Toler Family of Eastern North Carolina

Thomas Whitford

M, d. circa September 1781

Thomas Whitford married Sarah (?) Thomas Whitford died circa September 1781.

Family

Sarah (?)

Child

Martin Whitford+ b. 1 Oct 1734, d. 16 Nov 1804

Sarah (?)

F

Sarah (?) married Thomas Whitford.

Family

Thomas Whitford d. c Sep 1781

Child

Martin Whitford+ b. 1 Oct 1734, d. 16 Nov 1804

John Schoenwolf

M

Willis Calloway

M

Willis Calloway married Drucilla Bennett, daughter of Jesse R. Bennett and Drucilla Dowty, on 17 April 1859 at Beaufort County, North Carolina.¹

Family

Drucilla Bennett b. 1838

Child

Frank Calloway b. 10 Feb 1861, d. 11 Jul 1916

Citations

[S20] Beaufort County Marriage Records.

Frank Calloway

M, b. 10 February 1861, d. 11 July 1916

Father

Willis Calloway

Mother

Drucilla Bennett b. 1838

Frank Calloway was born on 10 February 1861. He married Annie Wayne on 13 November 1889 at Pamlico County, North Carolina.¹ Frank Calloway died on 11 July 1916 at age 55.

Family

Annie Wayne

Citations

[S19] Pamlico County Marriage Records.

Rebecca Ann Smith

F, b. circa 1805, d. 15 October 1840

Father

Lewis Smith d. c 1833

Rebecca Ann Smith was born circa 1805. She married James Griffin, son of Josiah Griffin and Martha "Patsey" Whitehead, on 15 March 1827 at Pitt County, North Carolina.¹ Rebecca Ann Smith died on 15 October 1840.¹

Family

James Griffin b. 7 Mar 1804, d. 18 Sep 1856

Children

Harriet Elizabeth Griffin+ b. c 1828
Sophronia Martha Ann Griffin+ b. c 1830
Susan Penelope Griffin+ b. Aug 1832, d. Jul 1869
James Lewis Griffin b. c 1835, d. Oct 1855
Mary Perlina Griffin+ b. 24 Dec 1836, d. 25 Jul 1899

Citations

[S89] Minutes, Contentnea PB Assoc.

Margaret Ann Whitehead

F

Margaret Ann Whitehead was born at Edgecombe County, North Carolina. She married James Griffin, son of Josiah Griffin and Martha "Patsey" Whitehead, on 28 December 1841.¹

Family

James Griffin b. 7 Mar 1804, d. 18 Sep 1856

Children

Citations

[S89] Minutes, Contentnea PB Assoc.

Josiah Griffin

M, d. before 1823

Father

James Griffin d. b 3 Jun 1808

Mother

Mary Jolly d. b 1835

Josiah Griffin married Martha "Patsey" Whitehead, daughter of John Whitehead and Rhoda (?), before 1804 at Pitt County, North Carolina. Josiah Griffin died before 1823 at Pitt County, North Carolina.

Family

Martha "Patsey" Whitehead

Children

Stanly Griffin d. 5 Mar 1854
Joseph Griffin¹ d. b 1854
James Griffin+ b. 7 Mar 1804, d. 18 Sep 1856
Lanier Griffin+² b. 8 Nov 1805, d. 6 Mar 1854

Citations

[S92] Vera Griffin contributor, "Letter from James Griffin, 1854", p. 19.
[S89] Minutes, Contentnea PB Assoc.

Martha "Patsey" Whitehead

F

Father

John Whitehead d. c 1800

Mother

Rhoda (?)

Martha "Patsey" Whitehead married Josiah Griffin, son of James Griffin and Mary Jolly, before 1804 at Pitt County, North Carolina. Martha "Patsey" Whitehead married Thomas Phelan circa November 1825 at Pitt County, North Carolina.

Family 1

Josiah Griffin d. b 1823

Children

Stanly Griffin d. 5 Mar 1854
Joseph Griffin¹ d. b 1854
James Griffin+ b. 7 Mar 1804, d. 18 Sep 1856
Lanier Griffin+² b. 8 Nov 1805, d. 6 Mar 1854

Family 2

Thomas Phelan

Citations

[S92] Vera Griffin contributor, "Letter from James Griffin, 1854", p. 19.
[S89] Minutes, Contentnea PB Assoc.

