Tolles (Family : 1809- : Tolles, Abraham, 1793-1854)
Family
Biography
The Abraham Tolles (1793-1854) family consists of prospectors, pioneers, postman and farmers from Illinois, who later settled in California.
Abraham Tolles was born in Winchester, Tennessee, in 1793. He married Harriet Chrisman in 1809, and together they had eight children. In 1833 they moved to Rushville, Illinois, where Abraham ran the postal delivery system. Eventually, Abraham and Harriet moved out to California with the exception of one daughter, Mabel. Abraham died in 1854 in Marysville, California, and Harriet died in San Francisco in 1902.
Citation:
American Biography: A New Cyclopedia, Vol. 12, via Google Books on WWWW, Nov. 21, 2017 (Abraham Tolles was born in Winchester, Tennessee, in 1793. He married Harriet Chrisman in 1809; Abraham died in 1854 in Marysville, California, and Harriet died in San Francisco in 1902)Overland Trails Biography of James S. Tolles, via WWW, Nov. 21, 2017 (together they had eight children; moved to Rushville, Illinois, when James was seven years old; Eventually, Abraham and Harriet moved out to California with the exception of one daughter, Mabel.)
Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois, Vol. 2, on Google Books via WWW, Nov. 21, 2017 (Abraham ran the postal delivery system in Rushville, IL)
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Tolles family papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1576
Scope and Contents
Collection contains correspondence of the Tolles family and James Tolles' overland diary from Rushville, Illinois, to California in 1849. Also included is a handwritten copy of the diary made by Tolles' granddaughter, Doris Beard, in 1933. Tolles traveled to California by ox team with his father and brother, Abraham and William Tolles. Daily entries are detailed and describe the nature of the journey and distances traveled. Tolles' company of 40-odd men traded with a group of 2,000 Dakota...
Dates:
1849-1875
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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Tolles family papers