West Virginia Pioneers

Martha Frances Tolley

Female 1881 - 1968  (86 years)


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  • Name Martha Frances Tolley 
    Born 23 Nov 1881  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Died 21 Jun 1968  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Buried Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • JCBR delayed record shows DOB as 10/23/1879

      Birth Record
      Name: Martha Frances Tolley
      Birth Date: 10/23/1879
      Birth Place: Jackson, West Virginia, United States
      Sex: Female
      Mother: Arminta Casto
      Father: W J Tolley

      West Virginia, Deaths Index, 1853-1973
      Martha Francis Fields
      [Martha Francis Tolley]
      Birth Date: 23 Oct 1881
      Birth Place: Jackson West Virginia
      Death Date: 21 Jun 1968
      Death Place: Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia
      Burial Date: 23 Jun 1968
      Burial Place: Staats Mill, Jackson, West Virginia
      Cemetery Name: Woodfield
      Death Age: 86
      Occupation: Housewife
      Race: White
      Marital Status: Widowed
      Gender: Female
      Residence: Staats Mill, Jackson, W. Virginia
      Father Name: Jerd Tolley
      Father Birth Place: West Virginia
      Mother Name: Minta Casto
      Mother Birth Place: West Virginia
      FHL Film Number: 567216
    Person ID I45363  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 3 Sep 2017 

    Father William Jordan Tolley,   b. 30 Aug 1854, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Oct 1935, Braxton County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Mother Arminta Susan Casto,   b. Jul 1864, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Sep 1943, Braxton County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 79 years) 
    Married 25 Jul 1880  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 7/25/1880 at Elijah Casto's
      Place: Jackson, West Virginia, United States
      William Jordon Tolley, 21, Roane Co, Roane Co
      Arminta Susan Casto, 16, Jackson Co, Jackson Co

      1900 Washington, Jackson, WV
      Tolley, William J 8/1863 m 18y WV WV WV
      Armintia S wfe 7/1866 m 18y 9-9 children
      Martha F da 11/1883
      Herford F L sib 2/1885 WV WV WV
      John E son 2/1887 WV WV WV
      General N son 12/1888 WV WV WV
      Viola C da 3/1891 WV WV WV
      Roma H F son 8/1892 WV WV W
      Howard O son 3/1896 WV WV WV
      Ida B da 8/1898 WV WV WV

      2 out of 3 delayed birth records show a different year for their children:
      Martha Frances 10/23/1879
      Viola Catherine 3/29/1884
      Herford Leon 1/17/1885

      1910 Henry, Clay, WV # 8
      Tolley, Jordan 55? m1- 30y coal miner WV VA WV
      Arminta S 46 m1- 30y 12-4 children WV VA WV
      Goff, son 20 (smeared)
      Katy da 19
      Howard O son 15
      Gay dau 4
      Granderson father 76 wd VA VA VA
      [She's given birth to 12 and 4 are still living at home but how many of the others are living? She had given birth to 9 by the 1900 census, so that means 2 more that we don't have names for. Ida B must have died between 1900-1910]

      1910 Henry, Clay, WV #9
      Tolley, Hartford 25 m1- 2y WV VA WV
      Nancy J 20 m1- 2y 2-2 children WV u/k WV
      William G son 2
      Ovey son 1/24

      1920 Birch, Braxton, WV # 139-141
      Tolley, William J 66
      Armada 56
      Gay da 12
      Meadows, Catherine dau 29
      William D sil 29

      1930 Otter, Braxton, WV # 148-149
      Tolley, William J 74 m age 26
      Arminta S 65 m age 16
      Dean, Vasety G da 23 m age 21
      Ira J sil 22 m age 20
    Family ID F5544  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Johnny Abraham Fields,   b. 5 Sep 1872, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jun 1942, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Married 14 Feb 1902  [5
    Notes 

    • 1910 Washington, Jackson, WV
      Fields, John 38 m2- 8y
      Martha F 26 m1- 8y 4-3 children
      Martha M da 14
      Rosy 7
      Maggie A 5
      Perry H 1.10

      1920 Washington, Jackson, WV
      Fields, John A 46
      Martha F 36
      Rosa 17
      Maggie 13
      Hobert 10
      Perry 9
      Wilma 7
      Hoyt 4.8
      Donald 2.9

      1930 Washington, Jackson, WV
      Fields, John A 59 m age 19
      Frances 48 m age 18
      Hobart 20 m age 20
      Clara 18
      Wilma 17
      Hoyt 14
      Donald 12
      Otho 10 [Otho Lee 9/9/1920 JCBR]
      Laura 7
      Louise dil 21 m age 21

      JCBR
      male, 9/8/1910, John & Frankie Fields, Belgrove
    Children 
     1. Rosa May Fields,   b. 25 Dec 1902, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jan 1941, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 38 years)
     2. Maggie Alice Fields,   b. 22 Sep 1905, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Aug 1988  (Age 82 years)
     3. Hobert Perry Fields,   b. 15 Jun 1908, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Mar 1948, Belgrove, Jackson County, West Virginia, Unites States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 39 years)
     4. Clara Goldie Fields,   b. 29 Aug 1911, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 23 Jan 2009  (Age < 97 years)
     5. Wilma Annabell Fields,   b. 25 Feb 1913, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Feb 2002, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
     6. Hoyt Manford Fields,   b. 9 May 1915, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 23 Jan 2009  (Age < 93 years)
     7. Abe McDonald Fields,   b. 17 Sep 1917, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 23 Jan 2009  (Age < 91 years)
     8. John Kennie Fields,   b. 20 Sep 1919, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 23 Jan 2009  (Age < 89 years)
     9. Otho Lee Fields,   b. 6 Sep 1920, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 23 Jan 2009  (Age < 88 years)
     10. Laura J Fields,   b. 4 Apr 1923, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jan 2009, Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
    Family ID F12822  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1205] Census.

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

    3. [S873] West Virginia, Deaths Index, 1853-1973.

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

    5. [S1095] Ancestry DNA Family Tree.