Thomas Phelan

M

Thomas Phelan married Martha "Patsey" Whitehead, daughter of John Whitehead and Rhoda (?), circa November 1825 at Pitt County, North Carolina.

Family

Martha "Patsey" Whitehead

John Whitehead

M, d. circa 1800

John Whitehead married Rhoda (?) John Whitehead died circa 1800.

Family

Rhoda (?)

Children

Rhoda (?)

F

Rhoda (?) married John Whitehead.

Family

John Whitehead d. c 1800

Children

John Whitehead

M

Father

John Whitehead d. c 1800

F

Father

John Pope d. c 1805

Mother

(?) Eliza

Clarodicia "Disha" Pope married John Whitehead, son of John Whitehead and Rhoda (?), circa 1805.

Family

John Whitehead

John Pope

M, d. circa 1805

John Pope married (?) Eliza. John Pope died circa 1805.

Family

(?) Eliza

Children

Rebeckah Pope

F

Father

John Pope d. c 1805

Mother

(?) Eliza

Elizabeth Pope

F

Father

John Pope d. c 1805

Mother

(?) Eliza

F

(?) Eliza married John Pope.

Family

John Pope d. c 1805

Children

Sidney Toler

F, b. 19 March 1842, d. 10 April 1905

Father

James Toler Jr. b. c 1817, d. Jun 1892

Mother

Celia Rowe b. c 1812, d. s 1873

Sidney Toler was born on 19 March 1842. She married David B Willis on 20 December 1864. Sidney Toler married William Henderson Dunn, son of David D. Dunn and Sinia Rowe, on 7 March 1872 at Craven County, North Carolina.¹ Sidney Toler died on 10 April 1905 at age 63.

Family 1

David B Willis

Child

David Anne Willis+ b. 1866, d. 1894

Family 2

William Henderson Dunn b. 4 Oct 1850, d. 27 Apr 1911

Children

Lewis Bryan Dunn b. 8 Feb 1873, d. 9 May 1948
William Joseph Dunn+ b. 27 Jun 1875, d. 15 Oct 1957
Charles Kelly Dunn+ b. 3 May 1877, d. 29 Jun 1963
Marietta Dunn+ b. 16 Mar 1888, d. 2 Aug 1979

Citations

[S8] , Craven County Marriage Records Craven County Register of Deeds.

David B Willis

M

David B Willis married Sidney Toler, daughter of James Toler Jr. and Celia Rowe, on 20 December 1864.

Family

Sidney Toler b. 19 Mar 1842, d. 10 Apr 1905

Child

David Anne Willis+ b. 1866, d. 1894

Elizabeth Toler

F, b. circa 1844, d. between 1860 and 1870

Father

James Toler Jr. b. c 1817, d. Jun 1892

Mother

Celia Rowe b. c 1812, d. s 1873

Elizabeth Toler was born circa 1844. She died between 1860 and 1870.

Amariah Toler

M, b. 28 January 1846, d. 5 January 1931

Father

James Toler Jr. b. c 1817, d. Jun 1892

Mother

Celia Rowe b. c 1812, d. s 1873

Amariah Toler was born on 28 January 1846.¹ He married Mary Daw circa 1867. Amariah Toler married Augusta Parthine Jones, daughter of Augustus Harley Jones and Holland Rowe, on 2 November 1875 at Beaufort County, North Carolina. Amariah Toler was store keeper circa 1905 at Blounts Creek, Beaufort County, North Carolina.

He died on 5 January 1931 at Beaufort County, North Carolina, at age 84.¹

Family 1

Mary Daw b. c 1845, d. s 1874

Children

John Anderson Toler+ b. 29 Aug 1869, d. 15 Feb 1928
Victoria Elizabeth Toler+ b. 13 Nov 1871, d. 22 Feb 1936

