      Lizzie 38
      Elfa M da 14
      Oris C son 10

      1930 Washington, Jackson, WV # 42
      Tolley, Early C 51 m age 26
      Lizzie 48 m age 23
      Elfia da 24 S
      Oris son 20 S
      George W father 76 Wd m age 21

      Goshen Cemetery, Kentuck, Jackson Co, WV
      Tolley, Early, Oct 20, 1878 - Dec 2, 1970
      Lizzie July 9, 1881 - Aug 30, 1955
    Family ID F7146  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family George H Skeen,   b. 19 Jul 1912, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aug 1983  (Age 71 years) 
    Married 11 Apr 1947  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 4/11/1947 at Kentuck
      Place: Jackson, West Virginia, United States
      George Skeen, 34, 7/19/1921, Jackson, Ripley, Ben & Mary Skeen
      Elpha Tolley, 38, 5/27/1908, Jackson, Kenna, Early & Lizzie Tolley
      [his birth year should be 1912]
    Children 
     1. Ethaleen Skeen
    Family ID F22087  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1205] Census.

    2. [S3] Birth Records, Jackson Co, WV.

    3. [S447] Joyce Mertens.

    4. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.