William Sloan Tough (1840 - 1904)

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Siblings 1.2 Marriage 1.3 Children 1.4 Family Life 1.5 Death 2 Sources

Biography

William was born in 1840, Baltimore Maryland.

"William "Tough" not only joined but was a Captain with the Guerrilla or irregular forces called the Kansas Red Legs.[1][2] The Kansas Red Legs fought on the Kansas-Missouri Border during the American Civil War in support of the Union.[3] NOTE: Captain Tough is a nickname not his rank.

He was Chief of Scouts for Union General James G. Blunt, The group of scouts he led were called the "Buckskin Scouts" and this group included former members of the "Red Legs". " Another person who rode with him with the Pony Express and the Buckskin Scouts was young Buffalo Bill Cody."

"Elected to the Kansas House of Representatives from the Leavenworth district." ^[1]

Siblings

Probable..........

1. Henrietta 1840s
2. Jane 1844
3. Littleton Tough 1845 Maryland

Marriage

Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007

Name: William S Tough

Event Date: Oct 25 1865

Event Place: Rush Indiana

Marriage License Date: 24 Oct 1865

Marriage Place: Rush

Spouse: Harriet Abernathy 1841–1914

Officiator's Name: D.D.Duty

Number of Images:1

Children

1. John Sloan Tough 1866–1948
2. Lavinia Tough Minty 1871–1946
3. Lyttleton M. Tough 1874–1910

Family Life

The only Tough family found in Baltimore, and this FITS his information...

Also to this family is a son named Lyttleton, (1850 census) and this William Sloan Tough named his FIRST born son John Sloan Tough and a son Littleton ...........coincidence???

1840 Baltimore Maryland

Head of Household Name: John T. TOUGH

White Males: -5=1 / 20-30=1

White Females: -5=1 / 20-30=1

Page: 225

1875-1880 Leavenworth, Kansas

Head of the household was,

W S Tough M 34, birth Year (Estimated): 1841m in Maryland, occupation: U.S. Marshal

H G Tough F 33 Indiana

J S Tough M 8 Kansas

V Tough F 4 Kansas

S M Tough M 1 Kansas

S Abernathy F 74 Virginia

S Elbertson F 18 Missouri

J Blain M 22 Missouri

Household ID: 3---Line Number: 10 --^[2]

1900 Precinct 5 Kansas City Ward 3, Jackson, Missouri

Head of the household was,

William Tough. age: 60, birth Date: Nov 1840, Maryland, occupation: Stockman, :Father's Birthplace: Maryland---Mother's Birthplace: Maryland

Years Married: 35 --Marriage Year (Estimated): 1865

Hattie Tough Wife F 59 Kansas

Children: 3 / 3 living

Luvina Tough Daughter F 27 Kansas

John Tough Son M 32 Kansas

Littleton Tough Son M 24 Kansas

Josie Kucy Servant F 22 Missouri

District: 25--Sheet Number and Letter: 9A--Household ID: 137--Line Number: 43 --^[3]

Death

He passed away in 1904.

Burial: Mount Washington Cemetery, Independence, Jackson County, Missouri ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Wikipedia:William_Sloan_Tough.
2. ↑ "Kansas State Census, 1875," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL6X-CDQQ : 12 November 2017), J Blain in household of W S Tough, Leavenworth, Kansas, United States; citing Census, Leavenworth, Kansas, United States, 3, Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka; FHL microfilm 570,208.Digital Folder Number: 007838977--Image Number: 00020
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3CB-D2V : accessed 16 July 2019), Josie Kucy in household of William Tough, Precinct 5 Kansas City Ward 3, Jackson, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 25, sheet 9A, family 137, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,861. Digital Folder Number: 004118789--Image Number: 00209
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 08 June 2022), memorial page for William Sloan Tough (19 Nov 1840–26 May 1904), Find A Grave: Memorial #76911190, citing Mount Washington Cemetery, Independence, Jackson County, Missouri, USA ; Maintained by k75evad (contributor 47379698).

1. List of RIDERS.

see ALSO

1. Encyclopedia of Frontier Biography.