West Virginia Pioneers

Benjamin Harrison Tolley

Male 1893 - 1958  (64 years)


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  • Name Benjamin Harrison Tolley 
    Born 5 Sep 1893  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Died 10 Jul 1958  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 

    • Death Record
      Name: Benjamian H./Tolley
      Sex: Male
      Death Date: 10 Jul 1958
      Death Place: Liverpool, Jackson, West Virginia
      Age at Death: 62y 10m 5d
      Cemetery: Tolley Cem, Staats Mills, WV
      Birth Date: 9/5/1895
      Birth Place: Jackson Co, WV
      Marital Status: M
      Occupation: Farmer
      Military: World War I
      Mother: Mary/Boggs
      Father: Jim/Tolley
      Informant: Dolly Tolley, Liverpool WV

      Headstone shows he was born in 1893.


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      Tolley Cemetery
      Tolley, Benjamin H.,    Pvt., Co. K 3rd Ordnance Btn., World War 1;    September 5, 1893 - July 10, 1958
    Person ID I42668  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 10 May 2016 

    Father James Irvin Tolley,   b. 14 Apr 1860, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 May 1925, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Mother Mary Etta Boggs,   b. 11 Apr 1875, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Dec 1942, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Married 11 Sep 1892  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 

    • JCMR
      James Irvin Tolley 31 Jackson, Belgrove
      Mary E Boggs, 15, Roane, Staats Mills 9/11/1892

      1900 Washington, Jackson, WV #74 all wVWVWV
      Tolley, James P 3/1860 age 40 m 7y
      Mary E 4/1867 age 23 m 7y 3-3 children [should be 1877]
      Benjamin H son 11/1894
      Lucy P da 12/1897
      William McKinley son 2/1898

      1910 Washington, Jackson,WV 112
      Tolley, James I 50 m1- 16y
      Mary E 32 m1- 16y 6-4 children
      Benjamin H son 16
      Pearl da 15
      William M son 11
      Glada V da 1 1/12

      1920 Ripley, Jackson,WV
      Tolley, James I 45
      Marry E 44
      Glady da 10
      Coon, Homer gs 4
    Family ID F19880  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Dollie Mae Parsons,   b. 18 Jul 1900, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Feb 1989  (Age 88 years) 
    Married 7 Sep 1919  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 

    • 1930 Washington, Jackson, WV # 160
      Tolley, Benjamin 36 m age 26
      Dolly 28 m age 18
      Myrtle da 9
      Mary da 2.8

      1940 Washington, Jackson, WV
      Tolley, Ben 47 WV 1935: lived same house
      Dollie wife 42 WV 1935: lived same house
      Myrtle da 19 WV 1935: lived same house
      Mary da 12 WV 1935: lived same house
      Edgar son 7 WV 1935: lived same house
      Tressie da 5 WV 1935: lived same house
    Children 
     1. Ivy Myrtle Tolley,   b. 26 Feb 1921, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Mary Madeline Tolley,   b. 12 Aug 1927, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 May 2002  (Age 74 years)
     3. Edgar Leon Tolley
     4. Tressie Irene Tolley
     5. Robert Lee Tolley,   b. 1 Jan 1947, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Sep 2012, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
    Family ID F12157  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S479] Death records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.

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