Warren TOLSON/Elizabeth NOBLE, Wolfe KY
Looking for information on Elizabeth NOBLE, wife of Warren TOLSON.I believe that Elizabeth may be the daughter of John Noble and Sarah Talby, but looking for confirmation of that suspicion.I would also like to learn when and where Elizabeth and Warren died.
Based on the 1850 Owsley County Kentucky census entry for John Noble, Elizabeth Noble was born about 1839-40 in Kentucky.The book “Reconstructed Marriage Records for Breathitt County, Kentucky, 1839-1873” by Margaret Millar Hayes lists the marriage of Warren Tolson (age 20) to Elizabeth Noble (age 18) circa 1858.
The 1870 Wolfe County Kentucky census lists John and Sarah as household number 49.Warren Tolson is listed one entry earlier, in household 48.Elizabeth Tolson (presumably his wife) is listed as age 31 with birthplace as Kentucky.Warren and Elizabeth’s children are listed as John M., Polley J., Elizabeth and Sarah.It is most likely not a coincidence that Elizabeth is living next door to John Noble and that her children all have the same names as members of John Noble’s family.The most logical explanation is that Elizabeth Tolson is John and Sarah’s daughter, and that she named her children after her parents and sisters.
The 1880 Breathitt County Kentucky census lists Elizabeth Tolson (age 40) as a widow living at household number 149.Elizabeth and both her parents’ birthplaces are listed as Kentucky.Elizabeth’s children are listed as John M., Polley J., Elizabeth, Sarah, Joseph C., Henry B., and Daniel B.
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149. TOLSON
Elizabeth 40 KKK (wid)
John M. 20
Polly Jane 18
Elizabeth 14
Sarah 11
Joseph C. 9
Henry B. 6
Daniel B. 4
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It appears that Warren most likely died sometime between the birth of Daniel and the 1880 census.I have found entries for Joseph and Daniel in the 1900 Breathitt County Kentucky census, but have not located Elizabeth.I’m not sure if she remarried, passed away before 1900 or if I’ve just been unable to locate her.
Any additional information on this family, especially confirmation of Elizabeth’s parents and Warren and Elizabeth’s death information, would be greatly appreciated.
Mike Burcham
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Re: Warren TOLSON/Elizabeth NOBLE, Wolfe KY
Eva leonard 3/28/06