Home | What's New | Photos | Histories | Sources | Reports | Cemeteries | Headstones | Statistics | Surnames

Print Bookmark

Charles Edward Tolley

Male Abt 1951 - 2017  (~ 66 years)


Generations:      Standard    |    Vertical    |    Compact    |    Box    |    Text    |    Ahnentafel    |    Fan Chart    |    Media    |    PDF

Less detail
Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Charles Edward Tolley was born about 1951 in Carter County, , , Tennessee (son of Robert Lee Tolley and Birdie Mae Grindstaff); died on 28 Nov 2017 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Woody-Pate Cemetery, , Unicoi County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Charles Edward Tolley, 66, Unicoi passed away Tuesday, November 28, 2017 in the Johnson City Medical Center.

    A native of Carter County, he was a son of the late Robert & Bertie Grindstaff Tolley. He had lived most of his life in Unicoi. He was a graduate of Unicoi County High School. Charles was a machinist, farmer and Christmas Tree Grower. He was a member of Fairview Free Will Baptist Church and an avid sportsman.

    Survivors include his wife of 48 years: Charlotte Carver Tolley. His Children: Angela Stonecypher and her husband David, and Christopher Charles Tolley all of Unicoi. One very special grandson: Logan Eli Tolley. Six Sisters: Patricia Miller & husband Conley, Eliz. Gail Storie & husband Jerry, Dorothy Roberts, Katherine Lewis and Linda Sliger all of Unicoi and Joyce Arnett and husband Charlie, Roan Mountain. One Brother: Roy Tolley, Unicoi. Several nieces, nephews and a host of family and friends.

    Funeral Services will be conducted at 7 p.m. Friday in Memorial Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Gary Whitehead officiating. The eulogy will be given by Mr. Mike Ingram. Graveside Service and Interment will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, December 2, 2017 in the Woody-Pate Cemetery, Unicoi. Music will be provided by the Stevens family. Active Pallbearers who are requested to assemble at the funeral home at 9 a.m. Saturday will be: Christopher Tolley, Angela Stonecypher, David Stonecypher, Logan Tolley, Jason Clawson, Mike Ingram, and Arthur Blevins. Honorary Pallbearers will be: Roy Tolley, Jerry STorie, Conley Miller, Jim Carver, Charles Arnett, Norman Simerly, Warren Davis, Michael Clawson, Steve Rainbolt and his church family. The family would like to express a special "Thank You" to Dr. Charles Famoyin, the staff of the 2500 Wing, Johnson City Medical Center and Lindsey from Amedisys Home Health


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Robert Lee Tolley was born on 15 Jan 1919 in Carter County, , , Tennessee (son of Ely Joseph Tolley and Minnie Elizabeth Byrd); died on 13 Oct 2002 in Unicoi County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Tolley Cemetery, , Unicoi County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Robert L. Tolley

    Robert Lee Tolley, 83, 104 Robert Tolley Road, Unicoi, died Sunday,
    October 13, 2002 at his residence. A native of Carter County, he was a son of the
    late Eli and Minnie Byrd Tolley. He had lived in Unicoi County for the past
    40 years. He was retired due to disability from the U.S. Army. He was a member
    and deacon of Fairview Free Will Baptist Church. Mr. Tolley was preceded in
    death by two wives, Bertie Grindstaff Tolley and Irene Matheson Tolley, and
    five brothers.
    Survivors include six daughters, Patricia Miller, Elizabethton; Gail Storey,
    Katherine Lewis, Dorothy Chambers and Linda Sliger, all of Unicoi, and Joyce
    Arnett, Roan Mountain; two sons, Charlie Tolley and Roy Tolley, both of
    Unicoi; two sisters, Nellie Tolley, Johnson City and Lurlie Bailey, Erwin; three
    brothers, Ray Tolley, Hampton; Blake Tolley, Unicoi; and Don Tolley, Johnson
    City; 17 grandchildren; 21 great grandchildren; several nieces and nephews;
    three step-daughters and one step-son. Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of
    arrangements.

    TOLLEY -- Funeral services for Robert Lee Tolley, 83, 104 Robert Tolley
    Road, Unicoi, who died Sunday, October 13, 2002, will be conducted at 8 p.m.
    Tuesday, October 15, 2002 in Memorial Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Burnie Jones
    officiating. Graveside services and interment will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday,
    October 16, 2002 in the Tolley Family Cemetery. The Fairview Quartet will
    provide the music. Active pallbearers who are requested to assemble at the cemetery
    at 150 p.m. Wednesday, October 16, 2002 will be Tom Gouge, Larry Tolley,
    Elmer Ray Roberts, Jim Carver, David Stonecypher and George Woodby. Honorary
    pallbearers will be grandsons, great great grandsons, and grandsons-in-law. The
    family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, October 15, 2002 in
    the funeral home. Friends may also call at the residence. Family and friends
    will assemble at the cemetery at 150 p.m. Wednesday, October 16, 2002.
    Condolences may be e-mailed to the Tolley family at _mfc@chartertn.net_
    (mailtomfc@chartertn.net) . Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

