Frank Lee Tolson (1880 - 1961)

Born 22 Feb 1880 in Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Lena (Hill) Tolson — married 9 Jun 1908 in Sheriden, Montana

Died 21 Aug 1961 at age 81 in Butte, Silver Bow County, Montana, United States

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Biography

Frank was born in 1880. He was the son of John Tolson and Jeanette Colville. ^[1][2]

He moved to Montana and in 1900 was living with his cousin, Charles Hill. ^[3]

He married Charle's daughter, Lena Hill in 1908. ^[4]

Frank passed away in 1961. ^[5]

Children

1. John Colville Tolson 1909-2004
2. Florence Leora (Bryant) 1911-2009
3. Anna Janet (Martin) 1912-2007
4. Robert L. Tolson 1914-1973
5. Willard Glenwood Tolson 1916-1973
6. James Loring Tolson 1918-2000
7. Margaret May (Elser) 1920-2002

Consanquinuity

Lena and Frank are second cousins. They share James Colville as a great-grandfather.

1910 US Census

Sheridan, Montana ^[6]

• Frank L Tolson Head 29 Ohio
• Lena Tolson Wife 24 Kansas
• John C Tolson Son 0 Montana
• Rudolph H Bluhm Servant 25 North Dakota

1920 US Census

Sheridan, Montana ^[7]

Name: Frank L Tolson

Age: 38

Home in 1920: Brandon, Madison, Montana

Occupation: Retail Implement

Industry: Implements

• Frank L Tolson Head 38 West Virginia
• Lena Tolson Wife 33 Kansas
• John Tolson Son 10 Montana
• Florence Tolson Daughter 8 Montana
• Anna Tolson Daughter 7 Montana
• Robert Tolson Son 5 Montana
• Willard Tolson Son 3 Montana
• James Tolson Son 1 Montana
• Janet Tolson Mother 57 Ohio

1930 US Census

Sheridan, Montana ^[8]

Name: Frank L Tolson

Home in 1930: Brandon, Madison, Montana, USA

Occupation: Merchant

Industry: Coal Imptenet

• Frank L Tolson Head M 50 West Virginia
• Lena Tolson Wife F 44 Kansas
• John C Tolson Son M 20 Montana
• Florence L Tolson Daughter F 18 Montana
• Anna J Tolson Daughter F 17 Montana
• Robert L Tolson Son M 15 Montana
• Willard G Tolson Son M 13 Montana
• James L Tolson Son M 11 Montana
• Margaret M Tolson Daughter F 9 Montana
• Janet Tolson Mother F 69 Ohio

1940 US Census

Sheridan, Montana ^[9]

• Frank Tolson Head M 60 West Virginia
• Lena Tolson Wife F 54 Kansas
• Willard Tolson Son M 23 Montana
• James Tolson Son M 21 Montana
• Margret Tolson Daughter F 19 Montana
• Nettie Tolson Mother F 79 Ohio

Sources

1. ↑ "West Virginia Births, 1853-1930," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F1VP-24V : 9 March 2018), Frank Lee Tolson, 22 Feb 1880; citing Wood, West Virginia, United States, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 580,538.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6TZ-VNT : 15 July 2017), Frank L Tolson in household of John Tolson, Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 161, sheet 257A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1416; FHL microfilm 1,255,416.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MM5C-Q5G : accessed 8 March 2019), Frank Tolson in household of Charles C Hill, Union Township Virginia City Ward 1-3, Madison, Montana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 52, sheet 13A, family 366, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,913.
4. ↑ "Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F331-JKZ : 10 February 2018), Frank Tolson and Lena Hill, 09 Jun 1908; citing Marriage, Sheridan, Madison, Montana, county courthouses, Montana; FHL microfilm 1,905,613.
5. ↑ "Montana Death Index, 1860-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VHCN-H93 : 9 December 2014), Frank Tolson, 21 Aug 1961; from "Montana Death Index, 1868-2011," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2009); citing State of Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Office of Vital Statistics, Helena.
6. ↑ United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLCH-GRL : accessed 9 October 2018), Frank L Tolson, Sheridan, Madison, Montana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 49, sheet 7A, family 152, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 834; FHL microfilm 1,374,847.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M83Y-3YM : accessed 9 October 2018), Frank L Tolson, Brandon, Madison, Montana, United States; citing ED 134, sheet 2A, line 2, family 25, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 972; FHL microfilm 1,820,972.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCM5-186 : accessed 9 October 2018), Frank L Tolson, Brandon, Madison, Montana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 1, sheet 3B, line 80, family 83, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1258; FHL microfilm 2,340,993.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VBQ7-4X8 : 15 March 2018), Frank Tolson, Sheridan, Brandon Township, Madison, Montana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 29-1, sheet 7B, line 53, family 176, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2224.

See also:

• Find A Grave: Memorial #36296587 accessed 9 October 2018), memorial page for Frank Lee Tolson (1880–21 Aug 1961), citing Sheridan Cemetery, Sheridan, Madison County, Montana, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave (contributor 8) .