Family 2

Augusta Parthine Jones b. 27 Sep 1853, d. 25 Dec 1934

Children

Noah Carrawon Toler+ b. 11 Mar 1876, d. 9 Jul 1945
Celia Holland Toler+ b. 19 Sep 1877, d. 27 Oct 1963
Joshua Lewis Toler+ b. 2 Mar 1879, d. 3 Sep 1946
Duffy Toler+ b. 4 Oct 1880, d. 6 Sep 1955
Linstead Edward Toler+ b. 15 Mar 1882, d. 13 Mar 1947
Ida Ann Toler+ b. 18 Oct 1883, d. 28 May 1949
Henry Wallace Toler+ b. 25 Aug 1885, d. 3 Aug 1955
Joseph Robert Toler+ b. 27 May 1890, d. 18 Aug 1979
Sidney P. Toler+ b. 26 Mar 1891, d. 27 Aug 1967
Dora Ella Toler+ b. 3 Jun 1893, d. 2 Jul 1958
Katie Toler+ b. 22 Jul 1897, d. 20 Apr 1974

Citations

[S3] Death Certificate Register of Deeds Office.

Susan Toler

F, b. 8 May 1848, d. 14 December 1872

Father

James Toler Jr. b. c 1817, d. Jun 1892

Mother

Celia Rowe b. c 1812, d. s 1873

Susan Toler was born on 8 May 1848. She married Henry Bryan Wetherington on 26 March 1871 at Craven County, North Carolina.¹ Susan Toler died on 14 December 1872 at age 24. She was buried at Pine Tree Cemetery, Caton, Craven County, North Carolina.

Family

Henry Bryan Wetherington b. 6 Dec 1851, d. 21 Feb 1916

Child

Susan Martha Wetherington b. 12 Nov 1872, d. 16 Feb 1873

Citations

[S8] , Craven County Marriage Records Craven County Register of Deeds.

Lorenza Lewis Toler

M, b. 27 February 1853, d. 20 August 1935

Father

James Toler Jr. b. c 1817, d. Jun 1892

Mother

Celia Rowe b. c 1812, d. s 1873

Lorenza Lewis Toler was born on 27 February 1853 at Craven County, North Carolina.¹ He married Sarah Jane Caton on 15 May 1878 at Beaufort County, North Carolina.² Lorenza Lewis Toler died on 20 August 1935 at Craven County, North Carolina, at age 82 Heart disease and dropsy were listed as the causes of death. His obituary was reported in the Sun Journal on 23 Aug 1935 and read: "Lorenza L. Toler, a well known and highly respected resident of the Ernul section died suddenly August 20 at his home. He was 82 years of age. He was alone at dinner when members of the family heard him fall. When they reached him he was dead. Mr. Toler was a native of that section and spent his life there. He was a devout and active member of the Free Will Baptist church. He is survived by four sons: Kelly, Thomas, James, Seth, and one daughter, Sarah."^1,3 He was buried at Pine Tree Cemetery, Caton, Craven County, North Carolina.

Family

Sarah Jane Caton b. 20 Sep 1855, d. 12 Dec 1945

Children

Mary Susan Toler b. 21 Aug 1879, d. 27 Jul 1884
Elizabeth Toler b. 7 May 1881, d. 14 Apr 1913
Lewis Kelly Toler+ b. 21 Jun 1884, d. 20 Apr 1957
Thomas Jefferson Toler+ b. 19 Mar 1886, d. 1 Nov 1958
Dellah Mae Toler b. 17 Oct 1888, d. 22 Sep 1892
Hyram Toler b. 17 Sep 1890, d. 2 Oct 1890
Seth A. Toler b. 16 Aug 1892, d. 28 Jun 1961
William Harvey Toler b. 19 Sep 1894, d. 1 Aug 1917
James Hyman Toler+ b. 16 Apr 1899, d. 2 Apr 1989

Citations

[S3] Death Certificate, Craven County Register of Deeds Office.
[S20] Beaufort County Marriage Records.
[S13] Sun Journal, August 23, 1935, Tobacco Section.

Pauline Toler

F, b. 5 May 1876, d. July 1905

Father

James Toler Jr. b. c 1817, d. Jun 1892

Mother

Susan Jane Stilley b. 4 Oct 1841, d. 23 Nov 1894

Pauline Toler was born on 5 May 1876. She married Benjamin T. "Tom" Banks on 22 November 1900 at Craven County, North Carolina.¹ Pauline Toler died in July 1905 at age 29. She was buried at High Bridge Cemetery, Caton, Craven County, North Carolina.

She and Benjamin T. "Tom" Banks had no children.

Family

Benjamin T. "Tom" Banks

Citations

[S8] , Craven County Marriage Records Craven County Register of Deeds.