    Robert married Birdie Mae Grindstaff on 3 Dec 1942 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee. Birdie (daughter of John Taylor Grindstaff and Harriet "Hattie" Moore) was born on 21 Sep 1924 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 19 Jun 1969 in Sullivan County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Tolley Cemetery, , Unicoi County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Birdie Mae Grindstaff was born on 21 Sep 1924 in Carter County, , , Tennessee (daughter of John Taylor Grindstaff and Harriet "Hattie" Moore); died on 19 Jun 1969 in Sullivan County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Tolley Cemetery, , Unicoi County, Tennessee.
    Children:
    1. Living
    2. 1. Charles Edward Tolley was born about 1951 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 28 Nov 2017 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Woody-Pate Cemetery, , Unicoi County, Tennessee.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Ely Joseph Tolley was born on 10 Jun 1887 in Unicoi County, , , Tennessee (son of David Daniel Tolley and Rebecca Whitehead); died in Feb 1975 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Tolley Cemetery, , Unicoi County, Tennessee.

    Ely married Minnie Elizabeth Byrd on 10 Oct 1909 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Minnie (daughter of Blake Byrd and Ella Carolina Clark) was born in Dec 1891 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died in 1985; was buried in Tolley Cemetery, , Unicoi County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Minnie Elizabeth Byrd was born in Dec 1891 in Carter County, , , Tennessee (daughter of Blake Byrd and Ella Carolina Clark); died in 1985; was buried in Tolley Cemetery, , Unicoi County, Tennessee.
    Children:
    1. Lloyd Tolley was born about 1911 in Unicoi County, , , Tennessee.
    2. Lawrence Tolley was born on 29 Oct 1911 in Unicoi County, , , Tennessee; died on 19 Jan 1989; was buried in Tolley Cemetery, , Unicoi County, Tennessee.
    3. Lurla Mae Tolley was born about 1914 in Unicoi County, , , Tennessee; died on 24 Oct 2010 in Unicoi County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Roselawn Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee.
    4. George Tolley was born on 27 Oct 1915 in Unicoi County, , , Tennessee; died on 20 Aug 1986 in Unicoi County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Brownlow Tolley Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee.
    5. Lewis Tolley was born on 28 Mar 1917 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 20 Aug 2000 in Hancock County, , , West Virginia; was buried in Tolley Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee.
    6. 2. Robert Lee Tolley was born on 15 Jan 1919 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 13 Oct 2002 in Unicoi County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Tolley Cemetery, , Unicoi County, Tennessee.
    7. Ray Tolley was born on 25 May 1921 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 8 May 2019 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Hampton, , Carter County, Tennessee.
    8. Roy Tolley was born on 3 Jun 1924 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 11 Aug 1944 in France, , , ; was buried in Fairview Baptist Church Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina.
    9. Blake Daniel Tolley was born about 1928 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 15 Feb 2018 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Guinn Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee.
    10. Nellie Mae Tolley was born about 1931 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 5 Dec 2016 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Tolley Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee.
    11. Living

  3. 6.  John Taylor Grindstaff was born on 13 Jul 1873 in Carter County, , , Tennessee (son of Amos Grindstaff and Margaret Ellen Hyder); died on 15 Feb 1968 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Grindstaff Carver Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee.

    John married Harriet "Hattie" Moore on 3 Apr 1910 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Harriet (daughter of Margaret (Moore)) was born about 1893 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died about 1967 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Grindstaff Carver Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Harriet "Hattie" Moore was born about 1893 in Carter County, , , Tennessee (daughter of Margaret (Moore)); died about 1967 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Grindstaff Carver Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee.
    Children:
    1. Philery Grindstaff was born on 15 Jul 1911 in Carter County, , , Tennessee.
    2. Sylvia S. Grindstaff was born about 1912 in Carter County, , , Tennessee.
    3. Living
    4. Living
    5. Velma Grindstaff was born on 23 May 1923 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 12 Mar 1985 in Gogebic County, , , Michigan.
    6. 3. Birdie Mae Grindstaff was born on 21 Sep 1924 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 19 Jun 1969 in Sullivan County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Tolley Cemetery, , Unicoi County, Tennessee.
    7. Living
    8. John H. Grindstaff was born in Sep 1930 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 21 Sep 2012 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee.
    9. Living


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  David Daniel Tolley was born in May 1832 in , Yancey County, , North Carolina (son of Edward Francis Tolley and Darcus Emaline Bennett); died on 18 Feb 1916 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in County Line Tolley Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee.

    David married Rebecca Whitehead about 1865. Rebecca (daughter of John Whitehead and Sydney Cynthia Oakes) was born in Jan 1850 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 27 Feb 1928 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in County Line Tolley Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Rebecca Whitehead was born in Jan 1850 in Carter County, , , Tennessee (daughter of John Whitehead and Sydney Cynthia Oakes); died on 27 Feb 1928 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in County Line Tolley Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Married:
    In the 1870 carter County, Tennessee Census, Francis Tolley was living with Daniel and his wife Rebecca.

    Children:
    1. Dempsey Tolley was born in Mar 1867 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died in 1959 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in County Line Tolley Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee.
    2. Charles H. Tolley was born on 14 Dec 1867 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 18 Jul 1929 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Tolley Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee.
    3. Eula Ellen Tolley was born in Dec 1874 in Unicoi County, , , Tennessee; died on 1 Oct 1944 in Unicoi County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Peterson Cemetery, , Unicoi County, Tennessee.
    4. Doctor "Dock" Tolley was born in Jan 1879 in Unicoi County, , , Tennessee; died about 1945 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Hampton, , Carter County, Tennessee.
    5. Jinney Tolley was born about 1879 in Unicoi County, , , Tennessee.
    6. Emma Tolley was born in Jun 1882 in Unicoi County, , , Tennessee.
    7. Samuel Tolley was born in Mar 1884 in Unicoi County, , , Tennessee.
    8. Daniel Brownlow Tolley was born on 20 Jan 1886 in , Carter County, Tennessee, ; died on 27 Feb 1956.
    9. 4. Ely Joseph Tolley was born on 10 Jun 1887 in Unicoi County, , , Tennessee; died in Feb 1975 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Tolley Cemetery, , Unicoi County, Tennessee.

  3. 10.  Blake Byrd was born on 20 Jul 1853 in , Yancey County, , North Carolina (son of George Washington Byrd and Betsie Jane Phillips); died on 12 May 1932 in Unicoi County, , , Tennessee.

    Blake married Ella Carolina Clark about 1871 in North Carolina, , , . Ella was born on 11 Apr 1855 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; died on 26 Jul 1937 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Ella Carolina Clark was born on 11 Apr 1855 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; died on 26 Jul 1937 in Carter County, , , Tennessee.
    Children:
    1. James Newton Byrd was born on 25 May 1872 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 21 Jun 1955 in Carter County, , , Tennessee.
    2. Elizabeth Byrd was born on 17 Sep 1873 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 15 Nov 1909 in Carter County, , , Tennessee.
    3. Adda Byrd was born on 27 May 1875 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 17 Dec 1910 in Carter County, , , Tennessee.
    4. William Hudson Byrd was born on 6 Feb 1878 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 19 Mar 1930 in Lenawee County, , , Michigan.
    5. John Sherman Byrd was born on 31 Jul 1879 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina.
    6. Dora Byrd was born on 25 Jan 1882 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 12 Apr 1973 in Carter County, , , Tennessee.
    7. George Byrd was born in Dec 1883 in Carter County, , , Tennessee.
    8. Mary Jane Byrd was born in Aug 1885 in Carter County, , , Tennessee.
    9. Margarite Byrd was born on 26 Mar 1888 in Carter County, , , Tennessee.
    10. 5. Minnie Elizabeth Byrd was born in Dec 1891 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died in 1985; was buried in Tolley Cemetery, , Unicoi County, Tennessee.

  5. 12.  Amos Grindstaff was born on 20 Feb 1851 in Carter County, , , Tennessee (son of Ezekiel Grindstaff and Ann Davis); died on 5 Mar 1938 in Unicoi County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Grindstaff Cemetery, , Unicoi County, Tennessee.

    Amos married Margaret Ellen Hyder on 15 Aug 1872 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Margaret was born on 11 Feb 1856 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 27 Apr 1930 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Grindstaff Cemetery, , Unicoi County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 13.  Margaret Ellen Hyder was born on 11 Feb 1856 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 27 Apr 1930 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Grindstaff Cemetery, , Unicoi County, Tennessee.
    Children:
    1. 6. John Taylor Grindstaff was born on 13 Jul 1873 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 15 Feb 1968 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Grindstaff Carver Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee.
    2. Julie Grindstaff was born about 1875 in Unicoi County, , , Tennessee.
    3. Alzia Grindstaff was born about 1877 in Unicoi County, , , Tennessee.
    4. Mary Grindstaff was born on 5 Dec 1878 in Unicoi County, , , Tennessee; died on 23 Sep 1960 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Stevens Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee.
    5. Millie C. Grindstaff was born about 1882 in Unicoi County, , , Tennessee.
    6. Charles Grindstaff was born about 1884 in Unicoi County, , , Tennessee.
    7. Rosa A. Grindstaff was born about 1885 in Unicoi County, , , Tennessee.
    8. William Arthur Grindstaff was born about 1887 in Unicoi County, , , Tennessee.
    9. Minnie Grindstaff was born about 1891 in Unicoi County, , , Tennessee.
    10. Lockie Mary Grindstaff was born about 1898 in Unicoi County, , , Tennessee.

  7. 15.  Margaret (Moore) was born in Mar 1855 in , Giles County, Tennessee, .
    Children:
    1. Sarah Moore was born in Mar 1872 in Carter County, , , Tennessee.
    2. Caroline Moore was born on 7 Jun 1879 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 6 Apr 1958 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Carver-Cochran Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee.
    3. Henry Moore was born in May 1884 in Carter County, , , Tennessee.
    4. Texann Moore was born in Oct 1890 in Carter County, , , Tennessee.
    5. 7. Harriet "Hattie" Moore was born about 1893 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died about 1967 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Grindstaff Carver Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee.